Score\Stats\Rank vs. Skill Misperception‎s

[Lusche]

Ok, here it is:

Of the 'regulars' I found in tour 168, the top 10% in playing time (fighter mode) accumulated 46% of the total flying time in that mode.

The median of that group you were thus most likely to encounter in fighters:

K/D 1.08
K/S 0.69
K/H 3.6
hit% 5.07

Even within that small "heavy player" group, A k/D of 2 would have you placed in the top 20% and a hit% of 10 in the top 7%.  Again you can see how freking 1337 10% hit percentage are

[Latrobe]

That's the median for the top 10% fighter pilots? That seems kind of low to me. The 1.08 K/D is significantly better than the average pilots at 0.6, but all the other stats don't look that much higher from the average pilots.

What is the combined average, or mean, of those top pilots? Or is there a small group even among them that severely distorts the total?

[Lusche]

That's the median for the top 10% fighter pilots?

For the top 10% of pilots as far as playing time goes, in a try to answer Debrody's question about the skill level of those you are most likely to encounter.

And the distribution curve in this is still the same as before, a small number of pilots with very high sub scores vs the 'mass' of pilots with low ones.

No matter how you look at it, the chance of encountering someone in a fighter with a hit% of 10+ is very low. But of course the chance of being shot down by one is much higher, as can be seen by another different look at it:
Pilots with a hit% of 10 and more made up: 5% of all 'regular' players, 4% of the total time in fighter mode and were responsible for 8.6% of all kills in that mode.

[Changeup]

For the top 10% of pilots as far as playing time goes, in a try to answer Debrody's question about the skill level of those you are most likely to encounter.

And the distribution curve in this is still the same as before, a small number of pilots with very high sub scores vs the 'mass' of pilots with low ones.

No matter how you look at it, the chance of encountering someone in a fighter with a hit% of 10+ is very low. But of course the chance of being shot down by one is much higher, as can be seen by another different look at it:
Pilots with a hit% of 10 and more made up: 5% of all 'regular' players, 4% of the total time in fighter mode and were responsible for 8.6% of all kills in that mode.

Now, separate out the shade accounts and how many are there?

[Slade]

I LOVE stats.  These things though can skew stats\score\rank and perception in differing degrees:

• Re-arm pad use.
• Upping a plane on the runway then deciding not to take off ending the flight immediately.
• Shooting at non-targets for fun and\or tactical changes.
• Helping a fellow pilot upon request.
• Choosing to bail or ditch without any damage.
• Tending to fly high ENY planes, i.e. non-perk planes. ( C202, P-40c etc.)
• Staying in tower.
• High altitude bomber intercept missions.

Please correct these if they are wrong.  I'd like to document the facts on this.  Thanks.

http://www.michael-elliott.com/wikis/ww2planes/index.php?n=Site.Score

[BaldEagl]

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How does this change anything?  You're time in game isn't even counted in the tower.