problem with smelting

[Siesh]

hi it's me again... i've a little problem in smelting ore, on 100 pieces of heavy earth 100 became gneiss and no1 iron... i've a Q16 smelter and i'm using a Q17 coal on an avarage Q30 heavy earth pieces, why i can't make a single bar from them?

[Bowshot125]

Heavy earth is trash ore

[Teleskop]

heavy earth is the worst ore,hard to obtain iron from it even after mining it with all the skills pucharsed

[basuranephilim]

It's a matter of luck. I'm doing alright with my heavy earth atm.
But I won´t say it´s giving me great returns

[GenghisKhan44]

I found iron ochre to be worse. I was always able to get at least 2 bars of iron with heavy earth. I even got three with tunnelling and a little over half a smelter of heavy earth.

But over half a smelter of iron ochre produced a single iron bar.

[Ysh]

It can be random. This is meaning that it is with possible to losing.

[Glorthan]

But over half a smelter of iron ochre produced a single iron bar.

This sample size is ridiculous.

Smelt chances (assuming no skills?): http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Ore

[Siesh]

But over half a smelter of iron ochre produced a single iron bar.

This sample size is ridiculous.

Smelt chances (assuming no skills?): http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Ore

i saw the smelt chances of the wiki too, this is why i've start the post, 'cause in the wiki tell 30% chance, means i had to got at least 30 bar of iron but i've got none... someone know the real chance?

[Teleskop]

if the chance to win a lottery is 1 to 1 000 000 it doesnt mean im any closer to winning after buying 1 000 000 tickets

[Ysh]

Each smelter smelting is an event with independent outcomes. Even when given a previous failure, the next event is not more likely to succeed. Even if the chances for success are 99.99%, and you are smelter with 1,000,000 ores, they may all fail. This is not likely, but could be happening. Your sampling sizes were too small to say any conclusion.