Remove K/D or D/L (whichever you prefer)

[generalpotato_PRO 1,076]

This system/statistic is utterly useless.

 

I think K/D or D/L (whichever you prefer) should be removed altogether from the game. It does not add anything to gameplay other than players teasing you because you have a low one. It also does not show anything useful about your player statistics. For all we know, you could be a full-time drugger with no skill and M3 Titan, playing DM all the time and kill stealing. Is that really considered skill?? Let's say you're playing an XP/BP and you have a K/D of 4/15. Pretty low right? Players on your team teasing you, calling you noob and mult, when in reality, you're the one taking the first shots, allowing your teammates to finish that players off and gain a kill. How does K/D help anyone in any way?

If it counts in Parkour Mode as well, it's even worse because you are going to keep dying in parkour and killing in parkour mode is against the rules. Basically this statistic just shows how good of a kill-stealer you are (unless you actually made a solo kill in which case good for you but it only happens once in a while excluding 1v1). Just remove it, please.

[Jwimmer 2,835]

Lol no. K/D or D/L is a part of numerous other games, and it is actually a very useful stat. Unless you are an isida, it tells whether you are actually being very useful. If your doing lots of damage, yes, you will have kills stolen, but you will also get lots of kills. Honestly, I have a D/L under 1, and I have never been made fun of or anything along that line. If you are made fun of, just dont pay attention because that person doesn't deserve your attention

[generalpotato_PRO 1,076]

I don't get teased very often but I see other players getting teased and it's just very annoying. I don't get why it's so important to some players. Players go crazy over D/L and it encourages drugging which is a huge problem right now. If there were no D/L to worry about, then players would be less prone to drugging to maintain a good D/L.

[ApocalypseCow 39]

I am almost always an isida and tend to have a lower d/l than most. I don't get teased about mine very often, but it has happened to me before. I typically just suck it up when insulted and I really don't care what others think. I do like seeing stats, but get irritated when I see everyone insulting and acting like that d/l is the most important thing in the world. Really in my opinion better d/l does not show skill, but rather how many drugs and money that person has. When I see a 6 d/l I'm not impressed, but I know a lot who are and think that they are a pro. I have noticed way more druggers lately trying to improve their d/l. I have even had some that wont help with missions now because they might make their precious d/l drop 1/10th of a point or something. In short I agree with you about that stat being frustrating, but I'm unsure if removing it is really a good thing or not.

[generalpotato_PRO 1,076]

It's just a nuisance to some players and sometimes those insults can go too far into a full-scale argument and people end up getting banned, which isn't good. I don't see how one can possibly brag about his or her D/L. Like who cares? Why should anyone respect you because you're a drugging camping Shaft with a D/L 36? What does that prove about you? Sure, you have a good impression among other players, but deep down you know that you are camping or drugging to earn that precious D/L that you hold so dearly. 

 

In addition, it adds pressure to make that good impression, pressure that may cause you to not play to your full extent and perform poorer than normal because of players' expectations to have a somewhat decent D/L to not be considered a noob. I don't know about you guys, but I perform much better when the air is relaxed, fun and no pressure. Because when you are under pressure, you get stiff, your fingers get tense, and you hold a button down for a bit too long and miss a shot or hit a wall. When there is no pressure however, you're more loose, relaxed, have a positive mindset and have fun. That's the point of playing a game - to have fun. How can you have fun if you are always under pressure to maintain a decent D/L, getting teased by other players about your D/L, and constantly stressing over it? What was a relaxing and fun game becomes a brutal and stressful competition for the best D/L, completely defeating the purpose of playing this game to relax after a long day.

[KillerGnat 3,135]

The main reason I stopped using the Isida is because of this. At WO3, my D/L was 0.68, now I've brought it up to 0.94 using my Thunder. I do agree that this should be removed, as it is entirely useless.

[The.Hazard 94]

No I like my K/D and I like making fun of people with low K/D, you crying cause you have bad K/D..

[asifmehmood 1,576]

Nice idea

[r_GaIaxy2 8,611]

It doesn't need to be removed, just players need to realise that having a good K/D isn't everything

[Leekh_A.forever 83]

Hmm, you got a point. But overall yes like what  has said, it is a platform for tankers to find out how many tanks they destroy 

I believe not much tankers will mock other just because of that. Some people will be a backstage hero like for an example - An isida. Isida heal mates most of the time, the D/L of an isida is of course low, however without an isida, the team might lose. Sometimes seriously, people who are good should not judge a book by it's cover.

 

_RegardS_ @Leekh_A.forever

[newrohan 1,040]

It doesn't need to be removed, just players need to realise that having a good K/D isn't everything

All the players realizing that? Impossible!

