So, there’s a glitch, maybe an update or something, for the Vault Editions Operators in Call of Duty. They were given most of the conditioners according to community feedback, and in theory, that sounds wonderful. Those replies, by the way, feel as if the floodgates got flung open and what came out were not worms but angry gamers emblazoned with SBMM.
@CallofDuty has said in the official tweet about giving Harper, Karma, and Reaper EWR-3 a fresh look while dropping some new details on T.E.D.D. Cool, I guess? The blog was linked for more information. But as the sequence flows down the feed into the comments, well, one sees very clearly that players got a lot more on their minds than just some updates to operators.
“You traded away releasing MW4 for yet another shitty BO. Shame on you,” says @MarksmannX. That’s some real frustration expressed right there. And it’s not just him; so many of the replies are just various ways of saying, “Please, fix the actual game.”
Now remove SBMM/EOMM if you are really listening to the community,” said @Kejio87. For the uninitiated, SBMM means Skill-Based Matchmaking while EOMM stands for Engagement Optimized Matchmaking. These basically attempt to balance matches by skill, and yet quite a fraction of the player population is vehemently against these systems because they are spoiling the very fun experience or feel being manipulated were.
“Good; now remove SBMM, and maybe I would actually consider buying BO7,” said @Z3R0VIGILANTE. How crazy is it that 90 percent of comments are on one topic alone? It’s almost like the entire player base is united in disdain for it, yet Call of Duty is consistently focusing on other trivial matters.
Then some players shout foul over technical problems. @Izon935 responded with a screenshot, “K, but what about fixing the issue where I can’t login for a month now?” A bigger yikes. If people can’t get into the game, what use are updated operators?
Consequently, @whitenoise1997 complains about the changes: “OLD ones were BETTER! 💯 Stop listening to all the crying ffs 🙄.” So, basically, when you do listen, some people feel that you’re listening to the wrong ones. @irish_bomber commented further: “You’re listening to the wrong people. You chose to censor creativity for people who have no interest in skins that don’t suit their views.”
Messy situation. On the one hand, it’s pretty solid to see Call of Duty working on something by addressing the feedback and cooking up new content. But on the other hand, it feels they’re missing the bigger picture players want fixed: core gameplay.
Taking a step further, @SpiderBoy9645 added: “Additionally adjust the SBMM / EOMM nonsense. We’re exhausted from the current system. Make it less strict and widen that skill gap for a bigger variety in matches.” They also requested that skins stay true to the game’s theme—no Ninja Turtles or clowns, please.
Then @karatescott shared a positive sentiment: “way better thank u 🫵🏻🤠,” so there are definitely some glad voices sprinkled about, but they seem to be in the minority.
Meanwhile, @agente_kowalsky brings about some competitiveness: “How much damage is Battlefield going to do to you!” Which is not unfair—with Battlefield 6 about to be released, if they’d like to keep player base count up, Call of Duty might have to step up their game a notch.
@o13ss makes a hilarious observation about lore inconsistency: “Classic “Black ops 7 doesn’t have jetpack because it’s set before Bo3 and they weren’t invented yet,” but here’s an entire robot,'” always fun to go down that rabbit hole.
In the end, the Call of Duty community is passionate and frustrated. They’re asking developers to address bigger issues like SBMM, login problems, and game balance. Updating operators is a nice gesture but still really isn’t going to cut it for the player base. “Cool updates, but if they really wanna win the community back… SBMM/EOMM gotta go first,” says @strafeapp.
So yeah, Call of Duty was altered and that got a somewhat mixed reception, with criticism outweighing the praises. I am highly interested in seeing if they genuinely listen to the feedback and start making some huge updates one day. For now, though, the players still suffer in silence for the big stuff they want fixed.
