ranks/stats

[Slugfly]

Re: ranks/stats

I like playing infantry... as infantry I avoid tanks and apc's like a mouse avoids cats. I hide from jets and choppers (unless the chopper is laying still enough that I can get him through the glass).

So I like looking at the accuracy of other players, and the kill/death ratio. It gives me something to strive towards. The other stats don't indicate skill but instead indicate style, they tell you what the other player likes to do. For example, Eddy above me has more kills than deaths and so compared to me he's doing pretty damn good. He's also got about twice the play time I have so that means I shouldn't feel bad and that I can forgive myself cuz I'm still a new player.

It's good to look at stats, you just have to know how to read them. It's silly to think that someone's not a good player when their kills are ridiculously low but their support points and flag cap assists are through the roof.

[sassback]

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Because one can assume that the better your stats and the higher your rank, then the better player you are.

I think a lot of people will agree that that isn't necessarily true - rank does not mean skill. But that's where stats come in. High rank, good k/d ratio, good accuracy, good score per minute and per round will help to indicate skill.

Anyone who plays for a long time can get a high rank without getting more skilled. It's important to consider both.

Think about it this way - when you first learned to ride a bike, or roller blade, were you as good as you are now? Were you the best? No, but time and practice can make you better. Want some ranks? Tricycle=Private, Training Wheels=Corporal, Two wheel=Sgt., No-handed=Leiutenant, etc. (Those are arbitrary and on-the-spot).

that is a reasonable assumption but im living proof that is not true. im a sgt. almost a staff sgt. and have a horrible k/d ratio. not to mention the fact that a brick can fly better than i can.

[Thirdeyez]

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stats arent crap...

want me to build an ubah stat infantry guy..easy steps..
1. Play Medic, best gun, insta heals
2. Join a clan
3. Play on your server with your clan in a squad..usually youll all be Medics thus you will have insta heals at your disposable and revives to rid you of those pesky deaths
4. Macro or become an expert or Bunny-Prone-Crouch
5. Shout your ubahness form the mountains as you pwn a bunch of pubbers as you run in, bunny-prone-crouch while insta heals are thrown all around you and revives save you the expense of one death..do this all on TS as opposed to random pubbers who have no idea what anyoens doing or have a means of communication.
6. 5. Play Karkand 99% Sharqi/Masturr 1% of the time...your tactics are useless on other maps if you play the way I stated above.

IMO a great player can play all kits and use all vehecles to some extent.
This person will be able to work with pubbers, clan, or solo.
This person will not exploit features that arent meant to be used like such (bunny-prone-crouchers and the old school GL at the feet noobers)

Now great vehicle only users..I respect them under two conditions..if they happen to exit there vehicle they dont automatically become infantry fodder..and lastly they dont sell out other classes more usefull in vehicle situation maps (AT/Spec Ops/Engy) and fly or drive every vehicle as a medic just cause they need insta heals and the best gun.

[sassback]

Re: ranks/stats

stats arent crap...

want me to build an ubah stat infantry guy..easy steps..
1. Play Medic, best gun, insta heals
2. Join a clan
3. Play on your server with your clan in a squad..usually youll all be Medics thus you will have insta heals at your disposable and revives to rid you of those pesky deaths
4. Macro or become an expert or Bunny-Prone-Crouch
5. Shout your ubahness form the mountains as you pwn a bunch of pubbers as you run in, bunny-prone-crouch while insta heals are thrown all around you and revives save you the expense of one death..do this all on TS as opposed to random pubbers who have no idea what anyoens doing or have a means of communication.
6. 5. Play Karkand 99% Sharqi/Masturr 1% of the time...your tactics are useless on other maps if you play the way I stated above.

IMO a great player can play all kits and use all vehecles to some extent.
This person will be able to work with pubbers, clan, or solo.
This person will not exploit features that arent meant to be used like such (bunny-prone-crouchers and the old school GL at the feet noobers)

Now great vehicle only users..I respect them under two conditions..if they happen to exit there vehicle they dont automatically become infantry fodder..and lastly they dont sell out other classes more usefull in vehicle situation maps (AT/Spec Ops/Engy) and fly or drive every vehicle as a medic just cause they need insta heals and the best gun.

i take it u were talking to me. regardless, thx for the advice.

