nomi@rabbit.UUCP (08/29/83)
At last, here are the final definitive results from the many months I've spent collecting data about rogue, version 5.2. My last posting contained data only from my own games. This summary includes data from me and from my contributors. The main contributors were utcsrgv!dave and rabbit!mam. I thank both of them for their help. The total number of games I used for my calculations was 1352: 732 played by me, and 620 played by others. The vast majority of rogueists succumb by level 20, so I have not posted statistics for levels greater than 20. Results after level 16 or so should not be taken too seriously because of the scanty amount of data for these levels. _________________________________________________________ Percent chance of dying on each level 1: 43% 2: 13% 3: 8% 5: 4% 5: 3% 6: 2% 7: 1% 8: 3% 9: 2% 10: 4% 11: 2% 12: 1% 13: 4% 14: 2% 15: 1% 16: 1% 17: 2% 18: 1% 19: 1% 20+: 1% Comments: It is apparent that level 1 is still by far the most dangerous, with levels 2 and 3 next. On the higher levels, 10, 13, and 17 seem to be more dangerous than the surrounding levels. _________________________________________________________ Percent chance of dying on the level named, assuming you have reached it. 1: 43% 2: 22% 3: 18% 4: 13% 5: 8% 6: 7% 7: 5% 8: 12% 9: 11% 10: 20% 11: 14% 12: 10% 13: 33% 14: 22% 15: 17% 16: 25% 17: 39% 18+: no conclusion Comments: This data looks a little different from the previous chart. The most dangerous levels are 1, 13, and 17+. _____________________________________________________________ Percent chance of dying by each monster A: 9% B: 2% C: 7% D: <1% E: 7% F: <1% G: <1% H: 36% I: 1% J: 3% K: 8% L: <1% M: <1% N: 0 O: 2% P: <1% Q: 2% R: 0 S: 11% T: 7% U: 1% V: <1% W: <1% X: 2% Y: <1% Z: 2% Comments: In this case, the statistics are somewhat deceptive. The numbers don't really tell how mean each monster is. The lowly hobgoblin and snake cause the most deaths, because they occur at levels when the rogue has low HP. Nasties like xorns and umber hulks are less likely to kill you because you are less likely to meet them. _____________________________________________________________ I hope you found these statistics interesting and informative. Thanks again to the people who contributed data. Send flames, compliments, and comments to me. Nomi Harris ...rabbit!nomi