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COD doesn't use typical SBMM by definition - that's just the basic term coined by users when they are hit by it. The games use EOMM and SBMM concepts. If the games used traditional SBMM like seen in many other competitive titles then every lobby would be painfully streamlined based on current skill but COD has retention-based factors (EOMM-driven) in play where you get buttfucked for a couple of games let's say, and then you can rest your ass with an easy match after, which baits you into playing more rinse and repeat. Lobbies disband and the back-end algorithms are desperately working and then there's instances where your connection may be manipulated or guns suddenly don't feel as effective. It's all phycological and artificial - you will have a great game but expect to also get battered in the same session especially if you are playing solo. COD games are scripted just as hard as FIFA and it's more obvious than ever. If people want a fair experience then a game like CS2 is the way to go - no P2W bundles, sub-tick servers, clean netcode etc. but games like COD are rigged to a degree and punishment always drives retention especially when Activision can flaunt their temporary P2W bundles as leverage. I remember playing Cold War where EOMM was so predictable, I could tell before a match exactly how it would go! COD should either use pure SBMM or exclusive connection-based matchmaking. This current EOMM-based monetised-matchmaking is just too much of a strain on the community especially if in-match factors are also impacting.
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Their revenues are likely still up because they just milk the people left over even harder. They'll probably just release a new £29.99 bundle every 3-5 weeks now to mitigate any lost players. Those that just played the games and didn't spend any money (like me and most others) aren't worth nothing to them after release so it's no big loss. Two bundles that cost nothing to produce instantly covers what I would've paid for the base game and there is a staggering amount of people with their wallets out willing to pay. Crap games, broken games, unfinished games - it doesn't mean anything to them because they always know they can recoup any lost revenue. They could sell a blank disc and still people will buy it. Fortnite is getting 6m players peak right now and the new update had 45m players because it's made to the highest technical and development standards possible. MW3 is so shambolic in comparison from an ethical and quality standpoint. I really hope Microsoft get their teeth into this brand unlike taking a backseat for profits like they did with Bethesda and really shake things up. Sack the board, remove this annual schedule and rebuild from the ground up. I also can't believe this is in the game - lost count of how many videos I've seen users get killed by this. Visibility seems bad enough on most maps without a near-invisible skin Pay-to-win 'Groot' skin is ruining MW3 matches, and CoD fans are furious - Dot Esports DOTESPORTS.COM There's no escape from the Gaia skin.
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Challenges like these have been pretty much hit and miss in the past because they are bugged or the developers haven't coded them to unlock outside of the custom class setup. Theoretically it should unlock by using default classes but unfortunately its down to whether the devs have ballsed it up or not. At least it can be tried for one game and if it doesn't work then you know its screwed rather than persistently trying with a dud class to no avail.
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Sounds like a blinding night A load of people were blinded by the light at ApeFest in Hong Kong METRO.CO.UK Festival goers who went to Yuga Labs' ApeFest in Hong Kong this weekend say they almost lost their eyesight due to...
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Out of nowhere and out next week subject to availability
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Steam Deck OLED revealed and releasing next week https://www.theverge.com/23951674/valve-steam-deck-oled-price-release-date
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I wish they abandoned PvP altogether - it feels like a watered-down version of Halo with no balance or meat to the mode. Always felt like it was included as filler and that's the way it's always persisted yet it was never really needed as it still only represents a minor part of the game, yet still big enough to alienate new and even longstanding players. Bungie have spent way too much time half-assing so many aspects and then tweaking others and it's no wonder they could just settle down and comfortably make expansions when they couldn't even get the foundation right after a decade nearly.
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Looks like the reveal is very close as well as the trailer GTA 6 will reportedly be announced this week ahead of December trailer | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM Bloomberg report points to an avalanche of Rockstar activity.
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In typical Spurs fashion, their entire season could implode on just one unfortunate game. Last night was crazy and the game had everything! Chelsea very lucky has usual. Big Ange I'm sure will steady the ship after the fantastic job he's done so far but these next few games could prove very difficult.
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It's more like Max Payne meets Twin Peaks with a supernatural vibe.
