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Nope, I'm still going to complain about it 😄 Because having a "casual" playlist with SBMM and a competitive playlist with SBMM is such fun.
 
This just makes it even more ridiculous they've kept SBMM in "casual" playlists.  The big complaint about SBMM being in "casual" playlists is it makes every match a competitive game just without the rank.  I'm not really a fan of it and still stand by that the casual playlists should be solely connection based and competitive SBMM.
 

Worth getting a FG squad together? Good communication and clear objective strategy could be really useful for this Ranked gameplay.
 
Might as well use it if we've got it.

Worth getting a FG squad together? Good communication and clear objective strategy could be really useful for this Ranked gameplay.
 
Might as well use it if we've got it.

I might try it. 
 
I like hardpoint and Control. S&R not so much. 
 
I did a lot of rank play on COD mobile and it was fun.  Will see if they pull it off. 
 
Nice thing about it is that people won't be able to complain about Skill based matching. This is inherently skill base matching
 
 

I’m interested to try this, for sure I won’t be very good but the limited maps modes and weapons might be interesting. I’m also going to add this to my poll!

Treyarch is bringing their Ranked Play to Infinity Ward's MW2 tomorrow (Feb 15th). The video below breaks down what to expect:
 
 
 
Ranked Play is the official competitive 4v4 Multiplayer experience for Modern Warfare® II, using the official rules, restrictions, maps, and modes from the Call of Duty League, which can be read here. Whenever the Call of Duty League rules are updated, expect changes to the Ranked Play rules to follow suit.
 
Players must be at least Level 16 to access Ranked Play but will have all unrestricted items – including weapons and attachments – automatically unlocked within this mode to ensure that all players are on the same competitive footing.
 
Just like in the Call of Duty League, each Ranked Play match will take place on a map and mode from the following list:
 
Hardpoint
Al Bagra Fortress Breenbergh Hotel Embassy Mercado Las Almas Zarqwa Hydroelectric  
Search & Destroy
Al Bagra Fortress Breenbergh Hotel El Asilo Embassy Mercado Las Almas  
Control
Al Bagra Fortress Breenbergh Hotel El Asilo  
Skill Divisions
 

 
Skill Ratings are as follows:
Bronze – 0-899 SR Silver – 900-2,099 SR Gold – 2,100-3,599 SR Platinum – 3,600-5,399 SR Diamond – 5,400-7,499 SR Crimson – 7,500-9,999 SR Iridescent – 10,000 SR minimum Top 250 – 10,000+ SR (see below)  
Your Skill Rating is based mainly on the result of every match you play – simply put, win the match to gain SR, lose the match and lose SR. Individual performance and your team’s overall performance will impact the amount of SR you gain or lose each match. In higher Skill Divisions, more emphasis will be put on team performance to ensure all winning playstyles are appropriately rewarded.
 
Every Skill Division below Iridescent has three Tiers to progress through. These Tiers provide additional granularity to each Division and help players feel a sense of progression as they climb. Think of these as additional SR subcategories within each Skill Division, separating the range of SR in each Division into thirds.
 
In Modern Warfare II Ranked Play everyone will start out as a Bronze Ranked player. That means you will get to play at any time you want with no placement matches, allowing you to compete with everyone else across Ranked Play the second it goes live. Yes, even kings and tiny terrors had to start somewhere — play well enough, and you will move up through the available Skill Divisions in only a few matches. This nets out to a simpler overall experience with the removal of Ladders and Ladder Points, allowing you to just focus on winning and getting that SR up.
 
As for squadding up, you are allowed to bring up to three squadmates into matches if they fall within a certain Skill Division threshold, with the highest Skill Division in the party determining the restriction rules:
Bronze through Platinum players can party up with no restrictions. Diamond and Crimson players can only form parties with and play against other players within two Skill Divisions. Iridescent and Top 250 Players can only form parties with and play against other players within one Skill Division.  
At the end of each Ranked Play Season, your highest Skill Division placement for the Season determines what rewards you earn, as well as where you start for the next Season:
Bronze through Crimson players will start one Skill Division back (save for Bronze, which will begin with Bronze Tier I) with Demotion Protection enabled for your first 3 matches (see Additional New Features).
 
