I know what you mean.
There were times I would go through 10 pairs before I found a new item before the cull, now I see more new items, which is very good. It makes me want to hit that Marathon level. (even if I never see my own item)
I wonder if it will be like this for long or it will revert to lots of repeats after a few days. We didn't get that many repeats at first when we started voting.
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I'm still seeing a lot of repeats...some from before the cull some new. But each time I find a new item it seems like its back in rotation just a couple of votes later.
Luck of the draw I suppose.
I wonder if it will be like this for long or it will revert to lots of repeats after a few days. We didn't get that many repeats at first when we started voting.
Its very likely. The algorithm is still the same. The only way to keep it fresh is to shave off another 25% in a week.
I am still seeing a lot of repeats, but I am also seeing new items again every 4-5 pairs (I even saw a pairing that was both new items last night), some of them quite good.
On average, the cull shouldn't affect the number of repeats a given voter sees. Items a voter hasn't yet seen will tend to be evenly distributed between the bottom 25% and the top 75%, so cutting the bottom 25% won't change the ratio of seen to unseen items for most voters.
I disagree. My understanding is that "equally good/bad" counts as a non-vote that makes it more likely to appear again for other people, and I think that's more likely to happen for items at the bottom than at the top (since it's harder to vote for a bad item than a good one).
ETA: So my thesis is that the 25% cut will tend to have had less ballots, and therefore have been appearing more often. I obviously have no way of proving this.
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Believe me, when you hit Marathon the bloom will be off the rose.
The really bad stuff is gone, but a lot of what is left over is still "meh" at best. At least that is what I have been finding. YMMV. :)
Before the cull I had a lot of pairings where I didn't want to vote for either, but since the cull I am finding that the quality is better and that when repeats show up I defiantly like one over the other. A lot less ties for me now, though I am surprised at the number of items that still show up that fit the "makes adventuring easy" category (camping/cooking items). I would have thought a lot of those would have disappeared in the cull.
... I am surprised at the number of items that still show up that fit the "makes adventuring easy" category (camping/cooking items). I would have thought a lot of those would have disappeared in the cull.
Crazy enough they're sometimes just better than the alternative.
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... I am surprised at the number of items that still show up that fit the "makes adventuring easy" category (camping/cooking items). I would have thought a lot of those would have disappeared in the cull.Crazy enough they're sometimes just better than the alternative.
I tend to favor a more creative attempt at something new over an item that is a simple SIAC or SAK, and when those two show up paired together I pick the one that has a better creative theme.
And if you get phone and free scroll machine to choose from?