Thread:Delucion/@comment-3017217-20150125120827/@comment-24981764-20150126010917

Hi Ntoulinho -

In response to your comment: Whether or not you translate stats into gold doesn't really matter, so long as there's a numerical way of valuing stats. After all, one can readily admit that 2 AD is worth more than 1 AD, so valuing stats is just an extension of this. Yes, you have to stretch things here and there, but trying to get a good-fitting model together is important, I feel, because then you lower the burden on the individual as it weighs choices in-game. Do you know what I mean? One has to make fewer assumptions and leaps in logic if one's numerical analysis is closer to representing the truth. One can know "numerically, according to this analysis, at least, this is a solid item. On top of it, I know it's strategically viable right now". Otherwise, the grounds upon which one makes one's choices might be much more shaky.

And, while I thank you for trying to help me out Willbachbakal, I think Ntoulinho means well, and I'm glad to debate these ideas with him - after all, there might be legitimate holes in my approach, ones that I don't see. And plus, getting good and more solid ideas to emerge sometimes takes conflict. And that's ok : )