Tremayne said:@Volrak - I’m a bit unsure if you are being sarcastic, but I have always assumed that every dropped card is logged on server-side. Otherwise wouldn’t the server be susceptible to manipulation?if that data exists, then D3/Oktagon could make a report every month that showed the actual cards dropped per set. Plus they would be able to identify any problems like that issue they had with “Plague wind” in the pink-package.
Tremayne said: @octal9 - not sure I understand your comment.I would imagine that Volraks analysis tried to collect the drop rates, so that would mean that it tracked the server side RNG, wouldn’t it?I do consider recall bias, but I do not think that it affects the request for transparency.
octal9 said: @Tremayne to be 100% clear: that was an analysis of the client-side RNG. The server-side RNG (which is responsible for generating your card drops) may very well be flawed. We have some data on that which Volrak has been collecting.There's a number of theories about time of day and other factors affecting a user's specific duplicate rate, but to my knowledge we don't have anything statistically significant because of the nature of collecting that sort of data.Anecdotally, try pulling at a different time of day and see if it helps you. I find that 3:15PM EST worked well for me in the past. YMMV, anecdotal evidence, a million other disclaimers here.Always remember: recall bias is a thing, and it's a very powerful effect.
GrizzoMtGPQ said: Drop rates change frequently. We've noticed at least a dozen times that rates have changed for the worse and better.