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Not necessary (Destiny)

by Korny @, Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 19:55 (2530 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Cody is still wrong here.

Cody,

...half of the people who bought Destiny completed a raid...


Luke,

Fifty percent of people who reached the level cap got organized into Fireteams and completed a Raid...


-Disciple


Yes, it seems those are different.

I really wish There was less convolution in statements. Without now knowing how many people did not hit the level cap, the statement is at best not that informative, and at worst misleading. If the trophy data says 22% and we assume that is the correct number, they should have said "only 22% of the people who played Destiny finished a raid". Very simple and clear.

That's not how hype-based marketing works, though. When it comes to statistics, every word is carefully chosen in order to be able to impress, while leaving room to backtrack or "clarify" when the small crowd starts to dig into it. Just as it misled you, it can ideally mislead investors and players alike: "50% raid completion? Raids must be a massive draw!"

If you were to say "There's around a 1:4 ratio of players who have completed a raid." Then folks will be like "What's the point of investing so many resources into a Raid then?"


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