Kill Death Ratio?

**Glasher** · 10-02-2011, 11:32 AM

I am a little confused. Isn't a KD Ratio only meaningful in a PvP environment, most notably in FPS. While we share similarities without PvP whats the point.

Any1 can exit the game before they die, or run away from the group to save there precious useless ratio...

If your looking to prove your skill then PL needs to start hosting races or something. The spawns are always the same choose a section n go go go.

**Ayc2000** · 10-02-2011, 11:42 AM

if you run before you die, i think you get a death

**Hankomachos** · 10-02-2011, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Ayc2000:434179

if you run before you die, i think you get a death

Affirmative.

**starsavior** · 10-02-2011, 11:54 AM

Most of my friends lol at me because I have 1k deaths

**TANKKAAR** · 10-02-2011, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by starsavior

Most of my friends lol at me because I have 1k deaths

It doesn't matter just what your deaths are

what matters are your kills in comparison. If were to just go off deaths some of the best pvp players I know are on the LDR Boards for have most deaths but they are also on the LDR boards for having 2x the amount of kills...lol

And yes if you leave from said PVP match just to avoid death your being awarded a death anyways

**Otukura** · 10-02-2011, 01:11 PM

Anyone can pubstomp all day, and get a 3 K/D without trying. I don't think any of it matters.

**iOSJake** · 10-02-2011, 04:37 PM

The more you play, the more you kill and die. I wonder if anyone has zero deaths (aside from new players).

**ExperimentNebulaCore** · 10-02-2011, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by iOSJake:434373

The more you play, the more you kill and die. I wonder if anyone has zero deaths (aside from new players).

Saw a lvl 12 dude with one death sixhundread something kills.... weird

**Cytokinesis** · 10-02-2011, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by starsavior

Most of my friends lol at me because I have 1k deaths

LOL!!! my K/D ratio is like 1:2 the 2 being deaths

so... chilax XD

**KingFu** · 10-02-2011, 05:04 PM

It's all for show. None of it really matters. I just like trying to keep my ratios clean for self satisfaction. I hide them anyways

**WhoIsThis** · 10-02-2011, 06:24 PM

K/D ratio is actually a very unreliable way to judge a player's skill.

1. A player can easily kill boost; that is, pay another player to stay still or to have 2 phones with 2 accounts, log on and endlessly kill the alt

2. A player that becomes experienced and spends most of their time fighting other experienced players will have a higher K/D than other players. FPS games suffer from similar limitations.

3. Some players learn slower and have a lower K/D as a result. K/D does measure a player's skill going into a game

The only time when K/D should be considered an alarm bell is if a player's K/D is very low.

**Cytokinesis** · 10-02-2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by WhoIsThis

The only time when K/D should be considered an alarm bell is if a player's K/D is very low.

such as...?

**WhoIsThis** · 10-02-2011, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Cytokinesis

such as...?

Players that start will usually have a K/D ratio under 0.7K / 1D. This is entirely expected.

However, players who have had thousands of kills and still have a relatively low K/D is a flag. Perhaps they could not improve. Either that, or they spent their entire PvP career fighting top players, which again highlights my earlier post about K/D's inherent unreliability.

**Cahaun** · 10-04-2011, 03:19 PM

I say deaths are battle scars. Wear them with pride!

**CanonicalKoi** · 10-04-2011, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by ExperimentNebulaCore

Saw a lvl 12 dude with one death sixhundread something kills.... weird

My level 28 Commando (this is the auto-level experiment one) has 4035 kills and 1 death. Not through any skill or running off, and I tank that rascal hard--it's just plain luck. Well, maybe one skill--I play a bird mainly in PL and I've gotten *really* good at downing health pots when needed.

ETA: If it dies 47.5 more times by tomorrow....oh, well. Dying's part of the game and it doesn't hurt.

**starsavior** · 10-07-2011, 04:50 PM

I sware was today like national troll day?!?!?!
So I was just minding my own business in blackstar and this guy just started making fun of me because of my k/d and invited some other guys to help him so I just left to go to numa and then I saw another fight about a players k/d. So this really bugged me because some people will just leave a game or use a whole mess of stims to avoid a death while others just don't care.

**CanonicalKoi** · 10-07-2011, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by starsavior

I sware was today like national troll day?!?!?!
So I was just minding my own business in blackstar and this guy just started making fun of me because of my k/d and invited some other guys to help him so I just left to go to numa and then I saw another fight about a players k/d. So this really bugged me because some people will just leave a game or use a whole mess of stims to avoid a death while others just don't care.

I dunno why people don't get that it just doesn't matter.

I've run with you--you're good at what you do (besides being fun and a mighty fine dancer

) that's all that matters.

**starsavior** · 10-08-2011, 02:49 PM

Lol. I ran into those guys a few hours later. I just kept saying lol because I was answering that were being asked by the new players. I now know them as The Troll, The Flamer, and The Bragger( Idk if that's a word). I also have 'Your now ignored

have a nice day' as one of my preset slots.

**CanonicalKoi** · 10-08-2011, 02:56 PM

How about "Braggart"? A fine word that sounds a little like it should belong to a small, yappy dog with enormous antlers. "Hark! I do hear the call of the Braggart on the breeze. The game's afoot!"

Just don't forget to pick-up a hunting license and ear tag (where local hunting laws are applicable).

(And aren't you grateful for the "Ignore" button some days? I am.

)

**Conradin** · 10-08-2011, 03:33 PM

I have hundreds of deaths in both pvp and PVE. I really really hope they take these things out of the game. Awarding deaths from leaving in PVP was a start, but these meaningless stats shouldn't be there- they just cause cheating and drama.