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This is a pretty common position amongst competitive gamers, but I disagree with it strongly.

I think that the issue is that people feel cheated if they are in the zone/on a perfect run, and have that pulled from under them by chance. However, I would contest that having some risk makes it more exciting.

Another likely issue is the fear that your tactics and your highly drilled skills might become less relevant if some elements of the game are based on chance/randomized. It essentially negates some of your time investment in the game. For myself, I think that it's more interesting to have to adapt your tactics to new situation. I also find the skills that a game involving chances emphasizes tend away from the repetitive and towards general strategy, for example: map knowledge becomes less important compared to scouting.




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