Unwritten rules thread

[Iscah]

6: RNG numbers are a lie, how else can one fail an HQ mining 3 times in a row with a 96% chance. >.>

Because that's how probability works. You're the statistically-1-in-15,625* person who got the 4% chance of failure three times in a row.

* if I've done my maths right. 0.04 x 0.04 x 0.04 = 0.000064 = 1 / 15,625

1. If you're going to afk for more than a couple minutes in a dungeon, move first to within Rescue range of the lock-out area so you can rejoin the fight upon return -- though a rez may be necessary first.

Wait... can Rescue pull people through the boss lockout barrier?

[Shurrikhan]

Wait... can Rescue pull people through the boss lockout barrier?

No. You pull them in in advance, let them die if more mana-efficient, and then rez them when they return.

[AdventZero]

Because that's how probability works. You're the statistically-1-in-15,625* person who got the 4% chance of failure three times in a row.

* if I've done my maths right. 0.04 x 0.04 x 0.04 = 0.000064 = 1 / 15,625

Was more of a joke then anything, but thanks for doing the math on it. I'm not good with complex number problems like this, so I can't say if it was done right or not, sorry. ^^;

On the flip side, while RNG can kick one in the dirt some times (I really did fail 3 times in a row with a 96% chance once), it can also give out big time as well. I've HQ'ed items with a 1% chance a number of times while bulk crafting, and once won a primal mount with a 56 roll cause the 5 others that rolled all rolled lower then me. RNG giveth, and RNG taketh, I guess. XD