Case in point about stat-whores who probably have good stats, but actually suck: Two of the admins (plus several others) on a server I sometimes play on do
nothing but baserape. They also tend to join the non US side when jet whoring unless it's a map where it doesn't matter too much. I wonder why? Hmm.
Thing is, they're crap if you manage to get off the ground. In a straight helicopter fight, Death and I obliterate them. We shot the baserape duo down about 9 times on Fushe (straight fight, not raping the pad)
but the moment you die (usually not because of them, I might add), they're over to your uncap baseraping. They know the moment you get off the ground, they're going to be outgunned by anyone half decent, so they spend most of the map doing their utmost to keep you there. It's actually quite amusing because they're so average (both in choppers & jets) despite their rank & playtime that they sometimes have trouble raping the carrier. I saw one of them crash into a target on the carrier twice and, when I got my F35-B up on Dragon, I shot one of them down three times doing exactly the same thing (just coming down and getting behind as they raped the carrier).
They even suck at baseraping (unless you count 35 kills as 'good' in an Mi-28 round on sharqi). People like that build decent looking ratios & stats, but they aren't good at the game. I reckon playing in such a restricted fashion actually atrophies any learned skills. It's pretty hard to hit a rolling chopper if all you're used to killing is one that's on the pad
*edit haha, I just looked at one of the guy's stats. The guy who crashed into the carrier twice and flew straight while I was locking him (dying 3 times to an F-35B) has 320 jet hours and a 9.3 ratio. 320 hours and he hasn't figured out that if someone locks you, it's not a good idea to fly in a straight line. The guy is a craaaaaaaaap pilot. 320 hours of baserape evidently hasn't taught him much.
Btw I'm not wholly against baseraping, I just think it's funny that some people do nothing but base rape at every available opportunity and suck because of it. Moral of story: Chopper/Jet stats do not necessarily reflect a person's skill.
Last edited by Arnie_Ze_Austrian (2007-08-10 19:03:18)