In Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, more and more players are noticing that their opponents are leaving the matches. Many rounds are not completed with 6 players, as the game actually intended. Some players on Reddit are now providing the answer to what could be the reason.
Why are they running away? Many players are frustrated with the matchmaking in Call of Duty and therefore leave ongoing matches. The community believes that eventually a better
lobby will come if they leave the ongoing rounds often enough.
The Reddit user “sw3ar” writes in a post in the BO6 forum: “Friendly monthly reminder – Just quit games. If the EOMM has decided that it’s your turn to suffer, just leave every single lobby until you find the right one. Don’t play sweaty Activision games. Just leave.” (via Reddit)
The post collected about 1,400 upvotes and over 650 comments. Some players add that they have more fun playing Call of Duty since they started leaving matches: “My experience has improved significantly since I started leaving games as soon as I realized it’s one of those rounds
.”
Many players agree: Call of Duty is more fun when they occasionally “run away,” meaning leave a match.
Players believe a system determines who wins the match
Why would leaving help? This belief among some players is based – as often in Call of Duty – on a discussion about matchmaking.
In addition to the long-standing debate about so-called skill-based matchmaking (SBMM), which selects your opponents based on your gaming skills, there are now also theories about a system called “Engagement-Optimized Matchmaking” (short: EOMM).
The EOMM is supposed to fundamentally improve the gaming experience of players. The theory is that the system intervenes when, for example, you lose several games in a row. Some players believe that this system can also influence the outcome of a match. Furthermore, it is said in the community that everyone will eventually be due for a defeat (via Reddit).
Players are therefore convinced that after a few good and victorious rounds, there will always come a match designed for players to lose. A defeat is then inevitable. “Now it’s the opponents’ turn for a win.”
To escape this supposedly unavoidable defeat, they leave the match and look for a new one – until they are back to winning or even a winning streak. After all, the system must recognize from players leaving that things are not going well for them and thus want to actively improve the gaming experience again.
The only problem is: Activision has never confirmed that EOMM exists in Call of Duty – it’s all just a player theory.
In the Call of Duty community, there are many myths and theories. Many serve players as an explanation for why they lost a gunfight or a game. One of these theories speaks of “Skill-based Damage: Fans are tired of Skill-Based Damage in Black Ops 6, although it is unclear whether it really exists
