Kenais Cube Convert Set Item buggy or RNG?

General Discussion
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I tried to convert a set item from patterns of justice for monk.
The problem is it toggles always between 2 items. Mountains of justice converted to weaves of justice. Coverted again to mountains of justice and converted again to weaves and again to mountains and again to weaves…

This set has 6 items but it will always convert to pants or shoes? Can this be really RNG? I tried already 6 times and it always just toggles…

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Definitely RNG, yes it can be very frustrating. All one can do is try again.
pulls slot machine lever

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RNG is RNG.

I’ve seen it roll the same item 4 or 5 times in a row.

Other times I’ve gotten the set piece I need first throw.

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Yeah, can confirm it’s RNG, but have you tried the following?

  • facing in a different direction.
  • waiting for the wind to change.
  • standing on one leg in a pentagram and swearing allegiance to Diablo.
  • sacrificing a member of an endangered species over your keyboard (the bigger the better).
  • cracking an egg, discarding the albumen, and smearing the yolk over your face in a counter-clockwise pattern.
    Edit:
  • drop 4 letter word combo bonus’s until you get what you want. (from AlexisMad)
  • Reverse all of the above in Russia. (thanks, BarbarianFTW)

Any or all of the above should help.

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Wait its counter-clockwise? No wonder I can’t get the stuff I want.

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Well, I’ve assumed you’re in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere you have to smear it on the back of your head.

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Ah so my direction was correct but I just need to do it on the correct area?

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It is a Diablo game…always RNG

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r0xo & Zurtle

Don’t forget, but in Russia…

  • The game faces you in a different direction.
  • The wind waits for to change.
  • Stand on one leg in a pentagram and wait for Diablo to swear allegiance to you.
  • An endangered species sacrifices you over the keyboard (the bigger the better).
  • The egg cracks you, discards your albumen, and then smears your yoke all over its face in a counter-clockwise pattern.

But that’s just in Russia. Any place under the equator, especially Australia, the face pattern would be clockwise. Otherwise, spot on. Even then you need to be blessed by RNGesus or doing any of the above will be in vain.

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Just do what I do and drop 4 letter word combo bonus’s until you get what you want. It doesn’t affect the RNG, but it makes me feel a lot better.

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I’ve added this useful information, thanks.

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I have on occasion become so frustrated with Kadala not giving me even a normal crappy version of an item after thousands of shards that I call her some 4 letter word and then get the item not long after. Only works when you do it in chat and only if you deservedly do it and not overuse it.

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It’s RNG. The chance you get any specific item when re-rolling a part of a 6-set is 1 in 5 (or 0.2). Which means that the chance of what you’ve described is 0.2^5 = 0.00032, or 1 in 3125. Not a likely outcome, but given how many games there are each day, someone is bound to see that result. Today it was you. :wink:

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So, I did some statistical analysis of the odds against getting the specific set gear piece you want using this Cube recipe.

It’s approximately the same odds as you getting hit by lightning, twice, whilst on a beach picnic with a super-model that gets chased by a shark, as you juggle chainsaws whilst filling in the numbers for your seventeen winning lottery tickets without losing any fingers, with your lucky socks on the wrong feet, your favourite jumper on inside-out and having that hat your grandma always said makes you look handsome at a jaunty angle, during a full moon, in a month whose name ends in Z.

So, approximately 3.72 in a Bajillion.

My method words regardless of whether you spin clockwise or counter-clockwise and in both hemispheres. Don’t trust that other mumbo-jumbo.

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I definitely overuse it. Pretty much every, single, time I use the cube/Kadala/Mystic there is going to be a 4 letter word combo bonus going. I find no pleasure in slot machines and hate being forced to use these slot machine mechanics.

D2 gambling with the cube (rerolling charms) and gold with Gheed was very optional. I tried both a couple of times then never used again. For me, it was better to trade gold and other things I didn’t need for currency (runes, soj’s, etc) then trade those for what rngesus wouldn’t bless me with. If D4 is based on slot machine mechanics to get your gear, it will be a hard pass for me.

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sorry for necroing this. but i wasted few hundred forgotten souls trying to get crusader valor set the boots to NO AVAIL. 90% of the time it’s converting back and forth head and torso. it seems botched to me or they probably have some percentage to their RNG like 90% head and torso, some other percentage of the other parts.

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It’s only RNG. But trying to convert different pieces of a set can give you a better success.

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Then stop repeating it instead of wasting more Forgotten Souls. Those can be used for reforging, if you seem to get stuck, just focus on looting it or simply upgrade rares when you have enough material.