I agree that it's hard to have a really valid measure from any single stat, given the variety of games and settings people may favor and play.

That being said, the following are points I consider in evaluating player performance.

Kill Ratio: Players who kill more than get killed tend to be near the top of the lists. I consider those with 2:1, or better, kill ratios to be better pilots.

Ave Score: Those who get in more shots, more kills and survive longer get the most points. Those who regularly flee off non-friendly edges lose half their points and get dinged here. Some of the leaders on this list are pretty impressive, having maintained very high scores over many games. I personally set the bar at 55 pts for what I consider the better pilots.

Win%: I generally play in larger scenarios, 7+ players, so I think winning 20% or more is a fairly good bar for that.

Experience: The more you play, the more you, hopefully, learn and assimilate into your game. Looking at the top 10% or so, the minimum looks like around 2000 games completed, so that would make a reasonable bar I guess for a master flier.

By looking at these factors in combination, I think you can probably narrow down the list of which players deserve a ranking of master.

Regards,

markrendl




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