Top 5 Myths About Multiplayer Skill

"While new (and yet unfounded) theories and rumors are introduced daily to the forums, there are a few classics that never seem to die." - MP1st

[Beahmscream]

Good read. Your K/D means NOTHING, people should focus more on W/L and being a team player. I'm looking at YOU camping CoD players!

Edit: I'd also like to add MP1st has had some great articles lately.

[Dart89]

I agree i can't stand my teammates camping when the objectives are being taken so what i do is go near them fire off my gun so the enemy can see us and they eventually kill us screwing the other person over.

Oh and prepare to get spammed with hateful messages xD.

[Beahmscream]

Oh you're right! I almost forgot... *flamesuit activated*
There we go XD

[AbNoRmaL__aGenT]

How dare you do that to me Dart!!! Nah im just kidding, I dont even see the fun of sitting in a corner, wauting for an enemy to pass by. But if im not mistaken, didnt uncharted 3 just have an update that made k/d only count in TDM? If so, good for you ND.

[Washington-Capitals]

Funny how you say "looking at camping cod players" like people dont camp in other games. Obviously COD has the most campers because its the MOST POPULAR GAME, so by sure # there are more campers. And by whatever definition you people define "camping" as every other game has it, in BF series you better not be "running and gunning" like rambo and expect to win or even help your team out.

[LoVeRSaMa]

I am sorry, but I do have to disagree with a few things in there..

K/D is important, because if you die lots, you are no use to your team, and by having lots of kills, even if you are not playing the game mode properly, you are still helping the team out.

Trick shots that is the epitome of skill in my opinion, being able to do ridiculous shots, jumping in the air and getting head shots, that's what people want to see, noone gets praised for playing a reasonable game of TDM or CTF...

Just my 2 cents.

[torchic]

@LoVerSaMa

that's bullcrap because i can have a KDR of less than one, but have like 6 captures and 5 defenses on 18-man Domination because i was trying to play objective and, while doing so, i kept getting noobtubed and flashed and grenaded trying to secure or defend positions. imo that's where MW3 will excell, rewarding you highly for playing objective with xp and killstreak points.

also trick shots don't prove how good you are. if you're 12 years old then yes, i'm sure you'd want to see that.

[DARK WITNESS]

@torchic

I think it's a careful balance of the two. If your team mates are keeping the enemy off your back so to speak by constantly killing them.. that gives you the time to focus on capturing the objectives.

If you are playing as a team well, the better their KD is, the less focused on you the enemy will be or at least they will not be able to get to you so easy because while they try, they get picked off.

If your team really is crap and you all have crap KD's, well they will be dieing a lot and you will find it's a lot harder to capture the objectives because it's overrun, because your team is not getting any kills and when you show up to grab an objective, well you will just end up dead as well.

It's all balance and just because a guy has a high KD does not mean he is not objective.

when I look at an opponent I tend to take more notice of guys who have high KD's because they are going to be the bigger problem when it come to me hitting my objective even if they are not bothering to be objective.

[trenso1]

@LoVeRSaMa thats comlete bs K/D doesnt matter at all i went 2 and 13 in Bc2 one game. we won and i was the top player because i was helping the tema stay alive by reviving them and giving out med packs K/D is stupid and should be thrown away, W/L is more important

[JaredH]

Yeah I have a K/D around 2 in most games and a W/L a bit higher than 1 because I actually do the objectives. The most annoying thing is playing a mode like CTF and you're losing because your team's camping not even close to your flag or the other teams.

[Criminal]

@Beahmscream
Yes, playing the objective is the one thing that I wish more mp players would understand.

P.S. Thanks for the kind words about MP1st; we are truly humbled. You said "lately", well we've only been around for 54 days. ;)

[Beahmscream]

Is that so? Well congratulations on the early success! Keep up the fantastic work :)

[MariaHelFutura]

54 days in n4g world can produce some trash.

