A Random Comment

[IndigoHawk]

Yes a computer cannot inherently create randomness. It's an impossible feat for it to do when it's designed to be accurate.

This problem is overstated. Random functions in programming are very random and good enough for most uses. You are correct that programming doesn't generate true random results, but you rarely need that level of accuracy.

The difference between true random and very random is only important to complex simulations and other very precise operations. For something like FFXIV that wants to hand out ATMAs or determine crafting results, any modern random algorithm will be accurate enough.

People who believe that the system isn't treating them fairly because it uses very random instead of true random are incorrect. Unless the code actually has a bug, then it's random enough, and people are experiencing confirmation bias, not a flaw in the random computation.

[Yukiko]

Unless the code actually has a bug, then it's random enough

And thats where you are incorrect... its just false because you cant say it in general... it depends on how its programmed and wich numbers its using to repeat the code...