tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post1872271132844647223..comments2024-03-27T07:57:48.010-04:00Comments on The Grumpy Elf: Lady Luck Hates MeTheGrumpyElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-55846910924370688462015-08-25T12:33:09.010-04:002015-08-25T12:33:09.010-04:00When GE was born he was so ugly, that the Night El...When GE was born he was so ugly, that the Night Elf doctor slapped his mother!-abhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899567485973250660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-22710152847877563302015-08-25T12:32:12.010-04:002015-08-25T12:32:12.010-04:00LOL, yes, you are RIGHT mattH. LOL, So, GE, lets r...LOL, yes, you are RIGHT mattH. LOL, So, GE, lets raid together once. I need mounts and good 750 gear. <br /><br />mu-hahahahahahaha<br /><br />your friend,<br /><br />-roo-abhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899567485973250660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-15025126642983286592015-08-24T13:29:23.505-04:002015-08-24T13:29:23.505-04:00There's a fine line here. If you get the gear ...There's a fine line here. If you get the gear too quickly you get bored because there's nothing else to strive for, so you quit running. "I've got everything I can off these bosses, why should I bother." <br /><br />You get no upgrades for quite some time, you get frustrated, grumpy and quit. "If I have to run this raid one more time and get bupkis, I am going SCReAM!" <br /><br />I feel for ya. As I just mentioned, I've run BRF for the last month working on the legendary quest line, but getting nothing of value because I'm already wearing Tanaan epics. I still need to run it around another 2 weeks until I got those last 200 fragments... Sigh. Elkagorasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16868176919786509891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-75036708719167582492015-08-24T11:19:14.328-04:002015-08-24T11:19:14.328-04:00I don't think it's working for me.
Consi...I don't think it's working for me. <br /><br />Considering raid things, for example, one of my 11 toons gets all the tier LFR loot in 2 runs. My main and one of my last toons walk LFRs, my main walking there more than others, and they can't get a grip on that f** weapon. <br /><br />Considering mounts, I'm doing it for my main only. At Lv 90 in Pandaria I ran Karazhan with every CD for reputation. No horse. After I was Exalted, I tend to run Karazhan and Onyxia and Kael'Thas again and again, at least once in two weeks - no mounts.<br /><br />But look at me coming to kill Malygos solo for the 1st time at lv 90. I came there just to see the raid - here's your dragon, darling. Look at me come to Firelands for the second time in my life - and Ragnaros gives me this firebird.<br /><br />One of my guildmates devotes every week CD to run for mounts, 15 or 20 dungeons and raids, every week. She got the mount from Lich King recently, few hundreds of kills, and goes on with other mount runs, no luck.<br /><br />The thing is to try the odds again and again, that's my opinion. Hundreds of times if you want it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-86035697728251808552015-08-24T05:41:54.093-04:002015-08-24T05:41:54.093-04:00Hmm... plausible. After a year break at the end of...Hmm... plausible. After a year break at the end of MoP went and did a mount run with my honey. Had 3 mounts drop from end bosses and two legendaries. None dropped since then. Kinda tempted to take a looong break hah.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-76122742296553983492015-08-24T04:45:32.101-04:002015-08-24T04:45:32.101-04:00I always like your blog post because you always co...I always like your blog post because you always comes with different ideas and information. I always shared your site post with my friends. Keep posting and i will follow you.<br /><a href="http://elfworkshoppe.com/" rel="nofollow">Elf on the shelf ideas</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767875851115220506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-28940722185712095292015-08-23T19:19:27.255-04:002015-08-23T19:19:27.255-04:00No Roo, you want him to come with you, then you ge...No Roo, you want him to come with you, then you get all the goodies, while he gets stiffed. ^_-<br /><br />(Totally joking of course. No one deserves that terrible RNG. Not even my worst enemy.)mattHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-83304166979706731772015-08-22T19:02:33.054-04:002015-08-22T19:02:33.054-04:00Sure they are. Random number generators (HEY, THAT...Sure they are. Random number generators (HEY, THATS THAT "RNG", you keep yakking about!) are probably set up to add "+1" to your account to remember you and what you roll on for every raid you go on. Easy enough to do and probably built in. With all the coding that has gone on with WOW, the changes, the add-ons, etc, it is prob so screwed up, that your are lost in the bits and bytes of the game. <br /><br />Maybe if you do play another class, that cookie still follows you because it is tied to your account, not to your toons. <br /><br />I think you are fooked. :)<br /><br />So, stay away from me, I need some stuff myself. <br /><br />-roo-abhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899567485973250660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-11030420609799287732015-08-22T00:24:08.634-04:002015-08-22T00:24:08.634-04:00Pure anecdata, but I had a character that I began ...Pure anecdata, but I had a character that I began leveling during Wrath and she became my luckiest of characters. Ran Stratholm and got the mount, first try, ran BT and got the shield and the helm within 3 tries, rolled on the shield in HoR as dps first time and got it, and I know there were other instances that trigger that feeling that she was lucky (fast gearing once she hit cap? I forget), and the only thing I can think of was that she was a tank every time I got an old content item. This would have been about the time LFD came out and there was a dire need for tanks, so I could totally subscribe to the idea that there's a luck kernel for each character and it's adjustable. Adjustable because she's not been lucky in a long time.mattHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-85828305068711268802015-08-21T20:11:19.294-04:002015-08-21T20:11:19.294-04:00STOP ROLLING FOR LOOT IN PREMADE GROUPS
This is LI...STOP ROLLING FOR LOOT IN PREMADE GROUPS<br />This is LITERALLY your problem. Use epgp or loot council but for the love of all things good you will be so much happier if you arnt rolling against other people in your raid and your raid will be more successful if you get the loot where it needs to go. As too your question do I think it's possible blizzard is doing this? No that would require giving them too much credit they can't even make coherent business decisions about basic things like flying implementing these tin foil hat theories is beyond there capability.Tigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-56858286668511422122015-08-21T12:59:56.542-04:002015-08-21T12:59:56.542-04:00Reasonably possible? Absolutely.
