Some things you listed nullifies your personal K/D, not everyone else's. 1.I agree that people have bad days but K/D is an average and as everyone else has stated, shows your consistency. I have bad days to, but my good days out weigh them. 2.Your personal K/D is not a good representation of you as a player because others have played your account. I however, don't let others play therefore mine is a true representation of the player I am. 3. A decent player knows how to survive these influxes of quests. If two people use TLW, the better player will out score the other. 4. I didn't conform to the Thorn/TLW meta and continued to use my scouts. I still do use them and haven't conformed to the current meta. I also use stillpiercer/sidearm and a LMG and run a Tripmine/Knife Gunslinger. 5. Refer to .1 Don't get me wrong, K/D is NOT the only thing that matters. I feel people either believe it's the only thing that matters or that it doesn't matter at all. K/D is 1 of a few things that show someone's skill. Combined with CR, W/L, and Average Score, is a great way to determine ones abilities.