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« Reply #45 on: October 08, 2007, 12:29:41 PM »
It seems to me that AH scoring is mostly based on stats. Which I think is good.

No one ever came to this game because of ranking, they came because it was fun, exciting, and the comraderie. And Hey, you still like to see some scoring.

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« Reply #46 on: October 08, 2007, 12:41:36 PM »
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AW had a ranking system that couldn't be seen by players.  If you were a low ranked player and shot down a higher ranked player, you received a better score than you would have if you had shot down an equal or lower ranked player.  You also received extra points for kill streaks.


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Air warrior had a visible scoring/ranking system.  The top 100 or 200 (I don't remember which) were posted but nothing below that.
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« Reply #47 on: October 08, 2007, 12:49:33 PM »
Well Your definitely wrong on a few points. Shawk is ranking #1 this camp so far and was #2 last. he's a skilled pilot and I'm sure watches his score just like maybe... over....60% of us do

Last month the only thing I did different was allocate my planes properly. Being a base taker most of my bomber ,attack and vehicle scores are made up of points for killing structures plus I get about 17 captures per month.

I can't say your tactics don't wk because they do. I play my way you play yours. I fight till I'm dead and you run like hel, I like working with others taking bases and you could care less about that part.

Having taken psychology has helped me understand different types of people. Their core personalities are easily exposed here and partial profiles can be assessed.

 Lusche for instance is in total denial and going through a score withdrawal lets say.... hehe   Putting in about 200 hours a month, his life has kinda revolved around the game for a long. It's important to him to be #1 and now he doesn't know what to do.  If he plays more in the main he chances his score going dn but he needs to play more to keep his attack bombing and vehicle points up. He's not liking the situation he's in and trying to figure out whats the best approach. I think it's funny and the reason I posted.

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« Reply #48 on: October 08, 2007, 01:08:57 PM »
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 Lusche for instance is in total denial and going through a score withdrawal lets say.... hehe   Putting in about 200 hours a month, his life has kinda revolved around the game for a long. It's important to him to be #1 and now he doesn't know what to do.  If he plays more in the main he chances his score going dn but he needs to play more to keep his attack bombing and vehicle points up. He's not liking the situation he's in and trying to figure out whats the best approach. I think it's funny and the reason I posted.



It's funny and completely made up. I have played more than 200h as well as less than 100h in the past without any change in scoring systems. The only reason I fly for is fun. I fly when I like to, and I don't fly when I don't like, or real life takes precedence - yes, even I have one...
It was never important for me to be #1. If that would be  the case, the Hurricane I wouldn't have been my top ride in last tour, or the Bf 109F three tours ago.
I tried to fly for rank one tour early in this year to see how I would fare. I not only failed to get a overal better rank, I was bored to hell.
I fly what I want, where I want, when I want. I play all aspects of the game, hence my "good" rank.

And me flying Lancs at 30k - that's completely made up too. My usual alt is 15-20k, actually I I never took a Lanc to 30k.

And for "not liking the situation I'm in" - I was always begging for seperate scores, and actually I was the first one to thank HTC for this change.  Do a little search ;)

I'm still trying to figure out the reason for such kind of postings by you...
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« Reply #49 on: October 08, 2007, 01:27:08 PM »
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I'm still trying to figure out the reason for such kind of postings by you...


You must have spanked him hard in game.  Guess in game wasn't enough, he's now looking for it here.

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« Reply #50 on: October 08, 2007, 01:30:18 PM »
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Heheheh LOL sounds like Lusche has to set his alarm to play this game and score high now.

He will never be listed as 1st place again on squad rankings ....Waaaaaaaaa! Told ya one guy doesn't make a squad no matter how many personalities you have mr. invalid.

Guys like him and Rockies are now dweebing 30k bomber missions to find a way to keep their scores up, But Lusche has found even another way to keep his score low.

