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Nadeshot on Black Ops Cold War SBMM: Treyarch should "dial back" difficulty in lobbies

The 100 Thieves CEO, Nadeshot, has spoken out about SBMM in Black Ops Cold War, calling for Treyarch to dial things back.
By Wessel Minnie | 
First Published November 17, 2020, 07:52
Nadeshot on Black Ops Cold War SBMM: Treyarch should "dial back" difficulty in lobbies

Since the Black Ops Cold War Alpha, some players and content creators have been worried about the game's Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM) system, and the act of reverse boosting. Now, the 100 Thieves CEO, Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag has shared his opinion on Black Ops Cold War's SBMM, calling for developer Treyarch to dial back the difficulty of lobbies, or at least add some kind of global rank-system.

Nadeshot on SBMM in Black Ops Cold War

With the likes of DrDisrespect giving his opinion on the SBMM in Black Ops Cold War while the game was still in Alpha, Nadeshot has now revealed his opinion after the game's release.

According to Nadeshot, he thinks Treyarch should dial things back a bit, reducing the difficulty of lobbies. 

 

Black Ops Cold War SBMM Nadeshot Treyarch(Picture: Nadeshot)

If this doesn't happen, the developer might drive content creators away. Nadeshot explained on Twitter: "I know you’re probably tired of hearing about Skill-Based Matchmaking, but I truly believe it is imperative that Treyarch dials back the difficulty of lobbies. We’re gonna drive so many big creators away, these games have been no joke. I’m dead after playing for 9 hours."

Nadeshot continued by explaining how Call of Duty has created a hardcore "true skill" system without any upside to players. While the 100 Thieves CEO doesn't mind playing against those with similar skill to himself, he would at least like to get a rank system which reflects his skill. 

Interestingly, COD National Champion and co-owner of CTRL, Doug "Censor" Martin, shared his in-game leaderboard via a screenshot on Twitter, noting how no pro player has over a 2.0 K/D ratio in Black Ops Cold War.

It remains to be seen if Treyarch will listen to fans and content creators. The developer could dial back the Black Ops Cold War SBMM if they wanted to, so there's always some hope for a change.

Wessel Minnie

Written by Wessel Minnie

Wessel is a former member of Bravado Gaming, a top South African esports organization, and a former editor at GLITCHED.online. He can also be found on HLTV discussing everything CS esports.  When he's not writing or editing, Wessel is clicking heads in Counter-Strike 2, pondering over the best Diablo 4 builds for each class, or venturing into the Lands Between of Elden Ring for the umpteenth time. He loves ARPGs and any SoulsBorne title he can get his mitts on, but feel free to email or drop him a message on social media with any interesting gaming-related topics you think he might enjoy.