I'm gonna share with you my secrets for doubling and tripling my K/D ratio. All the advice you have read so far is good but it's actually putting it into practice that matters. You'd be surprised with how little it actually has to do with skill - well maybe until you get to certain level then skill matters. I play Control almost exclusively because there is safety in numbers and there is less likely hood of being up against an organized fire team like in skirmish or even rumble. 1) Don't die! No sarcasm intended. I had a habit of approaching every encounter like it was PVE. I would just jump in and start shooting and that gets you killed real fast and often. Know where to hide when you have to. 2) LEARN THE MAPS. Yep you've heard that before but until I really learned the maps I was screwed. That will only come with hours of playing. When I get a new map I will hang out in only one area until I know it real well then move to another area. 3) Safety in numbers. I had a tendency to wander around by myself. That gets you dead fast. Don't go anywhere without 2-3 blue dots in front of you. Better to overpower the enemy then the enemy overpower you. 4) Reload. - This one may be only me problem. I use an auto rifle and I do not have good reload habits. I usually lose at least one encounter a game because I started the dual with only 1-2 bullets in the chamber. Those shoulda been wins. 5) Radar. How could I not mention radar? That's a habit you have to get into over time so that you really can see and react. If it's just the pie crust they are in rifle range. If it's pink pizza they are close but maybe another level. If it's red pizza they are on other side of the wall or right on top of you. DON"T LET PIZZA GET BEHIND YOU - YOU WILL DIE. Anytime pizza is behind me I make it my first priority to change the situation. 6) Radar 2.0 - Squat. Learn to recognize squat. Putting together you're knowledge of the maps with knowing hiding places you can be prepared. If you see a pizza suddenly go to crust then disappear, keep an eye on it, if it blinks again he is hiding or sneaking up on you. So most of the above is to keep you alive. Stay in groups. Don't initiate an encounter unless you know that it's in your favor and you know how to approach it. Now my advice for actually getting kills. 1) Aim for the head - duh,, Reload - duh 2) Figure out your goto moves and your goto gear set up. I'm a Titan. I like grenades. I wear a two grenade chest piece and my stats and perks are geared to grenade cool down. For me it ain't a fight until I've dropped at least one grenade on you. So on each map I know where that strategy works best for me. 3) Now that I know the maps, have a good eye for radar and have played enough to know the tendency of teams I can plan my attacks. That only came with time and honestly it was after about 350 games that I finally figured out what I was doing. 4) Heavy Weapon Ammo - This isn't always a sure thing. First you got to know where and they, and you need to be safe when you pick it up but it has been a game changer for me on many occasions. I always go for it. It usually works to my favor. So doing all that I went form .49 K/D to over 1.0 overnight. LOL TL:DR Don't die.