Quote Originally Posted by Foz
Somehow, when I have to decide what to build, I arrive at a clear choice by weighing different factors and ultimately deciding the relative importance of each possible choice using the information I have. So in theory the AI can mimic this by applying a formula that takes factors, weights them, and uses them to determine an importance value for each option.
indeed, assuming the values are weighted correctly, the ai would have perfect information and hence be able to make perfectly rational choices, and wax the average player.