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5d ago

Treyarch Tests Reduced-SBMM ‘Open Moshpit’ in Black Ops 7 Beta

The playlist minimizes skill weighting to produce more varied matches during a data-gathering beta test.

In my experience with the Open Moshpit, latency does drop compared to the regular one.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer reveal screenshots show combat, weapons, score streaks, and maps.
Captain Price looking kind of smug at the camera, like "are you sure about that?"

Overview

  • Open Moshpit is live in the beta with skill consideration “drastically reduced,” and Treyarch says the trial is experimental and subject to change before launch.
  • Standard Moshpit retains SBMM, and both playlists use the same pool of maps and modes, including Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, and Overload.
  • Early player feedback highlights faster queue times and more varied lobbies, with some reporting lower ping on Open Moshpit compared with the regular playlist.
  • Treyarch cites community feedback as the driver for the test and is using the beta to collect data that will inform matchmaking plans.
  • Alongside the playlist change, the beta received tuning and fixes, including TTK adjustments to the Dravec 45 and M8A1, door and spawn tweaks, a larger minimap view, progression changes, and stability improvements.