Do you like stats?

2007-04-09 13:33:29

#1

killaer: Member; +41|6986

I was always wondering what other people think about stats? I'm sure that BF2 might have less players if there weren't so many people fixated on getting their stats up.
I mean, when you're playing another mod without stats, you really don't care about points. It's all about fun.
However in BF2, stats are a very important of the game. They give unlocks (Even more critical to have unlocks in 2142)
We ALL think about stats sometimes, and don't say "I don't care about stats at all" Because I'm sure that we all do things that give us points over teamwork sometimes

So stats are really good and bad. They're a great way of tracking your progress through the game, and they make it rewarding working for things like awards and unlocks...however sometimes they go above just having fun for some people, and that's when you get stat padding, etc.

So what do you think?

2007-04-09 13:36:05

#2

im_in_heaven: Member; +27|6856

the game would hav been dead a year ago if there werent any stats

2007-04-09 13:36:32

#3

ZeRoLiFe: Member; +7|6701|Maryland

um.. neither they are just a way to tell if people r (A) Bad (B) Good (C) Godlike.. (D) Statpadders or (E) Hackers easy as that...

2007-04-09 13:37:01

#4

jord: Member; +2,382|6946|The North, beyond the wall.

I only play mods now,but i bet normal Bf2 would have 1/10 the amount of people now if it didn't have stats.

2007-04-09 13:37:22

#5

Megalomaniac: Formerly known as Missionless; +92|6596|105 RVK

if ppl dont like them then there is alittle thing called an unranked server.
just so they know.

2007-04-09 13:38:53

#6

officer_matt: I eat noobs for breakfast; +23|6497|Switzerland

Well, i guess i wouldn't still be playing bf2 after 1000+ hours without ranking system and stats. You may call me a stats whore now...

2007-04-09 13:39:36

#7

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6558|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

officer_matt wrote:
Well, i guess i wouldn't still be playing bf2 after 1000+ hours without ranking system and stats. You may call me a stats whore now...

Stats whore!
I'm a sucker for these.

EDIT: Great success! I knew saying that'd get me karma.

Last edited by cowami (2007-04-09 14:08:52)

2007-04-09 13:40:51

#8

Shiffdaddy: Member; +73|6602

im_in_heaven wrote:
the game would hav been dead a year ago if there werent any stats

Exactly right!!

2007-04-09 13:44:01

#9

officer_matt: I eat noobs for breakfast; +23|6497|Switzerland

cowami wrote:
officer_matt wrote:
Well, i guess i wouldn't still be playing bf2 after 1000+ hours without ranking system and stats. You may call me a stats whore now...
Stats whore!
I'm a sucker for these.

Lawl +1

Last edited by officer_matt (2007-04-09 13:44:22)

2007-04-09 13:44:50

#10

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

worst thing that could happen. Ea/Dice had a good vision about stats but they blew it. people are now just whoring with everything they can get their hands on.

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2007-04-09 13:46:11

#11

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6573|Florida

Stats are shit. This game would be alot better with no cheap point whoring n00bs.

2007-04-09 13:46:18

#12

KylieTastic: Games, Girls, Guinness; +85|6720|Cambridge, UK

talk about black or white options!

Neither, not the Best or Worst

Last edited by KylieTastic (2007-04-10 07:33:56)

2007-04-09 14:02:36

#13

Snake: Missing, Presumed Dead; +1,046|6834|England

They keep the game alive and kicking, and unique.

However, they also invite total retards such as the "top 10". Who can throw the most nades, etc. And I dont think even the playerbase could have foreseen that - its just developed.

2007-04-09 14:21:27

#14

Megalomaniac: Formerly known as Missionless; +92|6596|105 RVK

[NeMe$i$.Dr4g0ncl4w] wrote:
Stats are shit. This game would be alot better with no cheap point whoring n00bs.

play unranked.
even a 10yr can figure that out.

2007-04-09 17:16:49

#15

hanwinting: Member; +3|6512

to be honest
STATS is the ONLY reason i play BF2

2007-04-09 17:20:05

#16

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6558|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

hanwinting wrote:
to be honest
STATS is the ONLY reason i play BF2

Stats ARE the only reason you play.

I'm sorry, but it tends to annoy me when I see bad grammar.

On topic, I have to say yes. Like Snake said, stats made the game unique and stuff. And plus, you get those nifty unlocks with them (MP7, FTW!).

2007-04-09 17:21:50

#17

Monkeyman911: Dun wori, it's K.; +76|6690|California, US

Its pretty much the only reason I play BF2
I know alot of people who just play for the fun and if they get an award, great, if not they dont care.
I love the stats I love gettin awards
Like setting goals and stuff.

2007-04-09 17:23:13

#18

acEofspadEs6313: Shiny! Let's be bad guys.; +102|6960|NAS Jacksonville, Florida

im_in_heaven wrote:
the game would hav been dead a year ago if there werent any stats

Take a look at 1942. Plenty of people still play it and there aren't stats.

2007-04-09 17:23:36

#19

eisBär: Member; +22|6512|Germany

The missing third choice: BOTH.

2007-04-09 17:26:05

#20

Jameseyy: Banned; +108|6496|Scotland!

Stats are great and all, but when your teams on the losing side and everyone shrinks back into the uncappable base as sniper and camps for the rest of the round to save their K/D ratio it gets frustrating.

2007-04-09 17:27:40

#21

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6558|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Jameseyy wrote:
Stats are great and all, but when your teams on the losing side and everyone shrinks back into the uncappable base as sniper and camps for the rest of the round to save their K/D ratio it gets frustrating.

See, I'm the crazy one that runs out into the line of tanks and soldiers with his defibrillator out hoping to get a couple of defib kills.

I could care less about my KDR, honestly.

2007-04-09 17:48:25

#22

leetnagger: Member; +1|6496

More local and less global stats would be better. And then they should reset every month or so, to avoid social problems. In CS for example server specific stats are for your own benefit so you can see how you do today.

But just IMO, they're done more harm than good. I don't care though, stopped caring after two moths of playing and desperately trying to whore the next rank and realized it's pointless and will not get you anywhere. But I'm not blind and that's why I can tell on a regular ranked server gameplay would improve a lot if there never were stats. Besides somehow I have a feeling that stats somehow magically decrease playerbase's skill.

...and don't say "I don't care about stats at all"...

I do say. I got couple of dozen accounts and mostly play on unranked servers.

2007-04-09 17:52:21

#23

Jameseyy: Banned; +108|6496|Scotland!

cowami wrote:
Jameseyy wrote:
Stats are great and all, but when your teams on the losing side and everyone shrinks back into the uncappable base as sniper and camps for the rest of the round to save their K/D ratio it gets frustrating.
See, I'm the crazy one that runs out into the line of tanks and soldiers with his defibrillator out hoping to get a couple of defib kills.

I could care less about my KDR, honestly.

I'm obsessive over keeping my kills above deaths, but when my teams losing I'm the one rushing forward and trying to keep us in the game, nothings worse than sitting back and camping on your own base and watching your team lose to save your stats page.

The ones who annoy me most are people who stay back on uncappable bases and camp, then cry when the enemy rushes in and rapes them.

2007-04-09 21:18:13

#24

hanwinting: Member; +3|6512

cowami wrote:
hanwinting wrote:
to be honest
STATS is the ONLY reason i play BF2
Stats ARE the only reason you play.

dont be a smartass

2007-04-09 21:21:22

#25

Jet Blast: Banned; +15|6502

I enjoyed Joint Ops without stats, and would have enjoyed BF2 more without stats.

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