Wins 51.3%, Loses: 45.0%
Wins 67.5%, Loses: 28.8%
(Why aren't the totals the same, btw? I am assuming they are both not including the 10 possible tie rolls, so shouldn't that be the same 2.5% missing?)
Incidentally, I recall once hearing someone mention that they think the fact the game throws up mostly marginal and minor victories is a design feature, and that there was a specific game logic to it. I don't know if this is true, but it seems like a good place to mention that. I do think the game weights toward inconclusive victories - there are even parts of the rulebook that point ou the more you roll, the more that flattens out, which is sometimes unhelpful. IF this is a design decision, would someone involved in the design care to discuss the logic behind it? It might help satisfy Dan. (And I would be curious.)
On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Nikodemus Siivola < nikodemus_at_...> wrote:
>
>
> 2009/11/7 DanWater <danwater_at_... <danwater%40yahoo.com>>:
> > " the number before the mastery notation might as well disappear."
> >
> > This is why it's a problem. With only masteries there isn't enough
> distinction between
> > characters or even seperate abilities for one character. As a system that
> puts character
> > front and center anything that dilutes the differences between characters
> or abilities
> > within a character runs counter to the systems purpose.
>
> I thought so, till I ran the numbers taking levels of success into
> account -- which also led me to embrace the "high roll wins marginals"
> optional rule.
>
> This is the standard rule, with a relative histogram of result
> distribution. Even here a minor and major victories are twice as
> likely for the better score.
>
> Ability: 15, Resistance: 10, Tie-breaker: low-roll-wins
> Complete Victory: *
> Major Victory: ************
> Minor Victory:
> **********************************************************************
> Marginal Victory: *********************
> Tie: ********
> Marginal Defeat: ******************************************************
> Minor Defeat: ******************************
> Major Defeat: *******
> Compleat Defeat: *
> Wins 51.3%, Loses: 45.0%
>
> What is the effect of high-roll-wins over low-roll-wins? Glad you
> asked! It swaps the marginals around:
>
> Ability: 15, Resistance: 10, Tie-breaker: high-roll-wins
> Complete Victory: *
> Major Victory: ************
> Minor Victory:
> **********************************************************************
> Marginal Victory: ******************************************************
> Tie: ********
> Marginal Defeat: *********************
> Minor Defeat: ******************************
> Major Defeat: *******
> Compleat Defeat: *
> Wins 67.5%, Loses: 28.8%
>
> I prefer this, but the low-roll-wins isn't too shabby either.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- Nikodemus
>
>
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