User talk:Fiddlesoup12720

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 * Ausir 02:45, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Question
Hiya Fiddlesoup :)

I have a question you might be able to answer for me. Could you dig into the GECK and see what they're listing for Plasma Rifle ROF? We're currently using 0.94 shots/sec for both the regular and unique plasma rifles... I don't trust it, I feel like the plasma rifle shoots a good deal faster than once a second. I'd just like to know if its a typo or if the GECK really says that. AshRandom (Talk) 13:48, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

ROF Data Mining
Okay, as it's become clear the GECK fails to calculate DPS correctly, we need to take matters into our own hands. I spent hours upon hours updating the weapons templates with DPS data a month ago, and I honestly don't want to abandon the statistic altogether. I intend on using a straight multiplication of ROF by DMG/Shot to take its place. It might not account for everything, but it'll be infinitely better than the garbage numbers we're looking at right now. However, I lack the ROF data itself. We did have straight ROF data a couple months ago, but it has been long since been glossed over by GECK fanatics, and the old table's template got edited too, so the weapons history won't display anything other than mush. Is there any chance I could convince you to spend a couple hours digging it up? I'll make a column for ROF and input the data into the charts, and I'll edit it into the weapon template to give ROF its own line, and make the necessary edits to each individual weapon page. I just need the raw ROF data. I'll understand if you don't want to spend the time on something so tedious, but if you could I would greatly appreciate your efforts ;) Thanks! AshRandom (Talk) 22:24, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, I'd be glad to help. I do need to know more specifically what you'd like. Do you want me to take the "Shots/Sec" rating out of the GECK, or take each weapon and get a rough estimate of how it performs in the game? Either way, I'll get right on it.Fiddlesoup 23:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, the Shots/Sec rate of fire (rof). As far as rough estimates, well I feel like I've got that covered, I've used every weapon extensively, (hell it's the main way I can tell DPS is fucked). Unless you're talking about running a simulation, maybe? I was just hoping to add the shots/second data to the weapon pages. Is it true what I've heard, that there might be more than one number for some weapons? (unsure)? I suppose that might pose a problem if its true. [[Image:Ash_Nuke.jpg]] AshRandom (Talk) 00:05, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I just wanted to be sure. I can get you the RoF data by tomorrow morning, in a format that will be readable on this site. Fiddlesoup 03:53, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Sweet! ;) [[Image:Ash_Nuke.jpg]] AshRandom (Talk) 04:11, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Data's collected and sorted. I'll see how quickly I can format it in the morning.Fiddlesoup 07:47, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * So awesome! Or you can just email it to me, up to you ;) [[Image:Ash_Nuke.jpg]] AshRandom (Talk) 15:49, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That'd be good. I got a little distracted this morning.24.174.162.76 18:52, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * As indicated by my not being signed in =/. Anyway, I don't know your e-mail...Fiddlesoup 18:55, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, forgot you're still new to the Vault, if you navigate to any user's page the Java box on the left side of the screen will have an "E-mail this user" link you can click (assuming the person made it semi-public). Please for the love of god don't be silly enough to post your email address on any page, Vault pages are indexed and archived by google, as well as every other search engine which means you'll probably be spammed to death. Cheers! [[Image:Ash_Nuke.jpg]] AshRandom (Talk) 19:27, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Please read your email! OMG! ;) [[Image:Ash_Nuke.jpg]] AshRandom (Talk) 01:09, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I hope you're online right now, I sent you a gmail chat invite, leave your gmail open, and btw: go right ahead and spam my email I don't care, I've been waiting all day to hear from you [[Image:Ash_Nuke.jpg]] AshRandom (Talk) 01:14, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Weapons Page
So, what is basically what you need done in the weapons page?BSMaker 03:08, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * ... Wow. That was fast. Cool. Well, either we should go back to the GECK DPS numbers (which, I'd be against, actually, since they seem rather unreliable), or use the data I have left from Ash. Either way it needs some fixing. As it is, the unarmed weapons have a column for "RoF with reloads". I really don't know where to go from here, that's the problem. Ash was running that show, I was just collecting data.Fiddlesoup 03:12, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not very knowledgable about weapon stats myself. Maybe ask Porter21, or simply raise the topic at Talk:Fallout 3 weapons? Ausir 03:18, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * All right. The reason I didn't put it on the Weapons talk page is because that page is pretty big (so is your talk page, but...). Could we perhaps archive a couple of the old discussions? (I don't know how to do that, myself). For now, I'll ask Porter, then.Fiddlesoup 03:20, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I archived some older stuff. If you feel I moved something that's still needed, feel free to move it back - I've never been involved much with the weapons stuff either so I mostly just went by date.
 * I'm also not sure what assistance you're asking for exactly so maybe you could clarify a bit? :-) I know that Ash was working on more accurate DPS numbers but's basically all I know. // Porter21 U 18:02, 1 February 2009 (UTC)