Stat-padding servers in Portal, and no leaderboards. Why?
Every time I check out the servers in Portal, I see players hosting no-kill servers just flying around in choppers farming 50k XP points per game. I thought I would do some community service and report those servers, but there is no option to report for cheating. This seems off and fosters cheating.
I also noticed this game still has no leaderboards. At least a leaderboard that compares with friends or even your regional players would be great, if not global. Nothing wrong with fostering a bit of competitive spirit in FPS games, eh DICE?
I also noticed even Infinity Ward held back stats and leaderboards from MW2. This just feels like a wrong trend by these big publishers. I understand making it a friendly environment for casual players, but don't just outright remove all competitive aspects of the game.