gorgepir said: @ plaque of locusts: I should note that although we would like him to have precise numbers and be able to track everything, he can't and his numbers are good estimates at best. What I was proposing was not to imply that the numbers are exact. |
Don't get me wrong, I understand your point and appreciate the logic. I'm just pointing out the benefit of the way it's done now. The benefit in the present method which I brought up, compared to the benefit of the change your suggesting, really comes out pretty much even; both are minor issues. That's why I'd say just leave it be. Let ioi stick solely to his formula without having to artificially modify the numbers, regardless of the fact that they're just estimates anyway. If you have faith in his methods, then theoretically the precise numbers he comes up with will on average be more accurate than rounded figures (theoretically, if you have faith).
When it comes right down to it, though, I won't be heartbroken either way.
"Whenever you find a man who says he doesn't believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later." -C.S. Lewis
"We all make choices... but in the end, our choices... make us." -Andrew Ryan, Bioshock
Prediction: Wii passes 360 in US between July - September 2008. (Wii supply will be the issue to watch, and barring any freak incidents between now and then as well.) - 6/5/08; Wow, came true even earlier. Wii is a monster.
