SBMM is a big and partly controversial topic in Call of Duty: Warzone. Officially, it is not even considered certain that this matchmaking variant is actually in the game. MeinMMO answers the most important questions about SBMM, shows the advantages and problems of the system and which tools you can use to keep an eye on your matchmaking.
Skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) is a system that determines which players end up together in a lobby in PvP games. With a strict SBMM, you will then only end up in a lobby with players who are at your skill level or that of your team. To do this, the SBMM can use various metrics; including:
- “Kills to death ratio of a player (K/D)
- Match win rate
- Key figures of the players in the team
- Headshot ratio
In Call of Duty: Warzone, SBMM is a big issue. Many players assume that such an SBMM system is in the game and it often gets a bad reputation. SBMM is said to cause you to get difficult lobbies, making your gaming experience worse. On top of that, the developers have made little to no comments about the matchmaking systems in Call of Duty so far.
MeinMMO took a closer look at the matchmaking in Warzone and answered a few questions about the function, the problems and the little tricks players use to get around the SBMM.
Warzone: Info about matchmaking and SBMM
SBMM stands for skill-based matchmaking and helps to create lobbies in PvP games. When SBMM is at the forefront of a match search, a player’s skills are considered the most important factor in lobby creation.
It’s about creating fair PvP lobbies where players at the same skill level compete against each other. Matchmaking based solely on SBMM would only put players in your lobby that have very similar metrics to yours. Other factors like region, connection, or even hardware used would have no influence.
Although the developers do not officially confirm it, it is considered pretty certain that there is SBMM in Warzone. However, it is not strictly SBMM. The matchmaking in Warzone takes more factors into account.
This is the community’s term for Warzone lobbies that have only bad players in them. We are not talking about bots, NPC players, but real players who play as “bad” as bots. When players manipulate matchmaking in Warzone, they want to get into bot lobbies.
SBMM in Warzone – function and alternative
How does SBMM work in Warzone? SBMM is an important part of matchmaking in Warzone, but not the only one. Matchmaking in Warzone is not strictly about matching players at the same skill level with you. It’s about keeping you in the game as long as possible.
Strong players regularly end up in lobbies that are actually below their level, and even weak players sometimes end up in sweat lobbies, with much stronger players. This also applies to the multiplayer of Modern Warfare and Cold War, but is much more pronounced in Warzone.
In Warzone, matchmaking has to match 150 players, not just 12, which results in the SBMM being set weaker and lobbies delivering a wider range of abilities more often.
But in general, your lobbies are actually harder when you play better. This has been shown many times by analysis from well-known Warzone YouTubers. If you want more background and analysis on SBMM in Warzone, check here:
What would be the alternative to SBMM? In previous CoD titles, there were less complicated algorithms to assemble lobbies. Connection was more or less the only metric that mattered – but not in every match either. Players with a wide range of skill levels met randomly.
Many players of the earlier CoD parts wish the old system back. This is also a reason why the SBMM is currently in such a bad place. It feels like a downgrade to these players because they see the lobbies as more difficult and the connection as a factor in matchmaking takes a back seat.
In general, connection-based matchmaking and skill-based matchmaking are at odds with each other in this discussion.
Warzone: Bypass SBMM – Problems of the system
What are the problems with the SBMM in Warzone? On the one hand, there are players who feel disadvantaged by the SBMM. This is because they feel they are lobbied with opponents that are too strong, or that the connection quality of a match suffers. This is especially true if a few good rounds have been played before. This leads to frustration and is a big problem for some players in Warzone.
On the other hand, there are the possibilities to trick the system. Since SBMM is based on individual skills, it is possible to manipulate your own metrics. “Smurfing” or even “reverse boosting” are two prominent examples that virtually any player can implement. However, solutions with a VPN or special routers are also used to trick or manipulate the SBMM.
What is Smurfing? Strong players with high metrics create new accounts to get into easier lobbies. Warzone values the player as a beginner and puts the smurf account into “bot lobbies”.
What is Reverse Boosting? Players intentionally cause bad metrics to get better lobbies. Intentional losing and self-kills are the most effective means for this.
How does a VPN change the SBMM? It’s impossible to say for sure, but it seems to mess up the matchmaking in Warzone a bit. Again, YouTuber “TheXclsuiveAce” has started a series of experiments and found out that you can use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) to undermine the SBMM a bit (via YouTube).
In the community this is even considered safe and players who set a new kill record have to prove that they didn’t use a VPN.
What is a VPN? This refers to a Virtual Private Network. Simply put, it is a kind of intermediate server that connects between your Internet connection and the server of a website. The website sees only the information of the intermediate server and your IP and other information does not reach the server of the website. This provides more anonymity and security. You can also use it to change your Internet region and get access to content that is otherwise only available in other regions – for example, the Netflix program of another country.
Warzone: SBMM app and lobby tracker
Can I view my matchmaking data? Yes, there are some tools that access, store and analyze Warzone’s lobby info. The most popular tools:
On these websites you can get a lot of info about your gamplay performance, game time and a comparison with the rest of the players.
For a while, lobby tracking even worked in real time. Using the Warzone Companion, it was possible to detect cheaters at an early stage. However, the system was exploited and there were players who left too strong lobbies directly again and hoped for the next match.
Call of Duty then closed a data interface and with it access to certain data. However, you can manually reopen this interface.
How can I unlock my Call of Duty data? You can share your gameplay data with all players on Call of Duty’s official website (via callofduty.com). Log in, go to your profile settings, and then go to the “Linked Accounts” settings.
In one of your linked networks, set the “Visible data” menu item to “All”. Now you can view your data, for example, via the CoD tracker. But be aware that this also applies to the rest of the world.
If the setting is already set to “All” and you still can’t view your data, it may help to change the option to “None”, refresh the page and then set it back to “All”.
What does the Warzone SBMM app show me? Warzone Stats (via wzstats.gg) gives you an assessment of your performance in Warzone against the rest of the gaming community. Depending on whether you are in the top 10% of players on a metric or in the top-50, you will be sorted into categories. The highest categories are Legend, Master and Diamond. Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze round out the bottom.
However, you no longer get a ranking of your lobbies. You can see the data of the players who were in a match, but again, a lot of data is missing from players who haven’t opened their interface on callofduty.com.
There is currently no real-time lobby tracker like with “Warzone Companion”, which displays and immediately estimates the player data of all opponents in a match.
Matchmaking affects every player and influences every match in Warzone. So what do you say about the lobby composition in Warzone – does it fit? Do you think it’s terrible? Is the SBMM maybe even a reason why no one plays Warzone anymore or less?
Tell us what you think in the comments, participate in the poll in the article and discuss the controversial topic with us on MeinMMO.
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