Is RNG seed really a thing?

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LMTR14 wrote:

delve seed seems to be quite real

it's not

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raggapaul wrote:

I dont believe in seeds.

Then what is your theory of how the random numbers are generated? Quantum dots?

To be clear: the way drops are attributed as a function of the numbers is one thing, and on that I agree, but the way the numbers themselves are created is another. You only explained the former, but it is the latter that involves seeds.

What's certain is that a RNG definitely needs a seed to function.
So there's no reason not to believe in it - it's there.

How exactly it works, altogether with end results, is a subject of implementation.

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torturo wrote:

What's certain is that a RNG definitely needs a seed to function.
So there's no reason not to believe in it - it's there.

How exactly it works, altogether with end results, is a subject of implementation.

per-character seeding would be abysmally dumb

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CaptainFoo wrote:

per-character seeding would be abysmally dumb

If you take out player's gaming experience, it's also a way to even out/adjust/control the overall drops. I mean, from developer's POV it does the work the same way.

It was known to be used with some old RNGs, but in relation to the above mentioned gaming experience and comfort, afaik it's not common nowadays.
Though some developers may still use it for reasons.