Black Ops Cold War Players Lose Another Way to Avoid SBMM

Published 12/14/2020, 12:08 PM EST

A section of Call of Duty players is finding the games by Activision unplayable. Activision has gone out of its way to implement and defend skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) in its games. The idea is to cater to casual players who keep the game relevant. With Black Ops Cold War, moreover, Activision has gone a step too far. Consequently, players are finding ways to circumvent the SBMM.

A couple of weeks ago, many players reported instances of others reverse boosting. While some complained, others justified using the trick to find easier matches. While reverse boosting has existed since the inception of Call of Duty multiplayer, everyone agrees that it is unethical. Finally, Activision has recognized this and taken strict action.

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Activision has reportedly suspended Black Ops Cold War reverse boosting players

A Twitter user uploaded a support message from Activision, informing a player about their account suspension. The message says that the player has been penalized for reverse boosting. It lists down all the offenses that come under reverse boosting as well as the penalty for repeated offenses.

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According to the image, Activision is very serious about reverse boosting to the fact that they might ban people for repeated offenses. However, the credibility of this screenshot is still uncertain. The user who uploaded this also added that he’s not “100% sure” if the image is real.

I’m not 100% sure this is real, I saw it on Twitter and saved the photo,
— Eazy (@Rush_Eazy) December 9, 2020

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If this is legitimate, players have lost one more way to find their way around SBMM. Activision has yet again asserted how it is focusing more on the casual players. Many competitive players and streamers have left Call of Duty Warzone partly due to the SBMM. Therefore, it is highly probable most players might abandon Black Ops Cold War after finishing the campaign.

In the end, it all boils down to the compromises the competitive players are willing to make as well as the kind of players Activision wants running around in the lobbies. However, SBMM is here to stay in Black Ops Cold War.

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Shwetang Parthsarthy is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. His love for arguments and games has led him down two paths: being a law student and writing about the world of gaming since 2017. What started as a teenage hobby in the relatively small mobile gaming world with FPS games like Critical Ops and Call of Duty: Mobile, has grown into a professional pursuit with EssentiallySports.

Black Ops Cold War Players Lose Another Way to Avoid SBMM

Activision has reportedly suspended Black Ops Cold War reverse boosting players

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