Scores Scores Scores!

[LLogann]

Prost!!!

no problem, thats all fine for me, i mean we are over 5000 ppl flying for different reasons! to have this on our mind helps to understand somebodys pov. Mine is to stay alive and fly in wing solution. maybe just click on my signature to have a better impression for the reason i am going for.

[dhyran]

Prost!!!

cheers 

[hitech]

That would imply we wish to promote trying for kill streaks. Have you considered how promoting kill streaks would effect the game?

HiTech

[BlauK]

People might sometimes disengage from their target's six when they get multiple cons to their own six? 

Well seriously, I don't think so many people fly for score. Each and everyone flies for their own reasons. Providing the streak-oriented players a chance to see stats they like should not be that bad? Just don't include it in the points system.

[dhyran]

That would imply we wish to promote trying for kill streaks. Have you considered how promoting kill streaks would effect the game?

HiTech

i thought a lot about it hitech, but i dont see negative resons, furballers dont look at their score, overall scorers look at the perfect mix of all scores. most play 5-10 sorties on fighter, than they fly the rest of the month on attack

but there are a lot of people, you can meet them on 20k and above, they love to rtb, they love staying alive. please give them a counter "streak" where these type of fighter pilots can see how there doing.

as long as you didnt get killed your streak getting higher with each kill. its great fun, and additional, a streak player dont go HO!

so maybe if there will be the streak score you might see less complaining of HO inside the forum, blauk is right, please dont implement it into the current overall rating, just add it like the personall hit ratio, KD stuff inside the scoring page at the roster and on the web scorespages

let me close with the idea, "The AH2 World would be a better place with a streak score!"

[PJ_Godzilla]

i thought a lot about it hitech, but i dont see negative resons, furballers dont look at their score, overall scorers look at the perfect mix of all scores. most play 5-10 sorties on fighter, than they fly the rest of the month on attack

but there are a lot of people, you can meet them on 20k and above, they love to rtb, they love staying alive. please give them a counter "streak" where these type of fighter pilots can see how there doing.

as long as you didnt get killed your streak getting higher with each kill. its great fun, and additional, a streak player dont go HO!

so maybe if there will be the streak score you might see less complaining of HO inside the forum

let me close with the idea, "The AH2 World would be a better place with a streak score!"

I'd say the AH world would be more realistic with a streak score. For example, I think nothing of diving into a furball in which I'm likely to die. I'm playing, after all, and don't care all that much if I die. Real life, however, says that streak is all about whether you go home in one piece.

I've seen plenty of accounts where a pilot would not engage because of odds against.

[Kazan_HB]

My motivation in game. K/S 3 with K/D 4 
Streak is not bad. I think good place for it is AvA arena.
You be able to become the ace Axis ?

<S> Kazan

my best streak 52... 

[dhyran]

My motivation in game. K/S 3 with K/D 4  
Streak is not bad. I think good place for it is AvA arena.
You be able to become the ace Axis ?

<S> Kazan

my best streak 52...  

hehe, why not KS 3 with KD 10?

to be honest, i think a kill streak option is a good part, gives the current system and addition and make it more attractive who take care of their virtual life. i remember when i started my streak run up to 130 kills in a row. first days i ended up at 28 kills, second day i left with 48, then 3 days off, came in and at the first sortie my plane was heavy damaged, landed safly, puhhh, left the arena with 61 kills, on a bloody friday night i logged of with 96 kills, and two days later it was 130 and i was happy it was back to 0. its such a different type of flying for yourself, because around a number of kills a psychcological instance comes up, some can handle it other not, and you can work on it. i reached often 60 - 70, looks like there is my barrier, its great Fun.
once again, it should not affect the current score system! it should just be a be number to look at

[hitech]

So far, as most normal people, you are seeing only one side of game play, that being THEY want to try live and have a long kill streak. Think 1 second what will happen if (for example only) if EVERYONE flew where not living is the primary goal, and 1 death was not worth risking 30 kills?

Now ask yourself what most people will be doing most of the time.

HiTech.

[Kazan_HB]

So far as normal people are seeing only one side of game play, that being THEY want to try live and have a long kill streak. Think 1 second what will happen if (for example only) if EVERYONE flew where not living is the primary goal, and 1 death was not worth risking 30 kills?

Now ask yourself what most people will be doing most of the time.

HiTech.

Fly over 30k and wait for easy kill........?

[K-KEN]

I believe scores are observed by all in varying degrees-obviously.
My own habits are common I think. It's not uncommon to find me driving an M3 or Jeep to resupply
a bunch of vehicles or a base if I see the need. Then I might jump into a bomber and do something on my own at the next sortie. If I get killed 3 times trying to capture a field, drop base supplies or vehicle supplies, I still do it. Landing 5 kills also makes my grin but it's the reward for me. I look at perkies less than 50% of the time unless it's in a GV and even then not 75%. I also rarely fly perkie rides.

Aces High is designed and has that type thing in mind, I believe. Combat Tour will likely be a 1 kill or life event if it ever gets off ground. Then folks like me will have to take it much more seriously. <shrug> 
Scenario play is much like that-limited lives, killshooter off,  and we all fly a bit more ... cautious. 

[guncrasher]

Me and this other guy upped today at a field and found 2 ponies and an f4u flying around at 10k.  since we were flying spits and 109, they refused to engage once the found out they couldnt pick us off.  so they would just fly away then come back at a higher altitude where they would find us then they would fly away and come back a little higher, not once they tried to engage for the 20+ minutes, we were up in the air. and you want to encourage this behavior by advertising their streak?  that's funny.  I am by far not the best player in the game but I have shot down many of the people that usually are ranked in the top 100 on a 1v1 fite and a lot of them are really bad players.  I have seen people land 50 or 60 kills, and even one that had more than a hundred, which in my opinion is ridiculous.

I and lots of people play the game because of the short flight time into action. I once flew in a 30 plane buff/escort mission that 45 minutes after it started we hadnt done anything except fly around trying to get to 30k alt, 1/2 the people ended up bailing out mad as hell because the 2 bases that were our objective had been capture by our low flying country men by the time we got there and we were already low on fuel to make it to the next base.

if the game was to change to where 20 to 30% of the pilots were to change tactics and play to not die, then me and lots of other people would lose interest and  quit the game.  after all who wants to play a game where the only objective is to be the biggest picker.

maybe an option would be to have one arena where the only objective is to see who is the last pilot standing.  maybe call it king of the hill or something,


semp

[Anaxogoras]

if the game was to change to where 20 to 30% of the pilots were to change tactics and play to not die, then me and lots of other people would lose interest and  quit the game.  after all who wants to play a game where the only objective is to be the biggest picker.

This is the only place where I think you go astray.  Adding streak to score wouldn't change player behavior a wit.

Oh, and another thing, it is my dream to be the biggest picker.

 

[dhyran]

So far, as most normal people, you are seeing only one side of game play, that being THEY want to try live and have a long kill streak. Think 1 second what will happen if (for example only) if EVERYONE flew where not living is the primary goal, and 1 death was not worth risking 30 kills?

Now ask yourself what most people will be doing most of the time.

HiTech.

i don't think its a big deal, because most people dont look in deatail at their score. i dont think we will see a change in gameplay. the only thing which will changed, you make soem people happy

[Lusche]

i don't think its a big deal, because most people dont look in deatail at their score. i dont think we will see a change in gameplay. the only thing which will changed, you make soem people happy

it will change a lot. Many people don't look at the score in deatail, but enough do to make a difference.

But most important: broadcasting killstreaks with a landing message is not even a "detail". It's a major thing. A big determinant of gameplay.