So what is the best fighter for rank?

[Schutt]

Originally posted by Zazen13
Check people like Fariz, Ghi, Falcnwng, Hammy, Shane, Ruaml, pacerr, pug, may1, EZeepkns, MAddbull. These people have all achieved a relatively high fighter rank almost exclusively flying the La7.

Zazen

Ok.. checked some of those.

LA7 was not the main ride i found, but played some role. Most la7 i saw was  ruaml with 214 of 600 kills in la7. of course i dont see which of the kills are scored as fighter kills.

I also saw yak9u, la5, 109G10 (now listed as k4), 262, tempest, seafire, 109D9.

It pretty much shows that you can achieve good rank with a lot of diffrent planes. La7 looks like a good choice too.

p.s. sorry for my late edit... hoped to make it before anyone anwserd

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by Schutt
I also saw yak9u, la5, 109G10 (now listed as k4), 262, tempest, seafire, 109D9.

It pretty much shows that you can achieve good rank with a lot of diffrent planes. La7 looks like a good choice too.

Note that with one exception, these are all fast planes.  They are also fast, cannon-armed planes.  The one slow plane (the Seafire) is also armed with cannons, and I'd venture that its inclusion here has more to do with easy base suppression and ack protection than anything else (i.e. vulching or picking at a base under attack by a CV).

So yes, you can achieve a high rank with a number of different planes, but those planes generally share certain attributes that make them appealing to people who play for rank.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by SuperDud
Just vulch a squady, that's what my skwad did:aok

How did I not become the highest ranked fighter that tour?  

 Fools!  I work with fools!

-- Todd/Leviathn

[DoKGonZo]

Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
Note that with one exception, these are all fast planes.  They are also fast, cannon-armed planes.  ...  

Not just fast in terms of top-end, but also all have good acceleration (except the 262, of course).

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by DoKGonZo
Not just fast in terms of top-end, but also all have good acceleration (except the 262, of course).

Good point.  Plus the 262, while suffering from poor slow-speed acceleration, actually enjoys the fastest acceleration above about 275-300mph.  If you keep the plane within that speed range or faster, nothing can catch you at a comparable speed in a dive.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[wetrat]

Originally posted by ArtLaw
What is the best fighter to fly to lower fighter rank.  Or what are the statogies to lower fighter rank.  Should someone fly low ENY or hi ENY.

The one you suck in the least.

[g00b]

Anything fast, with cannons.

And vulch, vulch, vulch. The true art of base suppresison and vulching is quickly becoming lost. Grab a JABO plane with cannon, whack the VH and all the ack and rack up the kills. Vulching gives you the best KT, KD, KS and hit percentage.

Current favorites.

For vulching:

Tempest
C-Hog
110-G2
Any P-38

For furrin' :

Tempest
La5 (La7 is great, I just feel guilty when I fly that plane)
Any of the Spitfires

[Oldman731]

Originally posted by g00b
Anything fast, with cannons.

And vulch, vulch, vulch. The true art of base suppresison and vulching is quickly becoming lost. Grab a JABO plane with cannon, whack the VH and all the ack and rack up the kills. Vulching gives you the best KT, KD, KS and hit percentage.

Current favorites.

For vulching:

Tempest
C-Hog
110-G2
Any P-38

For furrin' :

Tempest
La5 (La7 is great, I just feel guilty when I fly that plane)
Any of the Spitfires

I knew I shouldn't have read this thread.

- oldman

[Zazen13]

Originally posted by Schutt
Ok.. checked some of those.

LA7 was not the main ride i found, but played some role. Most la7 i saw was  ruaml with 214 of 600 kills in la7. of course i dont see which of the kills are scored as fighter kills.

I also saw yak9u, la5, 109G10 (now listed as k4), 262, tempest, seafire, 109D9.

It pretty much shows that you can achieve good rank with a lot of diffrent planes. La7 looks like a good choice too.

p.s. sorry for my late edit... hoped to make it before anyone anwserd

Look back a few camps, people are mixing it up alot this camp with the new rides and stuff so it's not really representative of their usual flying habits. Trust me that's a short list of some of the better ranking La7 jocks past and present.

Zazen

[eskimo2]

One thing that most folks forget is that everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, which can be enhanced by plane choice.  A player who has a K/D rank that is significantly higher than his K/T rank should probably dump his fast safe ride for one that promotes earning its living in the quick mix rather than skipping around the edges.  

Likewise, the player who’s K/T rank is significantly higher than his K/D rank should probably dump his twisty-turny fighter for one that allows him to occasionally escape with speed or climb.

If a guy is hurting in points and flies an mg armed plane, he should probably swap it for a cannon bird that will inflict more damage and earn more points.

Of course attitude and flying style make an even bigger difference, but the principal remains the same: work on improving your weakest ranking areas even if it means doing worse in your best areas.

eskimo

[YUCCA]

p47n

[Booz]

If you've never done it and want your rank halved, run a C47 troop haul.

[FiLtH]

I dont put much stock in rank. Seems like to much work, and having to deny yourself some good fights, just to make sure your numbers stay good.  Theres too many variables. Guys who fly tempests and buzz thru furballs, guys who just play alot in furballs, guys who go from one base to another looking for the place he can harvest the most kills the quickest.

     To me it kinda takes some of the relaxation out of it. I dont care if it takes me 2 hours to find a good fight, when I do, its worth it to me.

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Thats about the size of it.
Ranking in this game is all about manipulating the game and/or the kind of missions you run.

It has very little to do with how good you are
Want a high fighter rank. Always fly with the horde and do exactly as Superdud says. Fly to live and pick. Never get into a fight with even odds or where you dont have a clear superiour advantage. As soon as you even come close to loosing that advantage. Bug out and split.

Want a high  overall rank. Fly a little of this, a little of that. Milkrun a few strat targets, Be the m3 that gets a few base captures and thats about it.
Its really not all that difficult as I proved to myself a few tours ago by trying but not even very hard I finished within the top 60 or so in overall rank.

Typically I have found the very best cream of the crop sklilled pilots rarely if ever even rank in the top 200 let alone the top 100 or 50.
So ranking is very misleading.

Take SHawk for example.
I'll not deny hes a good guy and a good stick. indeed he is. And he flys smart.
 But he by far isnt the best in the game I've come across

Yea that high ranking looks good, gets your name in lights and all that good stuff.
But in reality other then that typically it means very little.

I've said the same thing in the past and have been pummelled by others on channel 2 about this.   I agree Dred, being able to manipulate the game deters from it.  

I've shot down the best and have been shot down by the worst like the rest of the MA.

Karaya

[LYNX]

Some very good replies but no one has mentioned --->>>> REARMING.  

190's, P47's, yakU, tiffs and temps and maybe this new spit 14.

As already implied in prevoius replies you can manipulate fighter rank knowing a few tricks....Examples below.

Always score as fighter not attacker. ( you want fighter rank only right?)

Never shoot buildings in fighter mode. (It nails your hit rate)

Never miss an opportunity to vulch a well capped de-acked field and get back there ASAP.

If you use a (example) 190 and take 40 min to get 8 safe kills it is better to take a yak9U / gay7 or what ever and get 8 kills with rearming, in half the time.  (assuming your a competant furballer).

oh... nearly forgot... Give up work, get single, devote as much time as possible and just play.