User blog comment:SmartAlyx/Breeding THEORY & Algorithm Analysis/@comment-28741632-20170223215118/@comment-28259418-20170224174833

Good question. I would LOVE to hear a response from TeamLava on this.

Either possibility is possible, though I lean toward the missing Rarities % being divided amongst the remaining possible Rarities.

If you are to divide the missing Rarities CONSTANT % amongst the remaining Rarities this can get very complicated mathematically. A Math Mensch is needed to weigh in on HOW to divide the CONSTANT 60% for the missing Commons amongst the remaining possible Rarities. Would we take 30% for RARE from the 60% from missing Commons? 9% for Super Rare? 1% for Ultra Rare?

So, if that is correct, to figure out the new CONSTANT % Rate we would POSSIBLY need to:

RARE

(60%)(30%)

(.6)(.3)

.18

So, IF I have it right, the new CONSTANT % rate for RARE dragons when there are no COMMONS, is .3 + .18 = 48%. No idea if this is correct...

SUPER RARE

(60%)(9%)

(.6)(.09)

.054 + .09 = .144 or 14%

ULTRA RARE

(60%)(1%)

(.6)(.01)

.006 + .01 = .016 or 2%

HOWEVER, when we add:  48% + 14% + 2% = 64% which is NOT 100%... So, I think I did something wrong because I meant to divy up the 60% from COMMONS amongst the remaining Rarities. Have I mentioned that I HATE MATH!!! I get confused easily. Any help would be appreciated. I would REALLY like to know how to alter the CONSTANTS when one Rarity is missing.

For my Algorithm, I do not currently alter the "CONSTANT" % Rates. If Commons are missing, they are just excluded from the Algorithm because there is a zero % chance of Breeding Commons.