Talk:"Orochi's Winter Vacation"/@comment-7326455-20140221211206

Seems to me that ten one-HP searches gives you the same probability of finding a sealstone as one ten-HP search.

My logic is this, if anyone wants to check: Since they say the chances of finding a sealsone are proportinal to the HP spent, then it's some relationship of the form P(h) = h*p (where h = HP spent per search and p = probability of finding one per HP spent). The total number of searches you can do in one sitting is n = H/h (where H = your total HP). Since the odds of finding a sealstone follow a normal probability distribution, the expected number of sealstones you'd expect to find in one sitting, then, is E(h) = n*P = (h*p)*(H/h) = H*p - that is to say, the number of HP you spend per search disappears from the equation. Your chances of finding a sealstone are dependent only on the total amount of HP you put into searching, not the HP you spend per search.

Yes? Or have I forgotten something?