K/D ratio is the best determinate of player skill

[DrKronic]

This has always been true in no respawn team deathmatch, it can be longwinded argued against but killers win games, if I consistently kill more people than times I die, I am making my team win, especially if I kill people who actually also kill lots of people

Now siege is much more team based (I.e going just for kills won't always capture the flag)

Those kills don't get added to ratio(problem solved)

[Cyber]

I totally agree with you Trippin. Everybody knows that K/D is the ONLY way to identify a good player, nothing else matters. All of you just have an awful kdr so you make up some fairy stories about teamplay etc. I don't think you should even be allowed to post on the forums unless your kdr is over 3.

[BlackMilk]

*cough* killsteal

[Trippin]

I totally agree with you Trippin. Everybody knows that K/D is the ONLY way to identify a good player, nothing else matters. All of you just have an awful kdr so you make up some fairy stories about teamplay etc. I don't think you should even be allowed to post on the forums unless your kdr is over 3.

This.

[Niemand]

mine is 4.52

and I still say: its the teamplay thats important. You can't win without teamplay.

[Michael]

I totally agree with you Trippin. Everybody knows that K/D is the ONLY way to identify a good player, nothing else matters.

The goal of the game is to win the round.

To kill many enemies might be important for some people that have to compensate.

All of you just have an awful kdr

Not me.

so you make up some fairy stories about teamplay etc.

Says the guy who usually sticks together with his fellow Mercs to outnumber some peasants lololol.

I don't think you should even be allowed to post on the forums unless your kdr is over 3.

I would bet I win way more rounds than you and Trippin.

[ThePoopy]

K/D is the ONLY thing that shows skill

[1slander]

Imo the whole K/D ratio thing should be replaced with a damage indication showing how much Damage a player has actually dealt.  That damage can have the players tk's and team damage deducted from that total as well.  It would give a better understanding of who is actually pulling the weight and not just charging into the tail end of fights and hitting all their team mates trying to get the kill point. 

Or we could keep it how it is - which it will be - forever.

[cmp]

K/D ratio alone is not that significant, you have to factor in other stats. This is a formula that is relatively good at determining one's skill:
skill = (kills * ((damage_dealt - damage_received) / 0)) / (deaths + ((teamdamage_dealt - teamdamage_received) / 0))

[Paul]

double cpu explode

[MrExxc]

False, I am myself a living proof of it, I do tend to end up often with a nice K/D ratio, but I mainly steal kills :/

[Raskolnikov]

Like MrExxc I am also living proof that using kill/death ratio as a judge of player skill is flawed. I run around with a 24/15 build one-hit-killing people with a (soon to be heirloomed) Great Long Bardiche. I frequently get a 2/1 or 3/1 ratio, but I'm a poor manual blocker, my foot work leaves much to be desired and the less said about my timing the better. I'm also something of a kill stealer.

[1slander]

you should be ashamed - confessions of a KS'er...

[Raskolnikov]

you should be ashamed - confessions of a KS'er...

You'd think so, wouldn't you? But nah... you never know how a fight is going to go, so better to run in there with the Bardiche o' Doom and put a swift end to their shenanigans! Unless you miss. And hit your team mate. That happens. 

[Niemand]

We need an assists-counter, too!

I, as the archer I am hit ppl as much as hell... but usually don't kill em cuz some KS'er (see above) is killing them before my second arrow hits.
So my KD goes down because my arrow hits the KS'er... and he dies onehitted.