Top Fighter Ranking vs. Plane Used

[Agent360]

I have never been anywhere near the top on scores. Hell I can't even controll a CV. LOL

I operate on the "ownage" score. That score existes nowhere but in the heads of other AH pilots. I know and they know when it has occured.

No other score matters.

 

[grizz441]

I have never been anywhere near the top on scores. Hell I can't even controll a CV. LOL

I operate on the "ownage" score. That score existes nowhere but in the heads of other AH pilots. I know and they know when it has occured.

No other score matters.

 

 
Well said.

[Bosco123]

Yes Bosco, if you consider stuck up to be not caring about score.

Wow. Your really taking this serious? I thought I knew you better than this.

[Guppy35]

I have never been anywhere near the top on scores. Hell I can't even controll a CV. LOL

I operate on the "ownage" score. That score existes nowhere but in the heads of other AH pilots. I know and they know when it has occured.

No other score matters.

 

I'd argue the 'ownage' score is not really owning anyone so much as knowing you've fought a good fight, and that you know you can take just about anyone in the game to the edge win or lose.


I'd never claim to be a great stick, and I know there are guys in certain birds that will beat me in the old 38G 9 times out of 10.  But I'm confident I can give most guys a decent fight in that same 38G. 

If I was worried about 'owning' people, I'd fly a lot more hours and probably find a better performing bird.  At this stage of the game, I'd rather stick to my old 38G and see how far I can push it in a fight regardless of the other bird I'm fighting.  I sure don't win em all but I enjoy that challenge more then just setting it up to 'win'.

And Agent, my experience fighting you says your approach is much the same

[DaveJ]

Wow. Your really taking this serious? I thought I knew you better than this.

Bosco, sometimes I don't know if if you are bragging about score or not! And yes you know me well enough to realize that I don't care about score!

[Nwbie]

I was No. 1 in a Hurri II once

Then day 2 of the tour started.


NwBie

[Dead Man Flying]

Getting #1 in Fighters isn't that difficult.

Getting #1 in Fighters while maintaining a sub-1900 overall rank -- now that's something.   

[Lazerr]

Lev.. thats back when people werent logging 2000 kills per tour, playing 17 hours a day.  The rank on points part of that stat would be too low to get #1..

[Bosco123]

Bosco, sometimes I don't know if if you are bragging about score or not! And yes you know me well enough to realize that I don't care about score!

And you must know me well enough that I don't care about score either!

[Sc00ter]

Somehow I'm ranked in the top 30 (overall) and all i do is die. Sympathy points?

[Lusche]

Lev.. thats back when people werent logging 2000 kills per tour, playing 17 hours a day.  The rank on points part of that stat would be too low to get #1..

Ahhh the good old times when AH was a better game with fewer dweebs...

NOT


Small comparison of time logged & kills made for tour 62 (the one you are referring to) and tour 110, 4 years later

I compiled hours played (rounded) and kills made for top ten overall rank as well as hour flown & kills made in fighter mode only for top 10 fighters:



I don't see any significant difference...
#1 fighter had 25h in tour 62 and 28h in tour 110.

[moot]

Yeah, 2005 wasn't the good old days   More like before ~2001/2002.  And I don't know if top 10 anything really will shed light on what things were like back then.  There were score mongerers back then too.

[Lusche]

Yeah, 2005 wasn't the good old days

I think 2005 was the year the good old days finally died - I joined AH that very year. 

[moot]

So that's what it was!