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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Saintaw on February 18, 2000, 01:31:00 AM
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With an Overall Rank of 348, I was wondering if I was the LAST one down the line ? How many poeple are playing AH ?
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Saw/Saintaw
BISHOP'S FINEST FLYING BRICK
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186th Wardogs (Falcon4 Squad)
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"Firepower Mate, that is what separates the men from the boys..."
[This message has been edited by Saintaw (edited 02-18-2000).]
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I checked many different records, and it seems the lowest you can be ranked in a category right now is 2157. I would assume that's the number who have a least tried the game this tour. (I'm sure there are at least 1000, because I found someone with a ranking of 1649. Any guesses who? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) )
BTW: Do a bombing mission or two and your rank will increase. Capturing a field helps a lot too.
bloom25
THUNDERBIRDS
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Thank you, I can get back to sleep now (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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Saw/Saintaw
BISHOP'S FINEST FLYING BRICK
(http://saintaw.tripod.com/saw.gif)
186th Wardogs (Falcon4 Squad)
http://www.wardogs.org/ (http://www.wardogs.org/)
"Firepower Mate, that is what separates the men from the boys..."
[This message has been edited by Saintaw (edited 02-18-2000).]
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Isn't the definition of rank meaning a foul smell! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Rank!??! We don't need no stinkin rank!!! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Damn Ghostrider! This bogey is all over me!!
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Helps me see if i'm finaly improving or getting worse...Obviously, it's getting worse everyday...
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Saw/Saintaw
BISHOP'S FINEST FLYING BRICK
(http://saintaw.tripod.com/saw.gif)
186th Wardogs (Falcon4 Squad)
http://www.wardogs.org/ (http://www.wardogs.org/)
"Firepower Mate, that is what separates the men from the boys..."
[This message has been edited by Saintaw (edited 02-18-2000).]
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Saint,
Don't worry about your rank or score. If you want to track your performance, look at your K/D ratio and your gunnery. Those two are all I ever look at, as the ranking things are usually prettymessed up. K/D and gunnery percentage will give you the info you need to monitor your performance.
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Lephturn
The Flying Pigs
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I would say kills per time. Anybody can hang back in the gang. Then race to pick off some unlucky con.
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TT, I would say you're correct, if you fly the 205 or George all the time...if you fly the FW190, and try the same tactics as one does with the 205/George, you would have 0 kills and 200 deaths...one NEEDS alt in a 190 to be competitive, climbing to alt in a 190 takes time. If there is a big low-level furball right off your 5K base, then this wouldn't apply in the 190, but in most cases, planes that are B and Z 'ers need to climb to alt to become effective.
K/D ratio IMO, is what counts. But, I don't keep score, so I could care less.
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Brian "Ripsnort" Nelson
++JG2++ ~Richthofen~ XO
(Formerly VF-101 Grim Reapers~Rip1~Warbirds~)
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"Opfer mussen gebracht werden"
— Otto Lilienthal
[This message has been edited by Ripsnort (edited 02-18-2000).]
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Furballers are of course going to have the highest Kills per time (K/T), simple fact. Of course look at how many times they have died too.
I go with Kills per Death myself (K/D), and then if two people are fairly even in THAT respect, then I would go with K/T and Gunnery.
Plus that is the most realistic. Simple.
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Vermillion
**MOL**, Men of Leisure,
"Real Men fly Radials, Nancy Boys fly Spitfires"
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I think the best solutio is to pick out the ratios/stats that matter to you. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
I pick gunnery.. well because I suck and I always need to work on that. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) And I look at K/D, because I fly a Hog, so I take a LONG time to climb to alt. <G> But pick whatever stats you personally want to follow and use those, whatever floats your boat. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) It's great that we have so many to choose from!
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Lephturn
The Flying Pigs
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