Legendary items drop bug?

[Vorkreist]

RNG is RNG.

There is no such thing as a random number when it comes to computers. Every single time you get a "random number" from a computer it is based on a specific algorithm that is meant to simulate randomness.

For most purposes, simply ensuring that over the course of many many many random numbers generated, they average out to the correct number, as that typically indicates a state of "random enough".

The problem is that you will always see patterns emerge from randomly generated numbers. The best algorithms for generating random numbers (currently crypto-based) will create patterns that are VERY difficult to discern without generating billions of numbers, even though they still produce patterns across merely dozens of numbers.

There are a lot of very obvious patterns that emerge out of Blizzard's RNG that suggests they are using old RNG code/techniques and poor seeding practices. And since there are billions of random numbers being generated every single day in this game, patterns are quite easy to see emerge from the end results.

[Notdev]

Some more confirmation bias here, our guild has 5 people with legendaries, and 3 of them have 2.

With how absurdly low the chance is supposed to be, it is happening far too often that people are getting 2 before most people have 1.

[lonely zergling]

Today I opened my wardens emisary cache and got... a 820 leather belt. Thanks blizzard, I'm revered with all factions now - still no legendary.

200+ heroics (ZERO DROPS FOR WHOLE GROUP, WTF?)

[Floopa]

at least we can all be happy when the bad luck protection system is activated next week when raids open, we'll all have legendaries in 12ish days

[easyn]

Our guild had the same thing, 2 players got their legendaries the first week at the same day, then they got their 2nd legendaries yesterday within the same hour. But I still think its just RNG, we've had quite a few legendaries drop now for other raiders.

[Levix]

Mentally retarded, nice one man, great argument. Can you link some of these players, want to see the feeds

Mine: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...%C3%ADx/simple Feed hasnt updated and my first was on day 2 so have a screen : https://puu.sh/rbxrm/8da6fb8908.png

Rogue: Gloves + Legs http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...rgatron/simple
Priest: Feet + Shoulders http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...anattah/simple - Hasnt updated http://puu.sh/rc45A/db6a55cfeb.jpg
Shaman: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...Dogsuit/simple - 1 in feed other equipped
Hunter: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...t/Mugly/simple - 1 equipped but the other is too far back to see in the log.
https://puu.sh/rc4Vo/63dc316369.png
Need more?

[Floopa]

casual 3 legendaries 2.5 weeks into the expansion :'D

[Aggrophobic]

at least we can all be happy when the bad luck protection system is activated next week when raids open, we'll all have legendaries in 12ish days

Bit too late for that then.

[Deleted]

Mentally retarded, nice one man, great argument. Can you link some of these players, want to see the feeds

I gotta agree with the guy saying you're retarded, which is pretty obvious considering you come up with such arguments after 12 pages of people saying the same things(with evidence).
Infracted;

[Advo]

The guild I'm in (mythic progression, but I dont do that anymore) is steamed because out of the whole guild there's only been three legendaries, all of which have gone to alts or casuals. I'd estimate there's about 60-80 active players, so that's a whole lot of not much.

[MyndZero]

A guy in my guild has gotten 2 legendaries, and also technically a 3rd, because he got a legendary follower upgrade thing from a mission. No one else in the guild has gotten a legendary.

[Deleted]

I can confirm this. I know exactly one person with a legendary he got shortly after launch. A few days ago he got his second.

[Deleted]

I gotta agree with the guy saying you're retarded, which is pretty obvious considering you come up with such arguments after 12 pages of people saying the same things(with evidence).

I've read through the "evidence" and none of it actually holds, it's legit full of people claiming about their guildies getting multiple Legendary items. Sorry to say but you're just imagining a pattern and brain is trying to cling onto any shred of hope that proves that theory correct.

Honestly just google "Apophenia" and have a read. This is literally exactly what you're doing right now.

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Mine: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...%C3%ADx/simple Feed hasnt updated and my first was on day 2 so have a screen : https://puu.sh/rbxrm/8da6fb8908.png

Rogue: Gloves + Legs http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...rgatron/simple
Priest: Feet + Shoulders http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...anattah/simple - Hasnt updated http://puu.sh/rc45A/db6a55cfeb.jpg
Shaman: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...Dogsuit/simple - 1 in feed other equipped
Hunter: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...t/Mugly/simple - 1 equipped but the other is too far back to see in the log. "https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/129594743393878017/225712095939919872/WoWScrnShot_091416_231514.jpg"]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/129594743393878017/225712095939919872/WoWScrnShot_091416_231514.jpg

Need more?

Thanks man, will check it out when I get home Interesting stuff, but it really feels like you're looking for patterns.

[Jyggalag]

The guild I'm in (mythic progression, but I dont do that anymore) is steamed because out of the whole guild there's only been three legendaries, all of which have gone to alts or casuals. I'd estimate there's about 60-80 active players, so that's a whole lot of not much.

If it's any consolation, a Demon Hunter DPS in my guild got one for his vengeance spec after tanking the daily hc and forgetting to switch his loot spec to havoc.

[Shiftzor]

3 shammans got legendaries in my guild, this week 2 of them got their 2nd one. IN THE EXACT ORDER!

[Levix]

On top of this there is a top 50 guild with a list of 30 characters that has been reported to blizzard.

[Jotaux]

If it's any consolation, a Demon Hunter DPS in my guild got one for his vengeance spec after tanking the daily hc and forgetting to switch his loot spec to havoc.

Nah because now his bad luck protection is activated so he should get another one shortly.

[Rafalga]

in a guild with 80 active members (not fishing/dicking around active, proper, getting raid ready active) There is only 2 legs. looted. And you guessed it right! Same guy

[Jotaux]

I've read through the "evidence" and none of it actually holds, it's legit full of people claiming about their guildies getting multiple Legendary items. Sorry to say but you're just imagining a pattern and brain is trying to cling onto any shred of hope that proves that theory correct.

Honestly just google "Apophenia" and have a read. This is literally exactly what you're doing right now.

Thanks man, will check it out when I get home Interesting stuff, but it really feels like you're looking for patterns.

Instead of trying to medically diagnose people here, tell us in every instance (since you used an absolute) where it doesn't hold. Look at every guild mentioned here and show us where the people with 2 or more don't outnumber the people with 1.

[Shiftzor]

http://nextlevel.gg/players.php?mode...l=all&rank=all

for Reference.