Modern Warfare 3 players have been going back to the original CoD 4, and many are surprised by how much quicker the matchmaking speeds are compared to the newer title.

Modern Warfare 3 has enjoyed a successful start since arriving at the backend of 2023. Players have loved the opportunity to hop back into classic maps, and regular updates like the recent Season 1 Reloaded have kept them satisfied with new content.

It hasn’t all been smooth sailing, however, as a number of complaints have come up time and time again. One of these is matchmaking speeds, with many claiming it takes too long to find a match, leaving them sitting in the lobby rather than playing.

Now, this issue has come up once again, as MW3 players have realized that the original CoD 4 finds matches faster.

Reddit user ‘GunnaYs’ shared a post asking, “How come MW3 can’t find games this fast?” They included a clip showing them being dropped into a match on Showdown just seconds after hitting search, before they’d even had time to edit their classes.

“This game came out 16 years ago and somehow finds games in 10 seconds in 2024,” continued the OP, before a number of players responded.

Many accused skill-based matchmaking of being the reason that Modern Warfare 3 takes so long to find a game, as the pool of possible players is reduced by the need to create lobbies of a similar skill level.