Author Topic: Ghost Kills (Read 155 times)

Lucchini · « **on:** May 29, 2001, 10:53:00 AM »

Yesterdy I was looking at my scores and, surprise! I found 57 of my kills disappeared!

Then I was told that killing a GV when you're flying as "fighter" doesn't affect your K/D fighter ratio.
This is an amazing thing in my opinion.
I don't care so much of my score, look at the number of my deaths, but think that a kill is a kill.
What should I do when I'm flying as fighter and want to kill an osty or pt or m16: rtb and change my scoring system in "attack" or simply ignore him? Ok next time I'll say to the GV to wait for me to come back.....

I think that killing a GV is a very dangerous thing, even M3's got laserguns (like hit your radiator from 1K) and I don't understand why killing them with a "fighter" must not be rewarded as a Kill and being killed from them is simply a death.
I think pyro'd rethink this scoring system, but in the meanwhile, as my instinct ask me it, I will go on in attaking GV's.......and forget score page.
Fun is way more important than scores and ranks.

Ciao

Lucchini

Graywolf · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2001, 12:05:00 PM »

It's also annoying that maneuver kills aren't awarded perk points. If I outfly someone in a low speed, low altitude fight and they stall into the ground shouldn't I get credit?

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rarara · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2001, 01:00:00 PM »

Lucchini, you are right as rain. It's just plain common sense what you say. By the way, you have the best attitude for keeping this game fun. Don't get caught up in all the numbers game.

Zippatuh · « **Reply #3 on:** May 29, 2001, 01:19:00 PM »

With 1.07 AH will now remember whether the selected aircraft will be scored as an attack or fighter. I think the community had asked that when bombs or rockets are added that the attack option automatically be selected. What was received in 1.07 I think is just as good.

I have separate aircraft used for ATG or ATA anyway so this works out well for me. It’s the pilots that like to use the 51D, for example, that would have problems switching back and forth. I think for the most part pilots switch aircraft depending on the job at hand.

You are also correct when considering scoring data and engaging the enemy. Fun should be the only determining factor. I killed an Osti yesterday with .50’s from my pony. Granted others were hitting also but they were in ponies too. Hell of a thing when you get that GV kill shooting pebbles at it

Zippatuh