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**Sanna** · 11-11-2003, 08:04 PM

Because sometimes screaming just makes you feel better. ^_^

-- Sanna
note use of the word 'sometimes'

**Ziela** · 11-11-2003, 11:37 PM

Actually yes, I say the RNG is treating me well when I have a bunch of crit heals, or badly if I lose a roll. You see, the RNG is not really a program designed to generate random numbers. It is actually an evil little imp who lives inside SOE's servers and loves to torture tradeskillers in particular

He has other important jobs as well, such as making sure Pyronis drops the 1 millionth pair of chain gaunts instead of a GRC orb, or coordinating your linkdeaths to make absolutely sure you die. Rumor has it, however, that he can be appeased by sacrificing many stacks of tailoring components and/or possibly gnomes

**Trezark** · 11-12-2003, 06:33 AM

Re: Rng, Rng..

Originally posted by Kazee
No, this is not a rant about the RNG.
This is a rant about the people ranting about the RNG!

Ok.. I guess this is a pet peeve of mine, but why are people acting like a RNG is exclusive to EQ, or even exclusive to EQ tradeskills!?

A RNG isn't an entity, it's just randomness, luck and back luck! It's just everywhere..

I must respectfully disagree with you here. The RNG is not just some harmless algorithm designed to simulate randomness in the EQ world.

The RNG is evil.

I speak the truth, my friends. EverQuest's Random Number Generator of Doom was coded by Innoruuk himself. Its only purpose is to make you Hate. It can read your mind. It knows what you want and it knows exactly what it needs to do to keep you from getting it. Want to skill up on Solstice Robes? The RNG will make sure you succeed every single time you hit combine. Want to actually make a Solstice Robe because you need it? The RNG will cackle gleefully as you burn through two bags of silks.

Of course you are correct when you say that it's not exclusive to tradeskills. Its evil can be seen everywhere. I once found myself in a terrible situation. Pet dead, mob beating on me... I tried to gate. Fizzle. Tried again. Interrupted. Tried again! Regained my concentration but the gate was too unstable! Tried one last time. Regained my concentration. LOADING, PLEASE WAIT... Found myself at my bind point naked

Make no mistake. The RNG is the embodiment of hate itself. It lives, it breathes, it steals your sanity one "random" event at a time.

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

**Kronepsis** · 11-12-2003, 06:48 AM

The RNG is fine.

All the luck you guys lose on it goes to me instead.

**Saleani** · 11-12-2003, 12:22 PM

Rangers, ranger, ranger, rangers, ranger, ranger, rangers, ranger, ranger, rangers, ranger, ranger, ranger, ranger, mushroom, mushroom

What? not that rng?
never mind.....

**Falmorn** · 11-12-2003, 01:36 PM

RNG hijack

That animation is *really* odd, Saleani. I've seen some odd stuff on the web, but that's up there.

/em crams brain back inside skull

As for the RNG, I'm just a humble tradeskiller, nowhere near the high end of stuff, and I will occasionally growl at the RNG. Yes, it is a randomizer function, but every once in a while it seems like it was actually coded to be aware of just how much you wanted to succeed at any particular thing, and then smite you for even daring to want that success. =P

Fal

**Grimina** · 11-12-2003, 02:26 PM

What else ya gonna do about something ya can't "fix"? Bend over, take it up the tailpipe, and then...complain. That's the only thing that helps when ya know ya gotta bend over again in a couple seconds

Grimmy

P.S. my BISCUITS are burning! leave me ALONE RNG!

**Arrica** · 11-12-2003, 06:42 PM

Do you go whining about how the RNG is hating you today when you have more fizzle than usual, or more resists?

I think a large part of why you see complaints about the RNG in regards to tradeskills and never anything else: Have you ever lost a pricey component due to not making a crit? Has a fizzle ever cost you several thousand platinum?

**Lilosh** · 11-12-2003, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by Arrica
I think a large part of why you see complaints about the RNG in regards to tradeskills and never anything else: Have you ever lost a pricey component due to not making a crit? Has a fizzle ever cost you several thousand platinum?

Ever had to go on a 3 hour CR because you failed your Leather Padding?

Ever lost out on a chance on a one-week spawn because you lacked the skill to make some banded?

Multiple slows being resisted, and such, can be just as bad.

-Lilosh

**Arrica** · 11-13-2003, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by Lilosh
Multiple slows being resisted, and such, can be just as bad.
-Lilosh

You're telling this to the ranger who's more than once tanked in planar pick up groups?

**Lilosh** · 11-13-2003, 09:37 PM

Is that an "I see your point"?

I'm not sure.

-Lilosh

**sikle** · 11-13-2003, 11:06 PM

The RNG is definately ebil. I became convinced of that after 603 combines without a skill up. Yes, 603. I never want to see another opal encrusted stein in my life. My druid still sets at 205 pottery, when I started keeping count on combines to skill ups. 590 opal stein combines, 10 golden idol combines, and 3 faithstones combines later, my druid still sits at 205.

Let me add the RNG was beng even more so during these combines. I only had 3 failures the entire time, and that on opal steins.

**TheCraftyBard** · 11-17-2003, 01:07 PM

"Oh God of Random Numbers, I offer you this bounty of Humming Orbs and Swirling Shadows in the hopes that you might reward this humble servant with the skill points he so desperately craves"

My god was displeased with my offering.

**Shinianad** · 11-18-2003, 08:22 AM

Re: Re: Rng, Rng..

Originally posted by Trezark
I must respectfully disagree with you here. The RNG is not just some harmless algorithm designed to simulate randomness in the EQ world.

The RNG is evil.

I speak the truth, my friends. EverQuest's Random Number Generator of Doom was coded by Innoruuk himself. Its only purpose is to make you Hate. It can read your mind. It knows what you want and it knows exactly what it needs to do to keep you from getting it. Want to skill up on Solstice Robes? The RNG will make sure you succeed every single time you hit combine. Want to actually make a Solstice Robe because you need it? The RNG will cackle gleefully as you burn through two bags of silks.

Of course you are correct when you say that it's not exclusive to tradeskills. Its evil can be seen everywhere. I once found myself in a terrible situation. Pet dead, mob beating on me... I tried to gate. Fizzle. Tried again. Interrupted. Tried again! Regained my concentration but the gate was too unstable! Tried one last time. Regained my concentration. LOADING, PLEASE WAIT... Found myself at my bind point naked

Don't forget making Invis drop just as you are walking thru/past a Giant fort in EW.. or making it drop every 5 seconds..

Funny, I had the opposite fortune while gating one time.

2 Gnolls beating on me.. I cast gate.. go into the purple. hp counting down..
You recover and continue casting. You are entering Plain of Knowledge. Loading, please wait..

Must have been making up for all those pathetic Invis durations..

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