{"id":286319,"date":"2024-07-30T20:03:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T18:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=336977"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:06:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:06:35","slug":"the-decision-that-activision-made-in-call-of-duty-that-absolutely-nobody-liked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-decision-that-activision-made-in-call-of-duty-that-absolutely-nobody-liked\/","title":{"rendered":"The decision that Activision made in Call Of Duty that absolutely nobody liked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It has been widely accepted in online video games for a long time that you have to compete against people of the same level. <strong>It doesn&#8217;t make much sense to be beaten by a master or feel that victory has been too easy<\/strong>: it&#8217;s called SBMM (Skill-based matchmaking), where each match will always be a challenge, but one that players feel they can overcome without much trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/e64978e8-96d1-11e6-bc61-00163ed833e7\/903345778\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-download-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call of frustration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Activision has revealed all its tricks to match players by skill and, above all, what happened when they secretly decided to deactivate the option and have everyone face each other: <em>&#8220;Everyone hated it, more people left the games, <strong>there was less play and more anger and negative reactions.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/em> You didn&#8217;t need an investigation for that, really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">The truth is, it is always fun to face a challenge to push players to be more efficient, but if they are overcome time and time again,\u00a0<strong>they simply decide that multiplayer is not their thing,<\/strong>\u00a0and they don&#8217;t try to participate again.<\/span> Considering that the vast majority of Call of Duty is based on multiplayer, it was a noteworthy finding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tr\u00e1iler de presentaci\u00f3n del juego | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CEeVm-dGVKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Who knows. The future is unwritten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps some find it fun to feel crushed (or crush) another team and have them withdraw out of sheer exhaustion. Activision has promised to study it. Because, hey, you never know where the future of video games may be.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/e64978e8-96d1-11e6-bc61-00163ed833e7\/903345778\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-download-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been widely accepted in online video games for a long time that you have to compete against people of the same level. 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