I don't put any stock in the opinions of competitive CoD players. They all hate SBMM because they want to stomp all over everyone. God forbid they have to compete with people on the same level as them.

From what I played in the beta, I really liked the maps. Gunplay and movement are phenomenal.

Spawn points will get better as they're patched.

I'm sick to death of all this hyperbole whenever games come out. People are completely incapable of providing measured opinions. 🙄

I'll form my own opinion when I get home from work.

@get2sammyb It feels that way because it's exactly what happens! I don't know who that Anthony guy is that you quoted in the article, but I wouldn't trust anyone who makes declarations like that after 1 or 2 matches, especially because anyone playing the MP right now are the most diehard of diehards.

People like that typically think the following:

"I'm immediately good at the game. This game is great!"
or
"I'm not immediately good at the game. This is the worst game in history!"

This is the first cod in a long time I have not purchased day one.. I played 2 games of the beta and bailed. I can't pin point why I didn't like it

I was hoping the MP would have great reviews after seeing the campaign and DMZ looking pretty decent

Personally speaking, I thought the MP in the beta was absolutely incredible despite some bad spawns and a selection of average maps. I liked it so much I found it addictve to the point where I wanted to play it rather than any of the other games I was playing at the time. Besides, this is launch DAY. I fully expect much of the issues people are complaining about to be patched soon. And look at it this way - at least it's not a Battlefield game on launch day. Those are the absolute WORST!
As for SBMM, I personally, like it and find it to be a good thing. The average gamer who just wants to hop online and play for a little bit for some fun doesn't typically enjoy or have a good time with the player(s) in the match with the twitch reflexes of an over-caffienated monkey who's one-shotting everyone with a sniper rifle while they're sliding and bouncing all over the place. Let those folks play with each other while everyone else is enjoying some balanced, competitive fun.

Are we really so far at the bottom of the barrel with gaming news that we are quoting a tweet of someone who admits they have only played a game for 30minutes?

They are farming for engagement, nothing more, nothing less. Stop falling for this people

@get2sammyb Happens to FIFA too: "Worst FIFA EVER!!!" But they'll go on and keep buying every year anyway.

I fail to see the problem here.

It’s as if CoD is a tv network, with each of its modes being types of shows on that network. Great campaign, solid DMZ and lousy multiplayer is like having a Seinfeld calibre sitcom, reliable 5 o’clock news, and a crappy reality tv show. That’s…exactly where the priorities should be.

@get2sammyb Exactly... Cold War was complete dog ***** that is a hill i am willing to die on... Right... then they released Vanguard, and I liked Vanguard and people were saying Cold War was better than Vanguard ... And I repeat COLD WAR IS COMPLETE DOG *****!

Yeah I hear it's no Concord killer, maybe next year.

I just don't get why COD gets away with releasing ANY game with poorly constructed maps with bad spawns. These are not amateurs. They have thousands of people crafting these titles. You'd think they could leverage their literal decades of experience to get it right straight away. But this happens every release. It's absurd.

@MFTWrecks Map design is an art, not a science. You can have heat maps for days inside a test environment, but the public will always do things that you don't anticipate. Map preference is also not a science, so some people will like the maps and some won't. I like slower paced maps, which doesn't vibe well with the Black Ops players. Accommodating both preferences is nearly impossible. The problem is you only hear from the people complaining, rather than the people who are content.

Regarding spawns, I think you have a point, but I suspect it's way more complicated than people assume. Live service games never launch perfectly. I imagine the spawns will get better over the next couple weeks. They patch the game daily, if not more frequently.

According to players every new cod release is “the worst cod ever” tbf. There are some I genuinely think are poor entries like recent MW3, BO7 and Vanguard but it mostly comes down to personal preference. I have loved CoDs that are hated and hated CoDs that are loved.

I’ll preface this by saying that I’m not the biggest fan of multiplayer shooters.

I tried the beta multiplayer with a friend who loves these kind of games. I went into this with an open mind. I last played a COD titles multiplayer mode in “maybe” the early 2010’s. The movement in the Beta of this game felt so ridiculously fast like my character was on a never ending slip-n-slide lol.

I’m happy that other people like these games. They’re definitely not for me though. To each their own. It takes all kinds!

On the other hand…the versus mode in Gears of War E-Day is a lot of fun. Pretty awesome actually.

Been playing the Switch 2 release and while some of the maps are a bit....huuuuh in places, and as a Splatoon player I know that feeling though they did get better and tweaked and changes per game mode...which may be part of the issue. It feels like every map was made for TDM and nothing else. Mode specific adjustments should be a thing.

But the game is fine to play. It's fast and feels good. SBMM is a double edged sword as you either end up in matches you can't possibly win one game and a relaxing point and click adventure the next, or play at your skill level roughly all the time.

Does it still have quick-scoping? If so then another pass from me, I hate that.

I'll go look up some old booster justice youtube videos instead (again).