wedrifid comments on Swords and Armor: A Game Theory Thought Experiment - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 19 October 2010 02:19:19AM 1 point [-]

However, in any actual MMO, the margin of victory is important. You require less healing, or you can do more damage to a second opponent before you die, or you are less likely to suffer an unexpected defeat due to randomness. Using the actual damage/second numbers, you will choose the green sword only 35.7 percent of the time, and the green armor 49 percent of the time. The final answer will be between these two situations and requires more information to calculate.

Add in "you are more likely to win despite the opponent being more skilled or having a better connection".