High death rate for immortal machine leaders?

[aroddo]

was testing several machine empire builds and so far I have a 100% chance for a leader to suddenly die within 10 years.

Is that normal?

 

[DeanTheDull]

was testing several machine empire builds and so far I have a 100% chance for a leader to suddenly die within 10 years.

Is that normal?

In the wiki, in 3.2 there's a roughly 12% chance for a Machine leader to die every 10 years, or 2% for any given leader category. It shouldn't be a constant, but bad RNG is bad RNG.

 

[Ryika]

There's a roll once every decade, with a 12% base chance that one of your leaders dies.
There's a Synchronicity tradition that you can pick to reduce this chance by 50%.

Or if you care a lot, you can unassign your leaders just before the decade concludes, since unemployed leaders cannot be affected.

 

[DraLion]

While bloodbag leaders have a tendency to die of old age... Machine leaders have a small chance to "malfunction" or self terminate.

 

[Mcgan]

Generals and Rulers are immune to it though.

The base 12% chance of it happening in more detail:
- 2% Governor
- 2% Admiral
- 2% Scientist (Assigned to a Ship)
- 2% Scientist (Physics Research)
- 2% Scientist (Society Research)
- 2% Scientist (Engineering Research)

So 8% for employed Scientists basically.

 

[Zagreb 887]

Generals and Rulers are immune to it though.

The base 12% chance of it happening in more detail:
- 2% Governor
- 2% Admiral
- 2% Scientist (Assigned to a Ship)
- 2% Scientist (Physics Research)
- 2% Scientist (Society Research)
- 2% Scientist (Engineering Research)

So 8% for employed Scientists basically.

Generals can't die? They combine the power of immortality with the one of being totally useless. Impressive

 

[aroddo]

Looks like the RNG really messed with me those past games.
Seems like meatbags are more reliable, although they tend to perish exactly when they peak and you need them most.