[EEC3]

Why, oh why?

[_Cush]

It's one of the best instant and obvious assessment of your play.

There are others, but that's the easiest one to get your head round.

[Bonessi]

I would say I'm not obsessed with it, but I look at my stats and they aren't reflective of how I play now.

I've set a target of getting above 1-1 as I was 0.67 - 1 at one point. I was 500 kills down on Saturday and now I'm only 125 or so down I think, so I've defintely improved.

Not really ar5ed though if it stayed below 1 though, it means nothing really. I'm much more obsessed about the Wins / losses ratio...

[kav]

As you pointed out, there's no Trueskill ranking system in COD, so k/d is probably the easiest way to check whether or not someone's good at the game.

It's really just a factor though, because you can have a pain in the hole camper with a 2:1 kill/death ratio, but that's only because in each game they might get 4 kills and 2 deaths - not exactly lots of skill going on there.

[MrSmiley]

Why Not ?

[Mr Noble]

Seperates the Men from the Boys

[Pinky Floyd]

I'm a boy

[King Tones]

Because Chicks Dig it

Serious

I got my current girlfriend by using the chat up line " Hey Baby My K/D Ratio is above 1.5 and i have prestiged at least once, fancy coming back to my place to try out a real man "

Works every time....FACT

Deftones

[Mr H Shingles]

COD4 I wasn't really bothered about it but for some reason in MW2 I like to keep check on it. I blame this place...

In all honesty Im not too fussed and wont lose any sleep if it doesn't get above 1:1 but having said that it is still another thing to aim for on top of the perks etc.

Enjoying the game and having a laugh about it are far more important though to me.

[sdb123]

Originally Posted by Deftones

Because Chicks Dig it

Serious

I got my current girlfriend by using the chat up line " Hey Baby My K/D Ratio is above 1.5 and i have prestiged at least once, fancy coming back to my place to try out a real man "

Works every time....FACT

Deftones

Did she like the console nerds' dad then?

[v CJ v]

As already mentioned, it's a good stat to compare against your friend list for your in game skill.

This along with accuracy is what I use.

When the team I'm on looses in TDM, as long as I've got a possitive K/D spread, there's not much more I could have done from my part.

[paper-kuts]

Originally Posted by Deftones

Because Chicks Dig it

Serious

I got my current girlfriend by using the chat up line " Hey Baby My K/D Ratio is above 1.5 and i have prestiged at least once, fancy coming back to my place to try out a real man "

Works every time....FACT

Deftones

That's how my girlfriend first chatted me up.

[JuanRCP]

As i've mentioned numerous times..
When you have a gf who decides to play when you leave the room for 10 minutes, and you return to seeing she's got 3 kills and 18 deaths, you abandon the fact that your ratio will ever be worth speaking of

I guess it means I don't have to worry about it though.

[Mr H Shingles]

hehehe

Or a young nephew who comes round all weekend and doesn't feel the need to tell you he is logged in as your profile whilst he learns the ropes as opposed to his own profile whilst managing to take your ratio below 1:1

[bearman3784]

Originally Posted by EEC3

Why, oh why?

the same reason why people are obsessed with getting spartan armour or reaching level 50 in halo. its a measure of personal achievement/development in the game

[inzaman]

I didnt even know the stat existed on COD4 until i saw it on this section many months or so ago, i then spent the next 6 months or so trying to improve it and eventually got it to 1:1. I am not that bothered about my K/D ratio but for me i would like it to be around the 1:1 figure.

I play a lot of HQ and like to try and take the HQ, or at least storm it when it is taken, and unless you get a solid defensive point once you have the HQ and can kill a lot of the team when they are then trying to storm it then it makes for a difficult time in trying to get a really good k/d. So the way i lile to play it 1:1 is good for me

[Sebastalona]

To quote a Vince Lombardi quote I've seen in someones sig:

"If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?"

