noun Gaming Slang

luck manipulation

· noun · gaming

Bending in-game RNG to your will through deliberate inputs.

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Definitions

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Controlling a game's randomness by feeding it specific inputs, timings or actions so the RNG spits out the outcome you want. Crits, drops, enemy patterns, all on demand.

“She's luck-manipulating the boss into using its weakest attack every single cycle.”
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Gaming the RNG instead of praying to it. Common in TAS runs where the seed is fully predictable.

“In the TAS the rare item drops first try because the run is luck manipulating the seed.”
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luck manipulation In A Sentence

She's luck-manipulating the boss into using its weakest attack every single cycle.
In the TAS the rare item drops first try because the run is luck manipulating the seed.

Origin & Usage

Speedrunning and TAS community. Long-standing term for controlling a game's random number generator.

People Also Ask

What does luck manipulation mean?

Luck manipulation is bending in-game RNG to your will through deliberate inputs.

How do you use luck manipulation in a sentence?

"That drop was luck manipulation" means the runner forced the random outcome on purpose through precise actions.

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