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9/23/2014 10:03:42 PM
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Please tell me more about how a random number generator produces a 1/300 chance to get a certain item. I really wanna know. [i]Random[/i] means [i]random[/i]. While there is nothing in modern computation that can produce a purely mathematically random value, they get pretty close through long algorithms sometimes concerning irrational numbers or primes, (it's actually very interesting if you like numbers I recommend you look it up) [i]Random[/i] loot means there is almost any chance of you getting a legendary, whether it be 1/20 or 1/20,000 that your Xbox processes and essentially rolls the die when you complete the "drawing" of this random number Your misconception is like how people think the lottery is completely random, when it's a very complex algorithm that produces a "mostly" random set of numbers. So your math is wrong, therefor your logic is wrong. By the way I'm saying this as someone who bought their legendaries because I don't like to rely on luck. I only farm when I need materials or am bored and want to go to the most social part of destiny atm. Now go on, play the game how you want to and others will play how they want to, this post has done nothing to the farming community except give them the satisfaction of your envy. You have not tore down any peoples intentions of farming, and you have completely wasted your time writing this. Good day
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  • It's actually very easy to use a RNG in order to produce specific odds. It randomly selects a number between, for example, 1 and 300. Only 1 number when produced will yield positive result. This makes your odds........1/300.

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