Quote Originally Posted by Welsper59 View Post
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If I can somewhat consistently fail something with a 70% chance of success 8 times in a row, essentially meaning the 30% of failure won out, shouldn't it be possible that I successfully do something with a 30% success chance 8 times in a row? As anyone who plays this game will tell, that will never happen... ever.
This statement is false.

As many times as I've been enraged about loosing lots of gil to odds that should have been in my favor... I've also had many many wins. Unfortunately what you remember is highly effected by how much it emotionally effected you.

You are more likely to remember loosing a very large portion of gil by blowing up a 90% synth

... 3 times in a row.

You are more likely to forget hitting 6 HQ copper ingots in a row at below 12% because the copper ingots are emotionally insignificant.

As many times as I've complained about mining 3 for 18 at 70% or something ridiculous like that...

I do have a very specific memory of mining 9 HQ umbral rocks in a row at only 32%.
I previously posted this video of me teleporting to a zone and getting an ATMA on my first fate: http://www.twitch.tv/jonny_tapas/c/4443531

The wins happen and they happen just as often (or just as rarely) as the losses do.

But the wins don't piss you off and send you raging to the forums. (Maybe not you specifically but the community in general.)