MW2, Warzone 2 Leak Suggests Major Changes Are Coming to Skill Based Matchmaking

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Sledgehammer Games’Call of Duty: Vanguard, the latest in the legendary lineage of multiplayer-focused first-person shooters, is failing to hold the attention of longtime fans. A report from late April suggested that Call of Duty lost around 50 million active players across both Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone over the span of one year. This has many focusing on a potential return to form with the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and a new leak seems to suggest that it will correct many of the mistakes made in recent Call of Duty titles.

The leak suggests that franchise facelifts in the form a of sequel to 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and a long-awaited new edition of Call of Duty: Warzone will include a reworking of the highly-controversial skill-based matchmaking system used in recent Call of Duty games. The system was initially implemented to level the playing field for all-comers, ensuing that less-skilled players are matched with those of similar experience levels, while high-skill players are matched with other multiplayer kingpins.

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Unfortunately, skill-based matchmaking often fails to deliver the intended effect. Most fans find that playing in lobbies full of contestants of equal skill turns average matches into grueling grindfests in which everyone needs to give their all in order to secure any chance of victory. In essence, it turned the often casual Call of Duty multiplayer experience into a total chore, and, while even pro Call of Duty players are urging the developers to dial things back, the problem has yet to be resolved.

The leak emphasizes a few major changes that could improve the system, one of which being