Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-23947276-20131024221423/@comment-9890645-20131028225310

Ran, prior to my posting what I posted about hits until bot death, there was no x-1 or x+1, there was just x. I verified this over hundreds of battles watched before I posted it.

Soon after I posted, x-1 and x+1 started showing up. During the episode in which I created the formulae, I was initially operating under the assumption I made earlier. Observation showed me the assumption was clearly wrong and we verified it across multiple players, showing up often enough to be plainly obvious.

It's also possible that the RNG has been toned down some since the episode in which I did my research and creation. It certainly is an additional factor in damage swings in totals to bosses.