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How is this a logical fallacy ? Technically you would see the effect of your shot (i.e. too much to the left) and adjust your aim (more to the right).
by Kurtz79 10y ago
How is this a logical fallacy ?
Technically you would see the effect of your shot (i.e. too much to the left) and adjust your aim (more to the right).
- MereInterest 10y agoHe is referring to the Gambler's Fallacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy). That is, the belief that in a series of uncorrelated events, after a long string of losses, you are more likely to have a win.
- Kurtz79 10y agoThanks, I knew about the Gambler's Fallacy, but I really didn't make the connection (also since they are not really uncorrelated... :) )
- tremon 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy the mistaken belief that, if something happens more frequently than normal during some period, it will happen less frequently in the future, or that, if something happens less frequently than normal during some period, it will happen more frequently in the future
- pjc50 10y agoYes, although in XCOM it's applied across all shooters and all targets, so a miss by trooper A against alien B will improve the chance of trooper C to hit alien D.