By having competition and team doubles playlists in Modern Warfare 3, the competitive gaming community will be able to play online with similar skilled people with certain class restrictions. Not only does it create an even match-up when it comes to weapons and equipment, but the more competitive audience will become satisfied with online Public Matches. For the Doubles playlist specifically, the addition of the playlists would also allow gamers to play with friends without the worry of being paired up with "bad teammates" since the size of the matches would be reduced from 6 on a team to 4 on a team (in the Competition playlist) or 2 on a team (in the Doubles playlist).