Iridescent and Top 250 will start at the Diamond Tier I Skill Division with Demotion Protection enabled for several matches.
 
Ranks
 
Rankls
 
 
Winning a Ranked Play match also counts toward two additional systems: your Rank and Seasonal Win Rewards.
 
The Rank represents your cumulative progress in Ranked Play, starting at Rank 1 and going through Rank 50. Advancing through Ranks is as simple as winning matches – every Ranked Play win awards a Star. Earn enough Stars and you'll progress to the next Rank in your journey to Rank 50. Every five Ranks awards a new symbol that appears in the color of your Skill Division, such as a Wolf for Ranks 11–15 or the mighty Silverback Gorilla for Ranks 31–35. Unlike Skill Divisions, Ranks do not reset between Ranked Seasons.
 
Rewards
 
First, there are several Seasonal Win Rewards for this first Ranked Season, starting with a Sticker at 5 wins and a Pro Issue SMG Blueprint, which includes attachments that are fit for competitive play, that is awarded at 10 wins. Additional rewards up this progression path include a Charm, Decal, and Loading screen all the way up to a Weapon Camo, which can be used on any weapon and is awarded after winning 100 matches.
 
In terms of Rank Rewards, there are a few key items outside of a new Calling Card every five ranks and some additional, competitive-focused cosmetics:
Rank 5: “Ranked Competitor” Operator Skin Pack, one “Home” version and one “Away” version awarded for both the Male and Female CDL Operators Rank 15: Pro Issue Sidearm Blueprint, which has similar attachments to what is used at the highest level of competitive play. Rank 30: New Gun Screen that tracks Ranked Play wins. Rank 40: Pro Issue Combat Knife Blueprint, which is another popular competitive Secondary weapon. Rank 50: “Ranked Veteran” Operator Skins (Home and Away) awarded to Male and Female CDL Operators, proof of your commitment to Ranked Play no matter your Skill Division  
 
So, with this coming to an Infinity Ward game, what do you think? Will you try it? Any rewards do you think you can up to?

Is it inevitable? It looks so for my perspective...

I haven't played it yet but it would be fun to know if you could complete it by being a pacifist 😂

Sorry but no...just no 

Each to their own but I'll go with the other 1.9B views and 12m likes

Humankind and relationships are fucked with AI, VR, holograms, robots etc coming our way, there's no way we choose as a species to not become slaves to these like in Star Trek for example, where holodecks etc are for a bit of R&R after work

I went war criminal pretty quickly.

Tbh, I didn't either until I played it for 2-3 weeks and one of the guys said you could do it.
 
Its when you create a class so you are on the 'Weapons' Tab. Then press R2 (RT on XBox) and you can switch it there.

I didn’t even know there was an option to swap 😂 where is this option?

Well, maybe I should give it another go.  With 6500+ kills in total I have 2300 assists..

It's becoming a thing very quickly I think, the technology is advancing so fast.
 
I've already seen AI models on Instagram and YouTube. You can normally tell but because they're based off real images of people sometimes it's really hard to decipher what real and what's not.

I think any game manually or certain games that the stats and info is available automatically. 
Like Lee was saying, plenty of games aren't willing to share various stats or have them readily available. 

I recently came across this topic and had very mixed feelings about it. Personally I think it's a bad thing and will have negative effects on beauty standards (which are already out the window for women). The AI models will continue to become even more unachievable for women and corrupt the idea of beauty for men.
 
What are you thoughts?

Can you use a transparent background to solve the background colour issue?
 
Otherwise this is really helpful, thanks @Luseth!

Could this be applied to FIFA?

@GazzaGarratt hope you don't mind, you can delete this thread. Thought I would post and see how it looks on the website ^_^ 
 
Basically just set up a top stats page, top 5 for each of the mains. I just need to work out how to remove the scroll bar ^_^ 

 

Ahh the 80s. One of the early adopters of synth pop and some great tunes remixed from Howard Jones inspiration.

linkin park released a new unreleased song from meteora and man, to hear chester's voice again in a new song from the first 2 albums, i felt 12-14 again when i started listening to rock and metal

Don't really have a choice