Activision has explained how Ranked Play matchmaking in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer works
Ranked Play uses some unique mechanisms to take a player’s rank and skill rating into account while searching for the best possibleconnection
Ranked Play considers three major search parameters when matchmaking: a player’s connection quality, search time, and relative skill to the rest of the available player population
Restrictions are placed to ensure a fair and competitive experience for all players
Ranked Play features several streamlined features, innovations, and updates, such as Cross-Play, full parties of four can now play together in Ranked Play regardless of their individual ranks, and the 1-50 rank and skill division system seen in previous versions of Ranked Play have been combined into a single Rank system
Loss Forgiveness: each player’s first loss of the day will be forgiven and not deduct SR and the three games of loss forgiveness that are granted when you’re promoted to a new rank or at the start of the season now only count down after Losses
Map and mode veto: Before each ranked match, three map and mode combinations are presented in the lobby and Ranked Play teams, who can independently vote to veto one of the presented options
Ranked Play reward players can earn to show off their skill and engagement with the mode, including Rank Skins, rewards earned for reaching certain Career Win milestones, seasonal challenge rewards, and a Top 250 Competitor and #1 overall Champion Skin
Ranked play has been introduced as part of Season 01.
Forfeit: Later this season, vote with your team to end a match early if your team is getting blown out, or you’ve lost a teammate