Timid

[321BAR]

Not necessarily. There may be more of reasons why the k/h can be so low. 2 Things come to my mind immediately:
 Mission / "historic" gameplay - Flying long range escort for buffs can totally wreck your k/h (without being "afraid" to engage),
And flying at non-primetime can make your h/h suffer too - quite often you are upping for the only con in a sector that is gone before you have a shot at him.

again lusche comes to save the day with his wisdom! (I'm a suckup! smack im a suckup! smack smack!!!)

[Dadsguns]

I make me special. I'm just as entitled as anyone else to state my opinion.  Kills per hour is a quantifiable measuring stick whereas merely calling someone timid, isn't.

Ohhh I see.. you're timid so you took offense.  

    Fortunately, your opinions mean squat  

Your right, but where is all the fun in it if we didnt have any opinions?

[Steve]

Not necessarily. There may be more of reasons why the k/h can be so low. 2 Things come to my mind immediately:
 Mission / "historic" gameplay - Flying long range escort for buffs can totally wreck your k/h (without being "afraid" to engage),
And flying at non-primetime can make your h/h suffer too - quite often you are upping for the only con in a sector that is gone before you have a shot at him.

There's two excuses right there! How many people spend their tour flying long range escort?

The non-prime time could be legit but the large portion of the populaiton flies during primetime.

[Dadsguns]

There's two excuses right there! How many people spend their tour flying long range escort?

The non-prime time could be legit but the large portion of the populaiton flies during primetime.

I am guilty.  As well as chasing the lone 30k bomber set heading for strats, much time spent there.

[Steve]

ive afked for hours and died by accident.

You can't afk fly for hours.., it does not take hours to run out of gas.   so just another excuse for the timid.

[Steve]

I am guilty.  As well as chasing the lone 30k bomber set heading for strats, much time spent there.

I make the mistake of doing that now and then... only to have them bail........           tease.

[321BAR]

You can't afk fly for hours.., it does not take hours to run out of gas.   so just another excuse for the timid.

umm im sorry? afk for hours as in over a month's time?

[grizz441]

How many people spend their tour flying long range escort?

Obviously anyone who doesn't have a respectable K/T.   

[Dadsguns]

You can't afk fly for hours.., it does not take hours to run out of gas.   so just another excuse for the timid.

What exactly is your definition of timid?  surely not just what you described by the K/H?

[jdbecks]

Not necessarily. There may be more of reasons why the k/h can be so low. 2 Things come to my mind immediately:
 Mission / "historic" gameplay - Flying long range escort for buffs can totally wreck your k/h (without being "afraid" to engage),
And flying at non-primetime can make your h/h suffer too - quite often you are upping for the only con in a sector that is gone before you have a shot at him.

I agree, being GMT time zone and I also enjoy going on buff hunting missions, although this month not as much.

[Oldman731]

and also if the person lands with multiple kills wouldn't this mean he is actually a good pilot?

Not at all.  When I venture into the MAs I'm always skeptical of the number of kills landed simply because I suspect many of them were vulches or picks.  No special skill involved there.  It's why I disagree with Steve's notion that kills per hour signifies competence.

- oldman

[Lusche]

There's two excuses right there! How many people spend their tour flying long range escort?

How is that an excuse?

My point is: You can't simply declare someone being "timid" just by looking at an isolated part of score, as there are several reasons why it can be relatively low. It's not that simple. Same as you can't tell skill level by  looking at K/D.

It can be a good indicator, but thats all.

[Steve]

Not at all.  When I venture into the MAs I'm always skeptical of the number of kills landed simply because I suspect many of them were vulches or picks.  No special skill involved there.  It's why I disagree with Steve's notion that kills per hour signifies competence.

- oldman

High kills per hour doesn't gaurantee competence. Low kills per hour is a strong indicator of timidity.  Timid guys won't like this... but that's the way it goes.  

[Steve]

How is that an excuse?

My point is: You can't simply declare someone being "timid" just by looking at an isolated part of score, as there are several reasons why it can be relatively low. It's not that simple. Same as you can't tell skill level by  looking at K/D.

see my above post 

[Ardy123]

Bomber pilots who fly to 30k+ to bomb the megacities... I bet they have 0 kills...
I'm not sure if thats timid or just a case of 'noobisim' (aka, I just started and I can't fly a fighter but I want to do something).