Talk:Goblin - Revision history

Snicker at 19:03, 23 August 2007

2007-08-23T19:03:15Z

Snicker: RNG is in my HEAD!

2007-08-23T19:02:52Z

RNG is in my HEAD!

Ray Chason: The fickleness of the RNG

2007-08-23T14:47:47Z

The fickleness of the RNG

71.198.98.233 at 09:18, 23 August 2007

2007-08-23T09:18:25Z

SGrunt: commentary on use of words vs. numbers (can we do both?)

2006-09-29T01:05:13Z

commentary on use of words vs. numbers (can we do both?)

Jayt: we probably shouldn't use words to describe monster frequency in the infobox

2006-09-28T23:46:41Z

we probably shouldn't use words to describe monster frequency in the infobox

Someone Else at 22:58, 28 September 2006

2006-09-28T22:58:34Z

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It says they are frequently encountered, but in the monsterbox, it says they're rare. This contradicts itself. --[[User:Someone Else|Someone Else]] 22:58, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

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 I just got killed by a goblin with a Wand of Death on the second floor down. Is this legal, or some kind of perverse glitch? (I took a screenshot, and will upload and show it here if anyone's skeptical.) [[User:71.198.98.233|71.198.98.233]] 09:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 :The [[RNG]] is indeed fickle.  See [[Gnome with the wand of death]].--[[User:Ray Chason|Ray Chason]] 14:47, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
-:: Okay - talk about creepy... I didn't make the above edit about the goblin with the wand of death - but I was just coming up with random stuff off the top of my head for [[User:Snicker|my user talk page] today and...  GAH!!  The RNG must be in my head....  *RUNS AWAY*  --[[User:Snicker|Snicker]] 19:02, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
+:: Okay - talk about creepy... I didn't make the above edit about the goblin with the wand of death - but I was just coming up with random stuff off the top of my head for [[User:Snicker|my user talk page]] today and...  GAH!!  The RNG must be in my head....  *RUNS AWAY*  --[[User:Snicker|Snicker]] 19:02, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

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	I just got killed by a goblin with a Wand of Death on the second floor down. Is this legal, or some kind of perverse glitch? (I took a screenshot, and will upload and show it here if anyone's skeptical.) [[User:71.198.98.233\|71.198.98.233]] 09:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)		I just got killed by a goblin with a Wand of Death on the second floor down. Is this legal, or some kind of perverse glitch? (I took a screenshot, and will upload and show it here if anyone's skeptical.) [[User:71.198.98.233\|71.198.98.233]] 09:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
	:The [[RNG]] is indeed fickle. See [[Gnome with the wand of death]].--[[User:Ray Chason\|Ray Chason]] 14:47, 23 August 2007 (UTC)		:The [[RNG]] is indeed fickle. See [[Gnome with the wand of death]].--[[User:Ray Chason\|Ray Chason]] 14:47, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
		+	:: Okay - talk about creepy... I didn't make the above edit about the goblin with the wand of death - but I was just coming up with random stuff off the top of my head for [[User:Snicker\|my user talk page] today and... GAH!! The RNG must be in my head.... RUNS AWAY --[[User:Snicker\|Snicker]] 19:02, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

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	I just got killed by a goblin with a Wand of Death on the second floor down. Is this legal, or some kind of perverse glitch? (I took a screenshot, and will upload and show it here if anyone's skeptical.) [[User:71.198.98.233\|71.198.98.233]] 09:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)		I just got killed by a goblin with a Wand of Death on the second floor down. Is this legal, or some kind of perverse glitch? (I took a screenshot, and will upload and show it here if anyone's skeptical.) [[User:71.198.98.233\|71.198.98.233]] 09:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
		+	:The [[RNG]] is indeed fickle. See [[Gnome with the wand of death]].--[[User:Ray Chason\|Ray Chason]] 14:47, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

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	:I'm skeptical of using words to describe a monster's frequency. The source code simply uses a number, and this describes the relative probability of a monster being generated. I think the phrases "very rare", "rare", "quite rare", "uncommon", and "common" originate with Ali Harlow's monster manual. --[[User:Jayt\|Jayt]] 23:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)		:I'm skeptical of using words to describe a monster's frequency. The source code simply uses a number, and this describes the relative probability of a monster being generated. I think the phrases "very rare", "rare", "quite rare", "uncommon", and "common" originate with Ali Harlow's monster manual. --[[User:Jayt\|Jayt]] 23:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
	::Just having a number will confuse most people looking to know more; however using the phrases without specifying what they mean is almost as useless. Perhaps we can use both (e.g. "very rare (1)") and link to some article (say [[monster frequency]], which would need to be created) which explains how a monster is chosen? -- [[User:SGrunt\|SGrunt]] 01:05, 29 September 2006 (UTC)		::Just having a number will confuse most people looking to know more; however using the phrases without specifying what they mean is almost as useless. Perhaps we can use both (e.g. "very rare (1)") and link to some article (say [[monster frequency]], which would need to be created) which explains how a monster is chosen? -- [[User:SGrunt\|SGrunt]] 01:05, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
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		+	I just got killed by a goblin with a Wand of Death on the second floor down. Is this legal, or some kind of perverse glitch? (I took a screenshot, and will upload and show it here if anyone's skeptical.) [[User:71.198.98.233\|71.198.98.233]] 09:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

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	It says they are frequently encountered, but in the monsterbox, it says they're rare. This contradicts itself. --[[User:Someone Else\|Someone Else]] 22:58, 28 September 2006 (UTC)		It says they are frequently encountered, but in the monsterbox, it says they're rare. This contradicts itself. --[[User:Someone Else\|Someone Else]] 22:58, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
	:I'm skeptical of using words to describe a monster's frequency. The source code simply uses a number, and this describes the relative probability of a monster being generated. I think the phrases "very rare", "rare", "quite rare", "uncommon", and "common" originate with Ali Harlow's monster manual. --[[User:Jayt\|Jayt]] 23:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)		:I'm skeptical of using words to describe a monster's frequency. The source code simply uses a number, and this describes the relative probability of a monster being generated. I think the phrases "very rare", "rare", "quite rare", "uncommon", and "common" originate with Ali Harlow's monster manual. --[[User:Jayt\|Jayt]] 23:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
		+	::Just having a number will confuse most people looking to know more; however using the phrases without specifying what they mean is almost as useless. Perhaps we can use both (e.g. "very rare (1)") and link to some article (say [[monster frequency]], which would need to be created) which explains how a monster is chosen? -- [[User:SGrunt\|SGrunt]] 01:05, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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	It says they are frequently encountered, but in the monsterbox, it says they're rare. This contradicts itself. --[[User:Someone Else\|Someone Else]] 22:58, 28 September 2006 (UTC)		It says they are frequently encountered, but in the monsterbox, it says they're rare. This contradicts itself. --[[User:Someone Else\|Someone Else]] 22:58, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
		+	:I'm skeptical of using words to describe a monster's frequency. The source code simply uses a number, and this describes the relative probability of a monster being generated. I think the phrases "very rare", "rare", "quite rare", "uncommon", and "common" originate with Ali Harlow's monster manual. --[[User:Jayt\|Jayt]] 23:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)