I want to expand on that.

K/D Ratio: The question is: Does the guy kill a lot of people without dying, himself? This gives me an appreciation at how good the guy is in an average live-fire situation. Of course, there's a whole ton of factors that can falsify the data - such as if he's a sniper trying to fight off a squad of 6 medics, or someone who sits in the Titan guns all day, or makes use of vehicles. But more often than not, it's a good first indication of the guy's fighting ability.

Score Per Minute: Next question: Is the guy active and helpful? We've seen that on TG. An assault-medic at the frontlines can get a massive SPM rating. This also applies to people who actually go out there and do something, even if they're not necessarily in the heat of battle. I ask myself questions should this rating fall below 1.

Accuracy: Question: Does the guy shoot well? Good indication of a person's combat ability. I love to see accuracy ratings above 30%. This tells me my teammate's shots will be on the mark. Depends on kit usage as always - an Assault is likely to have a very high accuracy, versus a pure support whose suppressive fire plays against him at first glance in the stats.

Vehicle Usage: Question: Is the guy good at using vehicles? Here, I'm looking for someone who's got a bit of time in every vehicle. This is mostly to figure out if he's a specialist at a particular vehicle (example: massive hours spent in a battlewalker that justify why the guy has an extremely high K/D ratio.)

Kit Usage: Question: Is the guy proficient at every kit? Say an Assault dies. An engineer picks up his kit and revives him with it. I don't want those two guys to be helpless after the exchange. They should be able to hold their own with any kit in any configuration, and a fair amount of time in each kit tells me he'll have a clue what to do.


Next, things to look for after a battle:

Total Squad Score: Does the squad work? A squad with good leadership and tactics will rack up tons of points without much effort, allowing even a good three-man squad to outkill and outscore an average six-man squad.

SL Success Points: Is the squad coherent? A squad with SL points has orders set up, and those orders are being followed. Case in point: during the Shockwave at Verdun, one SM of mine followed orders so well that he got himself fifty-five SL success points. That is a guy I can count on when it comes to getting the job done.

++Points & ++SL Success = Squad of experts, led by a SL who gives orders and keeps them up to date. The best squad to be in.

--Points & ++SL Success = Second best squad. You know you're under a good leadership and orders are being followed. Most likely, the lack of points are due to maintaining back flags, or simply being unlucky.

++Points & --SL Success = Usually caused by good SMs but without a given order from the SL. Also, more rarely, caused by SMs who are excellent lone wolves but are scattered all over the map.

--Points & --SL Success = No leadership and no attempt at cohesion. The squad is disorganized and the SMs keep running into certain-death situations. What happens when pubbie squads form. A very good lone wolf can sometimes contribute to the match more all by himself than a pubbie 4-man squad (and I speak by experience!)