Why so many people complain that german planes suck but still retains good K/D ratio?

[tikky]

???

[Guppy35]

cause "uber" is a German word and they think it should only apply to LW rides?

Just guessing

[SkyChimp]

Originally posted by tikky
???

Not really that they suck..


I would love them if I stayed in it for a month..


Hard to get used to those snap stalls. Not to mention the (cage effect with the cockpits)!:cry

[Zazen13]

K/D ratio is not a measure of the plane, it's a measure of the person flying it. The irony is, the less people that fly a particular plane the higher its K/D will tend to be for the two following reasons:

1) Only the best and most dedicated pilots are flying that, presumably, weaker plane.

2) With smaller samplings the statistical Law of Averages doesn't kick in to an extent that would tend to average all planes out.

The fact that the LW planes are, at this point in the evolution of AH, weaker relative to the rest of the set means better people are flying them. Weaker players tend to gravitate toward the easiest planes, better players tend to gravitate toward the more challenging planes. Better players kill more and die less and weaker players kill less and die more, regardless of what plane they may choose to fly.

Zazen

[Sable]

I think far too many people are wrapped up in the idea that the only way to "fight" involves holding their stick against the stop.  The rest of us that know better continue to use the LW rides and enjoy them for what they are.

[Karnak]

Because they are not easy to fight in.

[wetrat]

Originally posted by Sable
I think far too many people are wrapped up in the idea that the only way to "fight" involves holding their stick against the stop.  The rest of us that know better continue to use the LW rides and enjoy them for what they are.

I'm not even going to bother picking that one apart.


The LW planes have a better k/d because far fewer people fly them, and far more good sticks/vets fly 109's than sissyfires/LA LA's. The good sticks/vets offset the gagillion deaths the lemmings add to the tally more than the other rides because of the smaller total of 109 sorties. k/d is NOT an accurate means of comparing how good the fighters are.

[tikky]

i think the best luft fighter in AH is 110. I can furball with it like a spit p47 ect and still land kills. this plane is more forgivable than 109/190

[simshell]

but dont forget that people tend to use Boom and zoom only in most of the LW rides

not to mention that the most used LW planes besides the 110 are very fast

[Kweassa]

High K/D in AH usually means that the plane so damn sucks only people who are already experienced in it ever give it a serious whirl.

 Look at all the best MA planes - grossly overused, pathetic K/D.

[Guppy35]

As the Luftwhines started early tonite in the MA, I hopped in a 109E and spent the night in it since I like Emils.

8 kills, 4 deaths.  (yeah I know I'm a lousy pilot)

None of the kills were vulches.  There was a big brawl between 21 and 22.  As I was slower then most everything I couldn't out run anyone so it was turn and burn down low in the valleys.  

Kills included a Spit V a Spit VIII, Spit IX and Spit 16 along with a Tiffie, Mustang, 190 and N1K.

I make no claims to be any good at this game, but the 109E at least seemed to do just fine down low in the furballs.

Once the cannon ran out and the MGs were left, it meant a lot more assists however.  I had a ton of those

My last two deaths were trying to defend 19 as it was getting mobbed so I was outnumbered and out alted along with out run

It was great fun

[Glasses]

Originally posted by Zazen13
K/D ratio is not a measure of the plane, it's a measure of the person flying it. The irony is, the less people that fly a particular plane the higher its K/D will tend to be for the two following reasons:

1) Only the best and most dedicated pilots are flying that, presumably, weaker plane.

2) With smaller samplings the statistical Law of Averages doesn't kick in to an extent that would tend to average all planes out.

The fact that the LW planes are, at this point in the evolution of AH, weaker relative to the rest of the set means better people are flying them. Weaker players tend to gravitate toward the easiest planes, better players tend to gravitate toward the more challenging planes. Better players kill more and die less and weaker players kill less and die more, regardless of what plane they may choose to fly.

Zazen

 
Yup, Not saying I'm the best(I'm certainly not) but I agree.

[Furball]

Originally posted by Guppy35
As the Luftwhines started early tonite in the MA,

Spitfire envy

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Furball
Spitfire envy

Hardly

Flying spits is like playing level 1 in connect the dots.
Preschool edition

[Eagler]

there is a 109 for every season, just have to know what time of year you are flying into before you choose one