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QuiggyB · 07-01-2006, 04:15 AM

Just from observation but it seems that a lot of random things in wow are not really all that random. Its seems prone to producing streaks of very similar results. This could be because there is not enough uniqueness in the keys feeding the random number generator.

Question: Can someone please explain the things that feed into the creation of whatever the random number generator is seeded with when an instance id is created. This is specifically for 40 man raids in MC, BWL, etc. Its probably a combination of things but if its tied in any major way to the character or guild that created the raid then that would explain the streaks since the same guy tends to create the same raids at the same times each week.

Another question: Is loot determined at the time the mob is killed or at the time you are first saved to the instance and a raid id is created?

Thanks

07-01-2006, 04:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
QuiggyB Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 41 -1 Internets	WOW - Random Number Mechanics Just from observation but it seems that a lot of random things in wow are not really all that random. Its seems prone to producing streaks of very similar results. This could be because there is not enough uniqueness in the keys feeding the random number generator. Question: Can someone please explain the things that feed into the creation of whatever the random number generator is seeded with when an instance id is created. This is specifically for 40 man raids in MC, BWL, etc. Its probably a combination of things but if its tied in any major way to the character or guild that created the raid then that would explain the streaks since the same guy tends to create the same raids at the same times each week. Another question: Is loot determined at the time the mob is killed or at the time you are first saved to the instance and a raid id is created? Thanks