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Originally Posted by Goregasmic
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CD288 says we shouldn't touch it basically and I understand his point but like, some entries don't even have spawn % to this day, there's a few entries that have a multiple spawn locs seem to have the spawn% divided by the number of locations. Also, nearly all entries that have a spawn% >5% seem to be a multiple of 5 but every now and then you'll find a 13% and wonder if someone got a 1/8 spawn and entered it as such. It's weird. I've seen too many inconsistencies to believe the DB export is flawless. I was looking at the loot table of the frenzied velium broodling and there's stuff in there I think it is impossible for it to drop and some other stuff with the percentages wayyyy off but after checking they're from the original upload.
And like I said, most people don't leave a note on where their data is from so it is hard to sort out.
I don't feel like we need to go into debating the designation
of acceptable sample sizes. There's mobs I've done nearly 100 cycles of, I think they're fair game for an edit if they're like 20%+ spawn rates. If your sample is big enough adding/substracting 1-2 named wouldn't move the percentage much I think its is solid data.
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To be clear, I'm not saying don't edit if there's no % data on the page. But if there's a % on the page, it may come from EQ emu data, which is the most accurate in theory data we have and likely more accurate than a playing experience. So in those cases, it's better to add a note saying "The wiki says this %, here was my experience killing 100+ cycles"
Quite frankly, with the way RNG is in this game I wouldn't even say that killing a mob 100 times provides a lot of clarity on spawn/drop chances. You only have to search these forums to see absurd variations in RNG...people taking like several hundred kills to get something and others getting it in less than 50 kills for instance. It's just all anecdotal so it should be noted as such if you edit the Wiki.