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2/19/2015 1:53:26 PM
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I think you may well be correct, that the RNG system is set up to ensure players keep grinding, by keeping the carrot (some of the best and/or most coveted weapons) dangling in front of us for as long as possible. I doubt, however, that certain players are permitted certain weapons and denied others. I think it is more likely that Bungie has set up an RNG system where the odds of getting a certain weapon in a drop are dependent on a number of things, including; the desirability of the weapon, the weapons you already have, and, perhaps, how long you have been playing, etc. For example, the system might award you Suros, but then your having Suros would cause RNG to decrease the likelyhood of you getting Ghorn. By doing this, it would be possible for anyone to get all of the exotic weapons, but it would be more likely for a player to always be chasing at least one of two of the most wanted weapons. Just my 2cents.
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i'll take your 2 cents. however... time spent gaming is not a factor. new players get GH all the time. ok, so you're saying that if someone has SUROS they have a decreased chance of getting GH? you mean all people who has it, or do you mean that the system picks out some individuals? still... it proves my point that it's all based on what you are allowed to get
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I'd like to think that it is also affected by your Grimoire score, not in the sense that the higher the better, but that your RNG changes with your score. To me, that explains why long time players experience the same drops over, and over (little to no score change). While, newer players seem to have all the luck (more chance at score change). I just got the vex twice in two weeks on my first and second HM completions. My Grimoire is just over 2k atm.
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i don't know. i've been partied up with >2000 grimoire score people... i have 2490
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The Suros/Ghorn thing was just an example, I have no idea what Bungie has actually done, but it seems obvious that the RNG is weighted to make the most popular weapons the hardest to get. It makes sense, to me, that once you get a couple of the most sought after weapons, Bungie would want the remaining choice weapons to be even harder to get. I might be wrong, but I think, as you indicated in your original post, that a significant component of the RNG system is to keep us grinding.
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yeah, i know it was an example. and i followed up on your example :) but if it is harder to get the sought upon weapons, why do kinderguardians get them so easily?
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I don't know. It is frustrating though, ain't it. I think that some people just are really lucky, after all, if it is random (even if it is weighted) there are millions of players, some of them are bound to get multiple lucky rolls, and they are the ones that will brag about their good luck on here. I have about 500 hours in, and, the only exotic weapons I have gotten as drops are; Mida, Hard Light, P&T (twice, after I already bought it from Xur) and Ice Breaker (again, twice, after I already bought it from Xur).
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same here.. about 500 hours in. same stuff
