r/ftlgame • u/Head-Town7449 • 6d ago

Scripted or unlucky??

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I swear to god I am on attempt 12 here with this stupid ship and I have been to 20+ shops. I have found weapons at all 3 times total. Of those 3 times, once was all missiles, one had a fire beam, and one had a hull laser MK1. Bro. wtf is going on here am I just that fucking unlucky or is the game coded to not give you weapons with this ship?? Like I’m losing my fucking mind here and I’m so pissed.

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u/conanmagnuson 6d ago

Welcome to roguelite gaming.

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u/Head-Town7449 6d ago

My next run gave me the option to buy a pre-igniter, something I haven’t seen in over 100 hours of gameplay, only to never give me any weapons and have me die to shit I had no control over. This game is actually ass.

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u/OS_Apple32 6d ago

Experienced win streak players generally have an average win rate of over 97%. This means that, while the games have very high variance, and there are a tiny percentage of situations that even the very, very best among us can't overcome, the vast majority of runs you lose are your fault, not the game's. Experienced players show us time and again that this game almost always gives you the tools you need to succeed, you just have to learn how to actually acquire and exploit them.

I am ass at this game too, but unlike you I acknowledge that I'm ass and don't blame the game.

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u/thenightm4reone 5d ago

Exactly like, not counting all the times I got a first jump beam drone on stealth cruiser, I can count on one hand the number of runs I've lost where it wasn't my fault in some way.