[Mister_V]

Thank you kindly sir! Very appreciative words.

[narutogameking]

There's a lot more campers in Battlefield 3.
The fact that these maps are so big only encourages camping with snipers.

[solar]

bf3 doesnt reward you for camping like killstreaks in other games we know. plus ive never had problems with snipers/campers in BF games like i do with BLOPS. DICE has put enough in the beta to show to me they dont want campers.

[Suicide_King]

@solar

I disagree completely. Dice has always indirectly promoted camping snipers via the following: mortar strikes from long distances, claymores, mobile spawn points, and a heavy point emphasis on kills.

I honestly wish BF3 would use the Battlefield:Play4Free point system, it puts much more emphasis on teamwork. Most of the time the top player doesn't have the most kills.

[trenso1]

the beta had a crappy map operation metro felt more like a COD map than anything

[Trophywhore]

.87 kdr and proud of it.

[a_squirrel]

Amen.

[Grizzl3]

Have me beat, haha.

[Trophywhore]

I dont get the disagrees. Its not like disagreeing will make me feel any differently about my kdr.

Some things just shouldnt be agreed ar disagreed with.

[HappyGaming]

Being proud of being bellow average?
It would be alright if you were a bit happy that you were above or if you didnt care that you were bellow but being proud of underachieving... really??

[masterofpwnage]

Maybe because its a game dude and he really doesn't care. It's not like it affects his real life gumtrol. Hard to believe, but alot people don't take gaming seriously.

[caperjim]

Imagine a world with games that didnt register K/D in objective gametypes. People would actually play the gametype the way its meant to be played instead of concentrating on kills.

Also W/L isnt a good representation of skill either. Its more of a "team" skill not an individual one. Those with high W/L usually playing with friends on their team using their headset communicating with each other. This is certainly a smart thing to do but there are many others who mainly play alone or with just one other friend which doesnt compare to the opposing "stacked" team.

A high W/L means you usually play well with a team that communicates. It doesnt mean any one person has excellent skills.

[Drake117]

People who say K/D means NOTHING are usually the ones that are terrible at multiplayer lol. If you are dying all the damn time how is that helping anyone. Yes there are players that have a high K/D because they camp, but that doesn't mean that everyone with a high kd is a camper and has no idea how to play objective. Staying alive and keeping pressure on the enemy team is the key in any multiplayer game type period. By staying alive you are allowing your team members a closer spawn point to the enemy objective and you are constantly keeping fire on/killing enemies which makes it harder for them to get organized and make a push back. Sorry if i sound offensive but if u have a bad kd then you are probably one of those people that blindly run towards objectives and put yourself in bad situations because you don't think about what you are doing. /rant over

[RememberThe357]

Well said. Most of the time the team with the better K/D wins, and for the exact reasons you said. My K/D is never really great, I hang around 1.2-1.5, but it's easy to see that when I'm having a good game the other people on my team have an easier time. Areas where you can bottle up are suddenly open and objectives can be cleared faster. If you have no one who can serve it on your team your going to have a hard time winning.

[Gazondaily]

Yeah I have a KDR of over 2.0 or 3.0 in some games but if your win/loss is rubbish then consider yourself a rubbish player- unless there are extenuating circumstances such as someone playing on their own but happning to be lumped in with rubbish team mates.

[Highlife]

My problem isn't with people with high K/D it is with players with a complete disregaurd for objectives. I like to play Domination sometimes but that mode can suck so bad when you have a team that doesn't want to take domination points. Instead they camp near a capture point and wait for someone to pick off or stroll around the map killing people with no intent to play the way they should. They are playing free for all in this mode and it pisses the hell out of me. Anyone can go into an objective based game and go rouge and have a high K/D. Takes more skill to play take objectives and still have a high K/D.

[TheBossMan]

Uhh... the author clearly admitted that KD means EVERYTHING when it comes to death match game types, so... please put your comment into perspective. If the objective of the mode you are playing is to rack up kills and avoid deaths to make your team win, then KD is basically a direct measure of your value to the team.

