Is the Reaper tougher to beat?

[Elvie]

Scenario:

Knowledge Sim wants to be saved from death and uses the Maxis reindeer to electrocute himself.  He has a 100/100/love relationship with his wife.  She pleads with the Reaper and LOSES.

I didn't think this was possible if the relationship was 100/100. 

[Ancient Sim]

It's always been possible to lose.  I forget the actual odds, but there's an inbuilt random failure regardless of relationship, something around 10% or so.  I had the same thing happen in my game recently when I teleported Lilith Pleasant onto a dorm to save a dormie she had a very high relationship with, but she failed.  I also had a wife fail to save her husband a few months ago.  It's rare, but it does happen.  Better in a way, at least then you have a bit of suspense!

[Elvie]

Yeah, I kind of dig the suspense myself, now that I know it's possible to lose 

I guess I misunderstood how the system works.  I thought I read somewhere that the Reaper picks a number lower than or equal to 100, and if your Sims have a daily relationship higher than or equal to the number he picks the Sim is saved.

[Lythdan]

After 90, it can't get any higher. You still have a ten percent chance of losing.

[skandelouslala]

Every once in a while..a perfect relationship will still lose to the grim reaper although from my experierence *very* rare.  I think I've only had it happen once.

[Kestran]

I never loose. Although I probably managed to jinx myself here /shrug I always manage to kill the Sims that live alone anyway.

Anyway, loosing aint much of a deal anyway. With the ressurect phone from one of the career rewards and the new nightlife cheat that unlocks them + the kaching makes resurrecting not much of a problem.

[BeckerCheez]

I had a frat bro save his fellow roomie from the Reaper, but he only had a 60/60 relationship with the guy.  It was odd...

[Lythdan]

I once had a guy save another guy with only 20/20 back in the days of the base game...of course, I usually don't kill my sims on purpose anymore.

[Issy]

Ive never had a failure either.  That's quite interesting.  I always thought the *save from death* was boring cos you could always plead for the life of the loved one.

Guess Ill have to try it more often