Talk:Monster frequency - Revision history

Darth l33t: /* "No lower in difficulty than one-sixth that of the current level's difficulty" */

2009-10-07T03:27:01Z

‎"No lower in difficulty than one-sixth that of the current level's difficulty"

Kahran042 at 02:22, 7 October 2009

2009-10-07T02:22:56Z

Kupopo at 08:20, 27 January 2008

2008-01-27T08:20:28Z

Shmoo at 01:58, 23 January 2008

2008-01-23T01:58:48Z

ZeroOne: just a comment

2006-09-29T16:27:55Z

just a comment

Jayt: frequency numbers are better than frequency names

2006-09-29T15:25:10Z

frequency numbers are better than frequency names

SGrunt: I've been using...

2006-09-29T01:28:17Z

I've been using...

New page

I have been using:
{|class: prettytable;
|-
! Name !! Frequency
|-
| very rare || 1
|-
| rare || 2
|-
| uncommon || 3
|-
| common || 4
|-
| very common || 5
|}
when filling in the monster templates, though this probably does not agree with the system others have been using and it should be standardised before we attempt to add anything in. -- [[User:SGrunt|SGrunt]] 01:28, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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	What happens when one-sixth of the current level's difficulty is fractional? Is it rounded up, down, or just to the nearest whole number?--[[User:Kahran042\|Kahran042]] 02:22, October 7, 2009 (UTC)		What happens when one-sixth of the current level's difficulty is fractional? Is it rounded up, down, or just to the nearest whole number?--[[User:Kahran042\|Kahran042]] 02:22, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
		+	* I believe integer division is always rounded down.--[[User:Darth l33t\|Darth l33t]] 03:27, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

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	:::Wouldn't it then be "frequency: 2/6~7" or "frequency: 5/6~7". That is my understanding from the explanation in the article. [[User:Shmoo\|Shmoo]] 01:58, 23 January 2008 (UTC)		:::Wouldn't it then be "frequency: 2/6~7" or "frequency: 5/6~7". That is my understanding from the explanation in the article. [[User:Shmoo\|Shmoo]] 01:58, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
	::::Not really. For one thing, the "/5" isn't particularly meaningful anyway, since what really matters is how many other monsters are available and what their frequencies are. Since the highest frequency in the game is 5, "/5" makes the most sense, or else just the number "Frequency: 2", etc. Still, pretty much anything is better than the words, since "very rare" sounds much less common than a factor of 5, which is why I checked this page in the first place. [[User:Kupopo\|Kupopo]] 08:20, 27 January 2008 (UTC)		::::Not really. For one thing, the "/5" isn't particularly meaningful anyway, since what really matters is how many other monsters are available and what their frequencies are. Since the highest frequency in the game is 5, "/5" makes the most sense, or else just the number "Frequency: 2", etc. Still, pretty much anything is better than the words, since "very rare" sounds much less common than a factor of 5, which is why I checked this page in the first place. [[User:Kupopo\|Kupopo]] 08:20, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
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		+	="No lower in difficulty than one-sixth that of the current level's difficulty"=
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		+	What happens when one-sixth of the current level's difficulty is fractional? Is it rounded up, down, or just to the nearest whole number?--[[User:Kahran042\|Kahran042]] 02:22, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

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	::Indeed, saying "frequency: 2/5" or "frequency: 5/5" would be a more exact way of documenting it. --[[User:ZeroOne\|ZeroOne]] 16:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)		::Indeed, saying "frequency: 2/5" or "frequency: 5/5" would be a more exact way of documenting it. --[[User:ZeroOne\|ZeroOne]] 16:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
	:::Wouldn't it then be "frequency: 2/6~7" or "frequency: 5/6~7". That is my understanding from the explanation in the article. [[User:Shmoo\|Shmoo]] 01:58, 23 January 2008 (UTC)		:::Wouldn't it then be "frequency: 2/6~7" or "frequency: 5/6~7". That is my understanding from the explanation in the article. [[User:Shmoo\|Shmoo]] 01:58, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
		+	::::Not really. For one thing, the "/5" isn't particularly meaningful anyway, since what really matters is how many other monsters are available and what their frequencies are. Since the highest frequency in the game is 5, "/5" makes the most sense, or else just the number "Frequency: 2", etc. Still, pretty much anything is better than the words, since "very rare" sounds much less common than a factor of 5, which is why I checked this page in the first place. [[User:Kupopo\|Kupopo]] 08:20, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

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	::Indeed, saying "frequency: 2/5" or "frequency: 5/5" would be a more exact way of documenting it. --[[User:ZeroOne\|ZeroOne]] 16:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)		::Indeed, saying "frequency: 2/5" or "frequency: 5/5" would be a more exact way of documenting it. --[[User:ZeroOne\|ZeroOne]] 16:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
		+	:::Wouldn't it then be "frequency: 2/6~7" or "frequency: 5/6~7". That is my understanding from the explanation in the article. [[User:Shmoo\|Shmoo]] 01:58, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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	when filling in the monster templates, though this probably does not agree with the system others have been using and it should be standardised before we attempt to add anything in. -- [[User:SGrunt\|SGrunt]] 01:28, 29 September 2006 (UTC)		when filling in the monster templates, though this probably does not agree with the system others have been using and it should be standardised before we attempt to add anything in. -- [[User:SGrunt\|SGrunt]] 01:28, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
	:I linked the monster template to this page so curious folk can see what frequency is all about. IMHO, the names add nothing, whereas the number is at least meaningful (frequency 5 really is 5 times more frequent than frequency 1). We don't, for example, use names for experience points granted ("not much", "some", "a bunch", "loads"). --[[User:Jayt\|Jayt]] 15:25, 29 September 2006 (UTC)		:I linked the monster template to this page so curious folk can see what frequency is all about. IMHO, the names add nothing, whereas the number is at least meaningful (frequency 5 really is 5 times more frequent than frequency 1). We don't, for example, use names for experience points granted ("not much", "some", "a bunch", "loads"). --[[User:Jayt\|Jayt]] 15:25, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
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		+	::Indeed, saying "frequency: 2/5" or "frequency: 5/5" would be a more exact way of documenting it. --[[User:ZeroOne\|ZeroOne]] 16:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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 ! Name !! Frequency
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 when filling in the monster templates, though this probably does not agree with the system others have been using and it should be standardised before we attempt to add anything in. -- [[User:SGrunt|SGrunt]] 01:28, 29 September 2006 (UTC)