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Call of Duty will finally let console players turn off crossplay to dodge PC cheaters, which is potentially terrible news for all the legit PC players (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

SBMM does in fact help you get better though, as when you get better and perform better it will match you with better players, rinse and repeat.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's the same logic as the Bible is real because it says so in the Bible.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Not at all the same, not even sure how you got to that conclusion tbh.

The whole point of SBMM is to match you with people around your skill, both higher and lower. When you start consistently beating ones that are higher than you, your skill number increases. Consistently lose and it decreases. Rinse and repeat.

In COD it works exceptionally well. Most games are an arm wrestle, with the occasional blowout - usually when there’s a clan involved.

If you think that SBMM doesn’t give you any challenges, your skill level must be so low that you’re stuck playing 6 year olds.