Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, October 16, 2017, 16:42 (2396 days ago) @ Kahzgul

Is this not simple math? Couldn't a cursory glance at drop rates and expected games played give you a really good idea at what your players can expect?

It's like, if a player plays X games, they will have Y chance at getting shit. Oh, looks like we should change or loot algorithm.

I mean, casinos have this figured completely out. This seems like a really simple problem to avoid.

Bungie doesn't want you to get all of the gear, because then you stop chasing the dragon. So they ensure you *can't* get all of the gear, which keeps the playlists populated well past people getting 10 packages.

If everyone who went to Vegas lost all the time, nobody would gamble. So, you sometimes win. But not enough so that the casinos lose money. The formula has been figured out by this point…

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Today, we fix Iron Banner. - ManKitten, 2017-10-16, 06:49
- Today, we fix Iron Banner. - Ragashingo, 2017-10-16, 07:26
- Today, we fix Iron Banner. - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-10-16, 07:37
  - Today, we fix Iron Banner. - Korny, 2017-10-16, 08:16
    - Today, we fix Iron Banner. - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-10-16, 08:24
      - Today, we fix Iron Banner. - Korny, 2017-10-16, 08:32
      - Today, we fix Iron Banner. - Cody Miller, 2017-10-16, 10:11
        
        Today, we fix Iron Banner. - ManKitten, 2017-10-16, 10:43
        
        D1 playlists would say the same thing. - Ragashingo, 2017-10-16, 10:45
        
        D1 playlists would say the same thing, but... - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-10-16, 10:48
        
        D1 playlists would say the same thing, but... - Kermit, 2017-10-16, 15:31
        
        Not accurate. - ManKitten, 2017-10-16, 10:48
        
        What does the Nightfall say? - Ragashingo, 2017-10-16, 10:50
        
        What does the Nightfall say? - ManKitten, 2017-10-16, 10:53
        
        Darn. That was my best guess! :p - Ragashingo, 2017-10-16, 11:04
        
        NWAY NWAY NWEEEEEE YAHHH YEEEEE YEEEEE YEEEEEEEEEE - Cody Miller, 2017-10-16, 10:58
        
        /me gets joke and facepalms. - ManKitten, 2017-10-16, 11:03
        
        I disagree. - MacAddictXIV, 2017-10-16, 12:01
        
        Oh, Dear lord... - MacAddictXIV, 2017-10-16, 12:07
        
        Oh, Dear lord... - cheapLEY, 2017-10-16, 13:54
        
        Oh, Dear lord... - Claude Errera, 2017-10-16, 15:17
        
        Well, my night is ruined O_o - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-10-16, 15:18
        
        I'm (almost) sorry. - Claude Errera, 2017-10-16, 15:22
        
        ;p - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-10-16, 15:23
        
        Additional Watching - Cody Miller, 2017-10-16, 15:27
        
        Fuuuuuuu#$ - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-10-16, 15:28
        
        Fuuuuuuu#$ - Cody Miller, 2017-10-16, 15:31
        
        Fuuuuuuu#$ - bluerunner, 2017-10-16, 19:06
        
        Well, my night is ruined O_o - bluerunner, 2017-10-16, 19:15
        
        My eyes and ears! - Kermit, 2017-10-16, 15:32
        
        Oh, Dear lord... - cheapLEY, 2017-10-16, 19:33
        
        Today, we fix Iron Banner. - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-10-16, 10:46
        
        Today, we fix Iron Banner. - Ragashingo, 2017-10-16, 10:44
        
        Today, we fix Iron Banner. - Kahzgul, 2017-10-16, 14:46
        
        My eyes! - Kermit, 2017-10-16, 15:32
        
        It's better as Desti3 regardless. - Harmanimus, 2017-10-16, 18:41
        
        Holy crap, it is! - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-10-16, 18:56
        
        Done. Desti3 from now on. - Cody Miller, 2017-10-16, 19:03
        
        Desti3: Dest2ny's Child - Robot Chickens, 2017-10-16, 19:41
        
        Let's Hope History Doesn't Repeat Itself! - Morpheus, 2017-10-18, 18:04
- Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Claude Errera, 2017-10-16, 08:09
  - Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - breitzen, 2017-10-16, 08:36
    - Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - MacAddictXIV, 2017-10-16, 08:48
    - Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Cody Miller, 2017-10-16, 10:13
      - Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Kahzgul, 2017-10-16, 14:48
        
        Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Ragashingo, 2017-10-16, 15:14
        
        Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Kahzgul, 2017-10-16, 16:31
        
        Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Cody Miller, 2017-10-16, 16:42
        
        Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Kahzgul, 2017-10-16, 16:53
        
        Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Cody Miller, 2017-10-16, 16:54
        
        Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Kahzgul, 2017-10-16, 17:33
  - Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Schedonnardus, 2017-10-16, 08:49
    - RNGesus smiles upon you. - MacAddictXIV, 2017-10-16, 08:51
      - 22 Packages, Full Titan Armor, all weapons but HC - Harmanimus, 2017-10-16, 13:23
  - Drops are definitely troublesome this time around. - Kahzgul, 2017-10-16, 14:23
- Today, we fix Iron Banner. - Kermit, 2017-10-16, 08:46
  - Today, we fix Iron Banner. - MacAddictXIV, 2017-10-16, 08:51
    - Today, we fix Iron Banner. - Kermit, 2017-10-16, 12:06
- My thoughts - CyberKN, 2017-10-17, 15:15
  - +1 - Grizzlei, 2017-10-17, 15:17
  - I was wrong... ^THIS^ is the post of the day - CruelLEGACEY, 2017-10-17, 17:30

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