Ever since the release of the beta version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Doug ‘Censor’ Martin has been actively criticizing its SBMM system. The game’s standard edition finally released on November 13th and surprisingly, the professional player is still disappointed.
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In a recent tweet, Censor complained about SBMM making public matches sweatier than ever. Apparently, he was trying to do the pistol challenges for Dark Matter, but Black Ops Cold War’s SBMM ruined his experience.
SBMM in Black Ops Cold War while trying to do pistol challenges for Dark Matter makes me never want to play Call of Duty ever again.
— Doug Censor Martin (@Censor) November 27, 2020
This is just one of the several instances where Censor ranted against the matchmaking system in the game. Within days of Black Ops Cold War’s release, he had noticed that not a single pro player on his friend list could maintain a 2.0 K/D.
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SBMM in Black Ops Cold War is so strong, that not a single pro player on my friends list has a 2.0 KD pic.twitter.com/OyGuZmRGeZ
— Doug Censor Martin (@Censor) November 16, 2020
Several content creators and professionals agreed with Censor on the matter. Some of the most noticeable names on the list were TimTheTatman, Vikkstar, and Ali-A.
— timthetatman👑 (@timthetatman) November 16, 2020
Bruhhh, back in the day a 2.0 KD was like the average for competent players, that's COOKED
— Vikkstar123 ★ (@Vikkstar123) November 16, 2020
Damn 😳
— Ali-A (@OMGitsAliA) November 16, 2020
Not even Nuketown can save Cold War multiplayer I’m afraid… 😅
Hoping Warzone X Cold War will be it’s saving grace! 🙏🏻
— Ali-A (@OMGitsAliA) November 24, 2020
However, some professional players like CLG Marksman do not agree with Censor. As per Marksman, Black Ops Cold War definitely has a strong SBMM, but it still beats Modern Warfare in terms of the gaming experience.
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idk bro lol, it's definitely there, but not any worse than MW pic.twitter.com/Npw8NSOQ7P
— Marksman (@Marksman) November 16, 2020
Censor’s solution to the SBMM in Black Ops Cold War
Along with speaking against SBMM, Censor has also suggested some effective solutions to the problem. Back in October, he asked for a ranked playlist in the title because he expected the public matches to be fun and relaxing.
SBMM in the Cold War Beta is at an all-time high.
As a professional, I play public matches to enjoy the game and relax. Put SBMM in ranked, there’s no place for it in a casual game.
— Doug Censor Martin (@Censor) October 9, 2020
Even after the game’s release, he raised similar demands from the developers.
Shouldn’t Call of Duty implement a ranked playlist with SBMM and then have a public playlist without SBMM?
Majority of “sweats” would just play ranked while casual players will lean towards public playlists.
Just a thought 🤔
— Doug Censor Martin (@Censor) November 15, 2020
Censor himself is one of the biggest names in the Call of Duty community. Naturally, his opinions on SBMM have constantly sparked debates amongst the fans.
While some feel that pros and streamers dislike SBMM because they cannot stomp people in public lobbies, a lot of fans believe that it removes the fun aspects of the game.
As for now, Call of Duty’s latest title has had a decent launch and a mixed feedback. Players around the world don’t seem to have a problem with the Campaign and Zombies modes of the game; hence, the game’s future highly depends on its multiplayer mode.
Do you agree with Censor on SBMM or is the pro player exaggerating the matter?
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