AKcurly's idea of a poll would work well. Everyone could submit a list of who they think are the best pilots in AH. Submit a list of the 10 guys who regularly kick your butt (or save your butt, if they are on you side). Results could be tallied. We would also have to chose 10 better than average pilots to fly the "uber" planes.
As far as the score system being porked, it is only 1/2 so. Better pilots tend to gravitate towards the top. The key word is: tend.
Only 30% of the total score is helped by playing alot (fighter points, bomber points and base captures). Not sucking, or ignoring, one or two of the 10 score categories helps ones score more than doing very well in one or two of them. The score system reflects well rounded pilots, not just good fighter pilots.
Jabo, tank and M-16 sorties also kill ones score. RTB is very important to bomber score categories, but not as critacal to fighter score categories.
K/D ratio alone isn't a great measure of pilot skill. Many pilots fly with different attitudes at different times. Some very good pilots are willing to repetedly attempt take off from a vulched field. Others only look for vulch opportunities and tend not to stray from a pack of friendlies. Some fly to kill and live one sortie, and Kamakazi-jabo the next.
I didn't mean for my responce to start a bash the score system thread. It is much greater system than the "other" game/s. The best thing about the score system, is that it encourages anyone who cares about thier score to do something other than fly fighter sorties (Can you think of another way?). Believe it or not, fighter VS. fighter gets old after awhile. Having more bombers, base captures and strategic objectives makes this game interesting, and more fun!
eskimo
