Disturbing results

[Bregalad]

Been farming and skilling on SS recently, currently at skill 180.

Here's the weird thing:
At 255 INT:
25 combines - one skillup.

Later, forgot I was in my predominantly resist gear, at 247 INT:
30 combines - FIVE skillups.

Is it RNG slipping me a mickey, or there might be some kind of 'INT wraparound'?

Any thoughts?

[splunge]

You dont read these forums much, do ya?

[Bregalad]

You guessed it. I visit from time to time.

[Tanaysa]

*burns with envy* :shock:

hehe

Enjoy it! but lament the fact you let the RNG know you are on to it! For I fear it may turn on you!, But take heart in the cold comfort that it turns on us all at one time :P

[Dunthor Warsmith]

Just the RNG playing with ya.

[Anaxo]

For the Random Number Generator is a cruel and capricious god, whose name we tradeskillers alternately curse and bless.

[Prizzle]

My run from 192 to 202 smithing, using shadowscream armor, 350 int :

Had 200 combines worth of material

failed 11 humming orb
I hit 202 around 15 combines before the end

Total: 174 combines for 10 skillups (average 19 combines/skillup counting last 15).

Farming session :
- 200 shrieking substances (~5 hours)
- 200 wailing substances (~4 hours)
- 400 swirling shadows (~14 hours)

So around one full /play day involved farming and around 1-2 hours worth of mindless clicking.

[Fenadin]

My experience is that much difference in INT will have very little impact on your skill ups. Someone with 255 should skill up noticeably faster than someone with say 175, but a difference of 8 in INT will not be nearly enough difference to counteract the randomness.

[Fearchar]

I had the same thing happen yesterday. I carry a couple of steins when I buy and sell, and I forgot to change to my STR items when I started to smith. I got 2 skill ups at 247 STR before I realized what I had done.

[Lorddaeth]

i almost think it's worth it just to grind out to 65, and get my wis to that vaunted level with AA and items before i try hitting click again...

of course i'm obsessive and this week getting all tradeskills to 200, now that i'm a 203 smith.