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[Terror Teddy]

hammerreborn, on 04 March 2013 - 01:11 PM, said:

Sounds to me like you have small "stats"

"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point.

My work here is done.

Angus McBeef, on 04 March 2013 - 01:19 PM, said:

Yes, but the payout is in c-bills unfortunately.

Bah, at least in EVE you had an exchange rate to real money.

[SuomiWarder]

I am interested in more stats and stats of others (not particular players per se, but just what percent of damage came from LRMs on which maps type stuff) so I can analyze trends for my unit.

[hammerreborn]

Terror Teddy, on 04 March 2013 - 01:20 PM, said:

"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point.

My work here is done.



Bah, at least in EVE you had an exchange rate to real money.

You know, I figured the winky face at the end would clearly allow people to get the joke and not actually be targetted at the guy. I thought wrong apparently.

[I am]

Now I will never get recruited into a good clan.

P.S. Help me make a pro DDC Atlas, post your thoughts here. http://mwomercs.com/...65#entry1992565 Builds too please.

I hope Broceratops posts in my Brawler thread.

Edited by I am, 04 March 2013 - 01:22 PM.

[Tarman]

hammerreborn, on 04 March 2013 - 01:21 PM, said:

You know, I figured the winky face at the end would clearly allow people to get the joke and not actually be targetted at the guy. I thought wrong apparently.

Internets are a poor conductor of good-natured sarcasm. I still <3 you though.

[EvilCow]

Better they implement an opt-in for this, having to spend time to purposely tank my stats would not be nice.

[hammerreborn]

Tarman, on 04 March 2013 - 01:23 PM, said:

Internets are a poor conductor of good-natured sarcasm. I still <3 you though.

Ain't that the truth <3.

[Terror Teddy]

hammerreborn, on 04 March 2013 - 01:21 PM, said:

You know, I figured the winky face at the end would clearly allow people to get the joke and not actually be targetted at the guy. I thought wrong apparently.

Oh, I never thought it was a smiley - In that case apologies to the dude and please, use the Smiley icons because it is a monday after work and I feel like ***** right now.

[Kyone Akashi]

Personally, I can't wait to be able to see what 'Mechs people are driving.

It will allow me to better discern viable feedback from biased defenses ("ECM and Streaks are totally fine" - signed, a 3L pilot).

Aside from that I also think it'll simply be fun. Do we really have anything to hide here?

Edited by Kyone Akashi, 04 March 2013 - 01:28 PM.

[Kylere]

I could care less about stats, my wife is sexy and I am employed.

[Terror Teddy]

Kylere, on 04 March 2013 - 01:27 PM, said:

I could care less about stats, my wife is sexy and I am employed.

Mine is average but nerdy and works for a game company. ^__^

[Kyone Akashi]

I think Terror Teddy wins.

[Khobai]

We should be able to see who's terrible or not.

[Nicholas Carlyle]

I don't mind showing my stats. They are terribad because when I started before the cadet bonus and decided Centurion I didn't realize the learning curve. And I wasn't on the boards and I've been mostly full on pugging.

But I handle myself well now. People will underestimate me.

[Josef Nader]

Yep, here come the e-peen wavers using their fluffed up KDRs to silence anyone who doesn't agree with their narrow perspective of the game.

[Dataman]

Mister Blastman, on 04 March 2013 - 01:03 PM, said:

I can't wait until they share stats. Sorry, but if you underperform and don't like others knowing that you do--then work hard and get better at the game!

it's people like you that scared new players.

clanners ***-head.

[Terror Teddy]

Khobai, on 04 March 2013 - 01:35 PM, said:

We should be able to see who's terrible or not.

And what IS terrible exactly?

-Not having a K/D over 0,5?
-Not winning X matches
-Being a good team player
-Etc

If someone has a KD ratio of 2 and is GOOD but manages to be a complete *******, the kind of *** you want to beat into a bloody pulp because he has the ability to insult exactly EVERYONE by having acompletely horrible personality.

Is that a good KILLER - yes
Is that a good PLAYER - perhaps
Is he a good TEAM player - most likely not

So stats in general are unimportant if the the guy who makes sure the team WINS gets 0 kills but a gloryhound gets 4.

I'll pick the guy who died.

That said, my stats are most likely terrible but I havent looked at them.

[Bfvmg]

<---Stats will be private. I dont want ANY of you a$$hats seeing just how bad I REALLY AM.




OH Yeah:
I AM LIVING PROOF THAT MWO IS NOT P2W. TRUST ME. I have TRIED!!!!!

[Kylere]

Terror Teddy, on 04 March 2013 - 01:28 PM, said:

Mine is average but nerdy and works for a game company. ^__^

Sorry, but mine has professionally reviewed software for the last 15 years for Tucows.com :-) She is Librarianchick.com, I mean damn.

[SI The Joker]

Mister Blastman, on 04 March 2013 - 01:03 PM, said:

I can't wait until they share stats. Sorry, but if you underperform and don't like others knowing that you do--then work hard and get better at the game!

Oooof Blastman... ouch. Say it ain't so?

Comments like this are the exact reason why I think that these stats should never be public. All this serves to do is breed elitism in the community - moreso than it already exists today. We don't need more of that, in my opinion.

I'd like to think most folks will agree (and it's already been show in many responses on the forums) that when a game becomes a statocracy, people's thoughts of those with "lower" stats are generally that those players' input/ideas are somehow less meaningful than those with "greater" stats. I mean c'mon... I've seen people use the number of forum posts a person has as some kind of measurement as to their knowledge of the game. Seriously?

It's just a bad idea for the community's cohesion. It's strained enough as it is between those who play competitively and those who do not... all this will do is widen that rift.