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I had a thread from back in March about it I enjoyed what I played but they really need to adjust a few key things else risk pissing off a large portion of players. If they remain stubborn then it could sink the whole game. With MW3 in the shit, it could be a decent alternative so they can't afford to fuck this up.
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This problem is back. I saw there was maintenance work over the weekend and not sure if that's still going on but I'm scrollbar has gone walkies again
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I managed to watch the whole thing on YouTube - seems like there's only about 3-4 traditional COD missions (which weren't great either) and the others are just lame padding using Warzone assets that offer nothing to the story or wider narrative. This nauseating obsession with armour plates is also getting a bit cringe now too. This campaign was definitely the MW2 DLC (and definitely unfinished) to introduce Makarov, but now they'll have to make MW4 to tie the thing off when the real MW3 was likely supposed to be out in 2025. They've thrown the brand under the bus and made series look a shambles all because they didn't have the balls just to sell it as a premium DLC and take the hit from the people they disappointed with MW2 not wanting to buy into the new content. They'll get away with it still but this is just another example of the community being completely screwed and let down.
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Did you pre-order the physical edition Dave? If so, you'll have to wait until the game arrives in the post on launch day to play it. Anyone that pre-ordered digitally were able to add the game to their accounts early and then install the campaign during the early access period.
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Been out for a couple of years and popularity kinda fizzled out quite early apparently. Supposed to be a half decent title but it's sorta ended up just a flavour of the month game.
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Dave playing COD be like
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Been another bad period after player decline, delays and other issues Bungie tells Destiny 2 players "We know we have lost a lot of your trust" WWW.EUROGAMER.NET After a week that's seen significant layoffs at Bungie, as well as reports of a delay for Destiny 2's The Final Shape e… It's a shame Sony aren't more supportive after acquiring them but Bungie were always very cocky about going it alone after departing Activison and it's clear they are struggling and that's not just taking into account the operating costs. I actually think they should've remained with Activision as they were pretty independent under them and had the luxury of having the extensive running costs paid for. They only survived a year or two before desperately trying to seek a buyer and even then it's felt like it was just for them to be bailed out rather than wanting additional support and direction. Quite sad they've got into this mess on what should be a simple game with a proven foundation and with their experience. Gonna be nigh-impossible to turn it around now.
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I watched a couple of streams last night of the campaign and it did look remarkably underwhelming. There seemed to be some lazy open world missions that looked like they were recycled from the Warzone map and then a few of the main missions looked pretty short and incredibly bland. I did like the look of a couple of snow and mountainous missions but it severely lacks polish by the look of things and some of the writing and animations look amateur at best. I'd say they slapped this campaign together in 3 months. The new Makarov looks seriously weak too. So glad I swerved this in the end because this may go down as the worst effort in the entire franchise history. Not the devs fault - this is on Activision.
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A minority seem to be 'hyped' once again but their judgement seems to be clouded by the fact the game exists rather than how it looks. It is way off how it was originally showcased and doesn't look anywhere near a current gen title - looks like The Division 2015 from Wish. The PR over the years and all the shadiness has completely put me off regardless and I still don't trust anything about the devs or the product. Seems the majority of users are not happy with what they've seen and it's defies belief that this was once the most wish listed Steam product! It's PVPvE online only too and these servers ain't gonna be cheap to maintain so it'll be very interesting to see how this game will survive long-term. After all this time, we still haven't seen true raw gameplay of the final build and the trailer we did see a few months back looked utter wank.
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Game releasing in early access on December 7th. Cannot believe they've finally got into a position where the game is real and it's releasing. Still looks miles off what was originally planned and really lacking polish but at least it exists and they got the IP rights sorted. Does not take away the shambolic behaviour from the developers and publisher previous though, so I'm taking it with a pinch of salt.
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Looks interesting but I'll take everything with a pinch of salt when it comes to Ubisoft. Made by the same people that did The Division and running on the same engine too. Looks a bit janky in places and the water looks poor like Far Cry 5's does but it also looks pretty nice and something a bit different. Definitely keep my eye on it.
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