The best of the best don't play destiny.

I have a 1 KD, I think of myself as top 3% I have more NLB kills then Thorn, TLW, and Red Death COMBINED I stay away from the meta, I counter it, I hate pulse rifles with only about 1800 kills with them.

1 of the 6 players can get a 0.01 k/d and capture 10 control points Those other 5 players aren't better than him, he essentially is earning half of their kills everytime they get extra control points. A K/D higher than about 1.9 shows that the person either 1. Snipes 2. Meta user Either way, not enjoyable to play with over extended periods of time. I mean, remember Thorn and Felwinter?

K/d is only a factor. Your w/l, your assists, control captures, lifespans, precision shots, combat ratings, objectives captured, offensive/defensive kills, average game scores, longest kill streaks, how well you use other weapons, even orbs created [u]all together[/u] shows your real representation of how good you are. It's like car. Having the worlds best tires on a car doesn't make the entire car "good", it makes your tires good.

This was my first real fps, so when I started, I sucked. Now look at my recent games.

What about people like me who share a character with a younger sibling, who I have never seen go above .5 in crucible

K/D is between 1 and 2 is effective at being aggressive (Charge in). K/D over 2 is effective at being conservative (Puts at much space between them and other players as possible). K/D < 1 not as effective/needs to try a new play style. Honestly, K/D only shows off your play style once it's over 1. People who camp, use the meta, snipe, prefer long distance fights, etc. probably have a higher K/D People who charge in guns blazing put themselves more at risk and have a lower K/D (I can't do ranged fights, I hate them. Feel cheated if I lose a ranged fight, especially if I'm shooting first). People who don't use the meta but play with their favorites will (usually) have a lower K/D, unless their favorites are the current meta. I play with my favorites. Auto rifle, shotgun, and I'm still looking for a good LMG. Quillim's Terminus won't drop, so can't use it =P. I also charge into the fray. My only goal, besides winning a game (which is largely based on teamwork too), is to just stay over 1.0 K/D. If I play conservatively, my K/D drops. If I play aggressive and 'in your face', I do far better. But it takes me time to get to the point where it works for me because I don't like PvP and don't play it often. So is K/D an indicator of skill? Not really. Just shows who's good at being aggressive, or who's good at being conservative.

I disagree because the k/d doesn't reset at any point. I used to be absolute garbage, but even though I do much better now and often get the highest score in games my k/d is still barely positive.

Lol look at my KD. I will wreck most people too. :) This game has too many side objectives to be serious about raid. I had a 3.0 KD in COD death match . Your sole objective is to kill others mostly. KD means much less here. If you are greater than 1.75 you probably are decent. Anything else is the great unknown.

What if everything you ever wanted... WAS TO KICK SHIT IN THE FACE!? FOREVER! THEN YOU NEED PEREGRINE GREAVES!!! PUT THESE SWEET-ASS LEGS ON YOUR TITAN AND YOU WILL F***ING DECIMATE THINGS WITH YOUR POWERFUL KNEES. THEY ARE GEMS. YOU WILL LOOK GLAMOROUS LIKE A STYLISH LADY WHILE YOU KNEE SOMEONE IN THE THROAT SO HARD THEIR TEETH GO FLYING OUT OF THEIR ASSHOLE! YOUR LEGS ARE BEDAZZLED! BEDAZZLED WITH THE STRENGTH OF 1,000 KODIAK BEARS IF KODIAK BEARS GAVE ZERO F***S ABOUT GRAVITY AND EVOLVED TO DO SWEET JUMPKICKS! YOU WILL SET YOUR CHILD ON YOUR KNEE TO GIVE HIM SOUND FATHERLY ADVICE AND THAT CHILD WILL F***ING EXPLODE BECAUSE YOUR KNEES ARE INSTANT DEATH! YOUR SON WILL DIE! YOUR WIFE WILL DIVORCE YOU! YOU WILL DIE ALONE ATOP THE MOUNTAIN OF CORPSES YOU'VE LEFT IN YOUR WAKE AS YOUR LIFE DISSOLVES INTO A NIGHTMARISH HELLSCAPE OF VIOLENCE AND DEPRAVITY! YOU WILL TAKE PEREGRINE GREAVES INTO THE CRUCIBLE AND YOU WILL MASSACRE PEOPLE! YOU WILL F*** THEM UP! YOU WILL KNEE BLADEDANCERS! DENIED! GET THAT BUTTERKNIFE THE F*** OUT OF HERE! YOU WILL KNEE RADIANT WARLOCKS AND CAUSE THEM TO WEEP RADIANT TEARS! YOU WILL KNEE GOLDEN GUNSLINGERS...CAREFULLY.... YOU WILL KNEE OTHER TITANS IN THEIR BUBBLES, DIVING INTO THEIR NEON DISCO DANCE PARTIES BLIND AS SHIT AND MURDERING THEM WITH YOUR ENERGY LEGS! IT IS YOUR BUBBLE NOW SO FU*** THAT GU---wait, shit...THE BUBBLE IS GONE BECAUSE OF YOU GODDAMMIT WHY THE F*** DID YOU DO THAT!? YOU WILL RUIN YOUR K/D LIKE I HAVE BECAUSE YOU ARE ADDICTED TO THE SWEET, SWEET SOUND OF INSTANT AIRBORNE DEATH! YOU WILL CATCH SO MANY SHOTGUN BLASTS TO THE FACE AND IT WILL BE WORTH IT WHEN YOU KNOCK A BLADEDANCER THE F*** OUT BEFORE HE CAN CHOP UP YOUR TEAM! EVERY PAINFUL DEATH WILL BE VALIDATED AS YOUR LEG COLLIDES WITH A FIERY WARLOCK'S FAGGY GOAT HAT SO HARD THAT HE'S RENDERED BRAIN-DAMAGED AND HIS FAMILY FIGHTS WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS TO TAKE HIM OFF OF LIFE-SUPPORT! HE WILL LIVE OFF OF TUBES! BECAUSE OF TEXAAAAAAS! PEREGRINE GREEAAAAAAAAAAVES!!!

Kd is less a reflection of skill and more of a reflection on the influence you will have on the success of your team. Someone with a positive kd will likely have a positive influence on the teams success because they will be eliminating more enemy targets than dying. This can indicate that someone is just a good overall slayer but does not indicate whether they can hold down a position in control or protect a runner in rift. Essentially the higher the kd, the more likely the person will positively effect the outcome of the game. Another stat to consider is also assists, because someone who has a high kda but not so high kd will still likely have a positive influence in the game.