How much control do you have ?

[LeManiaque]

I wonder... if nobody knew basic strategies for chess, just how to move, taking pieces, order of play... and you play over and over again against other amateurs... the results will feel random. If you can spend money to upgrade pawns to bishops, rooks, and knights, you might do better on average, but still it feels random.

If you played against a system, or a pro, the results will feel frustrating and more predictable, you try many ways to start, but still you end in a trap 7 turns before you can see it coming.

I think we want to feel more control, but who has done the work to become knowledgeable enough to have it? If you recognize FTs in early seasons, you have control of team growth, it feels better than random token purchases. We know white skills per position and what drills improve which skills.... But real understanding beyond these basics is thin, even the best of us are usually playing by instinct. Not so systematically.

I reluctantly call it 4, and admit it is a frustrating and deceptive 4.

Ps- - wonder what collection biases we have with this survey? If you're frustrated and feel a lack of control, maybe you won't log in on that day. If you need tokens, maybe you feel you'll benefit by "rounding up," power disparity. All in all, is great Nordeus surveys their audience, really. Too bad so many underestimate then.