[xx_MCBAIN_xx]

Re: ranks/stats

my stats suck but i love the game....i'm pretty sure i'm EVERYONE'S fav victim

[Thirdeyez]

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i take it u were talking to me. regardless, thx for the advice.

No this is just general BF2 knowledge.
Sorry if I offended you in some way or if you fall into the catagories I described and took offense. Which would be odd cause if your username is your game name then I respect your account since you seem to not have fallen into the carbon copy clones BF2 has become according to your stats.
I myself have fallen into the Karkand craze and have been tryign to work my way out of it.
I was second on the list of generic Bf2 infantry players...Support/Karkand..
Luckily I never become a Karkand Medic...

[[TGBF]exile]

Re: ranks/stats

There should be a competition players vs. Total Noofield 2 Forum users game.

Team Competition would be selected amongst CAL people.

Team Pub Tard would be selected voluntarily if you do not play in a clan, but frequent these forums and think you're good enough.

/agree
lets do it!

[Revoluti0n]

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Baseball players can't pad thier stats to make themselves look better. While there are many ways in which someone playing BF2 can. And like Exile said, alot of competition players couldn't care less how they perform in pubs.

I disagree with your statement sir. Please inform yourself a little bit by reading this article.


Mark McGwire
Jose Canseco
Barry Bonds

All admitted to using steroids and that would definitely account for their "extrordinary" skills. That is the arbitrary equivalent of stat padding in the MLB.
Stats are really nothing more than an indicator of time spent on ranked servers, nothing more.

[xpnl]

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Why does the majority of this community/forum look solely at someone's rank or stats to classify their "skill level"? I find it absolutely ludicrous. Someone please explain it to me.

Agree
its just a mater of playtime, plane/armor whoring
Nothing to do with skills....O I forget stat padding

[Eddy01741]

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I like playing infantry... as infantry I avoid tanks and apc's like a mouse avoids cats. I hide from jets and choppers (unless the chopper is laying still enough that I can get him through the glass).

So I like looking at the accuracy of other players, and the kill/death ratio. It gives me something to strive towards. The other stats don't indicate skill but instead indicate style, they tell you what the other player likes to do. For example, Eddy above me has more kills than deaths and so compared to me he's doing pretty damn good. He's also got about twice the play time I have so that means I shouldn't feel bad and that I can forgive myself cuz I'm still a new player.

It's good to look at stats, you just have to know how to read them. It's silly to think that someone's not a good player when their kills are ridiculously low but their support points and flag cap assists are through the roof.

Yea, thanx man, i FINALLY broke the 1.00 barrier of K/d ratios lol, wasn't that hard, all i had to do was lay off of support, and use spec ops+G36C. Anyways, i agree with Revolution as well, steroids and growth hormone stuff are illegal in the MLB, but they make you more muscular (and fat if u don't always work out COUGH COUGH Giambi COUGH COUGH).

[[UT]MajorHavoc]

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There should be a competition players vs. Total Noofield 2 Forum users game.

Team Competition would be selected amongst CAL people.

Team Pub Tard would be selected voluntarily if you do not play in a clan, but frequent these forums and think you're good enough.

LOL!! BF2Combat, despite all their claims of organised gameplay didn't stand a chance against CAL. if and when this match happens, i'll bet Team Pub Tard will either get capped out or spawn-raped in their uncap.

[=IMO=THJones]

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I disagree with your statement sir. Please inform yourself a little bit by reading this article.


Mark McGwire
Jose Canseco
Barry Bonds

All admitted to using steroids and that would definitely account for their "extrordinary" skills. That is the arbitrary equivalent of stat padding in the MLB.
Stats are really nothing more than an indicator of time spent on ranked servers, nothing more.

And I wish all stat padders would suffer the same fate as Lyle Alzado ( no disrespect to the late lyle) did from taking steriods ....

[davelisowski]

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that is a reasonable assumption but im living proof that is not true. im a sgt. almost a staff sgt. and have a horrible k/d ratio. not to mention the fact that a brick can fly better than i can.

You didn't look at my stats, did you?

[sassback]

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You didn't look at my stats, did you?

i feel better now,lol.(no offense) you do have about twice as many badges and ribbons as i do so that should tell ya u ain't too bad.