Kill stealing (shortened to KS, Kill Steals, and Cheap Kills) is the act of killing a target that an enemy or ally was targeting. This happens commonly in elimination pro and search and destroy matches.

How It's Done:Edit

Walking into small skirmishes between allies and the enemy(or enemies VS enemies in OMA matches) is not an uncommon thing to do, whether by coincidence or by choice.

Helping the battle out, like spraying the enemy(ies) with bullets or using an explosive is a player's first instinct. "Helping" the battle may lead to Kill Steals.

There are two victims of kill steals: the player that got killed and the player that lost the kill. The killed player often is killed because they have sustained heavy damage or was careless. The player who lost the kill often loses it because of reload, ammunition exhaustion, getting killed, taking long to aim, etc.

Kill stealing is often overemphasised, as every player will have the tendancy to engage the enemy instead of sitting behind and watch you get killed. Kill stealing are done out of good will most of the times, however, incompetent players can dwell over their lost kill for a very long time. Often Elite Moderators kick players for kill-stealing, which is pretty common.