It’s been proven that the hit rates shown in XCOM are basically bullshit. There’s a bunch of hidden modifiers which determine the true hit probability.
you get secret bonus to hit if you miss unless you are on the highest difficulty (and even then there’s a bug that makes aliens cap out at 95% shot chance so they can miss a 100% shot against you).
It’s been proven that the hit rates shown in XCOM are basically bullshit. There’s a bunch of hidden modifiers which determine the true hit probability.
And all of those favors the player
you get secret bonus to hit if you miss unless you are on the highest difficulty (and even then there’s a bug that makes aliens cap out at 95% shot chance so they can miss a 100% shot against you).