It is not false equivalency to just not be in the same part of the distribution curve as you are. Increased sample size is likely to tend towards the median, but it doesn't always move towards the median without fail. As unlikely as it is, it is possible to flip 100 fair coins and have all 100 land Heads. I see your refusal to avoid admitting that it's possible that you and I have had different experiences as basically refuting that (1/(2^100)) is still greater than zero. I didn't think I was asking for a huge concession there. Also, surveys and probabilities are different enough that I question the relevance of that link since it pretty much refutes/dismisses the existence of data too far from the mean; data like much of my entire life, ingame and offline. I hope that you aren't saying that I don't matter because I'm too far outside the norm to fit the narrative!
We agree that big positives and small negatives equals "overall a good thing", but you're overlooking that it's not all about the crystals for me. More crystals is a positive, yes, but the frustration and annoyance of broken missions is a negative, no matter how much you downplay it. A rather large one for me, actually. Sure, it's a lot more crystals, but that should tell you how big a negative I consider running into broken things at a rate that you seem to consider impossible really is to me. I simply don't see a positive that is outweighed by a huge negative as a good thing. Again, my opinion would be different if my luck put me as close to the center of the bell curve as you seem to be, but I've gotten so used to being a statistical anomaly that I consider hoping for a normal life (like the one you tried to tell me I have with your lesson on statistics, evidence to the contrary be damned) to be a variant of the Monte Carlo fallacy.
Speaking of false equivalencies, since when does knowledge correlate with love of travel? Is it not possible to do things and learn from them without liking the enough to consider them something you'd seek out? I'm glad you like to travel for the sake of travel, but I do not share your passion, and would appreciate it if you weren't condescending about that. Now, if you argued that there was a correlation with how much you traveled then I might be inclined to agree, but that's not what happened.
There is no need for a direct quote due to your constantly going on and on about the benefits of missions while downplaying the negatives, and also admitting a few things are broken. You obviously think DMs are good despite being broken. If you want to dissuade me of that notion, then do something about the factors that led me to that conclusion. And while you're at it, don't tell me I'm not negatively affected by something that negatively affects me. If I want gaslighting, I'll argue politics on Facebook!
Whether something is technically possible at all and whether it's possible do on a given night are two separate things. If I'm given a mission that I cannot do for reasons beyond my control like season, then it's effectively broken regardless of whether it's possible at some other time of the Atysian year. To me, giving missions that require disproportionate T&E or are simply not able to be done is unbalanced and in need of fixing. Some missions are locked off during certain seasons, so part of it is obviously fixable with relative ease. And it does strike me that Loria NPC hunting is problematic since similar missions in the other three regions are done in a reasonable amount of time without issues.
We do agree that DMs are more balanced than NH, and I really would like to see DMs work out. But as it stands, they have far enough to go that I feel NH needs to stick around while the bugs get worked out. It's not a matter of liking NH so much as considering reliable things better than broken things in the absence of any factors that tip the scales in favor of one or the other. You put different weights on different factors, so of course you have a different opinion.
We agree that big positives and small negatives equals "overall a good thing", but you're overlooking that it's not all about the crystals for me. More crystals is a positive, yes, but the frustration and annoyance of broken missions is a negative, no matter how much you downplay it. A rather large one for me, actually. Sure, it's a lot more crystals, but that should tell you how big a negative I consider running into broken things at a rate that you seem to consider impossible really is to me. I simply don't see a positive that is outweighed by a huge negative as a good thing. Again, my opinion would be different if my luck put me as close to the center of the bell curve as you seem to be, but I've gotten so used to being a statistical anomaly that I consider hoping for a normal life (like the one you tried to tell me I have with your lesson on statistics, evidence to the contrary be damned) to be a variant of the Monte Carlo fallacy.
Speaking of false equivalencies, since when does knowledge correlate with love of travel? Is it not possible to do things and learn from them without liking the enough to consider them something you'd seek out? I'm glad you like to travel for the sake of travel, but I do not share your passion, and would appreciate it if you weren't condescending about that. Now, if you argued that there was a correlation with how much you traveled then I might be inclined to agree, but that's not what happened.
There is no need for a direct quote due to your constantly going on and on about the benefits of missions while downplaying the negatives, and also admitting a few things are broken. You obviously think DMs are good despite being broken. If you want to dissuade me of that notion, then do something about the factors that led me to that conclusion. And while you're at it, don't tell me I'm not negatively affected by something that negatively affects me. If I want gaslighting, I'll argue politics on Facebook!
Whether something is technically possible at all and whether it's possible do on a given night are two separate things. If I'm given a mission that I cannot do for reasons beyond my control like season, then it's effectively broken regardless of whether it's possible at some other time of the Atysian year. To me, giving missions that require disproportionate T&E or are simply not able to be done is unbalanced and in need of fixing. Some missions are locked off during certain seasons, so part of it is obviously fixable with relative ease. And it does strike me that Loria NPC hunting is problematic since similar missions in the other three regions are done in a reasonable amount of time without issues.
We do agree that DMs are more balanced than NH, and I really would like to see DMs work out. But as it stands, they have far enough to go that I feel NH needs to stick around while the bugs get worked out. It's not a matter of liking NH so much as considering reliable things better than broken things in the absence of any factors that tip the scales in favor of one or the other. You put different weights on different factors, so of course you have a different opinion.
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Do not assume that you speak for all just because you are the loudest voice; there are many who disagree that simply have no desire to waste words on you.