The RNG is ridiculous

[Chakua]

I just started counting my combines for the last 8 points of my fletching. This is NOT an easy tradeskill to master even with the introduction of the new recipes. I am not saying that I want it to be easy but it would be nice if it was at least reasonable.

292-293 = 263 combines consisting of various recurve compound bow staffs, Stonewood Bows and Primordial Bows.

293-294 = 177

294-295 = 104

295-300 = I decided to stop counting cuz I was getting mad and actually considered giving up. I estimate approximately 250 combines based on the number of branches and blades I bought and farmed. At least I am done!! Sadly, I have 88 Composite Treant Recurve Bow Staffs sitting in the bank that I was unable to use due to the 200 trivial on the high end bows.

Is anyone else experiencing abnormally high # of combines for a single skillup point? This is starting to really frustrate me.

[Grolyn]

You just got bad luck.

[Qualan]

On the last 10 points i had one point with 30 combines, all others were > 100 with around 5 > 200

[Grolyn]

70 combines of othmir fur cap to go from 248 to 250
Could be worse, I'd still be stuck at 248

[telloran]

Yeah... I had a disappointing encounter with the RNG yesterday. Had enough to make 2 combines on the Druzzil bow. I made both of the 408 trivial combines for the staff with a 336 skill (with new trophy), but failed the final combine on one of them which has a 200 trivial...

[Sharrien]

Try failing on the combine for making 6 metallic drake scales into bars of cultural metal and salvaging zero. THEN you can talk to me about the RNG being mean.

[Chakua]

Try failing on the combine for making 6 metallic drake scales into bars of cultural metal and salvaging zero. THEN you can talk to me about the RNG being mean.

Been there, done that...TWICE.

On a good note, I am now done with all my tradeskills. 300 reached...2100 finally achieved.

Now to finish my tinkering.

[tnexus]

Been there, done that...TWICE.

On a good note, I am now done with all my tradeskills. 300 reached...2100 finally achieved.

Now to finish my tinkering.

And this is why I never do more than the three brick combine =)

[Sharrien]

And this is why I never do more than the three brick combine =)

I shouldn't have opened my fat mouth and complained. Last night after writing my post above I did a bunch of GM combines to restock. Failed on a 6 combine of glossies and a 6 combine of scales. Got a total of 5 back from salvage. At least I got one skill up in tailoring and smithing, but holy crap! failing on the subcombines like that HURTS.

Perhaps karma pay-back for finding a drake spike on a GH vender and snatching it up for coppers.