Posted by Graham on May 22, 2000 at 14:24:57:
In Reply to: You're one of those people who have novels of 'Immortal Conspiracy Theories', aren't you... {NO MUTHAF***IN TXT} posted by [_SnArF_] on May 22, 2000 at 13:08:54:
> > > Some race/class combos are just easier to roll than others. Humans are among the most difficult. If you want a more detailed study:
> > >
> > > 1) Start a log session.
> > > 2) Keep saying "no" to stats for a given race/class until you have a lot of data points.
> > > 3) Load the log into a spreadsheet, and calculate some elementary statistics for each. The simplest method would be to histogram each stat.
> > > 4) Keep in mind that the statistics are likely independent of one another. (You can test this with the stats above, but it's a bit more involved.)
> > > 5) Do this for a few race/class combos. You will see that getting prefect (or near-perfect) stats is -very- different from race to race.
> > >
> > > The races that seem easiest to roll up are the ones with low maximums in more than one stat, such as giants. However, without doing the above, I cannot say for certain.
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> > >
> > > > > Been playing cf for a number of years now, and I have done my fair share of hitting return thousands of times. I have rolled up so many chars it is gross.
> > > > >
> > > > > One thing I have noticed, is that it seems to me that the current populous of cf affects what numbers you get in the roller...
> > > > >
> > > > > I rolled a felar ass a few weeks before assassins went in, got perfect stats in like 100 rolls. I lost his password so I rolled one right after the changes went in...took me 9 hours to get a roll that was 3 trains under perfect. Why? I think because everyone in their mother was rolling assassins at the time, and a great majority of them were felars (unarmed/backfist/tigerclaw were MADE for felars)
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> > > > > I have seen the same kind of discrepency with storm warriors, and arial warriors (the post ihlrath boom) and necros (the post Isty boom).