by PapaDeWald
rmsgrey wrote:
It's clear that the searches are important.
It's clear that with October's search available, you now have everything it takes to complete a major story meta-goal.
It's clear that it would be better to complete the search in October rather than have it carry over to November (or later).
It's also clear that you're "supposed" to win games rather than lose them deliberately.
It's not clear that there's no option to complete the search yourself in November and take the hit on time available to take advantage of whatever unlocks.
It's not clear that you're massively better off losing the first game of October rather than winning without the search completed.
Most, if not all, of the rest of the game, making the best choice based on the information available to you at the time, without too much second-guessing, pays off even when there's a later twist that turns the advantage into a liability. For example, Paramilitary Escort gives you a few easy games before taking a character from you; permanent military bases give you various advantages to the point where even after the big twist, there are still arguments in favour of leaving some of them intact.
Here, one decision (that not everyone will face) is a 180 point swing depending on whether you think it's more important to complete a search before allowing the calendar to advance, at the cost of losing a game, or more important to win the current game at the cost of having less time to use/respond to whatever completing the cure gives you.
Most decisions made on incomplete information during the campaign have the potential to swing maybe 25 points - 20 points for a loss and 5 points for increased panic - but this one outweighs making the best choices (with hindsight) for 6-7 games in a row.
There's too much weight put on this one decision.
It's clear that with October's search available, you now have everything it takes to complete a major story meta-goal.
It's clear that it would be better to complete the search in October rather than have it carry over to November (or later).
It's also clear that you're "supposed" to win games rather than lose them deliberately.
It's not clear that there's no option to complete the search yourself in November and take the hit on time available to take advantage of whatever unlocks.
It's not clear that you're massively better off losing the first game of October rather than winning without the search completed.
Most, if not all, of the rest of the game, making the best choice based on the information available to you at the time, without too much second-guessing, pays off even when there's a later twist that turns the advantage into a liability. For example, Paramilitary Escort gives you a few easy games before taking a character from you; permanent military bases give you various advantages to the point where even after the big twist, there are still arguments in favour of leaving some of them intact.
Here, one decision (that not everyone will face) is a 180 point swing depending on whether you think it's more important to complete a search before allowing the calendar to advance, at the cost of losing a game, or more important to win the current game at the cost of having less time to use/respond to whatever completing the cure gives you.
Most decisions made on incomplete information during the campaign have the potential to swing maybe 25 points - 20 points for a loss and 5 points for increased panic - but this one outweighs making the best choices (with hindsight) for 6-7 games in a row.
There's too much weight put on this one decision.
+1. Making the wrong decision here has too much weight compared to the rest of the decisions you make in the game.