Well if the big point of getting rid of k/d is just to stop people bragging, then I mean sure. That would work fine I guess, but I can't really see the drive for it. But sure, I'll give you that. However, 99% of the other times that comment is made, it's from people saying that would get the big time sweats to stop playing because they wouldn't have any other reason to play. Which is not only rong, but a developer is never going to go out of their way to make less people play their game.

You've got to remember that griefers are a friend to R, as every multiple million dollar shipment they destroy is one more person that might consider a shark card. R is not going to step in the way of something working in their favor. Why else do you think they add things that are heavily unbalanced (and could easily be balanced) like the apc, opressor, and vigilante?