Stats..... Good Or Bad?

[I_M_Weasel0r]

With stats I also include Rank and awards.


I know a lot of people hate stats.

I know a lot of people say they hate stats.

I know a lot of people play just for stats.

On the bad side stats and awards encourage "Lone wolf" type play. Players can obsess on their individual goal, be it heal points, repair, explosive kills....etc.

On the good side players have goals and a reason to play outside their favourite class. Some awards take an awesome commitment in play time and this must contribute to the amount of players who continue to populate BF2 servers and who will continue to play on them.

So overall are stats good or evil. In the long run I think yes they are good but game to game I cant help but feal that everygames teamwork takes a hit because of them.

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

Overall a aggod thing, some people abuse it but then even in '42 you would people doing things jus to rank #1 on bftracks.net site.

[Skeptic-Chief]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

Stats are bad when they are tied to the game as closely as they are with BF2. Unlocks for guns after a certain amount of points? Ranks? Puh-leeze, that's part of the problem I was ranting about in another thread just a few secs ago. You get people with "a better gun" as opposed to another poor shmoe who has a less-powerful gun. That's not making a level playing field.

BF42 had it right. Websites just recorded and ranked your progress. No 'sergent-major' or 'private' crap, just a position based on the rest in your hemisphere. It had NO impact on the game, whatsoever. I was, at best, ranked around 2000th in BF42 and DC mod play. Did it affect what gun I carried or anything else in the game itself. No, it didn't. It was just a number.

So you could say, "yes" to that. Stats IN BF2 are bad.

[Eddy01741]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

It's good and bad, now u don't tk for vehicles as much, or tk in general cause u don't wanna ruin ur stats. It also makes the team play more seriously than just driving around in circles in a jeep. THe bad thing is, people start to use tactics such as spawnrape, and start using the noobtube to get better stats. They also sometimes take the game too seriously. Also, cause of craving for stats, sometimes people don't use teamwork well, and they just do whatever they can to get better stats.

[jamie321]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

stats are bad mmmkay:)

[Legli]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

I like them - I dont care how I rank up to others, but I love skimming through and saying "Hey I have killed xx people with that, wow.", or "Oh god, I stink with that."
Plus its always a nice feeling when you get a badge or whatnot. Since I dont 'aim' for them when I get one its always a surprise and I feel I've earned it and it gives me a small sense of accomplishment. Its one thing that I had always wanted for BF1942 when I played but just because it interests me, rather than any ego boost, believe me, I'm Mr Average when it comes to BF2.
As far as I have seen (can't play against BF:SF folks until I upgrade my PC, still stuck on version 1.03 due to bad frames per second) the unlockables are a choice, neither more powerful or any weaker than ordinary guns, and while I used them almost exclusively when I first unlock them I find myself using them much less if at all.
I would not say stats contribute to lone wolf play as a whole, the easiest way to make points are mainly supportive roles, plus I generally find myself doing better in a squad, if not due to my killing prowess then for healing, repairing, resupplying and what not.
What I do not like about them though is that people make comments about people based on their stats, thats the only thing that really gets to me about them.

[zacman13245]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

I like them - I dont care how I rank up to others, but I love skimming through and saying "Hey I have killed xx people with that, wow.", or "Oh god, I stink with that."
Plus its always a nice feeling when you get a badge or whatnot. Since I dont 'aim' for them when I get one its always a surprise and I feel I've earned it and it gives me a small sense of accomplishment. Its one thing that I had always wanted for BF1942 when I played but just because it interests me, rather than any ego boost, believe me, I'm Mr Average when it comes to BF2.
As far as I have seen (can't play against BF:SF folks until I upgrade my PC, still stuck on version 1.03 due to bad frames per second) the unlockables are a choice, neither more powerful or any weaker than ordinary guns, and while I used them almost exclusively when I first unlock them I find myself using them much less if at all.
I would not say stats contribute to lone wolf play as a whole, the easiest way to make points are mainly supportive roles, plus I generally find myself doing better in a squad, if not due to my killing prowess then for healing, repairing, resupplying and what not.
What I do not like about them though is that people make comments about people based on their stats, thats the only thing that really gets to me about them.

yeah... thats entirely true, thats how i play.

[CtrlAltDe1337]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

stats are good

[FusioN[90thSFG]]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

It's good and bad, now u don't tk for vehicles as much, or tk in general cause u don't wanna ruin ur stats. It also makes the team play more seriously than just driving around in circles in a jeep. THe bad thing is, people start to use tactics such as spawnrape, and start using the noobtube to get better stats. They also sometimes take the game too seriously. Also, cause of craving for stats, sometimes people don't use teamwork well, and they just do whatever they can to get better stats.

THat's pretty much what I would have said but in shorter words :)

[puglous]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

I think stats are good. How bad can something totally optional be? There's far less tking (on ranked servers) than there was in 1942. And for every ONE stat padder there's one person who is not tking, one person who is trying to avoid getting kicked because it will be shown on their record, and one person who is helping his team instead of standing around like a useless idiot. Also, sometimes when I play a multiplayer game and do something clever I just think "Well, there's another move for someone to steal." Now atleast it counts for something.

[Cicchetti]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

I think there good it gives me somthing to play for

[{9thInf}Scott121]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

I think a good thing in the long run eventually it will show others what kind of player you are

[Eddy01741]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

I think a good thing in the long run eventually it will show others what kind of player you are

Well, that depends on if somebody only looks at ur global score (bad) or checks all stats (good). Cause some of the best stats, are from armor whores, heli whores, and of course, stat padders.

[terranforces1]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

its a double edged sword, its funner with it, but it creates issues as well

[{9thInf}Scott121]

Re: Stats..... Good Or Bad?

I agree with Eddy it all depends on what your looking at. A good place to see ALL stats is www.bf2s.com