Should they do away with K/D?

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#1 dvalo9
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should some developers leave out the K/D stat in games?

I find that it encourages solo play in otherwise team oriented games, it also makes some players uncertain about trying weapons they aren't familiar with.

Does anyone agree that some games don't need this stat?

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#2 deactivated-58b6232955e4a
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Depends on the game.
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#3 Devil-Itachi
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Like it being there if for some reason I'm interested but for the most part, I ignore it. It is one of those stats that don't really seem to matter kind of like gamerscores.
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#4 ristactionjakso
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Well it may decrease campers by a small margin, but typically won't fundamentally change anything.

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#5 crimsonman1245
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Getting rid of K/D would anger the campers, and almost every multiplayer shooter fan is a camper, and the games are made to appeal to campers.

So they wont ever do it, even though it would make the game better.

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#6 ShoTTyMcNaDeS
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I dont think they should take it compltely out but like in BF3, I dont think it should be a stat that is readily available. I think K/D is the sole reason for camping and the biggest reason people act like aholes in FPS's. When playing a game like BF3 where the goal is team oriented, I dont think anybody is very worried about K/D. In fact I rarely see anyone with more than 10 or 12 kills in a match of Conquest or Rush. Everyone is far too focused on the goal at hand. I can rack up 3-4000 points in a round of Conquest by capturing and defending flags and only go 7-5 for K/D.
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#7 AmazonTreeBoa
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should some developers leave out the K/D stat in games?dvalo9

Only if they wish to see sales drop.

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#8 mitu123
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Depends on the game. SAGE_OF_FIRE
This as well.
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#9 Just-Breathe
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Its something to work towards. I mean, In the end its just a useless number but I would mind not having it available in a game.
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#10 dvalo9
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there will be those who ruin a game camping . A friend of mine literally hid in the corner for a whole game "cuz his KD dropped" I think it just encourages camping and certain games could benefit from not having it.
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#11 Ross_the_Boss6
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In objective games, it's pretty annoying playing with kids who are just looking for a positive K/D. Sometimes you gotta take deaths for the team,

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#12 DarkLink77
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Getting rid of K/D would anger the campers, and almost every multiplayer shooter fan is a camper, and the games are made to appeal to campers.

So they wont ever do it, even though it would make the game better.

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You don't play many shooters, do you?
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#13 babycakin
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some players are so obsessed with K/D ratios..

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#14 crimsonman1245
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[QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]

Getting rid of K/D would anger the campers, and almost every multiplayer shooter fan is a camper, and the games are made to appeal to campers.

So they wont ever do it, even though it would make the game better.

DarkLink77

You don't play many shooters, do you?

Halo=shooter=children=campers

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#15 eboyishere
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Naughty Dog took out K/D ratios from UC3 still got people kill farming in plunder so.....yea.....
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#16 DarkLink77
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[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]

Getting rid of K/D would anger the campers, and almost every multiplayer shooter fan is a camper, and the games are made to appeal to campers.

So they wont ever do it, even though it would make the game better.

crimsonman1245

You don't play many shooters, do you?

Halo=shooter=children=campers

Camping in Halo gets you killed. :| You must be thinking of Call of Duty.
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#17 Mozelleple112
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Absolutely not.

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#18 rasengan2552
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only bad players suggest these things.

kick and scream all you want, you know its true.

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#19 Iheart3DS
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Camping in Unreal Tournament is impossible
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#20 tomarlyn
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In objective games, it's pretty annoying playing with kids who are just looking for a positive K/D. Sometimes you gotta take deaths for the team,

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True My k/d in Bad Company 2 wasn't amazing but I was always there in the dying moments arming charges and defending them, when everyone else was sitting back looking for cheap kills and waiting for someone else to do the hard work for them.