He Plays Less!!!! hehehe What a LUSCHER

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« Reply #51 on: October 08, 2007, 03:45:13 PM »
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Dredlock,

Whole heartedly agree with you on your last posting of tactics. I'm just saying that some pilots will figure out how to obtain rank.

As for me I like to mix it up and yet I'm not above a pick. I see Trikky, Ghi, and others up under touch circumstances and duke it out. You have to admire those guys.


Fact of the matter is after my last post I logged off. A bit later I got what you are getting at.

Yes I would be in aggreement with you there.
I enjoy mixing it up as well. and I often fly alone rarely actually winging with anyone.

Attacking a swarm of 6 or more all by myself is not unheard f from me.
And findnig myself surrounded by 3,4,5 + enemy planes is pretty frequesnt.

I enjoy seeing how many I can either kill or get to auger or to see how long it takes all of them buzzing like bees around me before they finally get me.

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« Reply #52 on: October 08, 2007, 04:05:07 PM »
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Well Your definitely wrong on a few points. Shawk is ranking #1 this camp so far and was #2 last. he's a skilled pilot and I'm sure watches his score just like maybe... over....60% of us do

Last month the only thing I did different was allocate my planes properly. Being a base taker most of my bomber ,attack and vehicle scores are made up of points for killing structures plus I get about 17 captures per month.

I can't say your tactics don't wk because they do. I play my way you play yours. I fight till I'm dead and you run like hel, I like working with others taking bases and you could care less about that part.

Having taken psychology has helped me understand different types of people. Their core personalities are easily exposed here and partial profiles can be assessed.

 Lusche for instance is in total denial and going through a score withdrawal lets say.... hehe   Putting in about 200 hours a month, his life has kinda revolved around the game for a long. It's important to him to be #1 and now he doesn't know what to do.  If he plays more in the main he chances his score going dn but he needs to play more to keep his attack bombing and vehicle points up. He's not liking the situation he's in and trying to figure out whats the best approach. I think it's funny and the reason I posted.

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Game ID       Overall  Fighter  Bomber  Attack  Veh/Boat
DREDIOCK    1588    611    4960    408    1726


LOL I know enough about SHawk to know  how he plays.
I never said he wasnt a skilled pilot. in fact I specifically said he was a "fine pilot."

But I know how he plays

Ok you posted my rankings. I already said I dont care about rank.
Your telling me about my tactics.
Exactly what tactics would those be that "I" use?
I wasnt speaking of my tactics. Just the tactics the high rankers tend to use.

Wanna know my tactics?
Here they are.
Get ready.
Some ground beaking stuff here.

Whatever looks like fun or I think needs doing at the spur of the moment. thats what I do.
I'll use a plane set up as fighter to attack Buildings, and GVs.
I'll use a plane set up for attack or bomber as a fighter.
And mix and match and crisscross everythng in between.

I know that way Im never going ot have a uber rank.
then again. Im not caring a whole lot about it either.

Am I the best fighter in the game?
Nope.
But I know in an equal situation I can usually hold my own against pretty much anyone in the MA.

And as far as SHawk is concerned Having actually fought him.
I''d say we are pretty equal in the skill dept

Which is how I know he's not a top 10 reguardless of what the ranking system says.

And its nothing Personal against SHawk.
I've known him dating back to the Airwarrior Days.
Which is a pretty long time
As I said he is a fine pilot and seems like an all around decent guy.

What I am saying. Is this whole ranking thing is little more then an illusion.
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« Reply #53 on: October 08, 2007, 04:16:33 PM »
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I think you will find the savvy pilots like Shawk, Skyrock, Shrek, and Lusche etc will always find a way to rank well under any situation. Rank has its privileges, you can take cv's away from newbs. I'd like to see rank play a part in SB command.

Overall, I like the new setup.

