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Observation from playing Network Wars: The concept of good or bad luck is actually crucial for assessing one's own performance in games with output randomness (most games irl). You literally can't tell what you're doing well in any individual match without that, it a sensitivity that lets you see through the noise and learn more informative lessons from each experience.