After months of ongoing and sometimes loud criticism of the direction of Call of Duty and Warzone, Doc recently expressed himself in his stream about Modern Warfare 2. MW2 would feel good, he could hardly wait for the release and would prefer to stream it right away. But he is upset about one feature: SBMM.
The beta of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has now ended and there are certainly a lot of players who would like to play a few more rounds of Invasion or Team Deathmatch before MW2 is released at the end of October.
The beta received a lot of feedback and also some controversies, and many streamers shared their opinions. Among them is now also Dr Disrespect.
Check out the trailer for the campaign of CoD Modern Warfare 2 here:
What does Dr Disrespect think of MW2? While many big streamers shared their first impressions live with their fans during the CoD event at the start of the beta, the Doc held back a bit with his opinion. Infinity Ward did not invite him to the event and Dr Disrespect was pretty angry about that. Allegedly, he was too negative towards the franchise. In the months before, he ranted about the developers, the game, and especially the sound design.
But now the turnaround: When he was recently asked in the stream (via youtube.com) about his opinion on the beta of Modern Warfare 2, the Doc surprisingly showed himself to be conciliatory: “You know, I would actually really like to play a round of Modern Warfare Multiplayer! Now would be a good time for that. Level some weapons, level my operator, and learn the maps! Yeah!”
The Doc wouldn’t be the Doc if there wasn’t something to complain about
What does Dr Disrespect criticize about MW2? Despite all the praise, the Doc is particularly bothered by one feature – the Skill-Based Matchmaking. “I actually found the Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer really great, well, at least until the stupid SBMM started to annoy me.”
Dr Disrespect argues that tougher lobbies diminish the fun of the game: “I want to have fun and not have to watch my gameplay closely every minute.”
What is SBMM? Skill-Based Matchmaking is actually not a new feature but has been used in Call of Duty since 2007. The feature ensures that you always face opponents who match the level of your skills. This is supposed to ensure that the lobbies are fairer and beginners are not constantly beaten by professionals.
Streamers, content creators, and parts of the community, however, believe that the SBMM mechanic is applied far too aggressively. They argue that it punishes experienced players for good gameplay, as their lobbies become consistently tougher.
Dr Disrespect is not the only streamer who is making headlines with controversies. Just recently, Mizkif returned with a stream after a major scandal.
