![]() ![]() But it was the hot topic of the weekend, and a debate that will not be ending across any of these games any time soon. Photo: Activision Fans hoping to finally get their hands on Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War will be test out the game during the free open alpha on Sept. We’ll see how things play out when Cold War launches, or in future betas before that, I suppose. Like I get the appeal of that, it makes sense, and yet I think there’s something dishonest about the phrasing of “we just want some chill games” that you hear from many creators which really does often just translate to “we want some 40 kill matches on stream to cut together into a YouTube highlight video.” Casual players also want “chill games,” but being destroyed by being at the other end of CBMM does not allow for that. In my three-hour hands-on on PS4 Pro (with PC players) with Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer, Im already seeing some things I want to see changed from this alpha to the. It’s speedier and less realistic, even without double-sprint. I do think content creators are biased toward preferring CBMM over SBMM because I mean, if you’re at the top of the food chain in terms of skill, you would rather be showing off by dominating lower skilled players rather than competing with others also at the extreme top of the game. In any case, Cold War feels much less like a military-sim game and much more like a video game, if that makes sense. That SBMM should be paired with a ranking system so you can at least see where you are in the skill ranks, rather than just playing in hard matches every single game. Its story is less successful at leaving a Black Ops 1-level mark, but the importance placed on finding and deciphering evidence as well as the multiple endings give good reason to stick with it. At the risk of being crucified by one side or another, I have generally been okay with SBMM in most circumstances, but a recent argument I’ve heard is one I find compelling. ![]()
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