EPTOn October 19 2014 11:08 sadiroTnuda wrote:In which case, if individual skill determines tournament results but factors independent of the actions of individual players, such as the state of the game’s balance, determine the extent to which individual players can demonstrate their skill, then to what extent is it ever truly possible to say that Innovation, or any other player, deserves to win solely based on the merits of their skill?
...should be something to think about, at least.
...should be something to think about, at least.
That's an impossible question to answer. As long as game balance is not literally 33.33333-33.33333-33.33333 (a physical impossibility with the races being so fundamentally different), we'll never be able to say that it played a non-significant, or even a smaller part than other factors in contributing to a particular win. All we can do is base our judgments on as much context as possible... and then use that understanding to build the most balanced game we can.
