Since November 2009 I’ve been playing Modern Warfare 2 with a bunch of online friends and while the game is not without its problems, I have absolutely fallen in love with its party and matchmaking system. It’s great to be able to just hook up with a bunch of friends and not have to concern yourself with finding a server or worry about getting split up when you finally do find one (think auto team balance).
I’d be very happy if at least the core functionality from the party and matchmaking system from Modern Warfare 2 would be preserved in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Seeing as how Call of Duty: Black Ops has a confirmed release date for 9 November 2010 (less than 6 months away) there may not be a lot of time left to integrate this feature if it has not already been taken into account but one can certainly hope :-)
Thanks!