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3/31/2012 5:32:52 AM
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Do you think K/D is a good indicator of skill?
Do ya?
I've seen a lot of my friends use K/D as a tool to judge the skill of enemy players and this irks me because in my opinion, unless your K/D is less-than-stellar to the point where its at an extreme, it should not be used to judge anything.
Reasons
-Stat padding
-Griffball K/D boosting
-Searching easy playlists and stat padding on lesser-skilled players
etc. etc.
thoughts? comments?
[Edited on 03.30.2012 9:36 PM PDT]
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Yes, KDR is one factor of skill, but not the only one. Boosting or any form of cheating would nullify any argument for skill. Also, you have to factor in the teammates. I play alone so some of my best games might not be represented by high K/D stats, but rather that I pulled a decent K/R and was the only one on my team to go positive. Teams that play game in and game out might not be as individually skilled as some lone wolves, but their K/Ds will be high because of teamwork. That's why there is individual skill and team skill. It's not always easy to determine which is represented by a players K/D. I've won many 1v1s against players with higher K/Ds simply because they got to their position by the players around them. [Edited on 03.31.2012 12:56 AM PDT]
