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Alfred -> RE: Swapping Airframes early game (10/8/2018 5:55:43 AM)
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ORIGINAL: GetAssista
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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
As for the point about training, the Gorn (geofflambert) insists that training goes on just fine with only a couple of airframes in the squadron, and a bit slower if there are NO airframes in the squadron. [8|]
That myth was long debunked with tests. Actually flying the plane is very important for faster training in the skill. Some points can be gained w/o planes due to other bonuses
It is not a myth. The only myth is the flawed testing.
Even with perfectly constructed tests most pilot learning is not visible to the player/tester and erroneous conclusions are thereby drawn. The role of the several different die rolls in pilot training is extremely misunderstood. These die rolls have zero association with the number of planes in a squadron, instead they address several other inputs into the multiple pilot training algorithms. A failed die roll does not prevent a pilot from the opportunity of learning, only the application of that learning to their stats. This is an extremely important point to understand which no tester has ever worked out, made more difficult by the fact that even when the learning is applied to the pilot stats the result is not visible to the player until the threshold is reached which results in the "green" number on the pilot unit screen being displayed.
Some of the pilot learning algorithms take into account flying, in particular combat. This is why pilots who already have high ratings (70+ in individual skills/experience) and engage in combat can result in their high ratings increasing even further. But the simple fact is that most of the pilot learning algorithms specifically deal with non combat and non flying. None of the algorithms are mutually exclusive and this leads testers to ascribe all the visible results to a single input, usually the hobby horse they are peddling which is pilot training is dependent on having planes in the unit.
When one adds the opportunity cost, which no test ever does, the usefulness of the flawed tests is even further reduced. There are certain factors which do prevent a pilot from the opportunity to learn. Not having a plane is not one of those factors.
Alfred
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