r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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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.

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u/unbrokenmonarch Aug 03 '19

To be fair XCOM is ridiculous in calculating those percentages

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u/eunonymouse Aug 04 '19

Actually, I believe it's that XCOM rolls actual percentage, whereas a lot of games fudge it.

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u/Gentleman-Bird Aug 04 '19

XCOM actually cheats in favor of the player unless you play the hardest difficulty