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Forum: Starting Zone 04-26-2025, 04:57 PM

Replies: 10 So how to play this game? Views: 1,231 Posted By bcbrown Killing blues will give you exp. Generally... Killing blues will give you exp. Generally speaking whites are usually too hard to kill solo, so it's best to stick to blues. The curscale armor isn't wearable by necros. You probably don't have...

Forum: Starting Zone 04-21-2025, 11:10 PM

Replies: 81 Is it actually impossible to start with a difficult class as a new player? Views: 20,384 Posted By bcbrown 4-6 backpacks is fine early on. Later, buy or... 4-6 backpacks is fine early on. Later, buy or camp shralok packs. Then there's bags in Lower Guk and Sol B that you can camp in your 40s. If you find yourself looting a bunch of Giant items that...

Forum: Casters 04-21-2025, 04:02 PM

Replies: 50 A Statistical analysis of Charm Duration Views: 12,336 Posted By bcbrown This is an excellent example of using Monte Carlo... This is an excellent example of using Monte Carlo methods to generate an exponential or geometric distribution. Good work!

Forum: Casters 04-16-2025, 03:25 AM

Replies: 50 A Statistical analysis of Charm Duration Views: 12,336 Posted By bcbrown You can tell by looking at a graph of a normal... You can tell by looking at a graph of a normal distribution or an exponential distribution what better fits your data. A normal distribution looks like the familiar bell curve everyone knows. An...

Forum: Casters 04-14-2025, 03:45 PM

Replies: 50 A Statistical analysis of Charm Duration Views: 12,336 Posted By bcbrown Very nice work. It'll take me a couple readings... Very nice work. It'll take me a couple readings to fully grasp, but on a preliminary basis your conclusions look well-founded. A couple initial comments: You suggest that charisma does not impact...

Forum: Melee 04-09-2025, 02:24 PM

Replies: 41 I made a P99 DPS calculator for melee classes based on EQEMU code Views: 11,663 Posted By bcbrown Swarmcaller v Froglok Forager should be about 57... Swarmcaller v Froglok Forager should be about 57 DPS but the calculator shows 17 DPS. Changes made: Level 60, strength 235, mainhand 29/41, offhand 0 damage, haste 40%. Mob AC of 311. Everything...

Forum: Melee 04-09-2025, 12:09 AM

Replies: 41 I made a P99 DPS calculator for melee classes based on EQEMU code Views: 11,663 Posted By bcbrown It'd be good to add a parameter for number of... It'd be good to add a parameter for number of rounds for people who want to use large sample sizes but that's really a minor complaint compared to the fact that the calculator is not accurate. ...

Forum: Melee 04-08-2025, 03:55 PM

Replies: 41 I made a P99 DPS calculator for melee classes based on EQEMU code Views: 11,663 Posted By bcbrown You only run 500 samples in your simulation. You... You only run 500 samples in your simulation. You can see if you repeatedly hit the submit button that the resulting DPS estimation jumps around quite a bit. With the default values and hitting submit...

Forum: Melee 04-06-2025, 06:17 PM

Replies: 94 Gearing a ranger Views: 22,113 Posted By bcbrown Snaggles kindly offered to send me a couple... Snaggles kindly offered to send me a couple parses with Swarmcaller and the two epics against a froglok forager. Here's the results of a quick analysis. First, I've been doing some parses on my...

Forum: Green Server Chat 04-05-2025, 01:56 PM

Replies: 9 New Player, Where to find groups? Views: 2,477 Posted By bcbrown Crushbone, Oasis, Unrest, Mistmoore, City of Mist... Crushbone, Oasis, Unrest, Mistmoore, City of Mist is the group XP superhighway. Wizards are going to find it extra hard to find groups too. Friendly Druids is the biggest leveling guild.

Forum: Melee 04-04-2025, 03:10 PM

Replies: 94 Gearing a ranger Views: 22,113 Posted By bcbrown DPS performance against raid targets is in-scope... DPS performance against raid targets is in-scope for this discussion. You've been talking a lot about your damage formula but you haven't done anything to answer the original question: which...

Forum: Melee 04-03-2025, 03:48 PM

Replies: 94 Gearing a ranger Views: 22,113 Posted By bcbrown Your formula is neither descriptive nor... Your formula is neither descriptive nor predictive. A descriptive formula would illustrate the actual mechanics of how combat works, but this is rather obviously not how combat works. A predictive...

