I don't post that often but after reading through this post I felt a stupid need to explain why I try to stay alive. I usually fly under "attack" with a Mossie so any GV kills count, but I leave "fighter" for strictly air-to-air engagements in a better plane (which I rarely use).
I like to try to keep my K-D ratio as high as possible at the start of a tour. I like the stress of being deep in a battle, low on altitude and energy and having to keep very high SA to keep from dying. All the K/D ratio does for me (since I know no one else ever sees mine anyhow) is give me a bar or level to try to beat month to month. (ie. 7-1 one month then I shoot for 8-1 ect.). Same with the perks. One mission in a Mossie I got 73.59 perks for only 5 kills. The next trip I try to better that...although the multiplier has a huge deal to do with it, its great downing better ENY value planes for perks with a 40 ENY plane. Now that being said I'm sure you can all agree, once you get vulched a few times and that number is trashed I don't worry the rest of the month and just fly and die and don't worry about it.
Now I started reading this thread and thinking...man I really enjoy that stress at the beginning of the month before I let it go and don't care because it adds a new dimension to my game. Palms swetting, low on ammo and trying like hell to get back home with cons outnumbering you in a slow plane...and thinking...Damn this will be the first death this month..can I get to friendly territory first...hehehe. Those are the best!
Anyhow...enough babbling....As far as I remember if you successfully bail over friendly territory it DOES NOT count against K/D. If you get captured it COUNTS as a death....right?
Regards,
Higgins
