I've had a few games where I put 3 shots into a guy and my teammate hits him once and he gets the kill. Obviously the opposite has happened as well, but I don't think it's fair that someone gets 3 kills with 150 damage while his teammate with 150 damage gets no kills and in turn he gets no kill points.
I think that average damage given would be a much better metric.
External link →Kills and assists have the same value. Damage is a fun but ultimately flawed and exploitable metric that we considered and decided against for ranked.
Have you considered weighting slightly heavier towards kills and slightly less towards survival rank? Right now I think fighting early is just too much of a penalty so you get games with 15 minutes before you see anyone, and then you see everyone.
We are keeping a close eye on this balance, but don't have any immediate plans to make adjustments here for the launch of season 8.
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