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Old 04-12-2007, 12:52 PM   #37
RonCo
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Originally Posted by pstrickert View Post
Thank you, RonCo, for contributing helpfully to the discussion. I appreciate that. I'm not trying to be argumentative. I really love OOTP, but I'm disappointed with this part of the game. I understand the variability, but that may not entirely account for the problems I'm seeing. That's what I'm hoping to zero in on.
I expected you understood the variability issue, though I'm thinking most people don't quite grasp the magnitude of the swings that random chance can provide. I expect that groups like DMB are using less than pure randomization in their approach in order to ensure precision in their final stats. I have no idea if I'm right, but if their numbers are always spot-on, it tells me that the dice are loaded.

Turning off development might help you, and changing the amount of random development might help, too. The game still has the two issues I noted, though.
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