Modern Warfare 4 uses Black Ops 7’s controversial Classic Matchmaking, and following a ton of feedback from the beta, Infinity Ward’s Co-Studio Head has doubled down on the system.
Skill-based matchmaking has been a major talking point in Call of Duty ever since 2019’s Modern Warfare, with players believing it harms connection, takes away match variety, and punishes strong performances.
Black Ops 7 brought Open Matchmaking, where skill is minimally considered, but then the Season 5 update brought Classic Matchmaking. This went down poorly with the community, with players feeling it was a lot more like the controversial skill-based matchmaking system.
Despite BO7 players believing it “destroyed multiplayer,” the same system arrived in Modern Warfare 4 and was met with a ton of backlash. Infinity Ward have confirmed they have no plans to discuss matchmaking further.
Respond to an X post asking, “When can we discuss SBMM in Modern Warfare 4?” Infinity Ward’s Co-Studio Head Mark Grigsby said: “All Matchmaking info we have at this time is what has been officially stated on the @CallofDuty account.”
We’re all focused on fulfilling that want 🫡😤 and all Matchmaking info we have at this time is what has been officially stated on the @CallofDuty account. 🫡
This refers to the Call of Duty X account explaining the reasoning behind using stricter skill-based matchmaking in Modern Warfare 4, which was met with severe backlash and Community Notes.
In another thread, a player said, “the matchmaking made me cancel the pre-order.” In response, Grigbsy said, “Sorry to hear that, but I respect your decision. Maybe next time.”
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