[Retric]

I would describe those as shocks. I may prefer to set money aside and then fix my car before it breaks down from a transmission issue or whatever, but I don’t know that it will be a problem. In the same way I would prefer to blind counter in an RTS, but I just don’t have that information.

[3pt14159]

Well, why not dump all the money into units then? Right? It's fundamentally about the adaptability not the defence depth.

[Retric]

It’s still about lack of information. Building random units in an RTS without information is like replacing random car parts, it might work but it’s likely to be wasteful.

Of course risk vs reward can still favor replacing parts early or building units / eco.