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Edited by ImpatientGamer0: 1/13/2015 5:55:06 PM
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Rng isnt actually random, I hope you know that no computer is actually random, it simulates it by have drop percentages which make it not possible to predict the exact outcome but we can still find the those percentages.
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  • Today's RNG are [i]good enough[/i] to produce reasonably random distributions over short runs (less than 10,000 iterations). Basic sample theory tells us that, for a yes/no type question (for example, do you receive an exotic as a reward for Roc?) sample margin of error for an n of 200 would be around 7% (pushing the sample to n= 500 would push it closer to the traditional +/- 5%). Thus, back of the matchbook estimates of exotic drop probability should be somewhere between 1:200 and 1:50. (Note: I'm not commenting on whether the OP has been able to actually do 200 Roc runs. Nor am I considering that the loot drop tables may have changed during the period the OP was running his tests, thereby invalidating everything. Also, yes, I know I skipped several important steps in my estimates, but we're not curing cancer here and I don't feel the need to worry about 5 decimal point of accuracy regarding the question of whether you, particularly, will experience a given result.)

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