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I rank high every month no matter how much i land, the secret is KILL PER SORTI, if u can keep that up then everything will be high, dont balive me try it sometime, garentee if u got a 2.5 sorti or better u will be on the top 50

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« Reply #54 on: October 08, 2007, 04:19:02 PM »
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I rank high every month no matter how much i land, the secret is KILL PER SORTI, if u can keep that up then everything will be high, dont balive me try it sometime, garentee if u got a 2.5 sorti or better u will be on the top 50


not that i care about my score, but I go out everytime looking to KILL as many as I can befor I die, but i have been trying to work on my survivability latley just cause I like the idea of being able to land 15 plus kills. If u can go in and out of a fight couple times by re arming and re entering, and survive to bring a crap load home, then it shows you are really flying like a true pilot. In my opinion a TRUE pilot dosnt go out to get him himself killed

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« Reply #55 on: October 08, 2007, 08:55:00 PM »
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not that i care about my score, but I go out everytime looking to KILL as many as I can befor I die, but i have been trying to work on my survivability latley just cause I like the idea of being able to land 15 plus kills. If u can go in and out of a fight couple times by re arming and re entering, and survive to bring a crap load home, then it shows you are really flying like a true pilot. In my opinion a TRUE pilot dosnt go out to get him himself killed


Exactly which is why we are armchair pilots. so we can get ourselves killed.
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« Reply #56 on: October 08, 2007, 09:18:09 PM »
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Awww what's the matter, kid you picked on in highschool become a cop and bust you for being a "TOOL"?
:rofl :rofl :rofl

This guy so pathetic it's funny.



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Edit: Hmm I may have to retract this. A8TOOL is in no squad and hasn't been in the ma in quite some time(as far back as I care to look). So either he his a trolling-TOOL or a shade-TOOL. But both are just as lame so no biggy.
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« Reply #57 on: October 08, 2007, 10:14:19 PM »
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I think I ranked 18 last month and I hardly ever land. I usually fight till i'm dead.

I use Lancs to dive bomb because unlike you  i'm not scared.

I don't need superior #'s to hide behind or within to get a kill.

I make my own advantages

And I never run away or very far because unlike you sir, I peiss standing up .

Your tactics may work and I bet you learned them at a very young age while on the playground....  I new wusse's like that......   some became cops. Just an observation.


Having read every post here I can say this is the one that I find the most disappointing.  That's not because I'm a high rank player it's because this guy isn't a player he's a gamer.  Dive bombing Lancs indeed:rolleyes:

Lancaster's operated at night.  Their typical alt was 19k weather permitting.  They didn't fly in formation and approached in a stream.  Rather like a swarm being funneled into a pipe to target.

Some notorious missions did go in low but they suffered heavy losses.  These types of mission were far and few between.  Some and mean SOME of the elite path finders did mark targets with flairs from as low as 500 feet but they were the except rather than the rule.

As for being ranked 18th in bombers that's more to do with captures than suiciding towns, hangers, GV's and my pet hate suiciding CV's.  

I think the scoring system works well from a players perspective but it's not so good for the gamers and then they have the nerve to moan about it:rolleyes:  

In parting I say this to everyone.  There are many misconceptions about high rank and one of the biggest concerns fighter rank and the so called "runners".  Many of these misconception are born about by not fully understanding how the scoring system works.  This recent change will only partly stop those that purposefully score... IE bomber rank / GV rank / captures.

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« Reply #58 on: October 08, 2007, 10:45:33 PM »
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I think it should work like chess, u should have a rating system. like a ladder, and depending on who u shoot down and who shoots u down is how much your score rises or lowers.
I like this idea.

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« Reply #59 on: October 09, 2007, 12:09:45 AM »
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I like this idea.


Warlockl's idea about using a Chess (ELO) like rating is a really good idea - but I think it could only be realistically applied to organized dueling matches.  You could have a private website set up where people register themselves as players, and they all start off with a rating, that changes according to the ELO algorithm.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system

Using an ELO-like ranking in organized matches really would produce a meaningful score that reflects actual relative skill.

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