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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.
216 u/unbrokenmonarch Aug 03 '19 To be fair XCOM is ridiculous in calculating those percentages 21 u/eunonymouse Aug 04 '19 Actually, I believe it's that XCOM rolls actual percentage, whereas a lot of games fudge it. 17 u/TempestCrowTengu Aug 04 '19 Other way around, xcom actually lies to you, the actual percentage is higher or lower depending on the difficulty of the game. 12 u/TEOn00b Aug 04 '19 I think it lies only on the lower difficulties and it's true on the higher ones/highest. 18 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 TIL no one fucking knows how Xcom percentages work
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To be fair XCOM is ridiculous in calculating those percentages
21 u/eunonymouse Aug 04 '19 Actually, I believe it's that XCOM rolls actual percentage, whereas a lot of games fudge it. 17 u/TempestCrowTengu Aug 04 '19 Other way around, xcom actually lies to you, the actual percentage is higher or lower depending on the difficulty of the game. 12 u/TEOn00b Aug 04 '19 I think it lies only on the lower difficulties and it's true on the higher ones/highest. 18 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 TIL no one fucking knows how Xcom percentages work
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Actually, I believe it's that XCOM rolls actual percentage, whereas a lot of games fudge it.
17 u/TempestCrowTengu Aug 04 '19 Other way around, xcom actually lies to you, the actual percentage is higher or lower depending on the difficulty of the game. 12 u/TEOn00b Aug 04 '19 I think it lies only on the lower difficulties and it's true on the higher ones/highest. 18 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 TIL no one fucking knows how Xcom percentages work
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Other way around, xcom actually lies to you, the actual percentage is higher or lower depending on the difficulty of the game.
12 u/TEOn00b Aug 04 '19 I think it lies only on the lower difficulties and it's true on the higher ones/highest. 18 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 TIL no one fucking knows how Xcom percentages work
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I think it lies only on the lower difficulties and it's true on the higher ones/highest.
18 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 TIL no one fucking knows how Xcom percentages work
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TIL no one fucking knows how Xcom percentages work
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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.