Call of Duty brought a much-anticipated change in the beta of Black Ops 7, and the YouTuber Haptic thanks the competition for it.
Who is the YouTuber? Cem Gülken, also known as Haptic/HapticRush, is a German YouTuber primarily known for his videos on Call of Duty.
- Haptic has over 905,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel HapticRush and regularly reaches over 250,000 views with his videos.
- On his channel, he primarily focuses on Call of Duty, most recently the beta of Black Ops 7.
- Haptic has been playing Call of Duty since Black Ops 1 and regularly demonstrates in his videos that he has become an expert over the years, playing the shooter at a high level.
In a new video on YouTube, Haptic thanked the biggest competitor of Call of Duty, Battlefield, for a long-awaited change.
Call of Duty delivers what many fans have been waiting for years
Why is Black Ops 7 fun now? The beta of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 runs until October 8. During the beta weekend, it received a new mode called “Open Moshpit”. This new mode is characterized by the fact that “skill” is supposed to play a lesser role in matchmaking. In other words, there is weakened SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) in this mode.
SBMM has been criticized by some in the community for years. Critics say that the system prevents them from playing relaxed rounds and forces them to give their best in every match. This takes away the fun from playing. Instead, they demand mixed lobbies where – like in the past – equally good and bad players are represented.
Meanwhile, more modes with weakened SBMM have been added. In addition to “Open Moshpit”, you can now also play “Open Hardcore Moshpit” and “Open Search & Destroy”.
Battlefield puts pressure, and Call of Duty reacts
What does Battlefield have to do with it? Haptic tested the mode and had a visibly good time. He also noticed that the matchmaking seems to go faster. It didn’t take long for him to find a lobby.
For the SBMM critic, the new mode is a step in the right direction – for which he thanks none other than the biggest competitor of Call of Duty:
“Thank you, Battlefield, thank you, competition. I never thought that the survival of CoD would be secured by Battlefield.”
Battlefield 6 kicked off strongly with a beta in August 2025, putting pressure on the competitor. Many players are already looking forward to the release of Battlefield 6 on October 10, 2025. Others are clearly stating that they believe Battlefield will have the edge this year.
Even under the trailer for Black Ops 7, some users wrote on YouTube in the comments that this trailer has made them decide to go with Battlefield 6. The strong competition and pressure may have led Activision to listen a little more to the community and cater to the fans’ wishes in the new Call of Duty.
A similar development was recently seen regarding skins. Activision announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 wants to return to more authentic skins and will therefore refrain from the silly skins of the predecessor: Call of Duty finally wants the skins to look authentic again, doing it in a way that could annoy certain players
