When you're playing Clash, then all you have to worry about is getting a good K/D and the W. However when you're playing Control/Zone Control/Rift it's the OBJ. The question is, are you willing to go full Leeroy Jenkins to prevent a cap/dunk the spark/cap a point?
I looked at my profile the other day and saw that while my K/D wasn't anything for MOM to grab the camera for, I was at least getting a lot of caps and control preventions. I've gone full Leeroy and I can tell you, that even though you may die and get some Warlock Lipton Service, it's worth it if you're team capitalizes on the strike and makes the play. However when you go in, prevent the cap/almost make the cap only to see a blueberry just stroll on by looking for another kill, it makes me want to reach through the interwebz and choke him with his ethernet cable. I'll leave it at that as Micless Blueberries is another topic entirely and would take pages without end to thoroughly vent upon.
So for the TLDR crowd:
To Leeroy, or not to Leeroy, that is the question:
Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer
The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune,
Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep
No more
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No. Playing the objective recklessly is not any better than avoiding it in total. I only go for a cap if it's safe to do so, or if I have a teammate or 2 to help me cap. Etc. I don't wanna run and grab the spark when I know 3 guys are camping it and they'll kill me as soon as a pick it up. They'd probably end up getting more points for stopping the runner than for picking up the spark.