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Overmind

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Re: Lottery Insanity
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2010, 08:47:39 PM »
Now that would be a fun lottery! Attack the person who just recently won a ton of population, and doesnt have enough time to defend it!
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Re: Lottery Insanity
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2010, 11:41:20 PM »
not if the lottery had ships per chance (lol ships lost in the DBN -if ever made- end up here)
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Re: Lottery Insanity
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2010, 04:23:51 AM »
Is it just me, or is the lottery start time happening an hour later every day?  It was (U.S. Eastern) 11pm, then 12am, and now 1am...
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Re: Lottery Insanity
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2010, 04:45:33 AM »
Quote from: Galvatron on March 06, 2010, 04:23:51 AM
Is it just me, or is the lottery start time happening an hour later every day?  It was (U.S. Eastern) 11pm, then 12am, and now 1am...

I haven't noticed this myself, but if it is happening, and you can confirm it, let me know.
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Re: Lottery Insanity
« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2010, 01:15:56 AM »
Yeah it is. Its on a 25 hour day.
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Re: Lottery Insanity
« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2010, 08:30:25 PM »
that is just odd, i checked out the random number generator, and i think it should be fair. Didn't do indepth statistical analysis because i don't have time now...
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Re: Lottery Insanity
« Reply #21 on: March 07, 2010, 09:58:39 PM »
I *think* I've fixed the 25 hour thing, but I'm not 100%.

Just let me know if that fixed it or not.
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