Excellent points, Harry. I had noticed that phenomenon during beta testing
but the mental gears never meshed into realizing that this could causes a
deceptive expectation by the newbie VP player re: expected win frequencies.
Perhaps the default could have been set on "mixed" with, as you suggest, a more
prominent display informing the user that there are choices available, and that
choices other than "mixed" could possibly skew the results.
Or, to put it more simply - OOPS. But it's a very tiny problem, IMHO.
- Brian in MI
In a message dated 11/30/2006 3:43:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
harry.porter@verizon.net writes:
The default setting is "beginner". At that level, the best hold will
tend to be quite strong -- in a game like Jacks, you'll see frequent
deals with pairs, trips, 4 suited cards, etc. You'd expect these to
tower over any alternate holds. This level is best suited for the
novice who needs to get a handle on identifying basic holds.However, the collateral impact of this setting is that you can look to
have "winning" play. If you play the cards correctly, you'll likely
see your credits hold up reasonably well between big hits, and advance
solidly when quads or better surface.The explanation that the deals aren't random when any setting other
than "mixed" is selected should perhaps be more prominent and,
similarly, your current difficulty level be plainly displayed on the
practice screen.
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