Oh I thought this was a new conversation then saw the dates. Anyway my 2 cents; zombies is above survival, doesn't matter how many times you go down. It is the highest round you survived, that's why I prefer the BO way.
The other stats are nice to see but it really doesn't add any meaningful value to the bo2 rank.
Besides, bo2 rank is individualised. I don't see the point of this either as you can't compare one shottie to the next. I've played with many skulls who are more consistent and reliable than shotties.
I'm sure there are shotties out there who deserve the rank but there are also many who don't. It is the top rank and should represent an elite bunch of players. I would say I'm one of those shotties players. I'm more of a knife player. I just got shotties for grinding it out and improving my game over 6 months.
They should hand shotties to the top 1% of players, skulls the next 14% and the next 35% and so on. They judge based on the aggregate score of all your matches. Scores are handed out for challenges completed, headshots, hits ratios etc. Much like how it is now. And a final round score added after the match.
Simple. Just forces people to work together, stick around and survive.
Leaving games will cost points.