Thoughts on missions

[The Fugitive]

I tried to look up 113th Lucky Strikes squad scores for attack but could not get the name right.

 

153 for attack and 307 for fighter..... If you want to look at scores

[Traveler]

I tried to look up 113th Lucky Strikes squad scores for attack but could not get the name right.

 

I had never been to the score page so it took me a while to figure it out, request the squad score and input our CO's ID: Gunston.

[Kodiak]

How did score get into a mission thread?  From what I can tell the scoring system for fighters encourages you to hurry up and get back in a fight, not play a WWII game.  How does the scoring system reward and encourage the escort fighter for his climb out time with buffs or the fact that more buffs survived the raid?  Does k/d ratio include death by ack...if so and you want a good score you better stay away from that scary ack.  I could go on, but its a real disconnect for many players.

Guys like ET and ghi (and others) should have the highest overall scores in the game as they create more fights than anyone else.  If you want to promote missions give the mission creator a little piece of the action from every player in the mission.  If you want the top fighter score you will have had to run x number of fighter sweep missions or you'll be beat out by someone who has done more.  Then you would have missions galore and it would be great for the game.  I would love to see all the top fighter jocks running fighter sweep missions as they vie for the top slot...talk about fights.

[Skyyr]

Traveler and his crew usually not more than 3 or 4 guys hit bases by themselves. Target is priority one, covering a buddy is two, and getting home in one piece about 163rd.

This argument only works as long as you remain alive. It's sort of a stretch to claim someone is great at their priority of covering their buddies when both they themselves and their buddies have a sustained death rate of 84% on such missions.

[Traveler]

This argument only works as long as you remain alive. It's sort of a stretch to claim someone is great at their priority of covering their buddies when both they themselves and their buddies have a sustained death rate of 84% on such missions.

 

Wow, slow down, I saw no claim of greatness by anyone, Just that us wallowing pigs get in and attack targets by fighting our way in and fighting our way out.  That's engaging what ever sleek defenders there are, the point being that there is much more involved in attacking the mud targets.     

[Zoney]

This argument only works as long as you remain alive. It's sort of a stretch to claim someone is great at their priority of covering their buddies when both they themselves and their buddies have a sustained death rate of 84% on such missions.

How do you know they die 84% of the time?

[The Fugitive]

How do you know they die 84% of the time?

Because they know ALLLLLLL about scoring. Thats how they play. OTH Traveler and his crew do a lot more. I'd rather fight them all night than run into players who play for score. I get bored dodging BnZ attacks.

[Skyyr]

Because they know ALLLLLLL about scoring. Thats how they play. OTH Traveler and his crew do a lot more. I'd rather fight them all night than run into players who play for score. I get bored dodging BnZ attacks.

Actually, the last time I ran into Traveler, he attempted to vulch me upon takeoff (after releasing an entire payload of ordnance on the base I was upping from as his buddies exploded like roman candles). He died within two turns.

[Triton28]

He died within two turns.

You turned?

[Skyyr]

You turned?

Vertically... but it WAS a turn.

[Triton28]

Vertically... but it WAS a turn.

So you've been lying to us with your signature all this time?   

[Kodiak]

Actually, the last time I ran into Traveler, he attempted to vulch me upon takeoff (after releasing an entire payload of ordnance on the base I was upping from as his buddies exploded like roman candles). He died within two turns.

A top 50 player putting down a player ranked over 1700 in fighters.  Now I know all I need to know about your character.

[cobia38]

if you never turn you are running, if you run you are a coward







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[Randy1]

153 for attack and 307 for fighter..... If you want to look at scores

Thank you.  I forgot it is by CO not by squad name.

I use the P-38L for attack most of the time.  The P-38 just doesn't have the speed to reset when you are being followed in by a mass of spit 16, Las and 51s.   If the field is hot, flying in is like being the chum boat.

[BnZs]

Thank you.  I forgot it is by CO not by squad name.

I use the P-38L for attack most of the time.  The P-38 just doesn't have the speed to reset when you are being followed in by a mass of spit 16, Las and 51s.   If the field is hot, flying in is like being the chum boat.

The options of 1. Using a faster attack plane or 2. Establishing air superiority before bringing in the attack planes (best option) are always open.

You know, the fact that attackers can and will use purely suicidal attack profiles is a thing that needs to be compensated for and balanced, somehow.