Quote Originally Posted by Dualgunner View Post
An assessment of skill requires no such critical feedback. A critique of skill would. An assessment of skill is just that--an assessment. An evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of something or someone, as cited from Google dictionary.

Why nitpick this?

Because under the actual definition of an assessment of skill, "bad" definitely qualifies as an assessment and not a personal attack.
I'm not nitpicking, you are just googling definitions without taking into account the context here. Calling someone bad in a videogame is not an assessment of skill.