OR you could be a douche sniper that slowly accrues 5 kills from a hidden spot on the map, then predators, then harriers, then AC130s your way to a high KD. This is fine if you shoot aggressively and often, but if you're taking one shot every 30 seconds at most, then please stop being a bitch and go to a more populated location.

[Drake117]

Uhh...you need to read my comment slower, i clearly talked about objective game types and camping so im not exactly sure where you coming from with all that nonsense.

[TheBossMan]

@ Drake - I wasn't replying to you... Pretty sure my comment would be indented after yours if I had been.

[BigBoss07]

I think the best representations of skill in an FPS is your 1) accuracy percentage, 2) your reaction time, 3) your time playing the objective, and 4) the time you spend fulfilling your role. Your K/D plays some importance, but it can be easily outweighed by 3 and 4.

These are the four things I was tested on and now test on when in competitive clans.

[Suicide_King]

Couldn't agree more. Wish games would rank that way.

[Cenobia]

I don't think accuracy is a good measurement at all. If you are afraid to lay down suppressing fire because it will ruin you %, then you are not doing any good for your team. I will empty clips on people just to keep them down while I/others advance.

People also exploit accuracy, especially in COD. I have seen ratings for accuracy through the roof, presumably because people only use knives or something.

[BigBoss07]

^^^I actually agree with you. If your more of a support and assault guy, then your accuracy is definitely going to be lower than say a CQB or sniper guy. I should have said I test people on accuracy and reaction based on their role in the game.

You wouldn't want a sniper with a accuracy percentage of 50% in your clan would you? or a CQB guy with a slow reaction time. Depending on their role, I look for a minimum value that I'm looking to pass in a persons skill and depending on their performance, if they excel in their role, I definitely want them to join.

Sorry for not clarifying that in my original statement.

[kikizoo]

K/D means something, in deathmatch ! (only in games where skill is the key : unreal tournament and his clone halo, kz2, etc)

+ when you play a team deathmatch 20/21 is not better than 12/3 ! like dumb scoreboards shows !

[iXenon]

I agree with the end-game equipment one! It applies to MMOs especially

[Mister_V]

I think the stat that mattered the most in the Battlelog, was your FRIEND list! Haha.

[sickbird]

Im sorry, you dont need a 2.00 to be good but if your KD is below 1.00 you suck hard.

and having a high KD doesn't necessarily mean you're a camper.

[iXenon]

Chill, dude! I have a 0.8 K/D in BC2, but I can still kick your bum in a private match

[sickbird]

9 people here suck at shooters i guess...

[Grizzl3]

Or prefer to play objectives.

[Sidewinder-]

generic youtube comment that aint funny.

[Suicide_King]

Up to 20 now. Probably because your comment was farce.

[Hicken]

My K/D averages below 1 on everything but BC2 and KZ2. But the number of assists I average? In a 50-kill match like Uncharted, I average 6-8. In BC2, depending on the game type, it was closer to 12 in SDM, and could be over 20 if the two teams in Rush or Conquest were evenly matched. I'd have more revives, spot assists, heals, and ammo refills than kills. EACH. Not combined. And that's at 10-15 kills.

I could come out of a game with a .63 K/D and yet be first on the board because I'm supporting my team in other ways. I'm calling out enemy locations from a good vantage point, or giving orders as to the best way to currently get to an objective. Stuff best done when NOT on the front line getting kills.

My teammates get more kills because I'm keeping THEM alive, or stocked with ammo. These things aren't as important on, say, Call of Duty, but they go a long way in other games.

[Drake117]

I have no idea why u have so many disagrees. Guess there's alot of ppl on here looking for an excuse as to why they suck at multiplayer games. He is completely right lol if u have a kd below 1.0 your terrible. Its not about camping or playing objective its about staying alive and helping your team out. Hey if u want to be that idiot that has a .5 KD because u run straight towards objective without thinking or watching your angles then go ahead die alot and don't help any one out.

