Checking Score?

[[5.SS]Strother]

I'm just curious how many of you guys actually check your score in the game?


I do occasionaly to see how everyone stacks up but it's no big deal for me.

 

[Mr._Kong]

I use it not to see how much I am beating everyone else but instead to check to see if I made a kill or not.

 

[BobCobb]

I might prefer if they disabled the damn thing. I usually only check it out after I die, or during a lull in combat to see how reinforcements are doing/my score.

 

[[5.SS]Strother]

I brought up this question because the thread about the death messages made me curious. Some people seem concerned enough about their score to take the time in combat and pull up their scoreboard to see if they got the kill when DMs are off. But I thought I'd put up this poll to see how many people really do check.

 

[Hyperion2010]

I do, though mainly to check on classes.

 

[[RWTD]Burn[GKR]]

I check it near the end of rounds, mostly just for the hell of it.

 

[Someguy]

Yeah you need a end of map or end of round for the poll.

 

[Perk]

I check it all the time - it give a very good sense of the ebb and flow of the battle... shows you who's capping objectives and who to watch out for etc... if you see their sniper racking up kills it lets you know to go hunting for him and start listening for his shots, but if he's not performing you can ignore him and concentrate on the assault classes etc.

Probably completely unrealistic, but an intrinsic part of online games. YMMV.

 

[SasQuatch]

I check it because the reinforcement counts are listed there as well, so i can see how the teams are holding up, and if we need to be more carefull or more agressive

 

[Hyperion2010]

I check it because the reinforcement counts are listed there as well, so i can see how the teams are holding up, and if we need to be more carefull or more agressive

Heh, can believe I forgot about that, since that actually IS the real reason I check most of the time.

 

[Nyu]

alright, who doesn't like seeing their name at the top of the scorelist?

 

[Vonreuter]

I check it at round end and sometimes in-game to see the amount of reinforcements left.

 

[Velcro Warrior]

I occasionally check it to make sure teams are even as well as check up on reinforcments.


Since points are not representative of anything in game, they're quite useless for me and I don't care if I'm on top of the list, or on the bottom...

I also occasionally check it to see what classes players on the opposing team are (another reason I think the scoreboard should be modified, removed, or displayed at the end of the round). If I keep getting picked off by an individual, I can check the scoreboard to determine their class and figure out the most likely hiding spot for them.

 

[[5.SS]Strother]

There are some server mods which hide the enemy classes. I'm not sure if the 5.SS server has it yet but since the mod tools come out soon I'm sure we will.

 

[Harry S. Truman]

I check often.

1. To see how many reinforcements are left.

2. To see if any better weapons have opened up.

3. To see if that tard shooting my team mates is doing it on purpose.

4. To see who to ***** at for the stupid artillery placement.

5. To see who's at the top of the list so I can run around with them.

6. To see if the teams are uneven.

7. To gloat at my score because I'm actually playing to help my team win.

 

[Buzz_Litebeer]

I tend to check it to see what my score is when I die.

I also check it on maps like Stalingrad Kessel to see who is taking up required slots like SAPER, or on Konigsplatz to see if we have enough tank crew to keep the tanks operating.

 

[Floyd]

I look at the score screen to check assignments, etc. I'll sometimes look to see if there is a problem TK'er that needs some special administrative attention. Other than that, I really don't care what my score is. I spend more time looking at the map to see what is under attack or needs to be attacked, etc.

 

[[-project.rattus-]]

I check quite regularly out of some reasons:

1) When deployed and a wave was just obliterated, theres simply nothing more to do

2) To see how the teams are going in terms of reinforcements and strength (all points more or less equal basically means they play well together and cap a lot, some with insanely high score and most with deniable score mostly means the team is a bunch of lone wolves)

3) To see if the teams are even. You don't see this in the class/team selection menue, as people who don't take part yet are counted as russian there. Just copmpare the numbers of palyers that have chosen a class to get a quite accurate picture of the distribution.

4) If I was shot without spotting the shooter, I check his class. This way, i can usually judge quite accuratley from where I've been shot, and how to counter it the next time.

 

[PrivateJazz]

I check it because the reinforcement counts are listed there as well, so i can see how the teams are holding up, and if we need to be more carefull or more agressive

Yep, thats the same for me.

Or if I get killed and I'm not sure why, I often check the class of that person, say for Sniper etc.

I generally think 10 points for capping though is too high, especially on some maps where all you have to do is turn up at the cap without even seeing the enemy and get the points. But I guess thats a whole other topic

 

[REZ]

I spend more time looking at the map to see what is under attack

BOOO! remove those damned blinking objectives! ( )


Like the 'Quatch and many others, I check the scoreboard to keep an eye on the reinforcements and team numbers.

Score doesnt matter... besides, with the death messages on in most cases, I can already tell if someone is dominating without having to look at the scoreboard.



(remember, you can be dominating, and still lose..)