2008-08-04, 11:25 PM
Excluding possible quantum events, there's no such thing as a perfectly random number generator. All computers use a formula based off a seed to determine "random" numbers; how close the output is to being truly random depends on the strength of the formula. Some games have had the problem where, after some period of time, their RNG breaks down and you start getting results that are definitely not random.
That being said, almost no one knows the exact formula and seed that are used for random numbers in Maple. The seed could be based on any combination of things including time of day, character name, and the item you're trying to scroll. So it is entirely possible that some people have better scrolling luck than others. Assuming Nexon is using a good RNG implementation in their servers, though, and generally you'll get results pretty close to what the scroll says.
That being said, almost no one knows the exact formula and seed that are used for random numbers in Maple. The seed could be based on any combination of things including time of day, character name, and the item you're trying to scroll. So it is entirely possible that some people have better scrolling luck than others. Assuming Nexon is using a good RNG implementation in their servers, though, and generally you'll get results pretty close to what the scroll says.