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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 4 months ago

Activision secretly experimented on 50% of Call of Duty players by 'decreasing' skill-based matchmaking, and determined players like SBMM even if they don't know it

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Activision secretly experimented on 50% of Call of Duty players by 'decreasing' skill-based matchmaking, and determined players like SBMM even if they don't know it

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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 4 months ago

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The experiment was just one discovery of a 25-page paper covering how SBMM works in Call of Duty.

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This might be a relevant starting point for you: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/trueskill-2-improved-bayesian-skill-rating-system/

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