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Hank, maybe my 31 years of software development and 45 years of gaming (Pong!) are showing, but there is apparent manipulation of some circumstances that is not explainable by basic probability theory.
No scoring transparency. I routinely see lower ranked birds than mine score way more points in the same room, especially towards the end. If a level 8 bird cleans the room in the best possible way, and the opponent’s level 6 bird does it just as well and outscores me by 200k-300k points…
No destruct-o-meter transparency. There are many instances where towards the end the opponents score multiple destruct-o-meter birds in a flash. Related to previous.
Lack of randomness in opponent picks. Play using tickets and lose a couple rounds- this all but guarantees a 5 spell guy when you start a new streak. Very repeatable.
Impossible matchup odds as streaks grow longer. At streaks > 3, it is not uncommon to encounter an opponent who has all birds 1 level higher, and often a bird or two 2 levels higher. streak 1 and 2 are reasonably well matched (subject to previous observation). Oftenimes, spells are added just for extra fun.
Opponent perfection. Back in the good old days of no tickets, it was common to play someone just as bad as we are (level 65, all 7’s and one 8). Since the last update, getting an opponent to make ONE mistake is rare. Are we picking the cream of the crop?
Lead bouncing – I have heard other people complain about being bounced around. This morning I was bounced from my league (#2, 225 points, a couple of players were competitive) to the Apathy league, where 225 points is twice the score of the second guy :). Not bad for a change but still…
I do not believe most of the above are due to programming bugs.