(OT) Do you prefer to know game formulas?

[PvK]

Kris O, that is what I was trying to ask with my second question. It appears that many players do enjoy complex formulas that may be difficult to predict outcomes from, particularly as long as they aren't broken, which of course can be trickier to establish than if they are simple.

Chazar I think also just made a very good point about simple tricks and things which can be found out with dull work being good candidates for things to be explained up front, while more complex mechanics which defy basic analysis and prediction may be more the sort of thing that can be left for discovery by experience.

PvK