T34
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I have been really down lately and taking a break from playing ASL. However, I have compiled a data file which some may find interesting. I tried to develop variables about all aspects of ASL counters and then ran a factor analysis to determine the components of their value. For those not familiar with factor analysis, the idea is to allow statistics to tease out common traits within variables and distill them into common factors. Probably the most familiar use of factor analysis is the Meyers-Briggs personality survey. To be honest, I did this for Jo Bader's Second Front game, which if you haven't looked at yet is da bomb.
Because some units in ASL (SMC and SW) don't have BPV, I had to estimate these through the use of a preliminary iteration. All factors were then used to create point estimates for all counters (At least, for German, Soviet and US counters, but all infantry counters). These were then compared to the BPV (and the preliminary estimates for SMC and SW.) This gives an idea of the difference between the characteristics of the counters and the BPVs provided.
Certainly, counters have value that I did not measure (e.g. only infantry units can "occupy" buildings for victory conditions and armored vehicles can bypass freeze, etc. There may be a lot of noise in the variables I used. So I do not hold this up as "proof" of anything, rather more something that is "interesting." There is no "weight" to different variables, so keep that in mind. It's probably reasonable to argue that one point of morale is worth four points of firepower or even more of range.. I don't know. But there is no way to capture that without making arbitrary decisions, which is something I was trying to avoid.
I found some pretty significant differences between BPV and the sum of the variables of these counters. Especially with regard to elite vs. second line infantry units. Is the BPV too arbitrary? I wouldn't say that, but I do think there is room for adjustment based on this analysis. In any case, you may find this useful when you are making purchases in DYO scenarios... does anyone even DO DYO scenarios?
In any case, send all hate mails, flames and nasty comments to Tom Jazbutis, as it is really his fault.
Because some units in ASL (SMC and SW) don't have BPV, I had to estimate these through the use of a preliminary iteration. All factors were then used to create point estimates for all counters (At least, for German, Soviet and US counters, but all infantry counters). These were then compared to the BPV (and the preliminary estimates for SMC and SW.) This gives an idea of the difference between the characteristics of the counters and the BPVs provided.
Certainly, counters have value that I did not measure (e.g. only infantry units can "occupy" buildings for victory conditions and armored vehicles can bypass freeze, etc. There may be a lot of noise in the variables I used. So I do not hold this up as "proof" of anything, rather more something that is "interesting." There is no "weight" to different variables, so keep that in mind. It's probably reasonable to argue that one point of morale is worth four points of firepower or even more of range.. I don't know. But there is no way to capture that without making arbitrary decisions, which is something I was trying to avoid.
I found some pretty significant differences between BPV and the sum of the variables of these counters. Especially with regard to elite vs. second line infantry units. Is the BPV too arbitrary? I wouldn't say that, but I do think there is room for adjustment based on this analysis. In any case, you may find this useful when you are making purchases in DYO scenarios... does anyone even DO DYO scenarios?
In any case, send all hate mails, flames and nasty comments to Tom Jazbutis, as it is really his fault.