Dr Disrespect Criticizes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 SBMM

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In a recent stream playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, popular streamer Dr Disrespect voiced his criticism regarding one of the most divisive features of the game, skill-based matchmaking, calling the feature “horrific.” Modern Warfare 2 had its second round of beta testing this weekend for all platforms, and rapidly SBMM became one of the game's biggest talking points.

Skill-based matchmaking, often abbreviated to SBMM, has been a point of contention among the Call of Duty community for quite some time. An SBMM system intends to pair players with others of equal skill levels to deliver a consistent experience where every game isn’t a huge loss or a huge victory. However, many in the community have reacted negatively to this system, often claiming that it has made recent Call of Duty titles difficult, boring, and too competitive. Despite community outcry, multiple Call of Duty developers claim the franchise has had SBMM since the original Modern Warfare in 2007.

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Dr Disrespect, a prominent critic and former developer of the Call of Duty franchise, also has a distaste for SBMM. This weekend’s Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer beta opened up to all players, and the streamer found himself playing the game alongside FaZe Doozy and TimTheTatman, where the three were in agreement that SBMM is an overall detriment to the game. However, Dr Disrespect did have some good things to say about Modern Warfare 2, stating that he believes the game feels good, looks good, and appreciates its approach to weapons and attachments. But when it comes to skill-based matchmaking, the streamer says it is a “horrific” feature.

So far, Infinity Ward has not indicated that it plans to remove