I too have noticed an increase in failures. With 184
int and 110 wisdom and 111 tinkering, the last time I
tried to make aqualungs I failed 4 consecutive times.
Normally the ratio was 1 out of 2 attempts
Strega
41 Magician on the Rathe
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> There are 4 messages in this issue.
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> Topics in today's digest:
>
> 1. On possible changes in success rates
> From: "Dave Barrett"
> <djbarret@...>
> 2. Re: Success / Failure ratios
> From: Joe D <joed@...>
> 3. Tinkering attempts
> From: "Shawn Dwire"
> <shawndwire@...>
> 4. Re: Tinkering attempts
> From: Joe D <joed@...>
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 12:08:16 -0000
> From: "Dave Barrett" <djbarret@...>
> Subject: On possible changes in success rates
>
> :Somewhere in the last several patches, something
> must have changed
> :with success ratios for tinkering. My skill is
> currently 118, in my
> :last 16 lung attempts, I've succeeded only 4 times.
> These attempts
> :were done over a period of a month or so. I only
> recently decided to
> :try tinkering again, thinking that my prior
> experience was just a
> :bad-luck streak.
> :
> :My 2nd to last batch of lungs cost me 800p per
> lung. My most recent
> :batch cost me 1000p per lung.
> :
> :Has anyone else noticed or experienced this?
> :
> :Perhaps a change was made to weigh wisdom more
> heavily in the
> :formula?
> :
> :I blew 1750p last night, and walked away with ONE
> lung.
>
> This past weekend a buddy of mine and I tinkered
> away for about 45
> minutes he buying the components and selling the
> completed aqualungs
> for me (he has a charisma of 180+) and I just
> combining the
> components he gave me. With 2500 plat I was able to
> make 17
> attempts, after taking into account the coin I got
> back from selling
> the completed lungs. I figgure I succeeded roughly
> half the time
> (maybe a little less), and those 17 attempts turned
> into 8 skill
> points for me, from 106 to 114.
>
> So I think you must have just had a run of bad luck,
> becuase my stats
> aren't really that terriffic: 158 or so INT and a
> WIS of maybe 80 if
> even that.
>
> Cheers
>
> Llabak Tharr of COR
> Tarrew Marr
> Master Tinker (114)
> Master Beggar (135) heh
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 09:35:43 -0600
> From: Joe D <joed@...>
> Subject: Re: Success / Failure ratios
>
> On Thu, Mar 02, 2000 at 11:55:34PM -0000,
> roche@... wrote:
> > I'm about ready to write off tinkering as a skill
> only practiced by
> > the insane. I'd love to make lungs and provide
> them to my party
> > members for kedge hunting - but at these prices,
> it's just insanity.
>
> This is why I'm going to stop when I hit 102, at
> least for awhile. I'm only
> (or still) level 16, so I can't quite afford to make
> aqualungs yet.
>
> I'll stick with the more affordable jewelry for now.
>
> Joe D
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:54:12 -0600
> From: "Shawn Dwire" <shawndwire@...>
> Subject: Tinkering attempts
>
> Actually I had the opposite effect last time I
> tried. I had a skill of 81,
> made 7 out of 8 spyglasses successfully and 1 out of
> 2 aqualungs. Also, my
> tinkering went up 5 points.
>
> Porfirio D'Leech
> Gnome Necro of the 40th level
> Solusek Ro
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 15:07:59 -0600
> From: Joe D <joed@...>
> Subject: Re: Tinkering attempts
>
> On Fri, Mar 03, 2000 at 02:54:12PM -0600, Shawn
> Dwire wrote:
> >
> > Actually I had the opposite effect last time I
> tried. I had a skill of 81,
> > made 7 out of 8 spyglasses successfully and 1 out
> of 2 aqualungs. Also, my
> > tinkering went up 5 points.
> >
> What's your int and wis?
>
> Joe D
>
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