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[–] 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

xcom percentages are also not how probability works. When you need 95%+ just to have an effective 50/50 outcome, something is royally fucked.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    IIRC it's a variation of the "double random number" system that Fire Emblem uses:

    https://serenesforest.net/general/true-hit/

    https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/True_hit

    tl;dr humans are bad at percentages, so the displayed percentage is actually not the true accuracy, but a skewed number that "feels" more accurate

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    It's definitely not accurate, though. Sure, any one roll can screw you over if it's not 100%, but xcom is literally known for having shitty actual percentages over many rolls even while it's showing 90%+.

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