Re: What is your overall small arms accuracy?
What he said.
Originally posted by ||bfa||variable
Your math does not account for the fact (mine didn't either) that, for example, carbines are inherently more accurate, that LMGs are inherently less accurate, or that sniper rifles fire far fewer bullets (on the average) than an assault rifle. Nor does it account for the fact that a sniper rifle bullet is "worth" more than an LMG bullet. It's completely insensitive to the distinctions in the samples it's measuring, and thus its value in determining aggregate effectiveness (as in this thread) is very low.
Let's use a simple example:
Sniper Rifle: 2,400 hits / 3,200 shots = 75% (well above average for the weapon)
LMG: 5,000 hits / 30,000 shots = 17% (about average for the weapon)
Using your math:
2,400 + 5,000 hits / 3,200 + 30,000 shots = 22% "small arms accuracy"
22% would lead anyone to believe that this player is a slightly below average shooter, when in fact he's an exceptional shot. He just happens to use an inherently inaccurate gun in the LMG.
When we look in our thread and see someone's percentage, we aren't getting a realistic measure of that person's actual capabilities because we don't know how often he/she uses weapons that are inherently accuracte vs inherently inaccurate. There's nothing in your math (or BF2s' math) that accounts for these factors.
You count a 95 damage bullet from a sniper rifle as just as inherently accurate as a 19 damage bullet from an SMG - even though we all know that those projectiles and weapons are completely different.
Let's use a simple example:
Sniper Rifle: 2,400 hits / 3,200 shots = 75% (well above average for the weapon)
LMG: 5,000 hits / 30,000 shots = 17% (about average for the weapon)
Using your math:
2,400 + 5,000 hits / 3,200 + 30,000 shots = 22% "small arms accuracy"
22% would lead anyone to believe that this player is a slightly below average shooter, when in fact he's an exceptional shot. He just happens to use an inherently inaccurate gun in the LMG.
When we look in our thread and see someone's percentage, we aren't getting a realistic measure of that person's actual capabilities because we don't know how often he/she uses weapons that are inherently accuracte vs inherently inaccurate. There's nothing in your math (or BF2s' math) that accounts for these factors.
You count a 95 damage bullet from a sniper rifle as just as inherently accurate as a 19 damage bullet from an SMG - even though we all know that those projectiles and weapons are completely different.
What he said.
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