#183 [M] Misfit RAPTOR Air Marshal III (25) 12030 685 12021 7334 2068
This is monumental!!!! It may seem a small thing to some, even so insignificant that most wouldn't even bother posting.
For me, this is quite a milestone, true it shows that I am truly a mediocre player at best, I'm good with that. I measure thing in life by continual improvement in what ever endeavors one is involved in.
DF has a system of advancement that is very player friendly and I believe it works as they designed it to. If you play enough you will rank up to top rank (Pluribus may be proof he hovers around #65), this may exclude MORAF, due to skill points factor.... Maybe, not totally sure but that's not the piont. I started playing this game last year in August. From day one my Deaths have out numbered my kills..... Until today!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have had a a kill Death deficit of well over 1800 hundred at times. It has been my goal from the first time I saw my stats to turn that around. To prove myself worthy of my rank and to continual improve. This morning I have!!!
This personal challenge I put before me has been the carrot so to speak to hone my skills and ability in this game. Amazingly it accually has worked for me. Not just in stats but also by comments by fellow players. I realized this last night and this morning in two games.
I was hoping yesterday to over come the deficit but to no avial, although my last mission last night was a long battle that started with a full roster of players. By the time it ended it was me and wig! And a new guy jrkiller, who was on wig!s team. Wig and I were in an epic dogfight over my base where I was defending my last hanger. I couldn't honestly say how long this dogfight went only that it was long enough for my arms to go from a slight pain to a total numbness, wig! Mentioned his spine being uncomfortable. I ended up crashing due to the fact of the numbness! I text crap! What happened next was.... Well remarkable and very worthy. Wig! Text " Raptor let's call this a draw" only thing I could say was "OK" wig! Could have had me dead just a moment later at my take off. Instead to show respect he let me live! I new it that moment and was stuned and amazed. I said "Your flypaper" he said "your one of my favorites Rap, and its a short list." That's an honor to be mentioned like that from one of the Best players in dogfight.
During our truce I shot him down thinking he was back with a bomb already. He wasn't he was just heading back to his base!

I mentioned my arms but my head was a bit foggy from the fight too.... Sorry about that wig! I. Couldn't believe I just had done that...
Anyway, points stats whatever, its been a long haul to overcome my deaths to kills but I did it!finally, and I have improved because of it. So I wanted to share that with my Misfits. And encourage anyone that feels they may not be that great a player you can become a better one.
Wooohooo I did it!!!