Summary
- If you’re curious about Skill-based Matchmaking (SBMM) in Call of Duty, then, thanks to some privacy laws, you can learn more about where you stand.
- By requesting a privacy report from Activision, players can gain access to a robust set of data about their COD habits dating back to Vanguard.
- In particular, fans are flocking to the “skill level” in order to figure out what their SBMM rating is for matchmaking.
Skill-based matchmaking or SBMM in Call of Duty as a concept isn’t nearly as new as many would like to believe, with Activision stating that the feature has been present in Call of Duty games since 2007’s Modern Warfare. However, according to the company, its possibilities really took off with 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot.
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That said, there’s still a lot that is unknown about how things work, including just how it is determined to pair players of a similar skill level together. But thanks to enhanced user privacy protections, gamers can learn a little bit more about the in-game data that’s being collected on them.
What’s Your SBMM Level?
As first spotted by PC Gamer, users can head to Activision’s privacy and data protection support page to begin the process of requesting data on your Call of Duty account. Fortunately or unfortunately, the data will only stretch back as far as 2021’s Call of Duty Vanguard, meaning Cold War and Modern Warfare (2019) are out of the equation.
And as outlined by a YouTuber, who apparently first discovered the privacy loophole, it’ll take roughly a day or so to have your information request completed. Once that request is completed, though, you’ll seemingly have access to a plethora of data.
Because as PC Gamer outlined, Activision tracks more than just your kill/death ratio. Included in a single report are accuracy numbers, equipped skins and executions. Even the bullets you fire and movement is being tracked.
But what fans are really after is the SBMM rating, which for the YouTuber is around the high 300s to low 400s. His max rating at one point was 436. It’s unclear just how high that number can go, but based off their findings, the figure is in relatively constant flux. It’s also unclear what the median lobby skill rating is. Still, it’s a fascinating look at your match-by-match data and just how the game ultimately places you against the spread.
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