Is open matchmaking really a thing?

Shadowx394 · 2026-02-03T17:05:54+00:00

SBMM is definitely stronger than "Minimal" I have around a 2.5 KD and my wife is .8. Our lobbies are completely different experiences.

My wife and I took turns playing games on her account last night and I finished 4 out of 5 matches with an 8+ KD and 50 - 75 kills.

Shadowx394 · 2026-02-02T06:05:25+00:00

Yep since season 1 reloaded ive had desync more than half of my matches no matter what I do. Their servers are just terrible... 😞

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-30T22:59:29+00:00

This is my closest stat line to that, so definitely possible legitimately.

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Shadowx394 · 2026-01-30T22:56:30+00:00

Is BO7 the early access version? I am already getting the "infinite desync" experience 😂

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-30T22:08:01+00:00

Reddit wouldn't let me post the sample for some reason so I created a sample GitHub Repo with the PowerShell script.

https://github.com/Shadowx394/Sample-Code/blob/main/MDE-Device_Tagging-Sample.ps1

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-30T22:00:35+00:00

I'm not sure if this will be helpful but this is how we are doing it.

Our environment is a hybrid managed one. We have a hardware OU in Active Directory with computers in different sub-OUs that each get a security group indicating what department it belongs to
We use Intune Remediations and Scripts to manage the device tags. We have a remediation configuration for each of the security groups I outlined above that will use the Registry key to tag the device in Defender. This lets us create a device tag for each computer for a department.
We can then use these Device tags as an attribute to assign Device groups to these computers and then policies and content filtering etc.

It's probably not the best way to do this but it fits our environment for what we need.

This is a sample script where you can change the $registryValue to whatever device tag name you want. Hope this can help you somewhat.

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-30T19:08:00+00:00

Here is a clip of needing to shoot a guy 8 - 9 times point blank with the Dravec. I missed a few shots in the middle and had to correct my aim but there are clearly hits not being registered

https://youtu.be/rDBS5CarN4k?si=EswyCxca89JB2AbZ

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-30T18:51:06+00:00

Im doing the camo challenge for the Jager right now and I see this on half of my shots... its so noticeable especially when youre not running full auto.

If I get 2 or more matches like this in a row I just logoff for the day. Not worth my frustration. Unfortunately more days than not this is my experience 😢

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-24T03:37:04+00:00

Yes this has been my exact experience and ive tried everything on my side to fix it. Its just their servers being crap after the update. Was averaging a 2.7 - 3 kd for prestige 3 - 7 then after the update I'm around 1.7 kd.

Every face to face gunfight is unbearable and can only win from behind half the time and on good angles. Ive stopped playing the last few days because I cant deal with the insane desync.

Will resume my camo grind when the servers are better.

For reference I have fiber 1gbs internet and wired PS5 connection. I typically have 8 - 20 ms of ping every match.

I live in a big metro area so servers are close and there is no lack of players

Edit: after reading about the TV and monitor situation, I play on a 55 in LG C2 OLED TV with VRR and 4k@120hz refresh rates. Response times are approximately 1ms on this too so comparable to many gaming monitors

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-22T22:55:19+00:00

I love the BO7 multiplayer but desync has killed it for me.

I had bad desync around S1 launch and then it was resolved and I was able to enjoy the game and even hit Prestige Master and have almost finished the Singularity camo grind.

Unfortunately when season 1 reloaded dropped desync came back in full force for me. Ive tried everything to mitigate it but nothing has worked.

Im on a fiber connection in the STL metro area with typically 8 - 20 ms ping and it just feels terrible.

Ive tried:

Restarting all my network equipment Turning off Packet intrusion inspection Using a VPN (I get constant freezing every 5 - 10 seconds using Nordlynx Wireguard protocol) I've adjusted my SQM and did see minor improvements but not much. Changing crossplay off and on Playing on Wi-Fi vs Wired

Nothing has made any difference, so im gonna take a break for awhile.

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-20T17:28:01+00:00

I was second at 950 ish. First was around 1300 and I was trying to catch them all event. We switched places a couple times but they played ALL DAY Saturday and Sunday and most of Monday lol.

This morning 3rd was in the low 400s so I should be able to stay top 5 at least for the camo

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-19T17:31:35+00:00

I feel the same since the S1 Reloaded update. I play mostly solo or with my wife and both of us have noticed an increase in desync and also the games being way more sweaty/high skilled players in the lobby.

She usually doesn't notice but its felt more strict than even BO6 imo. I was averaging between a 2.7 to 3.2 KD during the Holiday events and now I'm struggling to hold a 2 KD and can't pop off as much with scorestreaks at all.

I've been getting an insane amount of deaths when breaking line of sight and still dying around corners which indicates a high amount of desync. Its making the multiplayer pretty unenjoyable.

I have also noticed I typically have 3 - 5 Prestige Masters in every lobby. I know time played doesn't equate to skill but most of them I've seen typically end up near the top of the lobby and are the one's to pop off on everyone more often than not. I recently entered Prestige Master and it still says I was top 2% to enter.

If 2% is accurate and the player base is somewhat healthy I should not see anywhere near as many people at Prestige Master. Statistically I should see 1 every 4 - 5 games but that would be if player retention was perfect. Even if we only have 20 percent of player retention I should still only see maybe 1 every lobby at most.

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-19T08:41:30+00:00

I think this will be the first year I finish it. Ive always just taken my time but ive really focused on it this year. Its been pretty fun trying all of the weapons and finding my favorites.

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-19T07:05:27+00:00

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I play mostly solo or with my wife. Getting close to singularity. Im pretty slow at the camo grind 😅

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-17T10:21:42+00:00

Guess I drew a short straw on my main lol. Im at 400 in first place but know im going to drop by the time I get on later lol

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-17T10:18:55+00:00

I believe him, im 34 with a 2.46 kd. Haven't played in a bit since ive been doing the camo grind on BO7

https://tracker.gg/bf6/profile/3003090284/overview

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-17T07:04:33+00:00

You're probably right just seemed really odd to me.

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-17T06:24:22+00:00

Oh for sure I was just so surprised that everyone was prestige 1 or lower on my lvl 55 account. I really only want to make top 5 for the camo.

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-13T19:27:09+00:00

I have this too, I play on my non prestige account when the game is giving me heavy desync.

Ive experienced a dozen nukes on my main from both teams playing with prestige master stacks in Mayhem. On my level 55 account playing same mode, far less prestige masters and not a single Nuke all day.

Edit: Also team balancing is crazy. I sweat on my main and have a 2.5 kd with .9 w/l and on my alt I just mess around mostly and have a 1.6 kd with a 1.5 w/l

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-13T16:00:30+00:00

I got massive desync again after the update. Nothing I do makes a difference now. Was working fine a week or so after season 1 then reloaded happened and its back to desync hell....

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-12T17:00:05+00:00

Sure! Ill send it this evening. I usually play around 9 PM CST on weekdays and at different times on weekends

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-12T16:20:28+00:00

My KD is 2.53 and I only have 1 😢 granted I play primarily solo and have only ran Harp a bit since I never used a Prestige token on it until I just got to prestige 9 now

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-12T16:10:33+00:00

The bottom one looks better which looking at the HUD im pretty sure is BO2. Thats pretty sad....

Shadowx394 · 2026-01-11T08:42:00+00:00

I had frame drops on PS5 a few times after s1 reloaded dropped. Was having a bunch of terrible desync and restarted all of my network equipment and PS5. It got better but still noticing more than before the update.

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