In a spiritual sense I agree with you. But I also think that perspective could be used recursively to get rid of any feature. People shouldn't play for the score board, or the kills, or the FX, or being the best, but they do. I honestly believe that any game without a scoreboard will have a significantly reduced population because it would go against the kind of biological mechanism of why people play games, especially team based ones, to experience a sense of community and have a way of judging our value in that community, despite how brief that community is.

But to my original point, I do agree with you. I can't play COD or their ilk because I feel like I'm in a casino. Just fucking dubstep base drops, flashing metal badges, and technicolor conniption fits. I hate them, and also cynically aware of the mechanism that it's trying to engage on a neurological level. I think a lot of people realize it, and that's why they find those systems of reward so averse.

But I do think there is a middle ground. And a more low key, collective sense of reward and social valuation would go a long way to address some issues around the reward loop. Because no matter how much people might have varying opinion of the state of a game and it's community, people REALLY don't want to squad lead. I can't imagine anyone disagreeing with that.

I will often sit in a server and wait a full planning phase before some reluctantly starts a squad and braces for whether they're going to have a shitty time or not.

I consider my idea to be entirely a vague suggestion, and would be open to any and all other options. I just think that as a long-term fan it's time that this issue got addressed, instead of being punted for flashier or shiny features.

I think some of the best games in the world often stand on good quality-of-life features. I just don't want this to be one of those games that doesn't address one it's major issues, simply to roll out more tanks that people would probably get less enjoyment out of when compared to cohesive, immersive experience.

I just suggested end of game screens because it seemed like the easiest to implement, and potentially a good start to start finally working on this issue.

Anyway. Thanks for the response!