2008-07-30, 04:35 AM
Well, there's some different explanations that could be given but as you noted it's two basic things.
HH's spawn time is 6 hours. However, as I have noted before, there's a "randomizer" variable on the server which switches it up. It could be low, meaning the spawn time is very close to 6 hours, or high, meaning the spawn time varies wildly. The longer the spawn time, the greater effect this will have, as seen with Pianus in particular.
Contrary to popular belief, Server Checks do not reset spawn times. MM and ZMM are always there after a server check because server checks usually last longer than their spawn times. If the server check were over 6 hours, then HH should probably have been there, at least on most channels.
So, there's two things which could have happened. One, that the spawn time "randomizer" was adjusted to making it much longer on average, or two, that nothing was changed and you were just unfortunate. We'll have to wait for others to report in from different servers. I'll remain skeptical until then.
HH's spawn time is 6 hours. However, as I have noted before, there's a "randomizer" variable on the server which switches it up. It could be low, meaning the spawn time is very close to 6 hours, or high, meaning the spawn time varies wildly. The longer the spawn time, the greater effect this will have, as seen with Pianus in particular.
Contrary to popular belief, Server Checks do not reset spawn times. MM and ZMM are always there after a server check because server checks usually last longer than their spawn times. If the server check were over 6 hours, then HH should probably have been there, at least on most channels.
So, there's two things which could have happened. One, that the spawn time "randomizer" was adjusted to making it much longer on average, or two, that nothing was changed and you were just unfortunate. We'll have to wait for others to report in from different servers. I'll remain skeptical until then.