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thiccravioli Jan 31, 2015 @ 4:46pm
What does luck do?
Just wondering what the luck trait does, does it increase your chance of finding good loot or...
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behemoth227 Jan 31, 2015 @ 6:12pm 
I THINK it alters the way the game calculates the assorted RNG events, by adding a percentage to a more favorable out come. Does this bite attack cause an infection, does that attack break the skin, does this house have an alarm, will this attack be a critical, things like that.

But, that is complete speculation, I might be entirely wrong.
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thiccravioli Jan 31, 2015 @ 9:32pm 
Originally posted by EnigmaGrey:
It's purely for loot -- gives a higher chance to find more choice items.

Whats a choice item?
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KEITHPENDLETON Jan 31, 2015 @ 9:44pm 
Originally posted by range4days24:
Originally posted by EnigmaGrey:
It's purely for loot -- gives a higher chance to find more choice items.

Whats a choice item?

The good stuff.
Last edited by KEITHPENDLETON; Jan 31, 2015 @ 9:44pm
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thiccravioli Jan 31, 2015 @ 9:45pm 
Originally posted by Wily Mo Pena:
Originally posted by range4days24:

Whats a choice item?

The good stuff.

Thank you :3
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RalphRoberts Jan 31, 2015 @ 10:59pm 
Originally posted by range4days24:
Originally posted by Wily Mo Pena:

The good stuff.

Thank you :3

axes, saws, that kind of thing. When using Lucky I find so many muthafreakin saws its not even funny.
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CoffeeCup Jan 31, 2015 @ 11:27pm 
It's a shame, would have been pretty cool to have alarm existence and stuff like that random, as well.
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Static Jan 31, 2015 @ 11:36pm 
The alarms are randomized server-by-server (or instance-by-instance in singleplayer) if I understand the function correctly. Here's the wiki entry:

http://pzwiki.net/wiki/Burglar_Alarm
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Bullwinkle (Banned) Feb 5, 2015 @ 12:02pm 
I'm 15 days into a game with a toon who chose the Unlucky trait. Weapons set to Rare. I can't find a sledge. I started in West Point, and I've cleared out about 10 garages/sheds, been to the storage place and the large warehouse and still no sledge. I'm definitely feeling the pain. Also, I've only ever found 2 axes so far. LOTS of baseball bats, maybe 12, but only 2 axes. No Wood Glue yet, either. Also having a hard time finding chipped stones when foraging. And whenever I find seed packets, they're always cabbages or strawberries.

I'm guessing the above would be much different if I had chosen Lucky instead. I don't think I'll take Unlucky ever again.

<edit> The more I think about it, I'm just going to abandon this toon! Being Unlucky sucks!
Last edited by Bullwinkle; Feb 5, 2015 @ 12:44pm
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Static Feb 5, 2015 @ 4:05pm 
Originally posted by Bullwinkle:
I'm 15 days into a game with a toon who chose the Unlucky trait. Weapons set to Rare. I can't find a sledge. I started in West Point, and I've cleared out about 10 garages/sheds, been to the storage place and the large warehouse and still no sledge. I'm definitely feeling the pain. Also, I've only ever found 2 axes so far. LOTS of baseball bats, maybe 12, but only 2 axes. No Wood Glue yet, either. Also having a hard time finding chipped stones when foraging. And whenever I find seed packets, they're always cabbages or strawberries.

I'm guessing the above would be much different if I had chosen Lucky instead. I don't think I'll take Unlucky ever again.

<edit> The more I think about it, I'm just going to abandon this toon! Being Unlucky sucks!

I've tried a lot of different builds and this is what works best for me:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=376713229
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