Three Times Enemy Radar In A Row? Seriously?

[zagibu]

I mean how hard is it to make the random algorithm fire again as long as the same thing as last time is picked?

[Ranatsu]

totally random  :/

[Namacyst]

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48690-aaaaaaannnnd-hattrick/

[ValhaHazred]

I'm just glad I don't feel cheated by sleeping for eight hours and going to work :P

[Archistopheles]

I mean how hard is it to make the random algorithm fire again as long as the same thing as last time is picked?

 

I don't know. Why don't you try to make one that does?

 

I'll wait.

[Argoms]

I don't know. Why don't you try to make one that does?

 

I'll wait.

It'd actually be stupidly easy. However, it'd also be quite pointless. I didn't see anyone complaining when we got two catalysts in a row, did I? Well, until people who missed it came on and alerts are flawed either way blah blah you know the drill.

 

Three enemy radars in a row is just as likely as a steel charge, an energy siphon, and a rifle amp in a row. That's how random numbers work.

[zagibu]

I know that this is how random numbers work, my point is total randomness is stupid and it's easy to prevent situations like the one in the thread title.

[Argoms]

If we're talking about how time RNG is stupid, I'll throw in my canned response.

 

 

I always have the same thing to say on alerts, so here's all the other threads that share similar views. tl;dr: alerts system is flawed (as a method of content distribution) and needs changing. DE currently appear to be looking at alerts and ways to improve them.

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/44923-why-the-alerts-system-needs-changing/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/47142-alert-mission-overhauling/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/47421-suggestion-change-alerts-to-tenno-research/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/45916-fixing-alerts-101/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/46894-the-current-drop-system-and-how-to-improve-it/?hl=alert#entry476412

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/46953-not-ok-with-the-alert-system/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/46773-remove-or-overhaul-alert-system/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/45414-suggestion-token-alerts-instead-of-alerts/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/45386-selectable-rewards-from-alerts-probably-treading-old-ground-here/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/45200-idea-completing-an-alert-mission-gives-intel-on-enemy-activity/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48203-why-i-think-the-alert-system-needs-to-change/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48254-vauban-drop-is-kind-of-unfair/?p=494511

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48150-omg/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48036-oh-man-just-my-luck-xd/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48235-and-2-of-vaubans-parts-in-alerts/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/45104-the-all-or-nothing-nature-of-alerts-is-a-problem-that-needs-to-be-addressed/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/45104-the-all-or-nothing-nature-of-alerts-is-a-problem-that-needs-to-be-addressed/page-3#entry451660

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/44546-how-to-miss-3-catalysts-in-6-hours-edited-feedback/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/43415-orokin-fragment-idea-allow-incremental-upgrades-to-mod-capacity/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/46894-the-current-drop-system-and-how-to-improve-it/?p=476416

(this is a quote from DE rebecca in the may 19th hot feedback thread)

There has been suggestions of ways to improve the alerts (adding a token system, generating Alerts based on time logged in, etc), and these are being seen.

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48245-suggestion-flashback-feature-for-alerts/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48291-we-need-an-alternative-to-the-alert-system/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48456-before-i-leave/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48175-of-course-the-dark-dagger/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/46792-vaubans-drop-system/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48630-constant-2k-alerts/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/48693-three-times-enemy-radar-in-a-row-seriously/