Originally Posted by
Trisscar
The test size was frigging ginormous. Hundreds of monsters every day, except for weekends (had to preserve my sanity somehow), all the results written by hand and calculated to the most excruciating detail.
Unfortunately I no longer have the results around, but I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is. You choose any one normal mob outside of Abyssea and I will rerun the test.
I had a hunch, yes. I designed a hypothisis from this as well as a way to test it, as well as defined what would convince me that i was wrong. I ran a series of tests looking to confirm or bust my hunch. The results confirmed my initial hunch.
This is science, not just believing "If you're not macroing you're doing it wrong" or "Macroing makes you a better player" without confirming it for myself.
Trust, but verify.