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Activision Secretly Experimented on Half the Players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The Goal Was to Confirm What Had Long Seemed Obvious

Activision Secretly Experimented on Half the Players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The Goal Was to Confirm What Had Long Seemed Obvious

Activision published an extensive document describing the importance of skills during matchmaking. It shows that without the so-called SBMM, players are more likely to become discouraged.

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Martin Bukowski

July 29, 2024

Activision Secretly Experimented on Half the Players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The Goal Was to Confirm What Had Long Seemed Obvious
Mark Rubin From Ubisoft Says XDefiant Players Complaining About Matchmaking and 'Scripts' Are Easy Targets Themselves

Mark Rubin From Ubisoft Says XDefiant Players Complaining About Matchmaking and 'Scripts' Are Easy Targets Themselves

Ubisoft's Mark Rubin gave a nod to XDefiant fans pointing out people complaining about matchmaking. Apparently, these players have been affected by an affliction known as the „skill issue.”.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 30, 2024

Mark Rubin From Ubisoft Says XDefiant Players Complaining About Matchmaking and 'Scripts' Are Easy Targets Themselves
Valve Changed CSGO Matchmaking; New Ranks for Players

Valve Changed CSGO Matchmaking; New Ranks for Players

The latest update to CS:GO is expected to significantly affect almost all players. Valve has decided to significantly overhaul matchmaking, which will result in a change of ranks among the vast majority of players.

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Michal Ciezadlik

August 2, 2022

Valve Changed CSGO Matchmaking; New Ranks for Players
Too Easy, or Too Hard - LoL's Key Aspect is Apparently Never Right

Too Easy, or Too Hard - LoL's Key Aspect is Apparently Never Right

League of Legends retains its position on popularity charts, but as with any long-lived game, here too there are aspects that players have been complaining about for some time. One of the things that many people think needs fixing is the rank system.

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Michal Ciezadlik

July 4, 2022

Too Easy, or Too Hard - LoL's Key Aspect is Apparently Never Right
CoD: Modern Warfare 2 Could be Getting Rid of Smurfs

CoD: Modern Warfare 2 Could be Getting Rid of Smurfs

The person, who is said to be working on CoD: Modern Warfare 2, revealed that the game will feature a significantly revamped matchmaking system, offering, among other things, a special mode for players with lower skills.

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Michal Ciezadlik

May 23, 2022

CoD: Modern Warfare 2 Could be Getting Rid of Smurfs
What is Trust Factor in CS:GO And How to Increase It

What is Trust Factor in CS:GO And How to Increase It

CS:GO players are finding ways to increase their Trust Factor for better matchmaking. If you'd like to find out what these methods are, read on.

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Michal Ciezadlik

January 13, 2022

What is Trust Factor in CS:GO And How to Increase It
Valve Makes Premier Matchmaking Available to All CS:GO Players

Valve Makes Premier Matchmaking Available to All CS:GO Players

CS:GO's Operation Broken Fang launched in December with a number of new features, including Broken Fang Premier matchmaking for those who purchased the pass. A month before the event's end, Valve decided to make the mode available to all players.

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Michal Ciezadlik

March 31, 2021

Valve Makes Premier Matchmaking Available to All CS:GO Players

Valorant 1.02 - Ranks and Ranked Games in Tomorrow's Update

Tomorrow Valorant will receive patch 1.02. A moment after its launch, ranked matches will make their debut in the game and minor fixes will be introduced.

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Paul Wozniak

June 23, 2020

Valorant 1.02 - Ranks and Ranked Games in Tomorrow's Update

Weaker Players Are Massacred - Valorant Needs Ranked Games

Valorant players complain about unoptimized matchmaking, which makes weaker players face experienced veterans. This games are frustrating for both sides, and the solution to the problem will probably not come until the ranked games are re-introduced.

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Paul Wozniak

June 8, 2020

Weaker Players Are Massacred - Valorant Needs Ranked Games

CoD: Warzone Matches Players by Skill, Which is Not What the Devs Promised

User TheXclusiveAce from YouTube tested Call of Duty: Warzone's opponent matching system. The data he obtained shows that the title uses matchmaking based on players' skills, despite the fact that Pat Kelly from Infinity Ward assured that no such solution would be used in the game.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 3, 2020

CoD: Warzone Matches Players by Skill, Which is Not What the Devs Promised