With the latest Call of Duty landing, seemingly without matchmaking features, multiplayer director Joe Cecot says he doesn't believe a system to satisfy all is possible
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Director Says There’s Probably No Such Thing As ‘Perfected’ Matchmaking

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