I remember reading something from Sid Meier about odds in Civilization, saying that odds need to be faked in games. If you make it fair, people will accuse it of being fixed. You need to cheat in the player’s favour. It’s done this way in games like XCOM too.
People just don’t understand statistics and probabilities. Our brains just aren’t built for it. So, a fair 25% chance feels way more unlikely than it really is.
I remember reading something from Sid Meier about odds in Civilization, saying that odds need to be faked in games. If you make it fair, people will accuse it of being fixed. You need to cheat in the player’s favour. It’s done this way in games like XCOM too.
Thunk made the mistake of making it honest.
People just don’t understand statistics and probabilities. Our brains just aren’t built for it. So, a fair 25% chance feels way more unlikely than it really is.
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