[NarooN]

Funny you say that because the friends that I have with KD's below 1.00 are the ones who always complete the objectives.

[NuclearDuke]

I agree. If you go below a KD of 1.00, you really have a hard time playing First Person Shooter. Killing, might not be the first priority in Capture the Flag, but it damn helps your flag carrier get his ass back home safely.

TL;DR: Storywriter is a baddie at FPS and probably a console user.

[BlackTar187]

what does console user have to do with anything? Im equally as good at consoles as PC.

You Computer fanboys are ridiculous in that your all really full of your selves.

PC = Easier anyways. Using a Mouse and keyboard is not some huge task even my wife could do it.

[Suicide_King]

@BlackTar 187

PC easier? Right, auto-aiming on consoles must be to make things more difficult...

[BlackTar187]

PC is easier it is easier to pin point someone with a mouse much easier. I don't know what games you play but ive been a CS since before 1.6 and a BF player since the release of Bf1942 also sprinkle in most FPS like Crysis, Fear, Soldier of fortune and ill stick to my guns saying using a PC Keyboard and mouse are much easier . I don't really see how you can argue Auto aim is whatever in alot of games you can turn it off but using a controller to pin point accuracy takes a little bit more time to do. Which is why PC always would win the pc/console crowd because its just so much easier and quicker to get a bead on some one from any distance with the keyboard and mouse. Personally i don't see how anyone can argue thought it was a pretty common knowledge thing and a big reason people prefer it. Trust people don't prefer the Keyboard and mouse becasue take more skill or because its harder.

I didn't think about it but auto aim on consoles is almost a way of them saying its a little harder to aim with tyou thumbs on consoles. To each there own but i have no idea how you can think the pinpoint accuracy and speed of a mouse is anything but easier.

[RioKing]

^auto-aim is overrated and overcomplained about. Trust me, its role in fps' is minimal at best. Honestly, it annoys me more often than it helps me...I can't think of one time I've ever had to say "thank goodness for auto-aim".

[HeavenlySnipes]

I think KD does somewhat represent your skill level. If you are playing a team based mode like Domination and you have 2 kills and 17 deaths (unless you have like 8 captures) you are really doing nothing for the team. I don't mean to say that the camping bitches that sit in corners far away from the objectives are better than you, I'm saying that the people that capture a decent amount of flags and are actually able to,you know, SHOOT BACK (at the very least) are more valuable.

If you can't kill anyone then its going to be pretty hard to clear out enemies and capture or hold anything.

[caseh]

K/D represents your skill to some extent, i've seen this discussion on the MAG forums numerous times where people would start a thread along the lines of 'Killers or Healers - Most Important?'

I played in a clan where all players had a K/D of 2.0 or above, I think they lost maybe once and I stuck with them for over a month and some of the beatdowns I seen during that stint was ridiculous. Downside is players who have high K/D tend to be selfish, don't expect them to rush out to revive you when you're down.

Fact is if you kill more people you are more useful around objectives.

[aquamala]

A player with 3-1 has better kd ratio than one that has 12-9. Who is the better player?

[Grizzl3]

Well, if it's team deathmatch, the 3-1 guy, obviously.

[aquamala]

^^^^^. Wrong, the 3-1 guy has 2 more kills than deaths, the 12-9 guy has 3 more kills than deaths, the 12-9 guy is helping the team more in tdm.

[Criminal]

I'm with Grizzl3, it depends on the game mode.

[wsoutlaw87]

Ya the truth is theres no way to judge your skills based off stats. The only way to prove you/your clan is better that theirs is to challenge them.

