LutherTheHairy
Active Member
What is the algorithm used for determining which Rune Shard. is awarded when a province is completed or in tournaments or event prizes? (Rune shard = the pieces that can complete a rune in a wonder's wheel, as opposed to rune shard fragments which take 10 to complete a rune).
It seems like for each pair of wonders that I unlock, one gets a lot more shards relative to the other...too much so for the distribution to be random. (this includes pairs where I have not built the wonder.).
Not counting the ones I broke, I have received the following shards since I began playing about 6 months ago
55 Tome of Secrets
96 Golden Abyss
36 Endless Excavation
81 Needles of the Tempest
66 Sanctuary (Monastery if you are an elf)
34 Bell Spire (Crystal Lighthouse)
10 Watchtower Ruins
5 Thrones of High Men
The only one I have built is Sanctuary. In fairness on that one I am actively biasing my AWKP help to Sanctuaries because I want more of those. The other pairs I have not earned many from help and doubt there is a bias.
This distribution is not random. The odds of this distribution amongst the Tome/Abyss pair if it was random is VERY small. (Stretch my combinatorics knowledge and I am unsure if my 1 in ~4500 is correct). The others are also lopsided.
So clearly some algorithm is being used. Anyone have any insights?
@MinMax Gamer @SoggyShorts
(Algorithms were briefly discussed nearly 3 years ago, but did not reach a conclusion)
It seems like for each pair of wonders that I unlock, one gets a lot more shards relative to the other...too much so for the distribution to be random. (this includes pairs where I have not built the wonder.).
Not counting the ones I broke, I have received the following shards since I began playing about 6 months ago
55 Tome of Secrets
96 Golden Abyss
36 Endless Excavation
81 Needles of the Tempest
66 Sanctuary (Monastery if you are an elf)
34 Bell Spire (Crystal Lighthouse)
10 Watchtower Ruins
5 Thrones of High Men
The only one I have built is Sanctuary. In fairness on that one I am actively biasing my AWKP help to Sanctuaries because I want more of those. The other pairs I have not earned many from help and doubt there is a bias.
This distribution is not random. The odds of this distribution amongst the Tome/Abyss pair if it was random is VERY small. (Stretch my combinatorics knowledge and I am unsure if my 1 in ~4500 is correct). The others are also lopsided.
So clearly some algorithm is being used. Anyone have any insights?
@MinMax Gamer @SoggyShorts
(Algorithms were briefly discussed nearly 3 years ago, but did not reach a conclusion)