Does Black Ops 6 have SBMM?

Modified Oct 27, 2024 18:57 GMT

Does Black Ops 6 have SBMM? (Image via Activision)

Competitive players might want to know if Black Ops 6 will have SBMM (skill-based matchmaking). Released on October 24, 2024, this Call of Duty title features various game modes like Zombies and Multiplayer apart from the story-based campaign mode. In particular, the Multiplayer mode has received much praise and attention from the fans. The Omnimovement introduced by Activision certainly makes a major impact on the gameplay.

The answer is yes, Black Ops 6 has skill-based matchmaking to ensure that players get to have fair fights as much as possible. This article will explain how it works in the game.

Does Black Ops 6 have SBMM and how does it work?

Yes, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 has SBMM. Skill-based matchmaking has laid the foundation of the competitive spirit in the Call of Duty games over the decades with many major titles employing it.

The point is fairly simple: players with a certain level of skill set should not have to go against players who are perhaps 10 times better than them at the game because of more experience if nothing else.

SBMM is definitely not exclusive to the Call of Duty franchise. Many other FPS titles such as Valorant, CS2, and Apex Legends also employ the important mechanic. Having two teams or players with a difference in skill would be evidently unfair to the low-skilled player who might have just started playing the game recently.

What's more interesting is that skill ratings are distinct across all the important BO6 Multiplayer modes. This means you could have a certain rating in one mode while in another, it could be entirely different. Your performance in the new title will be evaluated separately and differently since all the modes have different major objectives.

Of course, just including SBMM in the game is not enough. The game needs a strong optimization for all the Multiplayer modes so players on lower-end systems and those from higher-ping regions can also play to the best of their abilities.

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Edited by Jito Tenson