Overview
- Treyarch says skill is only minimally considered in every Open playlist, mirroring the beta experience.
- A single rotating Moshpit will use Closed Matchmaking at launch with skill as an important factor.
- Ranked Play will introduce skill-based matchmaking when it goes live in Season 2 in early 2026.
- Persistent lobbies are returning in Open playlists so teams stay together between matches.
- Activision previously set non-SBMM as the default for launch rather than removing SBMM entirely, addressing claims of a backtrack.