About the odds at the slot machines and farming legendary weapons

[Bunkyguy]

I have been wondering if the odds when playing atthe slot machines or when farming legendary weapons are stack against the account of the player or against the particular character you are playing with at that moment....or the odds just follow a different type of logic.(by the way...my question is only when playing solo) Just curiosity.

[BallZack]

The more players in the game there higher chance of a Legendary to drop. However even though it may be higher than one person playing the game, the drop rate is still quite low. It's mainly luck.

[ryjilxiao]

the odds of hitting jackpot on any of the slot machines are horrendously low. some people say that some slot machines have a higher chance than others to hit the jackpot. Such as the slot machine in the dust. But i have never hit a jackpot in my 1k hours of playing, without having a mod of some sort.

[Bunkyguy]

I got three times the same type of Jackpot (the one that gives U a legendary weapon) since I started to play this game a few years ago. I never got for instance the three Hats and have no idea what you get with that.
But I do get with a regular frequency the 12 Eridiums which is some sort of small Jackpot.

[BallZack]

Hats?

[cfteague2]

Been playing for most of a year now, and I used the slot machine @ moxxi's a lot. I find for a new player, your first time thru, its a good way to get some extra chances at maybe a good green / blue guns. plus its a good way to get some extra eridium.

when you die, the amount you lose is based on how much cash you have - 7 percent. so if you spend all your money in the slot machine first, then death is cheap!

Since I knew I was gonna die (it took me a while to learn to use cover instead of standing in the open), I'd rather spend the money in the slot machine.

got many usable blues while levelling, a good bit of eridium, and all that.

But only once, since I started playing, did I get the "3 vaults" jackpot that gives you a legendary. And of course, it was on a low lvl character, my gaige when I was just starting her out, I was gambling for eridium, so I could have more inventory spaces. I got a flakker, around lvl 17ish.

oh well. Don't think of it as trying to hit the jackpot. think of it as buying eridium, with a chance of getting an ok gun as a bonus.

[cfteague2]

Originally posted by BerSerKer:

Hats?

he must mean the bells that give you cash. I don't think you can get 3 bells in one roll?

[BallZack]

Originally posted by cfteague2:

Originally posted by BerSerKer:

Hats?

he must mean the bells that give you cash. I don't think you can get 3 bells in one roll?

You can, it just gives you 3 money stacks.

[Bunkyguy]

LOL...I didn'tthink they were bells....I thought they were hats...my bad

[Bunkyguy]

SO far nobody has answered my question....and the question still stands...." Are the odds stack against your account as a player?? or against the particular character your are using at that moment...or maybe the slot machines operate on a preprogramed criteria that cycles itself every certain amount of times played.

[BallZack]

Originally posted by Bunkyguy:

SO far nobody has answered my question....and the question still stands...." Are the odds stack against your account as a player?? or against the particular character your are using at that moment...or maybe the slot machines operate on a preprogramed criteria that cycles itself every certain amount of times played.

No the drops are by chance, has nothing to do with your level or character.

[Bunkyguy]

Originally posted by BerSerKer:

Originally posted by Bunkyguy:

SO far nobody has answered my question....and the question still stands...." Are the odds stack against your account as a player?? or against the particular character your are using at that moment...or maybe the slot machines operate on a preprogramed criteria that cycles itself every certain amount of times played.

No the drops are by chance, has nothing to do with your level or character.

Hmmm...correct...nothing to do with level....and maybe character is not a factor...but...playing atthe slot machines at the beginning of a new game in Sanctuary...can not fail to notice that the best returns (such as the 12 eridiums or the 8 eridiums which are critical in building ammo) and some blue weapons of high value...will come conssistently after certain number of times you pull the leveler.
You will allways get 12 eridiums in one shot after a number of times that is equivalent to specific time intervals if you play long enough to find out how the odds are stack up against you.
My conclusion is that is not a matter of odds or chance...but a matter of specific intervals in which a player gets exactly the same rewards all the time.

[Bunkyguy]

As far as FArming legendary weapons...everyhing is pure chance.