Ive bought 33 totems equalling 99 charges.
The first 45 charges resulted in
8 rares
1 very rare
1 uber rare.
the next 54 charges resulted in
2 rares
0 very rare
0 uber rare
did something change with these? why the drastic difference in results?
yes it is random but statistically speaking these results are significantly different. the results from the first 45 charges is understandable. the near ZERO results out of the next 54 is not. my average number of clydes per charge is 58. multiply that by the number of charges and that is 3,132. you cant tell me that only 2 rares, zero very rares and zero ubers is within that range.
I can understand the frustration on the totems. I felt very similar when using the totems on the mares 7-8 months ago; perhaps not to this level but it was enough disappointment to make me not purchase/use them again this time around for the Clydes.
That said, it would be more helpful if you could provide ballpark amounts of how many Clydes you are churning through per totem charge (or per hour) because if someone is taming them 1 by 1 and they don't insta spawn (the mares took about 5-10sec to respawn) resulting in a low number of Clydes cycled through per totem charge that might be the reason.
I think there is going to be a huge difference in RNG results from doing let's say 100 Clydes per hour (ie 1 totem) versus 500+ Clydes per hour (that's about about the number of mares I was doing an hour). It would also be helpful for us players to know how the RNG on colors worked in general... if a certain color (uber rare) is 1 in 5,000; does that mean typically mean in that spawn location or total shard (ie the color you are working towards might spawn elsewhere if they are actively spawning outside of your location).
Randomness needn’t be uniformly distributed. If you think they’re setting a straight percentage chances then, yeah maybe, but you’d be making an assumption on how they approach randomness.
In the end, it’s gambler’s fallacy to see such small sample sizes as meaningful. The reference to gambling is appropriate because the same psychological game is at play here, but at least it’s entirely for cosmetic rewards and hopefully your “donations” will support improvements to the game.
yeah I don't think some of you are understanding the data provided. we are not talking about a dry spell over a short span. 18 hours, approximately 3132kills verses 15 hours 2610 kills. if the random generator was working there would be SOMETHING during that 18 hour time span with over 3k kills.
Maybe the better question is How long of a dry spell would you have to go thru before you start thinking that something id wrong?
Oh and i am not looking for the UBER rare or very rare. just the 2605 rare
psycoder are you serious? why on God's green earth would you think that was the only reason I bought tokens? LOL ya think I would trash any of the other colors? Anyway, this is already getting off target. Cant buy any clydes in game, Just look at how empty Luna is on ATL. It used to be full with ones for sale, now its empty. But yeah, nothing wrong with totems...........
Psychoder, i will not be buying anymore since I am convinced they are broken Like so many other things this game has experienced over the years. Why that would be so hard for some people to believe is beyond me.
at what point would you believe it isn't working properly? would it hurt to look into it? the first 15 hours of use was decent. I am now up to over 50 hours of usage with nothing better than just 2 rares. IF you are going to tell me that this can be expected then you can keep these useless totems.
I have worked in QC/A where I analysed statistical data looking for abnormalities. I know what I am talking about. Remember, the world didn't believe Galileo when he said the earth moved. They laughed at Pasteur when he said there are micro-organisms. People can mock my statement all they want. Time will tell
yeah i have had that luck also with her
Firec actually, no you didn't
You instead chose to be condescending. I provided factual data. You provided nothing of value.
You are free to believe that a game with decades of reported problems has produced an event that is not flawed. i find it odd that some1 who has ZERO experience with totems and taming feels justified in responding to this post. You clearely do not know what you are talking about.
and if in fact there is something wrong with them, they won't get fixed since no one want to even believe its a possibility.
Vixen on LS has gotten all the colors on LS. They give away all but the last 4 colors. I think they are done.
When using Totems, you also want to make sure that you're turning the spawn over as fast as possible, which means killing them ASAP. Using a Tamer with a pack of Shadow Hounds/Wolf Spiders can kill them basically instantly, and then you have another Tamer on standby waiting to tame any Rares that spawn.
Yea, there is something wrong with the totems: pay to win system. I refuse to participate and I wish others would do the same so they wouldn't get rewarded for this type of BS. It's only going to get worse the more people buy in to it.
Only your perception if you'd gotten 10 Uber rare would you come post and say it's broken?
I just want to say I TOLD YOU SO. I just got conformation from a reliable source that there is a problem and also, like usual with this game, there is also a trick. I am sure you will hear about it officially in months to come.....
Ok let's hear who your reliable source is?
Still waiting on that source
There was a way to get Yukio ear rings guaranteed. Was too complicated for me to try. They fixed it a few days before it ended.
I don't see this on Atlantic. Same players trying to sell the same horses for a month now. Not many with the 3 top colors, and prices are plats.
If there is a cheat in UO, it would be taken advantage of and these permanent horses would sell cheaper by now.
No no it's a reliable source and it's going to change everything when it's officially announced..or the op is delusional