Threw XGBoost at the problem and asked it about every possible matchup with FRS; it seems to think
my non-ML-based pick is either optimal or close-to-optimal for countering that lineup.
(I’m still wary of using ML on a problem instead of thinking things through, but if it confirms the answer I got by thinking things through, that’s pretty reassuring.)
Just recording for posterity that yes, I have noticed that
Rangers are unusually good at handling Samurai, so it might make sense to have one on my PVE team.
However, I’ve also noticed that
Rangers are unusually BAD at handling Felons, to a similar or greater degree.
As such,
I think it makes more sense to keep Pyro Professor as my mid-range heavy-hitter in PVE.
(. . . to my surprise, this seems to be the only bit of hero-specific rock-paper-scissors that’s relevant to the PVE challenge. I suspect I’m missing something here.)
Threw XGBoost at the problem and asked it about every possible matchup with FRS; it seems to think
my non-ML-based pick is either optimal or close-to-optimal for countering that lineup.
(I’m still wary of using ML on a problem instead of thinking things through, but if it confirms the answer I got by thinking things through, that’s pretty reassuring.)
Therefore, I’ve decided
to keep HLP as my PVE team.
And I’ve DM’d aphyer my PVP selection.
Just recording for posterity that yes, I have noticed that
Rangers are unusually good at handling Samurai, so it might make sense to have one on my PVE team.
However, I’ve also noticed that
Rangers are unusually BAD at handling Felons, to a similar or greater degree.
As such,
I think it makes more sense to keep Pyro Professor as my mid-range heavy-hitter in PVE.
(. . . to my surprise, this seems to be the only bit of hero-specific rock-paper-scissors that’s relevant to the PVE challenge. I suspect I’m missing something here.)