Tie Fighter Dodge
How is Tie Fighter's ability to dodge calculated?
My general observation is that a higher geared / powered / leveled pilot and ship will dodge more often Vs a lower level ship shooting at it. I've also seen that when Tie Fighter shoots a ship with counter attack, the counter seems to be dodged very often. I don't know if this observation is truly a game dynamic though.
However dodge is explained as a chance %. Kind of implies a raw chance regardless of levels involved. Some ship attacks of course can't be dodged. And, target lock doesn't seem to change the dodge ability at all.
My general observation is that a higher geared / powered / leveled pilot and ship will dodge more often Vs a lower level ship shooting at it. I've also seen that when Tie Fighter shoots a ship with counter attack, the counter seems to be dodged very often. I don't know if this observation is truly a game dynamic though.
However dodge is explained as a chance %. Kind of implies a raw chance regardless of levels involved. Some ship attacks of course can't be dodged. And, target lock doesn't seem to change the dodge ability at all.
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Yes, I know that part.
Are you saying the quality of the opponent has nothing to do with the actual calculation for whether or not the Tie Fighter dodges or not?
Simple enough? ;-)
TIE Advanced basic cannot be dodged. It's written on the Ability, it'd be a bug if you actually see it being dodged.
That's the reason, then :—).
I always avoid hitting Tie Fighter with anything else than Tie Advanced and various AoE until it's time to kill it.
This! AI got four straight dodges against me today, lol!
My Tie Fighter: hit, hit, hit, destroyed.
Or you could use Vader basic or Poe's special on it.
Other than that, her dodge chance is solely based on the specified dodge chance (physical/special). If physical dodge chance is higher than special dodge chance, than it should be better to hit her with special damage attacks. Plain and simple.
Its Evasion chance is the same for both Dodge/Deflection (Physical/Special).
It's a lot closer to 50% if you ask me, a max out TIE Fighter has 47.42% Evasion.
That's how it goes for me, too. I think it's calculated so that defense TF dodge = 100%, offense TF dodge = 10%
This is pretty much my experience. Same as my luck landing target lock vs. my opponent’s.
Good luck with the other capital ships though!
I've lost matches this way, before I realized that several ships have un-dodgeable attacks. Use those instead.
45% of the 47% comes from crew contribution
So yes a higher developed TFP will give his TF more dodge/deflection than lower developed one.
When you look at a ships stats the number in ( ) is the contribution from the crew member(s) which is affected by crew member(s) development and shops star level.
That's as believable as the raid escape mechanic having a 40% success rate. In the case of the Tie, it dodges way more than 47%, and in the case of escape it happens way less. I think the devs need to check their math.
By all means, publish the data that you've collected regarding the actual dodge rate of the Imperial TIE so that we can check the math and confirm your conclusion. Because when people see your data confirming that the long-term average dodge rate is "way more" than the stated dodge rate, perhaps CG will fix it.
...oh. You didn't actually collect any hard data? So, your assertion is based on what, exactly? Frustration with your poor performance, and confirmation bias, I'd imagine.
Listen, I'm often critical of EA/CG, and I'm not exactly a huge fan of their secrecy in regard to the built in RNG mechanism. But I'm just not a tinfoil hat guy, either. Generalized vague statements about how their stated stats are inherently wrong aren't helpful in the least. Have a feeling that something is broken with the stated game mechanics? Track it. You may find that it is, in fact, broken. If it is, absolutely report it. You'll help everybody and be a hero. Likely, you may be surprised to find that it is actually functioning how it's stated. In that case, you can change the strategies and tactics you employ in the game to benefit you. Win-Win.
I've seen 7 straight dodges one time
I am just providing the numbers they give us. Not saying they are accurate.
Stealth Bistan basic is currently bugged, I see Dodged quite often, has been reported in Answers HQ and flagged for review.
It's bugged in that tfp will dodge but still take damage. The problem there is that the dodge is still feeding tm, but it'll still help take out the tfp.
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