Suppose it is fair to do that before they hit the big leagues...(I think)
I know of a few people who don't play multiplayer for mainly that reason...they aren't pros at it, but still they want to play with some friends...then they get slanted because they make "rookie" mistakes...(lol, not that "I know people" does not refer to me...I have only been online once with my console and in that time only downloaded DLCs)