儘管《決勝時刻：黑色行動7》開發商Treyarch工作室堅稱已回歸開放匹配模式，但近期測試報告顯示該作匹配系統可能仍在優先考量玩家技術水平而非網路連接質量，引發社區廣泛質疑。
作為《決勝時刻》系列長期爭議焦點，技術匹配(SBMM)系統自2019年《現代戰爭》重啟作引入後始終備受爭議。動視一直主張該機制對維持玩家活躍度與健康匹配環境至關重要，但今年突然宣布《黑色行動7》將回歸早期作品採用的開放匹配模式，承諾技術因素僅會作為最低限度參考。
然而玩家群體普遍反映正式版體驗與早期測試階段存在明顯差異。為此知名主播Xclusive Ace進行了對照測試：在相同遊戲模式與時段條件下，其主力賬號匹配延遲達42ms，而新手"機器人賬號"延遲僅20ms，這種網路差異暗示匹配系統仍在權衡技術參數。但Treyarch隨後聯繫該主播強調"公開測試至今匹配機制未作任何改動"，並將體驗差異歸因於"玩家群體構成與遊戲列表選擇的動態變化"。
Update on yesterday's video regarding matchmaking in Black Ops 7. I've been in contact with Treyarch and they've been looking into the matches I was testing on my accounts. They've reiterated to me that nothing has changed with the matchmaking at all compared to the open matchmaking in the beta, however, they stated the player demographics and playlist selections are very different in the full build vs the Beta. So the discrepancy that many of us have had with our experience in the Beta vs at Launch is most likely due to these factors. This is something I noted in the video as a potential reason for this and I believe that it's the case after discussing things with them. I'm hoping to see something official come out after the Thanksgiving break so you don't just have to take my word for it but time will tell.
對此社區仍存強烈質疑。主播PrimitiveAK要求動視公開原始數據："多年來的操縱性匹配已耗盡信任，此刻任何聲明都難以取信於人。"另一位內容創作者Rara也坦言"難以採信開發商說辭"。
