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Evidence in favor of manipulation

Evidence in favor of manipulation

Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Peer reviewed: Johnny Cupcakes’ experiment on Reddit

2018-01-172018-07-05 FUTfacts 1 Comment cognitive bias, ea, evidence, fifa, FUT, momentum, scripting, under scrutiny

A redditor named JohnnyCupcakes did a simple experiment: He scored an own goal in 80 matches. He then compared his

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Fact check Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Fact check: Does EA’s newly patented matchmaking concept prove SHM?

2018-01-112019-01-08 FUTfacts 1 Comment DDA, ELO, EOMM, factcheck, handicapping, matchmaking, momentum, scripting

YouTuber YongYea recently discovered that EA has a patent pending on a new matchmaking concept called Engagement Optimized Match Making

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Dismantling the typical argument in favor of scripting

2017-11-282018-07-05 FUTfacts 0 Comments pseudoscience, scripting

A lot of posts and comments in support of the scripting-belief appear fairly articulated and often well written. Yet, even

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Fact check Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Fact check: Is an EA paper on Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment evidence that DDA is in FUT?

2017-11-052019-01-14 FUTfacts 12 Comments adaptive difficulty, DDA, dynamic difficulty, Dynamic Difficulty Adjustments, ea, ELO, evidence, factcheck, momentum

EA recently patented a concept called Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment. Is it evidence that scripting is real or is it something

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Fact check Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Fact check: Is “dramatic moments” equal to momentum in FIFA 18?

2017-08-242018-07-10 Crlarsen 14 Comments dramatic moments, evidence, factcheck, FIFA 18, matt prior, momentum, pareidolia, sam rivera

In pre release interviews, people like FIFA’s game producer Sam Rivera and Create Director Matt Prior, they mention a new feature called

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Fact check Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Fact check: Did EA Spain confirm momentum on Twitter?

2017-03-292018-07-05 Coldspurs 0 Comments aaron mchardy, adaptive difficulty, EA spain, factcheck, momentum, proof

Did EA Spain confirm that momentum exists in FIFA? The answer is a bit mixed, because momentum is a word with many

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Strange deflections: Why they happen

2017-01-072018-07-25 FUTfacts 2 Comments ea, evidence, fifa ultimate team, FUT, proof, scripting, youtube

Sometimes, weird looking deflections happen in this game. In this recent Reddit video post, we saw the ball sort of

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Peer reviewed: Silvio Teixeira’s handicapping article on FIFAUTEAM.com

2016-10-202018-07-06 Crlarsen 3 Comments ea, evidence, evidence for, fifa, FIFA 14, Fifa 15, fifa ultimate team, FUT, handicapping, manipulation, momentum, proof, pseudoscience, scripting, under scrutiny

Now and then, small, home brewed experiments designed to prove scripting or handicapping pop up. We decided to do a small series

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Peer reviewed: FIFA Addiction’s study on TOTS performance

2016-10-192018-07-06 Crlarsen 2 Comments evidence for, FIFA 14, Fifa 15, fifa ultimate team, FUT, handicapping, manipulation, pseudoscience, scripting, under scrutiny

In a small series of articles, we review various home brewed experiments aimed at testing whether scripting exists subject. Although most of

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Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum 

Peer reviewed: Xtoonator’s handicap experiment

2016-10-192018-07-06 Crlarsen 5 Comments ELO, evidence for, fifa ultimate team, FUT, handicapping, pseudoscience, scripting, under scrutiny, xtoonator

Now and then we come across various home-brewed experiments aimed at testing whether scripting exists. Although most of them fail to meet basic,

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