If you say K/D does not matter... you are wrong. It is the easiest stat to check when looking to see a players skill. Its not the only stat that matters, but it is the best single stat to check. A positive KD shows me you can kill more than you die. If you were looking on LFG for a random to join your team for a flawless trials run, who would you choose to give your team the best chance of success? - Person A with a 0.7 KD or - Person B with a 1.5 KD *******************************EDIT********************************************* Posting this edit as alot of you dont seem to understand my original post.... Firstly I am not someone who really cares about my own KD, I play and have fun... The KD I have is from playing and being decent and has improved over time(not saying I am amazing at all just above average). I dont try and protect my KD and sit back or anything like that... I am actually pretty aggressive with my playstyle. I [u]never[/u] stated that KD was [u]everything[/u]... Just that it is a useful stat to check and it is meaningful as it does show on average if a person can get more kills than they die. KD will always be a meaningful stat in any FPS as if you are killing more than you are dying you are benificial to your team... yes even in the objective gamemodes. KD doesnt tell you the full picture of someones skill at all but it is the easiest stat to check. I also never said that just becasue you have a bad KD you are a bad player....There could be many factors for example you started off bad and improved a lot over time. What I did say is when looking for a potential team mate off LFG for an endgame PVP activity, KD/ last months KD is one of the easiest stats to check to see if they can hold their own. You normally know nothing about the person so all you have to go from is their stats before inviting them to the game. Therefore KD does matter in that sense. I posted this as there were people saying they didnt care about their KD, but were sick of being kicked from fireteams for trials etc. I was just stating why it is a useful stat when on a LFG site looking for players. I can appreciate the fact that KD can be manipulated but this will be the minority of players with good KDs that do this. Most players I have come accross with good KDs are great players. Damn these forums are toxic... *******************************EDIT***************************************************