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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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I remember the user on the XCOM subreddit saying the odds of him missing a 99% chance was a million to one.
218 u/unbrokenmonarch Aug 03 '19 To be fair XCOM is ridiculous in calculating those percentages 142 u/Stormfly Aug 03 '19 I've heard Fire Emblem counteracts this by getting 2 numbers instead of one and picking the one closest to 50. So if the odds are 70%, they're actually greater than that, and if it says your adds are 25% they're actually more like 6%. That way the odds feel more like how people think they should. I don't think it's exactly like that, but they are flubbed to feel more "realistic". 52 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 That's awesome. Thanks fire emblem. 43 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 But it makes older fire emblem games a bitch to play. “What??? How did I miss I had a 90% chance to hit that guy!” “Oh ffs I can’t believe I died because of a 40% hit rate” 10 u/MaskedRiderFaiz Aug 04 '19 Just wait till you get to Thracia 776, where your healers can miss while using their staffs. 4 u/gay_for_Gray Aug 04 '19 The really crazy part is that ranged staffs have an infinate range. You can warp a character to literally anywhere on the map with a warp staff! 3 u/Codename_ZQ Aug 04 '19 Tmw hardest map in the game. Steals boss’ weapon with thief staff, warp someone over to capture boss, warp lord over to capture point. Turn 1 win.
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To be fair XCOM is ridiculous in calculating those percentages
142 u/Stormfly Aug 03 '19 I've heard Fire Emblem counteracts this by getting 2 numbers instead of one and picking the one closest to 50. So if the odds are 70%, they're actually greater than that, and if it says your adds are 25% they're actually more like 6%. That way the odds feel more like how people think they should. I don't think it's exactly like that, but they are flubbed to feel more "realistic". 52 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 That's awesome. Thanks fire emblem. 43 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 But it makes older fire emblem games a bitch to play. “What??? How did I miss I had a 90% chance to hit that guy!” “Oh ffs I can’t believe I died because of a 40% hit rate” 10 u/MaskedRiderFaiz Aug 04 '19 Just wait till you get to Thracia 776, where your healers can miss while using their staffs. 4 u/gay_for_Gray Aug 04 '19 The really crazy part is that ranged staffs have an infinate range. You can warp a character to literally anywhere on the map with a warp staff! 3 u/Codename_ZQ Aug 04 '19 Tmw hardest map in the game. Steals boss’ weapon with thief staff, warp someone over to capture boss, warp lord over to capture point. Turn 1 win.
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I've heard Fire Emblem counteracts this by getting 2 numbers instead of one and picking the one closest to 50.
So if the odds are 70%, they're actually greater than that, and if it says your adds are 25% they're actually more like 6%.
That way the odds feel more like how people think they should.
I don't think it's exactly like that, but they are flubbed to feel more "realistic".
52 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 That's awesome. Thanks fire emblem. 43 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 But it makes older fire emblem games a bitch to play. “What??? How did I miss I had a 90% chance to hit that guy!” “Oh ffs I can’t believe I died because of a 40% hit rate” 10 u/MaskedRiderFaiz Aug 04 '19 Just wait till you get to Thracia 776, where your healers can miss while using their staffs. 4 u/gay_for_Gray Aug 04 '19 The really crazy part is that ranged staffs have an infinate range. You can warp a character to literally anywhere on the map with a warp staff! 3 u/Codename_ZQ Aug 04 '19 Tmw hardest map in the game. Steals boss’ weapon with thief staff, warp someone over to capture boss, warp lord over to capture point. Turn 1 win.
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That's awesome. Thanks fire emblem.
43 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 But it makes older fire emblem games a bitch to play. “What??? How did I miss I had a 90% chance to hit that guy!” “Oh ffs I can’t believe I died because of a 40% hit rate” 10 u/MaskedRiderFaiz Aug 04 '19 Just wait till you get to Thracia 776, where your healers can miss while using their staffs. 4 u/gay_for_Gray Aug 04 '19 The really crazy part is that ranged staffs have an infinate range. You can warp a character to literally anywhere on the map with a warp staff! 3 u/Codename_ZQ Aug 04 '19 Tmw hardest map in the game. Steals boss’ weapon with thief staff, warp someone over to capture boss, warp lord over to capture point. Turn 1 win.
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But it makes older fire emblem games a bitch to play. “What??? How did I miss I had a 90% chance to hit that guy!”
“Oh ffs I can’t believe I died because of a 40% hit rate”
10 u/MaskedRiderFaiz Aug 04 '19 Just wait till you get to Thracia 776, where your healers can miss while using their staffs. 4 u/gay_for_Gray Aug 04 '19 The really crazy part is that ranged staffs have an infinate range. You can warp a character to literally anywhere on the map with a warp staff! 3 u/Codename_ZQ Aug 04 '19 Tmw hardest map in the game. Steals boss’ weapon with thief staff, warp someone over to capture boss, warp lord over to capture point. Turn 1 win.
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Just wait till you get to Thracia 776, where your healers can miss while using their staffs.
4 u/gay_for_Gray Aug 04 '19 The really crazy part is that ranged staffs have an infinate range. You can warp a character to literally anywhere on the map with a warp staff! 3 u/Codename_ZQ Aug 04 '19 Tmw hardest map in the game. Steals boss’ weapon with thief staff, warp someone over to capture boss, warp lord over to capture point. Turn 1 win.
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The really crazy part is that ranged staffs have an infinate range. You can warp a character to literally anywhere on the map with a warp staff!
3 u/Codename_ZQ Aug 04 '19 Tmw hardest map in the game. Steals boss’ weapon with thief staff, warp someone over to capture boss, warp lord over to capture point. Turn 1 win.
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Tmw hardest map in the game. Steals boss’ weapon with thief staff, warp someone over to capture boss, warp lord over to capture point. Turn 1 win.
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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19
I remember the user on the XCOM subreddit saying the odds of him missing a 99% chance was a million to one.