A new era of basetaking~

[bzek74]

And this othertime at bandcamp...

[DREDger]

And this othertime at bandcamp...

lol

[Kuhn]

Originally posted by jaxxo
so you dont want to log into Ma but want us all to come there?

LW is a MA. If you all want to come there, I aint got no problem with that.

[bzek74]

I log into EW everynow and then and check the roster, got your share of score leeches of course. But there are regulars in there who I never see in LW...I guess that would make them our AH backwood Alabama type cousins making moonshine outside the VH as not to get caught. Some people just dont like the drama of 350 people all screaming you ho'ed me and nice warp......As for me Love it!

90prf

[gusman]

Originally posted by SkyRock
I was checking out the new rank page that SKuzzy updated and noticed something.  Many peeps in the top 10 or so have an incredible number of base captures.  19 in GV's and 9 in bombers, or 12 in bombers and 15 in gv's,  8 in bombers and 13 in GV's.  I notice some up near 30 base captures this tour.  I somehow don't remember that many bases actually being taken in the LW over the last month or so, and I am sure that it wasn't those same fellows doing all the captures, yet I see these guys in LW during peak hours.  With all the little maps of late and how long it takes to reset them, I know that many of these captures are done in EW and MW arenas.  Funny how the socializing goes on in the LW but the rank is accomplished in the EW and MW.
    Yesterday, I jumped in the AvA arena to see if there wre any dogfights as I noticed 4 peeps in there.  As soon as I log in I see a V-base flashing, and then the text says base captured!  I didn't know peeps went in there to capture bases.  We have reached a new era in basetaking!  Just a bit of boring commentary, you may move along now.

     
     

This would explain the lack of numbers in the AvA. I go there and get my butt kicked. I guess these guys want it easy


Cheers,
gusman44

[SkyRock]

Originally posted by Nilsen

I really hope these arenas can either go away or not be included in the rank-crap thing.  

I am not sure that I wish them to go away, but them not being counted in the rank thing sounds good.  At least when you milk run in the LW, someone is there to shoot at you.  These guys are racking up near 30 base captures a month?lol  I know of at least 5 in the top twelve that have 20 to 29 base captures, thats 125 bases taken by 5 peeps.  I played about 14 hours this week and I cant remember even seeing 40 base captures come up on text(of course I fly LW) Anyway, it cheapens the game a little, and I won't mention names but it's kind of like one of the top 6 ranked guys in fighters that was still flying with stall limiter on! LMAO!  
Actually it doesn't affect my fun one way or the other, I was just a little shocked to see the one guy with 30 base captures.   As someone told me long ago, "Congratulations on being ranked #5 overall, it takes a lot of dweebery to get that far!"  

PS  Can you guess who I quoted there at the end?
Mark:aok

[Husky01]

Anyway, it cheapens the game a little, and I won't mention names but it's kind of like one of the top 6 ranked guys in fighters that was still flying with stall limiter on! LMAO!

[1Boner]

Originally posted by Bucky73
More proof they need to do away with scores page.

 if somebody says that they really don,t care about scores

and that scores don,t mean anything

why all the fuss from those same guys about milkin and score hoes????




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[Kuhn]

Originally posted by 1Boner
if somebody says that they really don,t care about scores

and that scores don,t mean anything

why all the fuss from those same guys about milkin and score hoes????




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[Simaril]

Having bopped in those arenas occasionally during off peak times, I can say that most of those guys are NOT concerned about rank.

They tend to be the "Yeah! Our Team Rocks!" crowd. They honestly get a rush out of winning an undefended map....I don't understand it, but they do.

(In the interest of full disclosure: It only comes up every so often, but I have to admit that I will make a run at a good rank every now and then. I know it is utterly meaningless, but the OCD in me makes me feel obligated to see what I can do if I have a good run where I usually don't  -- like Feb tour, when I miraculously had a good KPD in GVs. So yeah, i did run a couple bases. I am utterly ashamed, but like any addict I couldnt help myself.....)

[4XTCH]

Originally posted by SkyRock
As someone told me long ago, "Congratulations on being ranked #5 overall, it takes a lot of dweebery to get that far!"  

PS  Can you guess who I quoted there at the end?
Mark:aok

SHawk??

Actually, it was a young tart named SASKID who's always said "Rank don't mean Squat"
I find this to be quite true. I know where I stand against the good sticks in this game, that is what motivates me to get better, not rank...
When some one says to me on 200 "I knew it was you.. I know how good you are... thats why I was running"...( Yes!! it actually happened).. That means more to me than rank.


4XTCH

[SkyRock]

Originally posted by 4XTCH
SHawk??




4XTCH

ding ding ding ding ding ding  we have a winner folks!:aok

[Husky01]

What is this stall limiter we speak of?

[Ghastly]

Good point on the CV'S.  

Otherwise, the only thing that's meaningful with respect to score is K/d.

[Lusche]

Originally posted by Ghastly

Otherwise, the only thing that's meaningful with respect to score is K/d.

Not really. I have a fighter K/D of 27 in tour 85. Am I a such good pilot? Top of the cream? Nope.
If you check my stats, you can see that I did most of my fighter sorties in Me 163, Me 262 and occasional Tempest sortie, shooting down helpless buffs most of the time.
You have to put K/D in a context, what arena, what planes was the pilot flying, Hit% ect.
Someone constantly getting a K/D > 1.0 in a Hurri 1 is probably a much better in regard to fighter skills than a La7 or  Tempest driver with a K/D ten times as high.