A Less-Random Generator - McArthur GFX

http://mcarthurgfx.com/blog/article/a-less-random-generator

by barrkel • 16 years ago

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ericlevine• 16 years ago

The problem with this solution is that it will inspire people to do the video game equivalent of counting cards: I know that the bag has 20 items, and I've just had bad luck with 10 pulls in a row, better go fight the boss while my "luck" is up.

Edit: though, this is assuming that you know when the bag empties, but that shouldn't be too hard to detect given enough iterations.

tetha• 16 years ago

Interesting. I did not think of this, but yes, I think this would create a rift between 'casual' gamers and 'hardcore' gamers. IE those that abuse the fact, that the randomization is hampered for gameplay purposes and those who don't.

Thinking of it, this is a real problem, because if the shuffle bags size is increased to make tracking the state of the bag harder, the randomness should converge against true randomness again, defeating the point.

A Less-Random Generator - McArthur GFX

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