“Sbmm Is Killing Video Games…” Streamer Blames Skill Based Match Making to Be the Biggest Problem of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Other Multiplayers

Published 10/25/2022, 7:30 AM EDT

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Streamer and YouTube personality, TimTheTatman, blamed Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, and other Multiplayer game’s skill-based match making, for ruining his experience with the genre. Implying that there was a very low chance for him to stream the latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise and the much-awaited remake of the fan-favorite classic, MW 2

Timothy John Betar aka TimTheTatman, is a live streamer and a content creator on YouTube. He made his career as a streamer, by playing FPS games like Counter-Strike, Overwatch, and Fortnite. But when his fans asked if he will be streaming MW2 or not, he said, “If SBMM wasn’t a thing,” then there would have been a chance. 

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TimTheTatman Blames SBMM for killing Video Games

On October 25, 2022, the online gaming news provider, Full Squad Gaming, shared a tweet from their official Twitter account. In the tweet, they shared a clip of TimTheTatman’s recent streamers. In the clip, Tim shared his opinions about the Skill Based Match Making feature of Multiplayer games. 

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In the clip, he said, “I will be honest with you guys. If SBMM wasn’t a thing, I would stream Multiplayer.” Then he went even far by blaming SBMM for, “Killing video games as a whole.” 

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As Tim has played Battle Royals for the majority of his career, and even said, that’s what he loves streaming. The reason why he preferred battle royals over Multiplayer FPS is that, according to him, the lobbies are unfair, which results in a dissatisfactory experience.  

How did fans react to Tim’s comments on multiplayer like Call of Duty? 

Both the fans of Call of Duty and Tim’s followers jumped into the replies to express their thoughts. The fans of the multiplayer FPS for not being good enough to face other pros in SBMM. While his Followers agreed with their Streamer’s sentiment and defended his claims.

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is the latest entry in the CoD Franchise. Ever since its release, it has been breaking records and setting new standards for the FPS genre. The game’s beta was the biggest beta in the franchise’s history. The game was released on September 16, 2022. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC. 

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Rituraj Halder

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Rituraj Halder is an eSports writer at Essentially sports. Residing from Kolkata, India, he holds a graduate degree in world literature. With 500+ hours in League of Legends, Rituraj claims to be a MOBA veteran.
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Vibhanshu Kumar