The A.M.A.N. Trove BC

The only change it would make is how much of a chance we have to find the mimic. If it's 100% that the mimic is determined as you enter the BCNM, it simply changes the odds and makes the possibility of seeing the mimic appear more as you open chests. This does nothing other than making you decide whether you'll continue to open chests after a certain point based on statistics.

If it's completely random it's essentially the same, the only difference being that your statistics are always the same, which doesn't change how you open either because of the randomness of it, if the roll is 1-6 like I mentioned then it would just mean that you'll always have at least a ~17% (33% if it's really 5-6) chance of getting a mimic until you get down the to last 2 chests in which case you can assume 50% chance since one of them is 100% a mimic.

There wouldn't be a different way to approach it no matter which way it is, it'll just be how much you want the gamble. Now if we find an actual pattern or queue that lets us know exactly which is the mimic then that's a completely different situation but as of right now that's not the case and I stand by the idea that we'll need far more data before we can get to a point we can make that decision.

There would absolutely be a difference. I'm not sure if you stopped reading, because I did write a lot.. so i'll sum it up.

If the mimic is in a specified chest every time you enter the BC, then you know 9 chests do not contain the mimic. that's why it changes. That is the only variable you would know.. 9 chests are either noise/thud/loud thud. This absolutely should change how you approach it. You're goal is to maximize the chance you have of opening one of those 9 chests. That's why I said in this scenario it's smart to separate them into two halves. Because then the chance of opening a a chest without a mimic in it changes every time you eliminate a chest from each section. .5/5 and .5/5 changes to .5/5 and .5/5-1 after you open the first chest.

Your goal is obviously to open chests without the mimic, so you should maximize the probability that the chest you're opening does not have a mimic in it.

Now, this starts to break down the more chests are eliminated, obviously. But starting with 10 chests, and knowing that 9 don't have a mimic in them.. this would be a better approach.

But like I said, I doubt that's actually how it works.

For the people pulling all the nice gear, what is you chest piking strategy? More often than not, I get 6-7 noises and bow out or get a mimic on chest 1-2. What are people doing for their choice of chests that get good loot? I know sh!t should be random, but if someone has pulled 2-3 omen bodies, maybe there is something to their chest picking order.

For the people pulling all the nice gear, what is you chest piking strategy? More often than not, I get 6-7 noises and bow out or get a mimic on chest 1-2. What are people doing for their choice of chests that get good loot? I know sh!t should be random, but if someone has pulled 2-3 omen bodies, maybe there is something to their chest picking order.

As far as I can tell the only thing that's making a meaningful difference is having multiple characters:

1) Same account mules (can send stuff on same account characters)
2) Multiple accounts and relative mules (can't send stuff, but can do the BC together and u can lot stuff on the char you want, if it drops)


Think about it. With a single char you get like what, 5 Mars Orbs a day.
With 3 accounts with 1 mule each it's 30+ Mars Orbs each month.
It goes without saying when you have multiple accounts it's also much faster/easier to level additional mules to level 99 to get even more attempts.

Last but not least, you can buy Mars Orbs with gil.



So, yes between someone doing 5 attempts and one having over 30, of course the latter is gonna have a drastically higher chance of seeing something good on that month.
Me? I have 2 chars only (same account) and so far I got nothing but a shitty Zi'tah body and lotsa mats (and lotsa mimes! lol)