[ZBlacktt]

Skills mean nothing at all in online period. Unless you are all sitting in the same room or in a gaming contest ( same place ). There are far to many issues with online gaming to ever say who's the best. Issues like game lag, player lag, lag switches, program users, glitcher's and exploiters. Heck even team killer's that effect your K/D. So until the day comes when dev's figure out how to run the "perfect" game. Online is a myth and should never be taken serious at all. It's just a added bonus to give you something more to do with the title.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Online is a myth lol ok whatever that means.

[ZBlacktt]

The myth is that it means anything of value other then anyone but yourself. Even then there are way to many flaws to take any of it serious at all. It's just a add on to most likely a great single player game. Unless you are playing games like MAG. Which btw is the laggest game I've ever encountered. Been playing it the last 6 months and I'm one trophy away from the plat.... thank god. The dev Zipper has really dropped the support for this game. The 10ft knife stabs and shot around walls is a given in every game.

[BlueEye]

Somewhat annoyed this seems to be mostly focused on FPS games like Halo, CoD and Battlefield. But its a good article anyway cause its so true.

[Venjense]

k/d matters in Teamdeath match, not objective based games.

[Pikajew]

I was playing TF2 and got 5 headshots on the same sniper 5 times in a row. My ping was 230 and his was 100, I was using the worst sniper rifle. Is that skill?

I usually suck with the Sniper

[caseh]

Not if its a stationary target who's not even looking at you. :P

[Chnswdchldrn]

idk what kind of garbage multiplayer game this guy is talkin about, but what I play doesnt record your KDR, you dont have a "gamertag" and trick shots DO mean you have skill, there aint no leaderboards, and you dont "aquire endgame equipment".

All of that is pretty much Cod, might as well rename this article top 5 myths about COD skill.

COD skill, now aint that an oxymoronic statement

[Relientk77]

Your kill-to-death ratio is a valid representation of your skill

^Thank you for having this on the list

I play my friends in Call of Duty split screen all the time (and online co op), and I usually win or beat the majority of them, and sometimes their K/D is higher and they say or well whatever my Kill-to Death ratio was better.

Ok well guess what, I got more kills than u, I WIN period.

[gillri]

im a serial camper and my KD is 1.7...eat that naysayers!!

[FAGOL]

Me and my friend made 2 PSN accounts called xXNoobTubeProXx and xXSuperCamperProXx (I cant remember how many Xs we had in the ID tbh).

Anyways we went around firing off our guns at team mates who didn't play the objective or was using cheap tactics or if they had a ID like xXXBeastSniperNoScopeElitePooX x.

The reactions were hilarious.

O yeah and the hate messages.

[Makarov90]

All mp games require some sort skill.

[solar]

skill in online shooters only matter if you are making money. or if you play CS. ;)

[SITH]

I don't adhere to any rules other players attempt to push on me when I play an FPS game I paid for on my console. If I want to sit in a structure and shoot over and over two, three, or four idiots who are hell bent on a revenge kill upon me... then that is what I will do. If I want to run around a map and blast people in dead sprints (something not done in real life but demanded by most of you so you are not called a camper) then that is what I will do.

If I want to lob tanks shots clear across the map in Battlefield Bad company 2, and destroy the Mcom stations while minimizing damage to my tank, which advances the team. Then that is what I will do.

You can create all the articles on the subject you want. People are going to absolutely play the way THEY are comfortable with. You can jump on their vehicles, or annoy them all day it will not change a thing. I have it happen to me sometimes, I simply file a player a negative review and avoid that person and move on to the next game doing what I want to, never to worry about them again. If we win, we win. One person can not hinder that in a game with 23 other people. It is your fault you get annoyed by those gamers, not theirs.

[luluhoo]

Calm down. You obviously either didn't read the article, or have terrible reading comprehension. The author is dogging the people that think those activities = skill, not that they do them.

[Kakihara]

Other people paid for their game too and are just as eager to have a good time playing. Try compromising your own personal idea of enjoyment just a little to help everyone enjoy themselves a little more and you might even have a better time overall, you'll certainly get into less petty confrontations.

