couldn't you just mute whoever was giving you grief?
The sacred number let's a player know if what they're doing is working.
It also gives a number for your friends to rib you for - if you've got a 5kd you're a sweaty nerd and if you're 0.5 then you're a trash tier noob. Just a bit of fun.
My k/d varies from 0.5-2 depending on the game, and that's fine. If someone says I'm shite at call of duty, well, they aren't wrong. If they're going to annoy me about it they get a mute. No problemo. 2 clicks and it's done. In a decade of playing COD I've never actually had to do that.
I've only ever received abuse in tryhard games like DOTA, and once again, mute and done. Why remove long standing features of games when you could just leave it up to the players to decide?
Yeah it was for player retention, but also a lot of the people they were retaining are probably kids that shouldn't be on the game in the first place. Player retention under capitalism isn't out of pride for the franchise or friendliness - it's to maximise profits. Look at franchise shooters these days - I'm not begging for a return to the 'piss filter' days of the 2000's but every game is marketed with a battlepass full of flashy camos and colours and epic wacky outfits because they explicitly want an audience of children (despite the game officially being 16+). Games feel infected by all of this hyperstimulating garbage (I know that's what gaming is in the first place, but it's worse than ever), and every game is more than ever chasing trends that Fortnite started. I know that's a tangent, but it feels like it comes under the same area.
It's not a serious issue - it's just preference. BF2042 was the first Battlefield to do it and I picked it up recently, and it just feels weird not being able to check how you're doing. Kills are wrapped up with assists at the end of game - but you can get an assist by knocking 1HP off a guy or possibly even just 'spotting' them. You can only see your OWN KDA in certain game modes. It's just strange. I'm not going to stop playing my favourite franchise because of it, but on top of all the other 2042 issues it just feels strange.
It only sounds like 'cod lobby veteran' shit if you read it that way - I said the complete opposite. I can't remember a single time I've had toxicity in over a decade of COD. Especially not gameplay - there isn't even really a way to grief in such an Arcadey shooter as COD - maybe in the new Warzone mode but I've never put hours into that.
I don't know why you're trying to paint me as some internet smuglord trash talker - back when I played dota I had thousands of commends for friendliness. In battlefield I sacrifice my KD to get revives and keep the team rolling. I like team stuff. It's why I'm bad at COD - it's much more of a solo game. I've always been a positive mental attitude player. I'm not letting people know they need to get better - I want that KD for my own personal information. If some guys gone 96/5, maybe I should go follow them for a round and see what they're getting up to. Would probably have a good time tearing up the map and supporting in their wake. I specified that the ribbing is reserved to your friends.
It seems like you've twisted what I'm saying to epicly PWN me for the hexpoints ratio.
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yeah I know the reason but the solution should be to just have better moderation around harassment rather than taking away a competitive element
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couldn't you just mute whoever was giving you grief?
The sacred number let's a player know if what they're doing is working.
It also gives a number for your friends to rib you for - if you've got a 5kd you're a sweaty nerd and if you're 0.5 then you're a trash tier noob. Just a bit of fun.
My k/d varies from 0.5-2 depending on the game, and that's fine. If someone says I'm shite at call of duty, well, they aren't wrong. If they're going to annoy me about it they get a mute. No problemo. 2 clicks and it's done. In a decade of playing COD I've never actually had to do that.
I've only ever received abuse in tryhard games like DOTA, and once again, mute and done. Why remove long standing features of games when you could just leave it up to the players to decide?
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Yeah it was for player retention, but also a lot of the people they were retaining are probably kids that shouldn't be on the game in the first place. Player retention under capitalism isn't out of pride for the franchise or friendliness - it's to maximise profits. Look at franchise shooters these days - I'm not begging for a return to the 'piss filter' days of the 2000's but every game is marketed with a battlepass full of flashy camos and colours and epic wacky outfits because they explicitly want an audience of children (despite the game officially being 16+). Games feel infected by all of this hyperstimulating garbage (I know that's what gaming is in the first place, but it's worse than ever), and every game is more than ever chasing trends that Fortnite started. I know that's a tangent, but it feels like it comes under the same area.
It's not a serious issue - it's just preference. BF2042 was the first Battlefield to do it and I picked it up recently, and it just feels weird not being able to check how you're doing. Kills are wrapped up with assists at the end of game - but you can get an assist by knocking 1HP off a guy or possibly even just 'spotting' them. You can only see your OWN KDA in certain game modes. It's just strange. I'm not going to stop playing my favourite franchise because of it, but on top of all the other 2042 issues it just feels strange.
It only sounds like 'cod lobby veteran' shit if you read it that way - I said the complete opposite. I can't remember a single time I've had toxicity in over a decade of COD. Especially not gameplay - there isn't even really a way to grief in such an Arcadey shooter as COD - maybe in the new Warzone mode but I've never put hours into that.
I don't know why you're trying to paint me as some internet smuglord trash talker - back when I played dota I had thousands of commends for friendliness. In battlefield I sacrifice my KD to get revives and keep the team rolling. I like team stuff. It's why I'm bad at COD - it's much more of a solo game. I've always been a positive mental attitude player. I'm not letting people know they need to get better - I want that KD for my own personal information. If some guys gone 96/5, maybe I should go follow them for a round and see what they're getting up to. Would probably have a good time tearing up the map and supporting in their wake. I specified that the ribbing is reserved to your friends.
It seems like you've twisted what I'm saying to epicly PWN me for the hexpoints ratio.
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tbh I think we should both get a life
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ok