{"id":14472,"date":"2026-09-22T01:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T22:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=14472"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:54:35","slug":"call-of-duty-youtuber-launches-petition-to-remove-skill-based-matchmaking-following-successful-destiny-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/call-of-duty-youtuber-launches-petition-to-remove-skill-based-matchmaking-following-successful-destiny-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty YouTuber Launches Petition to Remove Skill-Based Matchmaking Following Successful Destiny Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Call of Duty YouTuber Tdawgsmitty has started a petition to remove skill-based matchmaking in the FPS franchise following successful Destiny protests.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The YouTuber has been an outspoken advocate against Call of Duty&#8217;s SBMM and has tried to make noise on the issue in a variety of ways. Last week, he began tweeting at Xbox CEO Asha Sharma about the matter every day in hopes of getting her attention. Now, he&#8217;s trying a different way. After seeing Destiny fans successfully rally together to get Bungie to resurrect the sci-fi MMO, Tdawgsmitty decided to try to bring Call of Duty fans together in hopes of a similar outcome.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The YouTuber launched a petition which has gained over 500 signatures in roughly an hour. The call to action aims to get SBMM entirely removed from Call of Duty&#8217;s unranked lobbies, citing frustrations with the current system and how Activision uses data analysts to develop its matchmaking. Instead, he wants the series to utilize SBMM in the game&#8217;s ranked play, where players deliberately choose to have a more competitive experience.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Best Call of Duty Campaigns<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\">&lt;img alt=&quot;Following its debut in 2003, Call of Duty quickly ascended to become the best-selling first-person shooter series ever, a title it continues to hold to this day. That\u2019s almost entirely down to its ever-popular multiplayer, which keeps fans playing day in, day out. But there are, of course, two sides to Call of Duty. Standing side-by-side the PvP are the single-player campaigns, which, for those of us a little unwilling to huck ourselves into the online hellhole and compete in the Call of Duty combat cauldron, tell cinematic stories straight from the front line. <\/p>\n<p>But which Call of Duty games have the greatest campaigns? IGN\u2019s keenest and most experienced Call of Duty fans have combined to carve out a list of our favourite single-player stories, plucked from all throughout the series\u2019 two-decade-and-change history. We\u2019re looking for campaigns that champion Call of Duty\u2019s greatest strengths: those with great mission variety, ambitious set-pieces, and novel mechanics, as well as the more traditional \u201cgreat FPS\u201d staples like strong level design and memorable storytelling. Only the campaigns that have it all can truly rise to the top of this list, which means this year\u2019s somewhat muddled Black Ops 7 didn\u2019t quite make the cut. But which ones did?  <\/p>\n<p>Here are our top 10 Call of Duty campaigns.<br \/>\n&#8221; decoding=&#8221;async&#8221; class=&#8221;progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity&#8221; loading=&#8221;lazy&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/call-of-duty-youtuber-launches-petition-to-remove-skill-based-matchmaking-following-successful-destiny-protests.gif&#8221; data-cy=&#8221;progressive-image&#8221;&gt;<span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Former Call of Duty developer Brian Bright recently shared that his team\u2019s work on [the canceled Call of Duty game NX1] focused on ping and region,&#8221; reads the description for the petition. &#8220;He also stated that Activision eventually began hiring data scientists who worked with its marketing department to push for more skill-based matchmaking. His statement raises serious questions about how matchmaking priorities evolved.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;For players like us, today\u2019s public matches too often feel like the same competitive experience on repeat. Experimenting with a different weapon, relaxing after work, or playing with friends of different skill levels can become frustrating. When every lobby feels like another test, the fun starts to disappear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The YouTuber also asked for clearer communication regarding matchmaking and the opportunity for the community to test changes itself. The petition comes roughly a month ahead of Modern Warfare 4&#8217;s release, which will utilize a divisive SBMM system that was introduced earlier this summer in Black Ops 7. Some feel that Call of Duty&#8217;s SBMM is too punishing and can result in matches that feel consistently unfair, leading to years of frustrations about the franchise&#8217;s multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Whether a petition can change the mind of Activision remains to be seen, but it&#8217;s not entirely out of the question. Bungie opted to return to Destiny 2 after killing it earlier this year. There was extreme backlash to the initial decision and players decided to make their voices heard through online protests, which included players choosing to not support Bungie&#8217;s latest game, Marathon. The developer announced that it will be restoring vaulted content and plans to keep supporting the Destiny franchise, leading to an enthusiastic response from fans. Tdawgsmitty cited this as proof that change is possible.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;This Destiny news is huge for gaming,&#8221; he said on Twitter. &#8220;It shows we can use our voice and effect change. It&#8217;s time for the COD community to step up and get some much needed changes to the direction its been headed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">If Call of Duty fans can rally together by signing petitions, making their voices heard online, and vote with their wallet, it may very well lead to changes. However, Call of Duty is a massive franchise, and as a result, it may be difficult to make the same kind of dent. IGN spoke with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4&#8217;s lead multiplayer developers in August and asked about how the studio is approaching SBMM.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;s a conversation that we&#8217;ll continue to have,&#8221; said Jacky Reynolds, Multiplayer Design Lead at Infinity Ward. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s ever going to be a solved system. There&#8217;s always going to be new iterations that can be made. I think at the end of the day, yeah, we want players to be able to play and have fun. I think that we want to also make sure that they have variety in their matches. I think it&#8217;s a conversation that we should continue to have. It&#8217;s also worth mentioning that Joe and I aren\u2019t directly in charge of matchmaking. We are focused on building cool stuff, but I think we&#8217;re looking forward to seeing how it all shakes out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-4218469134 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cade Onder Avatar\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/call-of-duty-youtuber-launches-petition-to-remove-skill-based-matchmaking-following-successful-destiny-protests.jpg\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-702910195 author-sign-off-header\">Cade Onder<\/p>\n<p>Freelance Writer<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-1220387432\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. 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