Is it score?, is it the fact you would rather turn and burn over boom and zooming?, or is it respect amongst your peer's?
Could the ammount of post's youve made have somthing to do with it? or the length of time youve played or been in the Forums?
Perhaps its what plane you fly that is the statement of how good you are.
I have to wonder, since there is so much brow beating over silly things like "this guy runs away, and is afraid to fight" or "he isnt much of a pilot because he boom and zooms" or my personal favorite "well im smarter than so and so because my score is lower".
Alot of guys in the MA seem to put alot of stock into how well they DA, and will gladly offer to school anyone of us at the drop of a hat, though things like fair play, or clearly stating the rules of engagment are allowed to slip.....Do certain persons put to much stock in victory in the DA where SA is of no importance, and subterfuge is used in place of skill?
I ask all these silly questions, because after many years within the community ive seen score become very important to some guys, and to others ive seen the DA used as the ultimate statement of pilot skill, when in the end im not sure that either is a true reflection of a pilots "worth"
Fairplay seems to have gone the way of the Do Do in the DA, and several squads seem to function on the bases that it is ok to die in the MA as long as the victoriouse pilot can be suckerd into the DA where he cant ever seem to get a fair fight, be it the merge rule is broken, or one guy ho's another when it was clearly stated that ho's where to be avoided, or any other of a hundred ways that can be found to prey upon the guy who is honestly doing his best to give a fair fight.
So enlighten me... What is the measure of a pilots skill?
Personaly I believe that somone who can do everything, and do it well is better than a guy whos fly's one type of plane well, yet cant kill a panzer with a bomb...(though I could be wrong of course.)
Perhaps its team work, (id definatly like to think so) whatever, just fill in the blanks for me guys, as I need some yardstick with which to measure my progress, and others.
if I listen to what everyone tells me, im a piece of dirt that runs when the odds are bad because I dont have the skill to stand and fight a better turning plane, and also a worthless picker that preys on honest god fearing turn and burners, who after all are the BOMB! lol( I am your anvil please begin the hammering )
