Take the 2-minute tour ×  How does the matchmaking system work
in Call of Duty games?    1. Is it completely random with no
accounting for player rank?   2. Is it based on player rank?
3. Is it based on a skill ranking of some kind such as kills to
deaths ratio or most recent individual ranking in previous
matches?  It appears from playing that it is #1 and just random,
but I find it a strange way to do it as surely there are enough
players to perform a fairer ranking process. A player of any
skill can get to level 70 eventually.  share|improve this
question Can you please specify which call of duty? (I think you
speak about a specific one) –  Lerkes Jul 5 '12 at 11:58 add
comment  closed as too broad by Tharius, Frank, FEichinger,
kalina, Fluttershy Dec 22 '13 at 1:14   2 Answers  up vote 1
down vote accepted  Without knowing the inner workings of their
matchmaking algorithm, first and foremost I believe the
matchmaking is by location-- or more specifically, connection
speed, which usually means location a