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I also got the same item back to back, IIRC correctly it was a Borealis set piece. I get that we're all victims of RNG, but this seems...statistically unlikely.
u/thearcan Any word on this? I get that we're bound to get duplicates...it's unavoidable especially as you build up your legendary collection, but with so many items and weapons available, it seems like back to back duplicates are far more frequent than they should be.
You're not wrong in that it is unusual and, while statistically possible, it shouldn't happen very often at all. However, it is worth considering the survivor bias angle - these kind of double drops, while rare, are much more likely to be posted and commented upon in community, which can inflate the perceived prevalence of something occurring. The more drops you run, the more likely it is that you'll see something like this happen too.
I can ask how often such double drops occur, but I dunno if I'll get an answer back very soon as our analytics team is often knee-deep in requests. I'll see what they say.