If you are at level cap, you still get kill counts if you are in a level appropriate map.
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I can live with this
You're missing the point; they will be at level 21 and all the kills they got before the game went live are removed, so they can only get kills from 21-26 (plus everything at cap) while others can get kills from 1-21. It's a slight disadvantage but one nonetheless.