Lawrence Metten

Associate Director, Design @Treyarch on #CallOfDuty

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

Got the chance to join Around The Bar at Major I over the weekend and chat Call of Duty, Black Ops Season 02, Ranked Play, my path into games, and more 👇

[OpTic Hitch @hitchariide]

today on ATB i sit down with Treyarch and talk about

- CDL vs Warzone
- Aim assist on Snipers
- 3arc vs. Infinity Ward vs. Sledgehammer
- Ranked Play

and more! It was awesome getting to know a dev after playing COD my entire life.

check it out!
cheers 🥂

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@WavyZaks @Treyarch @TreyarchCM You got it ✅

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

Details on our fully-transparent Ranked Play SR System overhaul coming with Season 04 below 👇

[Treyarch @Treyarch]

Ranked Play is being updated in Season 04 for full transparency: All SR gains and losses will now be displayed in detail after matches.

▪️ Base Win: +20 SR for every win
▪️ Base Loss: -20 SR for Bronze through Diamond, -30 to -65 SR for Crimson and above.
▪️ Scoreboard Bonus: Finish as a top four player in a match to earn an SR bonus; the higher your Scoreboard position, the bigger your bonus
▪️ Opponent Rank Adjustment: SR is adjusted based on the relative Rank of Opponents compared to your current Rank. Receive SR bonuses for beating better players, and get reduced SR when outperformed by lower Ranked opponents.
▪️ Underdog Team Bonus: Bonus SR is awarded when beating a significantly higher-Ranked team, and SR loss is reduced when losing to a significantly higher-Ranked team.
▪️ Favored Team Penalty: SR is subtracted if a team you beat is lower-Ranked, and SR loss is increased when losing to a lower-Ranked team.

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@MilesTheRoss Congratulations my man! Much love to you and the whole family ❤️

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@Wolfe2123 @CODLeague @CallofDuty @Treyarch Added maps will be in the Season 03 Ranked Series --which goes live tomorrow -- alongside the previous maps for additional map variety during the Series

We'll switch over fully to the new CDL Map Pool once Ranked Play Season 04 kicks off next week

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@JROConz Thanks for the heads up! We’ll take a look

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

We've previously used MMR because it guarantees the right percentage of players end up in each Rank (Iridescent = top 2%, Crimson = Top 10%, etc)

But as a player, MMR can be confusing and feel out of your control -- which is why we've completely overhauled the SR System for S04

[Sam Stolt @scaredofwomen69]

@LawrenceMetten @ColtHavok Ok but why was there hidden mmr in the first place

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@notscullyttv @ColtHavok How SR is gained and lost has been completely overhauled for Season 04. This is an entirely new system with nothing hidden from the player.

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

We’ve completely overhauled BO7 Ranked Play’s Skill Rating System for Season 04. No more hidden MMR or variables beyond your direct control — how your Rank and performance stack up against others in the match is now the only thing that impacts your SR

Full breakdown soon!

[Treyarch @Treyarch]

Starting with Season 04, the Ranked Play SR system becomes even clearer.

No more hidden MMR, no more unexplained SR. Every point you earn or lose will be laid out in a new Post-Match Summary with all the details. More to come as we get closer to S04 launch!

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@JROConz @REALISTIK_YT @CallofDuty Btw we fixed the “No Weak Link” Medal in yesterday’s update if you haven’t already seen

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@JROConz @REALISTIK_YT @CallofDuty Passed along to the team, we’ll investigate

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

Today's BO7 update unrestricts the MPC in Ranked Play. This patch was finalized before additional Attachment GAs were decided by Pros yesterday -- those additional Attachment updates will be coming in a future Ranked update

[Treyarch @Treyarch]

Patch Notes are now available for today's #BlackOps7 update:

▪️ Weapon tuning for the MK35 ISR, VST, Strider 300, and more.
▪️ MPC-25 unrestricted in Ranked Play
▪️ Ion Core Scorestreak adjustments.
▪️ Deadeye Drone Scorestreak fix.

Full Details 👇

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@xScopeeer @REALISTIK_YT @CallofDuty @CallofDutyCM Facts

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@Methodz Great combo

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@ykAxiom @REALISTIK_YT @CallofDuty @CallofDutyCM Specialist Wildcard! It's a fun one

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@Parasite @CallofDutyCM MPC will be unrestricted in our next update. We were aiming to get it out in today's update but CDL meta conversations didn't settle in time

[Treyarch @Treyarch]

Update: The Ranked Play Map Evaluation has concluded, and the official map pool has been finalized ahead of Major III thanks to input from @CODLeague, along with your feedback and gameplay data. Check out the latest map and mode combinations below, and jump into the new map pool NOW in Ranked Play.

CDL Hardpoint
Den, Scar, Colossus, Cliff Town, Gridlock, Sake

CDL Overload
Exposure, Den, Scar

CDL Search and Destroy
Den, Scar, Plaza, Gridlock, Raid, Fringe

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@WallOfBill Beauties!

[Lawrence Metten @LawrenceMetten]

@Vinarchy @CallofDuty @CallofDutyUK 👏👏👏