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The following is a PSA about Killing Floor leveling maps; specifically, why you should not use them. For those who do not know what a leveling map is, I will explain: A leveling map is any custom map for KF that is made specifically for perk leveling. These are not traditional maps by any means. All vestige of challenge or danger has been removed from leveling maps. They are only for boosting your perks as quickly as possible with little to no effort on your part.

What is so wrong about using these maps? After all, leveling perks in KF can often be a huge grind. Perhaps you are busy with work or school and do not have the time to invest in leveling your perks legitimately. These leveling maps are seemingly a godsend for you! Now you do not have to put in 150 hours to get your perks leveled.

I am going to let you in on a little secret: If you use these maps to boost your perks, you are cheating yourself and your teammates. Normally, you would start at the lowest level of a perk, and over the course of many hours, you would learn all the little tricks and quirks of that perk. By the time you reached level 6, you would be very competent with your chosen perk, and a better player overall.

When you use a leveling map to boost your perks up, you are skipping the entire learning process that goes with leveling a perk. You do not develop any appreciation for the power that your perk possesses. You gain no practical experience with your perk. The only thing you learn to do is mindlessly click your mouse until some caged off specimens die. And when you play with your clanmates, you will let them down. Level 6 perks do not make a player great. Knowledge and practice make a player great. Boosting your perks will not save you from a noob's death.

If you are still not convinced to avoid leveling maps, let me remind you that this group is for advanced players and newbie players who are willing to learn. Using leveling maps demonstrates a blatant rejection of learning - something that does not mesh well with the dynamic of this group. This group is not for casuals or cheaters. Keep that in mind next time you see a leveling server in the server browser.