07-12-2004, 10:01 AM
Have you got the web site link that shows ST with this information about denying the BTT?
He is right about the randomizer though. Although it does use some other factors, system time and cpu cycles do affect the random number generated. How does it use logarithms to get a random number? Either way it still needs to grab some sort of random number from somewhere. You can't compare two static numbers (in logs or not) and get two different numbers every time. Some sort of random number will still have to be generated somewhere along the line.
If you can show me the web page (preferably on ST web site) that denies the BTT theory then I will stop. But until that time, I will think that BT will affect rare monster appearance. Note different to drop rates/rare drop rates. Just the monster appearance. Call me a noob for believing it but that's my opinion =/
He is right about the randomizer though. Although it does use some other factors, system time and cpu cycles do affect the random number generated. How does it use logarithms to get a random number? Either way it still needs to grab some sort of random number from somewhere. You can't compare two static numbers (in logs or not) and get two different numbers every time. Some sort of random number will still have to be generated somewhere along the line.
If you can show me the web page (preferably on ST web site) that denies the BTT theory then I will stop. But until that time, I will think that BT will affect rare monster appearance. Note different to drop rates/rare drop rates. Just the monster appearance. Call me a noob for believing it but that's my opinion =/