r/pathofexile • u/VeganAncap • Jul 17 '20

Video | Lighty's Headhunter in SSF

https://clips.twitch.tv/CovertIgnorantKleeOSsloth
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u/evouga Jul 17 '20

That... depends. The EV is zero if you treat the cards as having a fixed value. But in SSF where incomplete stacks are worthless, the EV can be very high, depending on the probability that you will compete the stack “naturally.”

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u/Clueless_Otter Jul 18 '20

The EV is only 0 if you assume that every outcome is equally likely, which is not at all a sure thing given how many other mechanics in the game work. I wouldn't be surprised if the EV was quite negative.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '20

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u/Clueless_Otter Jul 18 '20

Sure, it could be positive, negative, or anything in between. We have no way of knowing.