[GamerPS360]

k/d matters if you have fun with it. After all, Games are about to have fun. I am getting my ass kicked on Dark souls but I am having fun.

[RyuDrinksTheDew]

this is kind of off topic, but there was no reason for him to say this.

"Also, if your gamertag has 420 anywhere in it, I could easily fill a series of books listing the jobs and friends you’ll never have."

stereotyping gets you nowhere in journalism, SMH.

[acemonkey]

420 names are the funniest not b.c they get high but theres like 10 yr olds on 420names and im like yo u know what that means? not really...lol but K/D dont mean nothing and when did people started to scream Hardscooped?

[Mister_V]

Dare I ask your gamer ID? Haha, just kiddin' bro. However, I believe this statement allowed readers to relate to the author/article considering a) It's funny, and b) he's absolutely right.

[RyuDrinksTheDew]

RyuDrinksTheDew is my gamertag.

and let me fix that for you.

"a) its funny, and b) i agree with his opinion."

[thespaz]

That was hilarious!

I'm one of those people who just likes to play... I don't care about my K/D. In fact, I'm that guy that will run at an enemy with a grenade and purposely hold it until we both die. I just don't give a F**K because it's fun.

If games require work, then count me out. I like to have fun. I'm only investing my time in entertainment... not practicing to be the best online player.

[DFresh]

1.) K/D Ratio:
I want to do the best I can.

2.) Gamer Name:
Gotta make it cool.

3.) Trick Shots:
Stupid and pointless.
Point of being a sniper is to kill in one shot.
Hard Scope FTW!

4.) Leader boards:
I never cared for leader boards.

5.) Collecting everything in the game.
It's fun to do but not really necessary.

[StarWolf]

having alternating caps and X's does not make it cool.

try your best to win and have a good w/l , not your k/d.

[Jamaicangmr]

Loved that golden camo one lol! So fuking true i've been saying that to my COD friends for years. To Prestige is a waist of time it's not even much of a bragging right. lol!

[Sidewinder-]

Hilarious.

[wolfofashes]

Run and gun=True irrefutable,factual and undeniable skill.
the rest is delusion

[Pwnage18202]

Everybody should just disregard their K/D and just play the game. Don't be that guys whose like "I have 4.00 K/D in Cod" Cause if that's you then you should probably move out of your parents basement....

[FrightfulActions]

Great article, agree with all of it. I will add one more to the list though...

Myth 6 -
Teabagging is a sign of epic skill.

There are just so, so, so, so, so many 14 year old's in shooter games that think dipping their undescend virtual crotch over the dead corpse of some enemy (sometimes ally) and bragging about it through loud obnoxious screams over the headset (usually consisting of the new naughty word they learned in school they think makes them sound adult and cool). These people are usually the ones who end up getting killed, and then complaining about it. Stop to crotch and hop over a killed enemy, screaming and laughing and snorting, then, because they're just standing their like a idiot, some sniper blows their brains out. "OMG YOU FAGGOT CHEAT LOSER FAG FAG FAG"

You get my point.

[sickshot69]

lol the "2-17" picture made me laugh

[Ness-Psi]

I'm just sick of hearing about call of effing duty!. it's like no other game exists. when ever a new one comes out it's all my friends or brother talks about.

I wouldn't mind but watching my mates play is like watching headless chickens run about, and my brother sits there screaming at the other players to do something when he don't even use a headset lol. I play now and again and am OK at it, the only online fps I really got hooked on was killzone 2 online that was awesome oh and quake 2 back in the day.

[MoreRPG]

we need more FPS with Free for all modes you know you have skills when you are on your own against a given number of players

[retrofly]

When you play TDM and FFA Kd/e means a hell of a lot. Luckily my win loss ratio is damn good too.

I think if your w/l ratio & k/d ratio is good your a good player.

Who cares what anyone does anyway, if they are having fun thats all that matters, we don't play games to make OTHER people happy :).

