Activision promised to explain further how Modern Warfare 3 skill-based matchmaking works in June. However, June came and went without a blog, infuriating the player base.
However, after the devs failed to deliver that promised blogModern Warfare 3players took their frustrations toReddit.
In response to the white paper not getting released, one playerjoked, “someone should tell Activision that a white paper doesn’t literally mean just a blank piece of paper.”
Anger about skill-based matchmaking has only been amplified since the release ofXDefiant. Despite being advertised as otherwise, the arena shooter is a direct competitor to Call of Duty and the new FPS title doesn’t useskill-based matchmaking.
Activision argued that skill-based matchmaking is valuable because players are likelier to quit matches or stop playing entirely if they consistently lose. For now, at least, XDefiant proved that retaining a strong player base is possible without skill-based matchmaking.
That led a second user toarguethat Activision is overthinking it because “the fact that there are even white papers on matchmaking shows how convoluted matchmaking is. Just give us a good connection and random lobbies, and let people have some fun.”
Even if Activision won’t back down and remove skill-based matchmaking, players at least want more answers on how the system works. A third commenterasked, “Why can’t they just release all this info simultaneously? It’s not because they’re hiding anything, is it?”
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Activision has yet to respond about missing the June window for releasing more information about Modern Warfare 3 skill-based matchmaking.
Ryan Lemay is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Call of Duty, including the CDL, Warzone, Modern Warfare and Black Ops. He also covers EA SPORTS FC, NBA 2K, Madden, and EA College Football. Ryan also has bylines at Dotesports, Destructoid, and Esports Illustrated. You can contact him here: ryan.lemay@dexerto.com
