Arlen Raid: Shadow Legends’ Summon Rush events makes winning the lottery look easy. Summon a legendary champion? It’s a math problem. It is just a stack of shards and a countdown clock. You know the point requirement to reach reward tier, and it takes an exact amount of points. The difference between grabbing those fusion fragments … Read more
When you begin farming in Diablo 2 Resurrected, there’s a certain madness that sets in. You’ll promise yourself: just one more Shako… Okay, fine, I’ll take three, now where’s my goddamn fourth? Next thing you know, you’re back in the same act for the fourth straight night. The issue with thinking like this is that … Read more
Summon Raging Spirit has always looked like a mess on paper, but play out super smoothly. Optimizing it take work because you have to understand what we are actualy trying to maximize; most people look at their minions damage stat and think a higher number mean better clear speed. And that is true… right up … Read more
Genshin Impact planning involves a lot of math and some hope, to. Most players looks at their total primogem stash and assume it translates directly into a specific character guarantee. But in reality, there’s a very clear disconnect between how many primogems you actualy have and what you’re realistically capable of obtaining during the event. … Read more
You’re standing in front of a summoning sign. Three minutes go by. No phantom show up. Your stamina bar fills back up but that’s about it. You look at your network settings. You restart your console. You hope to God you got it right this time. Unfortunatly, more often than not, it won’t be anything … Read more
Your orbs aren’t looking great. The new banner comes out. A fresh banner spawns, and there it is: that sweet, sweet unit is calling to you. But base rate is only 30%… Too risky! It’s gacha time, and gacha mechanics are random: either analyze spreadsheets too hard, or pull blind and hope for the best. … Read more
It’s you, holding a new character banner in front of you, a five-star unit at your fingertips, and Stellar Jade in your other hand. Is it certain? Or luck? Mostly it boils down to one factor: the number on your pity counter. How much pity do you have? The term sounds simple enough, as does … Read more
The math is simple: each death will cost 20 percent of your points. However, the penalty isn’t flat; it’s sequential, which means it compounds fast. You don’t need to open up Excel to know what this looks like. But if you want to know exactly how much your odds decrease after each death, you’ll need … Read more
There is a unique sort of frustration that comes from killing the Land Octopuses over and over again only to get no drops. You look in your inventory and see nothing. Why are you playing? With the Elden Ring drop rate calculator, probability replaces blind hope. Random number generation become scheduled such that you know … Read more
In Fate/Grand Order, instead of gambling, you’re managing a complex inventory system. There is saved tickets and Saint Quartz in your pocket. It’s the long game; you’d like to get a particular Servant. How do you get that Servant? The math are unclear until you break it down yourself. The calculator gives you concrete probabilities. … Read more
In Your Bizarre Adventure, there’s an instance that puts you in a certain position: with one arrow left to roll, yet it doesn’t seem like you can get to it. It give you anxiety, because your distance from fulfillment is measured in percentages and waiting time. But with the calculator (above), that math happens for … Read more
Your spirit ashes are dead, your health bar’s flickering, and you are standing in front of one of the games legacy dungeon bosses. You call up a golden sign and wait. Wait some more. Minutes pass, and fog gate gets closer. Still, no phantom appear. You notice there’s another sign down the road that’s not … Read more