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The Final Dakar · 12:52 PM

A MW2 inspired poll, sort of. Since we're starting fresh with a new game, a semi-philosophical question: Which stats would you prefer?

A 4.0 kill/death ratio with a .1 win/loss

or

A 5.0 win/loss with a .25 kill/death ratio

For the purposes of this poll, we'll assume there are no "Free-for-All" game types, so you earn both of these in team-based games.

sek929 · Nov 12, 2009, 12:20 PM

I'd rather have a solid k/d over w/l anyday of the week. Winning the match in CoD never concerns me that much, at least not nearly as much as Halo, but I'd far prefer to lose the match with a solidly positive k/d.

The Final Dakar · Nov 12, 2009, 12:22 PM

I'll also add that while "achieving" these stats, you do not feel more or less joy either way. It's purely for show/bragging/ragging.

redJag · Nov 13, 2009, 10:29 AM

Is this a sociology experiment? I'm guessing people don't feel too connected to their team in random online games, so they'll be more concerned with their personal performance on the scoreboard than the team's performance on game objectives.

The Final Dakar · Nov 13, 2009, 10:33 AM

I'm not sure experiment is the word I'm looking for, but yes, its philosophical. Feeling connected is one aspect of the question. But the other is: Do games give us any incentive to win?

mattyb · Nov 13, 2009, 12:42 PM

'I' win when I get a good k/d ratio, fook the team.

The Final Dakar · Nov 13, 2009, 12:45 PM

That's a weak rationalization.

mattyb · Nov 13, 2009, 12:50 PM

You did say free for all.

For HQ, you need to work as a team, plus I rush to try and capture and end up with a terrible k/d ratio after a few HQ matches.

The Final Dakar · Nov 13, 2009, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by mattyb

You did say free for all. .

I forgot the "no". Hence my "so you earn both of these in team-based games."