343 Industries recently broughtHalo Infiniteinto its second season dubbed Lone Wolves, an update that brought with it tons of content and fixes. However, someHalo Infinitefans are speculating that a newer patch during Season 2 secretly made the skill-based matchmaking worse in some ways.
SeveralHalo Infinitefans are voicing their displeasure with the FPS in recent days and are boiling their experiences down to a secret update that dropped which made the skill-based matchmaking worse than it has been since the game was released. SBMM has been a prominent tool in many online multiplayer games on modern consoles, withApex Legends,Call of Duty,Fortnite, andValorantamong the popular titles that have utilized it to match players of equal skill. While there are occasionally issues with the SBMM that are voiced by a game’s community, it usually ensures that players aren’t at a regular disadvantage, but it has seemingly been changed inHalo Infiniteto be more strict than before.
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Although skill-based matchmaking has been a feature inHalo Infinite’s multiplayersince launch, these fans point to an update that suddenly dropped and changed the gameplay pacing. The patch was apparently added a few days ago and Reddit user AkazayaNine explained that it is taking noticeably longer to find multiplayer matches, and once they have found one the match is far more competitive than the previously standard experience. Another user known as Hantzle- also observed differences from the hiddenHalo Infinitepatch, sharing a screenshot that shows below-average scores from a match alongside the suggestion that they aren’t having fun.
Based on the posts from these Reddit users and the subsequent response,Halo Infinitefans are rejecting the SBMM as it is currently. BecauseHalo Infinitehas ranked playlists, many fans are pointing to that as a multiplayer mode for hardcore players to go to so that casual playlists can be left largely untouched and more akin to the olderHalotitles. Though manyHalo Infinitefans have recommended that others quit the game if SBMM bothers them, a few fans have suggested that 343 Industries return to the old method of pairing players based on connection rather than skill level.
The fresh SBMM issues add to other problems causing players to leave, most notablyHalo Infinite’s desyncpreventing player hits from registering accurately. SomeHalofans have utilized the opportunity to praiseHalo: The Master Chief Collectionand its matchmaking, inferring to some other fans that it may be worth trying while they wait for a fix toHalo Infinite’s SBMM. ManyHalo Infiniteplayers have suggested that the smaller community that remains dedicated to the game today may have few casual players left whether the new update worsened SBMM or not.
Halo Infiniteis available now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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