this is one reason why lash was a true Halo God when he was in HG. he always takes care of himself in competitive matches. always. playing SM or m2k, always the ratio would be fantastic..
many nubs just port, and attempt to pistol down the sniper who just ported, or they do wrekcless things, which have a 30-40% chance of working..
if you are more careful with ur shield, and less wreckless, you can all be like mr lashie, who of course learnt off me in [HG]

so yea, perhaps not "dont die" bt more "be more wise in your decisions and make sure you can get a certain kill" it may take more time.. but in a competitive match, the longer ur a threat, the greater the pressure on the opponent.
kthnx