Forum: Starting Zone 04-01-2025, 02:42 PM

Replies: 32 Poll: I want your opinion: what is the most fun class 1-60? Views: 9,538 Posted By bcbrown Agreed with Druid and Bard, and I personally... Agreed with Druid and Bard, and I personally would throw Ranger into the mix. Enchanter is obviously a strong contender due to how powerful it is, but on enchanter you're gonna die a lot, and dieing...

Forum: Rants and Flames 04-01-2025, 01:30 AM

Replies: 401 The Hero's Journey - Not classic but fun as hell Views: 56,113 Posted By bcbrown Sow is a real word and there's already an... Sow is a real word and there's already an established pronounciation. As a verb (to sow crops) it rhymes with low, as a noun (a female pig) it rhymes with cow. ...

Forum: Melee 03-29-2025, 07:16 PM

Replies: 94 Gearing a ranger Views: 22,113 Posted By bcbrown It sure feels nice when Swarmcaller procs on the... It sure feels nice when Swarmcaller procs on the very first swing and you get to use the Woodsman the entire fight. On the other hand, one fight today I had the first proc on the final killing blow,...

Forum: Melee 03-27-2025, 05:27 PM

Replies: 94 Gearing a ranger Views: 22,113 Posted By bcbrown Great, that makes sense. I'm just trying to make... Great, that makes sense. I'm just trying to make sense of your math. With that addition then is my little spreadsheet an accurate summary of your raw data?

Forum: Melee 03-27-2025, 03:30 PM

Replies: 94 Gearing a ranger Views: 22,113 Posted By bcbrown Ah, I was mistakenly looking at the last column... Ah, I was mistakenly looking at the last column on the Lucy chart, but that's level 65 not 60. Now it makes sense. I agree with you that this is the right approach for getting ballpark ideas on...

Forum: Melee 03-26-2025, 08:25 PM

Replies: 94 Gearing a ranger Views: 22,113 Posted By bcbrown How are these numbers calculated? ... How are these numbers calculated? Your combat model is neither useful nor accurate. The difference between your estimate for the FM giants (34 vs 34.34) and your actual parsed results (30.67...

Forum: Melee 03-22-2025, 05:00 PM

Replies: 94 Gearing a ranger Views: 22,113 Posted By bcbrown Absolutely. Right around when I first got my... Absolutely. Right around when I first got my swarmcaller and was in CoM, I was in a group that I think was something like a rogue, an SK, and me. Think we had potg/c2 but no in-group healer. I would...

Forum: Melee 03-22-2025, 04:37 PM

Replies: 136 Ranger ac parsing (I'm serious) Views: 40,190 Posted By bcbrown I think so. The 163 graph shows a full squelch.... I think so. The 163 graph shows a full squelch. The 132 graph shows a roughly 2:1 ratio for min:max hits. The 106 graph shows equal spikes for min and max hits. So it's about 50-60 worn ac to go from...

Forum: Melee 03-19-2025, 11:26 PM

Replies: 94 Gearing a ranger Views: 22,113 Posted By bcbrown Gearing a ranger I've gotten my ranger up to 51 now, with mostly EC gear but a couple fun no-drop weapons. I have a couple questions on armor as well, but wanted to start with weapons. I've got: Fellspine's Tail...

Forum: Melee 03-19-2025, 04:03 PM

Replies: 136 Ranger ac parsing (I'm serious) Views: 40,190 Posted By bcbrown Why do you think the difference could be as... Why do you think the difference could be as little as 30? Looking back over my posts, I found that for the cleric, 163 worn ac + 63 spell ac was almost-fully squelched and 106 worn ac + 63 spell ac...

Forum: Green Server Chat 03-10-2025, 03:31 PM

Replies: 5 Returner, starting fresh. Views: 3,302 Posted By bcbrown You can find pickup groups in... You can find pickup groups in Crushbone/Oasis/Unrest/Mistmoore/CoM. Friendly Druids is the biggest leveling guild.

Forum: Green Server Chat 03-03-2025, 07:20 PM

Replies: 25 Spell Costs Views: 6,108 Posted By bcbrown I'm glad it works for you! Are you doing at least... I'm glad it works for you! Are you doing at least 50% damage to ensure you don't split xp with your pet? I think I was trying to charm-kill equally matched blue mobs in EK, and breaking charm before...

Forum: Green Server Chat 03-03-2025, 04:39 PM

Replies: 25 Spell Costs Views: 6,108 Posted By bcbrown One problem with Cascade of Hail is that if root... One problem with Cascade of Hail is that if root breaks on the first wave, the mob will run at you and the next waves won't hit it. And if you want to melee the mob to avoid that problem, then every...

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