Something Fishy...

[Grits]

Originally posted by Lazerr
Grits, I understand how scoring works, probably better than you.
You should read up maybe.... hmm... 1 post from yours?

Ahh....ok, we posted that at the same time, I missed it, sorry.

[Dead Man Flying]

Does this mean TW9 shuns me now?  Oh, dear.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[Zazen13]

Fighter score/rank is only really usefull for comparing yourself to yourself from the past or comparing yourself to someone who flies for the same reasons you do employing similiar methods. What someone else does to/with their score thru fair means or foul really isn't important. As long as you don't do it yourself your  score/rank is still a valid tool for measuring your performance as it relates to your past performances and other's who are  like-minded...I think that is the basic point the BK's are trying to illustrate.

It's not like Levi couldn't get a top 10 fighter rank with little effort at will anyways...Let's all be honest with each other, get some perspective and chill out...

Zazen

[Morpheus]

Rank shmank. A low fighter rank is nothing too hard to achieve. And Im surprised some of you value it as much as you do. It doesnt take much to fly with numbers, fly with an advantage, and be carful what you shoot at and when.
Anyone who reads the manual for this game and has any idea of how to fly can get into the top 10 for fighters. Be it vulching, hanging out over a capped field and nailing the low ones, or choosing your fights carfully. Its a joke. And I would love nothing more than to see it done away with. You can bet your ass, that people would do a hell of alot more fighting if there was no rank to consider, compare and worry about.

[hubsonfire]

It's cartoon planes, people. Lighten up.

[Grits]

Originally posted by Zazen13
Fighter score/rank is only really usefull for comparing yourself to yourself from the past or comparing yourself to someone who flies for the same reasons you do employing similiar methods. What someone else does to/with their score thru fair means or foul really isn't important. As long as you don't do it yourself your  score/rank is still a valid tool for measuring your performance as it relates to your past performances and other's who are  like-minded...I think that is the basic point the BK's are trying to illustrate.

It's not like Levi couldn't get a top 10 fighter rank with little effort at will anyways...Let's all be honest with each other, get some perspective and chill out...

Zazen

Zazen gets it.

[Zazen13]

Originally posted by Morpheus
Rank shmank. A low fighter rank is nothing too hard to achieve. And Im surprised some of you value it as much as you do. It doesnt take much to fly with numbers, fly with an advantage, and be carful what you shoot at and when.
Anyone who reads the manual for this game and has any idea of how to fly can get into the top 10 for fighters. Be it vulching, hanging out over a capped field and nailing the low ones, or choosing your fights carfully.

That is actually untrue to a point. Rank is a competitive system. That is to say, only 10 people out of the 3500 active in a camp can be a top 10 fighter, same goes for the top 100 even if 1,000 of those are trying to get a high fighter rank. So, while yes, it's true, vulching, engaging discriminantly, and maintaining an advantage will improve your rank, you are competing with everyone else who are all doing the same thing.

So, really within that sub-strata of players only those who do some or all of those things the best will actually be ranked highly. I think that's why so many people get their panties in a wad over what the BK's did. It in effect distorts the overall picture for those who are competing to see who can rank highly by normal means....

Zazen

[Roscoroo]

a fighter in fighter mode vs a gv gains no points in this game ... BTDT didnt gain anything.

[Zazen13]

Originally posted by Roscoroo
a fighter in fighter mode vs a gv gains no points in this game ... BTDT didnt gain anything.

Yup, true, but they were using bombers up until the very last time they did it. Check Hub's scoresheet. Hehe

Zazen

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by Zazen13
Yup, true, but they were using bombers up until the very last time they did it. Check Hub's scoresheet. Hehe

Read above.  

-- Todd/Leviathn

[hubsonfire]

Disclaimer:

No bombers were hurt during the production of this troll.

[FBRaptor]

Funny movie. Well put together. I really enjoyed it.

[Apar]

Nope, who is supposed to be teaching me?

I could teach you to fly the LW planes

[Apar]

So, really within that sub-strata of players only those who do some or all of those things the best will actually be ranked highly

Yep, they will still be the best at:

vulching, hanging out over a capped field and nailing the low ones, or choosing your fights carfully

 

[FALCONWING]

Wow....you guys are pathetic...its not funny and its not fair...time for a gut check.

Its a competitive game...thats why there are points...vulching each other is cheating...that simple.   Its like watchign kids cheat on the playground...cant always explain it to them so you gotta smack em...then they get it.  I wish HTC would smack some of these guys around with actual banning or restrictions..but it wont happen...so the playground rules with no supervision wil continue.

BTW BoPs do enjoy having luvbeer/mdm in the squad...he is a good guy and works hard to help the bish.  Noone can ever accuse us of KNOWING where a cv or mission or goon is...so if he is second accounting it is a secret.  and if you want me to believe that when the BKs are flying all different countries at the same time..they are not typing stuff back and forth...when they admit to setting up kill clinics...then im ready for that cheap land in Arizona:rofl