How to get a high rank

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by hitech
The system would still accuratly provide a measure of golf skill. But your players are no longer playing golf they are now playing a different game. And since your players are not interested in their golf score, they wouldn't even keep track.

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If those players are playing something different but the game continues to rank them based on the same scoring system, then the ranking standard is not accurate insofar as absolute skill goes.  Those who don't care about rank don't keep track of it, but those who do care will follow it and may draw erroneous conclusions about ability because the system continues to rank those who don't care about rank.

So are you interested in playing golf, or do you just want to head to the driving range. Both are perfectly acceptible, but don't try tell the golfers they should forget about it and just go to the driving range instead, because in your view distance is the only TRUE method for messuring a golfers talents.

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I'm not sure where you're coming up with this analogy.  I'm all for folks flying any way they want including flying for score.  I cautioned against using rank alone to assess skill since it fails to account for certain behaviors and rewards others disproportionately.  In other words, fighter rank presents a great measure of how well people engage in activities designed to maximize fighter rank.  I personally would consider someone more "skilled" if he or she manages a high fighter rank by flying in a well-rounded manner without manipulating fighter and attack sortie settings to increase the odds of high tally missions with low risk.  Or if he or she manages such a rank without vulching.  We can't really know that without context.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[NUKE]

Most of you guys seem like idiots. What do you want? Do you want no scoring system? Maybe you want only a DA score to count ( that's VERY realistic)

AH has the best score/rank system of any game IMO.


The best players in this game are the one's with the arena skills IMO, and that is the most like a real combat flight/fight. A DA fight is NOTHING like a real combat fight.

Real WWII combat was based on SA , like in the MA.

That being said, I suck in the MA,  but I  feel I do okay 1v1. A guy like Steve or COORS can see the whole picture, find the good fights and live to tell about it in the MA.......not a lot of players have that sense and skill.


HTC and Dale, you have the best score system I have seen

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by NUKE
Most of you guys seem like idiots. What do you want? Do you want no scoring system? Maybe you want only a DA score to count ( that's VERY realistic)

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Do you even read what I post, or do you just shoot from the hip and hope you've hit the mark?

The best players in this game are the one's with the arena skills IMO, and that is the most like a real combat flight/fight. A DA fight is NOTHING like a real combat fight.

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Why do you keep bringing the DA and dueling into this discussion?  Curious.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[NUKE]

Originally posted by Dead Man Flying


Do you even read what I post, or do you just shoot from the hip and hope you've hit the mark?

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Why do you keep bringing the DA and dueling into this discussion?  Curious.

-- Todd/Leviathn [/B]

That was my first post here, now Im curious. (maybe I should ask if you read what I post)

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by NUKE
That was my first post here, Im now Im curious.

In your post, you mentioned the DA, dueling, and 1v1 fights no less than three times as if somehow that has any relevance to what I've been arguing here.

It doesn't, but please do continue.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[NUKE]

Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
In your post, you mentioned the DA, dueling, and 1v1 fights no less than three times as if somehow that has any relevance to what I've been arguing here.

It doesn't, but please do continue.

-- Todd/Leviathn

LOL, really? I havent posted here before...better re-check.

[NUKE]

AND btw Todd, I wasn't even referencing what you posted.

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by NUKE
LOL, really? I havent posted here before...better re-check.

Stop being dense.  In your one single post you mentioned dueling, DA, and 1v1 fighting at least three times even though my point about fighter rank has nothing to do with including furballers or rewarding dueling.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[Dead Man Flying]

Originally posted by NUKE
AND btw Todd, I wasn't even referencing what you posted.

'K, sorry.  

-- Todd/Leviathn

[NUKE]

Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
Stop being dense.  In your one single post you mentioned dueling, DA, and 1v1 fighting at least three times even though my point about fighter rank has nothing to do with including furballers or rewarding dueling.

-- Todd/Leviathn

Hey dummy, it was YOU who asked me

Why do you keep bringing the DA and dueling into this discussion? Curious

after my FIRST post here

NOT TO MENTION THAT I NEVER RESPONDED OR POSTED TO YOU .

[NUKE]

Sorry Todd I was late in  the response, no offense to you sir.

[Dead Man Flying]

NUKE, no problem.  I figured as much.

-- Todd/Leviathn

[Rude]

Dale....just tell them why you have this system in place...they'll understand that....maybe.

[Shane]

oooo... oooo....ooooo...  i know this one!  Mr. Kottah!

[T1loady]

O my god, it this thread every going to stop?... If you dont like the scoring system, write some code and send it to HiTech and Skuzzy.....I am sure they will take the help imput with open arms and put it into the game,  well or the round file...

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