Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

[GeneralPatton]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

I say no because what if they have multiple high ranking accounts and you catch them on their new Private account? Doesn't show their a noob, but a very 1337 Private

[ichangedmyname]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

I say no because what if they have multiple high ranking accounts and you catch them on their new Private account? Doesn't show their a noob, but a very 1337 Private

I think your missing the point, those people really are high rankers as you say. So thats what they are: SKILLED HIGH RANKERS, even if it is a second account they are HIGH RANKERS. Not like a a second account makes you a low ranker you are still a high ranker with the experience and skills that come with that. :nod:
And to the person who said there is little difference between the ranks of staff sarge to general... Would you rather have a match against a team of colonels of staff sarges

Cheers

[[R-PUB]MrD]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

I have seen many really, really bad players around with high ranks. When you question them they get all defensive.

Yes, it is their account.
No, they haven't been stats padding.
Yes, they are only interested in playing on ranked servers (because they need xxxx amount of points to rank up!)

It takes a lot of skill to turn towards the nearest enemy, jump in the air and dolphin dive, then empty clip after clip into the enemy then throw yourself medic bags on the floor to power up again. <sarcasm.

We have a way of dealing with things like that in PR. "ooh! out on your own again without your squad, looking for those l33t kills? Guess you're walking a long way from the last spawn point to here again, haha!"

[RocketChild]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

You know, I have to say "it depends"

It seems that everytime I have a squad full of people that have less then 30K points, whenever we get into a firefight, I am always the last one standing. So, either I am decent without rank level, or just that lower ranked plays tend to have less accuracy. I don't think they can hit a target for ****.

But when I was at 40K, I was actually a very good player, I just had a weak machine and could not play often. Those were my hurdles from having a high rank (even now, I still have problems getting time in).

So, I know you can be a lower ranked player and kick ***, but it seems that lower ranked players have not found a way to move around a map/enemy. They let themselves get caught in the open, or shoot a gun to get the enemy's attention, or just don't know to flank a target instead of going right at them.

So, it really depends, because I own a hell of a lot of generals it seems, and I am only a Captain.

[DesertFalcon]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

well when they make new accounts and are skilled it wont take them that long to reach 2,500 points and become a seargent.

[Sniper1432]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

no, I think I do quite well even if I am only GS

[Armitageman]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

Well I'm not exactly sure what my "rank" would entail other than how much effort I put into something. A person can be a high rank in kills and points and yet never taken the opportunity to work on all round skills like piloting. Some people find what they're good at rather quickly and some take time. And even then it's no guarantee that they won't find something more amusing to try and suck at it when they do so.

That's why I say that rank has little or nothing to do with it. Personal experience and observation mainly.

[zuiquan1]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

Yes, you have less than 150 points after playing the game since release?

Multiple accounts...

First Account was WushuIV....

Plus I dont play on ranked servers....

[magdelen11235]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

Experience? Yes
Skill? No

agreed. when bf2 first it might have reflected some sort of skill, but the games been out so long it doesn't matter what rank you are cause if you've played long enough you'll get have a high rank eventually

[booya8]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

i dont think it does, thats all i have to say

[Steppenwolf428]

Re: Does rank reflect any skill posessed by the player?

i don't think it does, thats all i have to say

i agree, i have a friend who is a total beast at games, mostly halo, and i just got him into bf2 and he freaking rules, he is a lance corporal now but thats because of the low playing time.