From both ends i...Reasonably possible? Absolutely.<br /><br />From both ends it is absolutely possible.<br /><br />From a coding end, trust me, a first year coder can do it. It is not hard to skew things like that in the code. <br /><br />From a game play situation, I've done similar things in stuff I have coded to give newbies a helping hand to start and to get them hooked and a couple of the game I worked for have done similar things. So it happens, a lot.<br /><br />So yes, it is absolutely possible, you would have to be a willfully blind to think it is not.<br /><br />Now back to do the question, do you think blizzard is doing it?<br /><br />I am not saying they are, but sometimes it makes you wonder.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-90036133572556220562015-08-21T12:00:54.105-04:002015-08-21T12:00:54.105-04:00"Do you think that is possible?"
No, of..."Do you think that is possible?"<br /><br />No, of course not. You need a break if you seriously think this is a reasonable possibility.Onwukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572301144897242260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-6153612895937826942015-08-21T11:35:20.465-04:002015-08-21T11:35:20.465-04:00I think they should let the "basic" luck...I think they should let the "basic" luck be a lot higher. It is logical really. People that win things are happy, people that are happy play more, people that play more pay more.<br /><br />I am not advocating letting everyone get BiS in a month or even three, but giving them a piece or two each and every week would actually be good for the game. It would keep them coming back instead of being like me. Do you know what my best upgrade since HFC came out was? A tier piece from last tier. How sad is that?<br /><br />In FF14, at least while leveling, everything feels like an upgrade so it always feels like you are getting something good. And even when you don't, as you can learn all professions, you can eventually disenchant everything you do not need.<br /><br />Also being one character plays all classes, even if your archer gets a two handed sword, it is not a bad thing, it might be an upgrade for your warrior or marauder. So there is that additional level of "cool, this is good" even when it was nothing you really needed.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-10880431399931311632015-08-21T11:31:18.418-04:002015-08-21T11:31:18.418-04:00If I owned a company I would, but then again I am ...If I owned a company I would, but then again I am evil, so that is not saying much. ;)<br /><br />Luck is luck, you either have it or you don't. I think what I hate worse than bad luck is that when you have a good streak and win a bunch it feels awesome but you know that means you will not win anything again for a while.<br /><br />The feast and famine of it all really annoys me more than anything else. As much as it is awesome to win a 4 piece set in 1 week, it suck having to wait 16 weeks before that happens.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-72218898984143659042015-08-21T11:26:56.383-04:002015-08-21T11:26:56.383-04:00It wouldn't make sense to cut the "luck&q...It wouldn't make sense to cut the "luck" of a customer below whatever the basic RNG plan for the game, at least not to my way of thinking. So you would still count as unlucky in my book. :-)<br /><br />I can see it being a good business move to increase a person's "luck" for some period of time after they start playing. That is no small hook in the mind of a human, much less a geek!<br /><br />And I'm hoping that they have this in place over at FF14. I'm getting closer and closer to jumping ship at least to try it out. Bring on my Phat Lewts!To Bee or Not to Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929748357206418382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-19675359313602802052015-08-21T11:16:04.641-04:002015-08-21T11:16:04.641-04:00That is a terrifyingly ridiculous idea that I hope...That is a terrifyingly ridiculous idea that I hope no company would...so I give Blizzard at least 50/50 odds.<br /><br />The logical, stats orientated side of me says nope, just that nature of randomness.<br /><br />And the rest of me says, wow, that make so much sense.<br /><br />My luck is no where near as bad as you, but even I am green with envy towards her luck. No ill will towards her but wow, that kind of luck is amazing.<br /><br />My own spouse has somewhat similar luck, although it is less consistent. But when it is running good: 1st run of firelands - ever - Pureblood Fire Hawk drops. I still don't have mine. Took less then 10 runs to get Azure drake. I still don't have mine. Things like that.Casually Oddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127631692831609847noreply@blogger.com