I'm guessing your K/D ratio isn't what you wish it was?

Only joking mate

[Hob_Nob_Man]

I'd agree with evrybody else, it is a measure of how well you do on average in your games, and theres nowt wrong with wanting to be bertter at a game

[PaulieBeef]

For somebody to have a k/d ratio of say, 1.3, somebody else will have to have 0.70....I am that somebody else.

[MrSmiley]

Originally Posted by JuanRCP

As i've mentioned numerous times..
When you have a gf who decides to play when you leave the room for 10 minutes, and you return to seeing she's got 3 kills and 18 deaths..

This happens to me quite often. Altough it can sometimes be the Mrs (can't blame her) or if one of lads have come round.. Yeah, I'm onto them!!

[Peew971]

I think it means ****. You can have a high ratio just because you camp all the time and shoot people in the back, doesn't mean you're a good player.

[Dinky Dragon]

Having a High KD ratio just means

• You're Awesome
• You're good at staying alive
• You're a sniper
• You prefer to stay at the back and mop up

I Like to play cover fire/snipe but I also like to be the guy that runs in and destroys everything thus helping those behind me mop up. This gives me funky k/d results.

[Mr Noble]

Originally Posted by Peew971

I think it means sh*t. You can have a high ratio just because you camp all the time and shoot people in the back, doesn't mean you're a good player.

I can't get to grips with the Mentality that campers are the spawn of satan, just take's a little skill when you respawn to flush them out.... As the saying goes.... UP YOUR GAME or is it VIVA

[Sebastalona]

Originally Posted by Peew971

I think it means ****. You can have a high ratio just because you camp all the time and shoot people in the back, doesn't mean you're a good player.

.............I think a nerve has been touched!

[Peew971]

Originally Posted by GATESHEAD MOB

I can't get to grips with the Mentality that campers are the spawn of satan, just take's a little skill when you respawn to flush them out.... As the saying goes.... UP YOUR GAME or is it VIVA

You camp if that's your thing, that will give you a positive k/d ratio but that doesn't mean you're good at the game (not that I'm good, just pointing out). I've had high ratio in games where I was camping but I get easily bored so I ususally don't care about it and run and gun... It's more enjoyable for me, it's a game afterall.

[Phragzy]

Originally Posted by GATESHEAD MOB

I can't get to grips with the Mentality that campers are the spawn of satan, just take's a little skill when you respawn to flush them out.... As the saying goes.... UP YOUR GAME or is it VIVA

Compeltely agree. Was playing FFA on Afghan last night and one guy just decided to camp in the cave each round. He soon moved his tent when i killed him 3 times in a rom with a grenade

[Billy Goodgun]

Don't agree that campers are "the spawn of Satan," but I do have to wonder how anyone finds it enjoyable to play like that. Yes, I run and gun, yes, I have a poor k/d (about 0.9, IIRC) but so what? I simply can't stand to sit in the corner and wait for someone to wander into my sights. On some gametypes, it's far more useful to camp than others, but in standard Team Deathmatch? It's already starting to take the sheen off MW2. I think technically, MW2 is a great game, but it encourages such boring tactics. I think I will have to make a more persistent foray into objective games, where people are forced to move around a bit more, see how that fares.

Dao Fei Long's post sums up a lot of what it takes to get a high k/d. I know this isn't popular, but personally I wish stats could be removed, so that people might actually play as a team, rather than worrying about their precious k/d.

[Brogan]

Originally Posted by Billy Goodgun

but personally I wish stats could be removed, so that people might actually play as a team, rather than worrying about their precious k/d.

Private matches

[sdb123]

I think the 'camping' debate was done to death in kavan's thread a few days ago.

[chewyx]

I think mines about 0.3. I can only dream of having 1:1 but i mainly play domination and like to capture the flags (or whatever you call them) so i get shot alot while im trying to take it.

Couple that with the fact that im = not very good K/D ratio.