so which one is Zitro's uncle? I wanna say its Kruger but I honestly cant remember

Interesting. The best players are always super critical of their own playstyle. Contantly doughting themselves. Imperfect perfectionists.

Although when I fool myself into thinking I am the best, I often play much better in that mentality.

Average player here...can we just play for fun for once and not worry about stats?

Please? *insert puppy dog eyes here*

Also I believe that corp of yours is missing an O before your R.

Read this: "The DunningGÇôKruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability much higher than average. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their mistakes.

Actual competence may weaken self-confidence, as competent individuals may falsely assume that others have an equivalent understanding. David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University conclude, "the miscalibration of the incompetent stems from an error about the self, whereas the miscalibration of the highly competent stems from an error about others".

tl;dr- Actual good players are probably under-rating themselves. So you know that you are really good if you aren't the guy getting on the forums bragging about how good you are.

I was just going to drop in on this thread and answer the title with a simple, "No."

But then I read the OP and now I am confused.

Read this: "The DunningGÇôKruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability much higher than average. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their mistakes.

Actual competence may weaken self-confidence, as competent individuals may falsely assume that others have an equivalent understanding. David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University conclude, "the miscalibration of the incompetent stems from an error about the self, whereas the miscalibration of the highly competent stems from an error about others".

tl;dr- Actual good players are probably under-rating themselves. So you know that you are really good if you aren't the guy getting on the forums bragging about how good you are.

Well i think if you have a 10 KDR or greater (without tanking just running infantry mostly) then its probably pretty safe to assume that you are a pretty elite player.

I know that I am an above average FPS player but still doesnt really explain how well I do in dust sometimes............I think some of it has to do with how many below average FPS players we have.

Who has a 10.0 KDR with more than at least 50 games and only running infantry?

Well i think if you have a 10 KDR or greater (without tanking just running infantry mostly) then its probably pretty safe to assume that you are a pretty elite player.

I know that I am an above average FPS player but still doesnt really explain how well I do in dust sometimes............I think some of it has to do with how many below average FPS players we have.

I attest to this mans ownerage

There is also old saying said that (Buddhist proverb I believe)
"The more you think you are smart, the dumber you become. The more you think you are dumb, the smarter you become"

Dunno about that one, never heard it. Lao Tzu talked a lot about that subject:

GÇ£To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.GÇ¥

GÇ£Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.GÇ¥

Or Confucius:

GÇ£Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.GÇ¥

I'm sure there are thousands of quotes on this subject though, many I've heard but can't recall right now. Philosophers have been speaking out against the dangers of thinking you know more than you do for as long as there have been philosophers.

I'm sure there are thousands of quotes on this subject though, many I've heard but can't recall right now. Philosophers have been speaking out against the dangers of thinking you know more than you do for as long as there have been philosophers.

I think all aspects of life should be approached with a healthy dose of humility. Gaming included.

I doubt 10.0 KDR is possible solo, without a team, without tanks, without l33t logoff tricks to save a death on the frontline.
You can never account for something spawning into your rear end or by getting rolled when your team consists of below average individuals or running into a pack of wild carnivorous lemmings coming out from totally nowhere all of a sudden.

Happens to me all the time, "good god where t F*** is everyone ...."cricket chirps" then all of a sudden you get rushed by 8 guys"

My favorite moment is still spawning in front of a enemy LAV moving at me at top-speed, then re-spawning while you think oh FFS ...its behind me now ..aaand die again without being to influence the outcome in any way.