[KillerGnat 3,135]

It doesn't need to be removed, just players need to realise that having a good K/D isn't everything

But a bad K/D isn't anything. Do you actually have a reason for keeping it?

 

Welcome back, btw.

 

No I like my K/D and I like making fun of people with low K/D, you crying cause you have bad K/D..

Of course you get your great K/D from using drugs in Duel DMs against people who are trying their best to tell you not to  :P. Worst game ever.

[The.Hazard 94]

^ Dat never happend ok

[TheGoldenTanker 4,951]

Remove the K/D thing all together?

Nah... bad idea.

 

I just think the K/D thing shouldn't really apply to parkour battles.

[KillerGnat 3,135]

^ Dat never happend ok

Tell the truth (see what I did there, mr. Idonthaveamain), you got every supply drop except once, and when I tried to tell you that I didn't wanna play with drugs, you shot me. We need to have a rematch ok? Duel DM, no supply pickups, BP only (except you have M1 Wasp and I don't). 

 

 

Btw, you rank too fast, slow down for my sake please, or I'll be left in the dust.

[Jwimmer 2,835]

If you don't think its a good indicator of skill, just play well and your team will see you are good. If you don't like it, ignore it. There will always be extremists, and people who focus so much on D/L are just another group of em. No reason to get rid of em, no reason to listen to em.

[generalpotato_PRO 1,076]

No I like my K/D and I like making fun of people with low K/D, you crying cause you have bad K/D..

Excuse me, Mr. Warrant Officer 4, I have been playing much much longer than you, and my K/D is 0.93, which is pretty good in my opinion. And you sir, are exactly the reason why this statistic should be removed. How can you say you have better K/D than me when I have killed and died WAYY more than you have, over 7x more kills than you.. -_- And maybe try using a turret that actually requires skill to use rather than plopping a brick on the spacebar and run onto the battlefield full drugs?

[generalpotato_PRO 1,076]

If you don't think its a good indicator of skill, just play well and your team will see you are good. If you don't like it, ignore it. There will always be extremists, and people who focus so much on D/L are just another group of em. No reason to get rid of em, no reason to listen to em.

Well sometimes it lowers players' morale and there are some people and clans that judge you by your D/L. If there weren't a D/L to judge by, then they would actually have to watch you in person to see how good you are. I get worried in XP/BP when I have a low D/L, not because I want a high one, but because I'm afraid of getting teased by the other players that are finishing off my kills.

[Dragon-Judgement 1,529]

It doesn't need to be removed, just players need to realise that having a good K/D isn't everything

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Eh... the only thing I agree with from the OP is what he stated with regards to Parkour. Perhaps Tanki needs to rework the system to where Parkour doesn't count. Kinda stupid when you have a Mode where people are always self-destructing and whatnot; it has to show on your Profile for everyone to see. It just doesn't make sense. K/D and D/L should only be recorded for ACTUAL battles.

[FC_BayernMunchen 1,941]

playing DM all the time and kill stealing. Is that really considered skill?? 

Kill stealing in DM is skill... The whole point of DM is kill stealing.

[P_U_N_I_S_H_E_R 732]

Maybe our Profiles in general should be private. I cannot imagine the amount of whiskey that the developers must have been drinking on the day they made that update. Why should others be able to see my Garage? If you have a friend, let's say, and you two friends want to see who got the most Crystals or Experience in a certain week, then fine. But I don't understand why people should be able to look at my Garage.

[Earth 1,091]

If they say i have Hy6 D/L i ask to 1-1 isida battle  B)

[Jwimmer 2,835]

Maybe our Profiles in general should be private. I cannot imagine the amount of whiskey that the developers must have been drinking on the day they made that update. Why should others be able to see my Garage? If you have a friend, let's say, and you two friends want to see who got the most Crystals or Experience in a certain week, then fine. But I don't understand why people should be able to look at my Garage.

You mean vodka? And I agree, maybe atleast add an option to make your profile public or private

[Dragon-Judgement 1,529]

Kill stealing in DM is skill... The whole point of DM is kill stealing.

Yeah... it's actually proves to be challenging. Stealing kills from a guy that's right behind you in Kill Count just to keep him at bay... I actually need to get back into some DM.

[Dragon-Judgement 1,529]

Maybe our Profiles in general should be private. I cannot imagine the amount of whiskey that the developers must have been drinking on the day they made that update. Why should others be able to see my Garage? If you have a friend, let's say, and you two friends want to see who got the most Crystals or Experience in a certain week, then fine. But I don't understand why people should be able to look at my Garage.

I've always thought that Profiles for the most part need to be private. The fact that people see what's in your Garage, How many Supplies you use, etc... it all leads to speculation and wrong assumptions in some cases.

#OldRatingSystemPls