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Black Ops 7 has problems, but Call of Duty recognizes where the wind is blowing: The triumphant return of loose SBMM and persistent lobbies in the FPS

FOV 90: Call of Duty's "minimal SBMM" experiment makes a good impression.

Is there SBMM in Black Ops 7?

Is there SBMM in Black Ops 7?

For once, the news is good.

“I want the guitar to play fast… to communicate a degree of aggression and forward-thinking”: Sterling By Music Man unveils affordable version of Tosin Abasi’s groundbreaking EBMM Kaizen signature model – and yes, there's a 7-string

“I want the guitar to play fast… to communicate a degree of aggression and forward-thinking”: Sterling By Music Man unveils affordable version of Tosin Abasi’s groundbreaking EBMM Kaizen signature model – and yes, there's a 7-string

A Kaizen for under $1,000? SBMM might have a smash hit on its hands with the Animals As Leaders' signature electric – available now in Firemist Purple Satin and Stealth Black

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Marvel Rivals devs say "matchmaking is a complex system" as debates about SBMM versus EOMM rage, but they're going to "talk about all the matchmaking things" in a video this month

Will the question finally be settled?

Activision "secretly" turned off skill-based Call of Duty matchmaking and "turns out everyone hated it"

No SBMM led to "more quitting, less playing, and more negative blowouts."

XDefiant is doing away with Skill-Based Matchmaking: 'We believe that no SBMM is paramount to a fun and varied game'

Taking the skill out of matchmaking.

The Finals speedruns into 'too sweaty' discourse as Reddit mods shut down SBMM complaints

Maybe The Finals' SBMM problem is more of a game design challenge.

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After just 6 days, hot new FPS The Finals is changing its skill-based matchmaking for "better quality games"

After just 6 days, hot new FPS The Finals is changing its skill-based matchmaking for "better quality games"

This should make for "slightly closer matches"

'Segregating high skill players from the population at large, forcing long wait times on them, is a form of discrimination': former Halo multiplayer lead on the 'failure' of SBMM in modern games

'Segregating high skill players from the population at large, forcing long wait times on them, is a form of discrimination': former Halo multiplayer lead on the 'failure' of SBMM in modern games

Just how skill-based should skill-based matchmaking be?

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