Quote Originally Posted by magic3 View Post
My guess is that a lot of things (counter formation, arrows, morale, win bonus? etc.) do not make a difference so they don't want to disclose it because it would prove that the game is silly. Maybe not all of those that I listed but I think some, and especially the in-game adjustments we make. I don't think they matter as much as we would like to believe.
It's possible, I have played some games where this has been proven to be the case.

At the other end of the spectrum, it could be that what they do is fairly straightforward and 'solvable' and if they revealed what they did, players would quickly be able to conclude which settings are 'best'.