cognitive bias Archives

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

Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum

When Gary Paterson had to fight momentum

2016-08-252018-07-06 Coldspurs 1 Comment cognitive bias, ea, evidence, evidence for, fifa ultimate team, FUT, Gary Paterson, manipulation, momentum, scripting

Sometimes, a quote from an EA employee is presented as evidence in support of either scripting, handicapping or momentum. We have seen

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

Fact check: Did Aaron McHardy admit that momentum exists?

2016-06-032018-07-06 FUTfacts 6 Comments aaron mchardy, cognitive bias, conspiracy theory, evidence, evidence for, factcheck, FIFA 14, fifa ultimate team, FUT, manipulation, momentum

Back in 2012, FIFA’s game play producer, Aaron McHardy, made this interview with FIFAsoccerblog. In the interview, he touched upon the topic of momentum,

Background information Scripting, handicapping, momentum

Why people believe in scripting and handicapping

2015-10-022018-07-06 FUTfacts 2 Comments cognitive bias, conspiracy theory, convenient, ea, FIFA 14, Fifa 15, fifa ultimate team, FUT, handicapping, manipulation, momentum, psychology, scripting

Why do people believe in scripting, momentum and handicapping despite the absence of supporting evidence? In this article, we take

Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum

“Everyone knows that scripting exists”

2015-05-122018-09-01 Crlarsen 7 Comments ad populum fallacy, cognitive bias, ea, evidence for, fifa, fifa ultimate team, FUT, handicapping, manipulation, momentum, pseudoscience, scripting

In spite of the absence of evidence suggesting that scripting exists, scripting believers rarely if ever change their minds. One

Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum

Handicapping: David Rutter’s interview with SPOnG

2015-05-122018-07-06 Crlarsen 6 Comments cognitive bias, david rutter, ea, emotions, evidence for, fifa, FIFA 14, Fifa 15, fifa ultimate team, FUT, handicapping, manipulation, momentum, pseudoscience, scripting

This interview with David Rutter, (executive producer on FIFA) has been brought up as alleged evidence in support of the theory

Evidence in favor of manipulation Scripting, handicapping, momentum

Momentum: The FIFA 09 guide

2015-05-122018-07-06 Crlarsen 4 Comments aaron mchardy, cognitive bias, ea, emotions, fifa, FIFA 14, Fifa 15, fifa manual, fifa ultimate team, FUT, manipulation, momentum, momentum bar

A screendump, which allegedly is found in the FIFA 09 manual, is presented as evidence in support of the perception that the game determines the difficulty of matches by controlling the momentum in the same way as Mario Cart would try to keep races tight through what is known as rubber banding.