Drop distribution skipping people??

Binkii - Sanctuary
Binkii - Sanctuary Posts: 7 Arc User
edited September 2009 in Support Desk
I know this is going to sound crazy and maybe even selfish, but I have to know. Every time I'm in a squad doing an FB or TT and the drop distribution is set to random, I hardly EVER get a drop. I did two TT runs in one night and only got 2 drops - 2 mirage celestones. Every time I help out in an FB, or even in my OWN, I hardly ever get a drop. Everyone else in the squad always gets drops, but not me. Is there something wrong with the distribution?? b:surrender
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  • darthpanda16
    darthpanda16 Posts: 9,471 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Unfortunately, random is random. b:surrender
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  • Binkii - Sanctuary
    Binkii - Sanctuary Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    So...random is random even if I get skipped nearly ever time?
  • ShadowOfLife - Dreamweaver
    ShadowOfLife - Dreamweaver Posts: 85 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Binkii - Sanctuary wrote: »
    So...random is random even if I get skipped nearly ever time?

    Yes unfortunatly. Luck will come your way 1 day :)
  • Binkii - Sanctuary
    Binkii - Sanctuary Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    I hope so Shadow. Cause this sucks lol.
  • Hevne - Lost City
    Hevne - Lost City Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    I have the same problem. I run at least 2 bh's per day and most days do not get one single drop from anything up to 5 bosses per run. So yeah the random distribution isn't so hot.
  • Binkii - Sanctuary
    Binkii - Sanctuary Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Hevne - Lost City wrote: »
    I have the same problem. I run at least 2 bh's per day and most days do not get one single drop from anything up to 5 bosses per run. So yeah the random distribution isn't so hot.
    Finally some one else feels my pain Dx
  • ShadowOfLife - Dreamweaver
    ShadowOfLife - Dreamweaver Posts: 85 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Binkii - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Finally some one else feels my pain Dx

    I feel your pain too! I just like to look on the bright side... lol

    Maybe it has something to do with us all being clerics? b:chuckle
  • Ookaml - Dreamweaver
    Ookaml - Dreamweaver Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    darthpanda16 wrote: »
    Unfortunately, random is random. b:surrender
    Ok i dont know an intellegent way to say this but here it goes. PWI is a computer program.... http://www.random.org/ is a computer program (basic but still). Now im thinking that there IS a formula for random because how would u simulate random with a computer program. its not like there are physical properties interfearing.eg. rolling a die (6 sides....6 party members) wind and your brother bumping the table interfearing with the outcome.

    another example..."hey (member 3) pick that up" and it goes to member 1. now after 3 of those it goes to member 2. Now if member 2 picks it up it goes to member 3 instead and continues where it left off. Character could also be part of the formula....believe it or not i use this "thing" and it normally works. but of course i didnt say what the pattern is ^_-

    Therefore there MUST be a formula for "random".

    Also the law of large numbers sorta backs this up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_large_numbers
  • Ookaml - Dreamweaver
    Ookaml - Dreamweaver Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    ya know... that kinda DID sound intellegent xDD
  • Binkii - Sanctuary
    Binkii - Sanctuary Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    And confusing
  • cache22
    cache22 Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Binkii - Sanctuary wrote: »
    I know this is going to sound crazy and maybe even selfish, but I have to know. Every time I'm in a squad doing an FB or TT and the drop distribution is set to random, I hardly EVER get a drop. I did two TT runs in one night and only got 2 drops - 2 mirage celestones. Every time I help out in an FB, or even in my OWN, I hardly ever get a drop. Everyone else in the squad always gets drops, but not me. Is there something wrong with the distribution?? b:surrender

    Same thing happens with me. Typically in a 6-person squad, I'll get around 1/12th of the drops, or less. There is the occasional nice surprise, but it's rare. The bulk of the drops go to about half the squad.

    darthpanda16 wrote: »
    Unfortunately, random is random. b:surrender
    Except when a computer is involved, when random is only pseudo-random (a "random" function usually takes a seed value, from which it's possible to predict the value that will be generated. The seed value is modified by the function, then fed back in to generate the next 'random' number. If a seed value and the algorithm are known, it's possible to predict the sequence of numbers generated from that point onwards; therefore it's not truly random.) Most established pseudo-random algorithms still do a reasonably good approximation of randomness, though.

    It would be interesting to see what algorithm is being used in PW, but I doubt the devs will disclose it. It certainly seems to fall short in its approximation to true randomness, though, or the drop distributions would be much more even.
  • darthpanda16
    darthpanda16 Posts: 9,471 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    True randomness is never even.

    http://www.cs.vu.nl/~eliens/media/pattern-randomness.html
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  • PanDhamon - Lost City
    PanDhamon - Lost City Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Simple fix to that - set your squad distribution to free. Simple as that.
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