Kill stealing is frankly nonsense.
If a pilot can't take an aircraft down in the first 30 seconds of gunfire then he has a crap aim, and doesnt deserve the kill. The planes are fragile, they were called crates for a good reason.
If someones shooting at me and I make a move and take them out and a team member bitches about a kill "theft" I ignore them totally, because they are a fraking liability. Wingmen should be taking them out BEFORE they can get on your 6.
And if an enemy is trailing smoke and has a friendly on his 6, then its my job to GAURD that friendly to ensure a kill. That is, up until the 30 second mark I mentioned earlier.
These are the "rules" I fly by and it holds me in good stead.
|