But helping out others is a lot of fun (Battlefield Nurse reporting for duty :P)

[bjh089]

Accuracy, reflexes, and game IQ are what makes good players good. If you do manage anything over a 2.00 kd ratio in snd though without campin or playin like a fag thats impressive considering that game mode takes the most skill.

[SuperStrokey1123]

I never found camping to be much fun, always like to run and gun in pairs myself.

[animalia85]

I'm the type of gamer who's runs toward the sound of gunfire and gets down with whoever I find there. I'm a lonewolf type player but I always revive and save teammates even when it puts me in danger. I prefer letting my teammate get the flag and I watch his back. I once killed five guys in a row defending a flag carrier and I died a hero lol.

[Spenok]

Man i need to play with you then lol. I HATE it when im down and team members just run by. Its like DAMN IT, revive me, get points, and ill help you stay alive. Everytime i see a mate down i will always revive, and as you said, run toward gunfire :D

[NeloAnjelo]

How about 5 Truths?

Objectives > Kill Streaks
Auto Aim and No Recoil are for Noobs
Strafing > L1
Teamwork > Camping
Weapons Upgrades mean nothing

[Spenok]

I knew you could turn off auto aim, but you can turn off Recoil?

[NeloAnjelo]

No I meant that alot of games comes with low recoil and auto aim by default and this seems to be the new "standard" for may shooters.

[Spenok]

Ah. Yeah the recoil in BF3 took some getting used too, but now i love it. Its one of the things i loved about KZ.

[NeloAnjelo]

Dude you just mentioned a game there that I've logged over 700 hrs on. KZ2 was great for its recoil, reaslistic reload speeds, and no real perks or killstreaks rewards. L1 was almost never used unless you're looking to kill someone camping or really far away. It was actually impossible to camp in that game. Constant movement from objective to objective. I still play it sometimes. This was toned down way too much in KZ3 for my liking.

All the people saying "poor controls" or "unplayable" are the ones accustomed to the snappy L1 to auto aim... I felt a sense of satisfaction everytime there was a one on one battle. Or better killing two or more people that attack you from behind!

[Spenok]

Completely agree man. KZ2 was the best imo. Tho 3 did have the better story. I loved playing that game tho. Everything about it was just so much better then everything else lol. Hopefully BF3 lives up to its hype. The beta was fun, so i don't have much doubt honestly lol.

[dead_eye]

Does this website hate gamers or something. The whole article is about gamers been unclean, fat lazy slobs with no hope for the future. Shame because the list itself has valid points on it.

[blackhammer]

I'm proud to be one of the players who is willing to sprint out to capture the checkpoint in a hail of gun fire, rather than wait and camp it out.

Teamwork fellas. Teamwork.

[Spenok]

Man that first one is so true. Sure, K/D is something to worry about, if, as stated in the article, you play only DM or TDM. Which i usually do, and ill be honest, my KD usually sits at around 1.6 or so. Ill play some other modes now and again if someone in my party wants too. But in those cases im all about the objective PLAY THE F'IN OBJECTIVE PEOPLE!

Well written article imo. Yet i have one question, has anyone ever run into someone that has an elite gamertag and that person has bragged about it? That seems...... sad actually. lol

[EazyC]

Well written and funny, rare to see a game article written with such sharp wit.

[animalia85]

I hate seeing people just run back and forth right next to me, revive me you @$$hole lol. Its funny getting revived and then that guy gets downed and you revive him and it keeps going til someone throws a granade through the window.

[Xander756]

The person who wrote this article obviously does not know what they are talking about. KDR is NOT meaningless in objective game types. Any pro gamer will tell you that there are people designated as "slayers" on their team who are SUPPOSED to only kill people in objective games.

After all, the other team cannot complete the objective if they keep dying right? This leaves your team free to do the objectives themselves. The better the slayer is at killing the enemy, the better off the team is. Therefore KDR is still very, very relevant.