Something is seriously wrong with the encounter rate in this port.

[Taka]

I suspected it for a while now, but now I'm sure of it - the encounter rate is MUCH lower than in the PS1 version (and no, I don't have No Encounters on...)

I just went through the entirety of Fossil Roo and only had 3 random encounters the whole time. That's completely ridiculous...

[Zunnoab #931]

See the thing about random numbers is they are random. Assumptions have nothing on empirical data.

[joe.morris86]

If anything I was thinking the rate seems to be increased compared to what I remember of the PS1 version. Probably just the random math doing its thing for both of us :P

[bushidousenshi]

Originally posted by Not A Bear:

I suspected it for a while now, but now I'm sure of it - the encounter rate is MUCH lower than in the PS1 version

I noticed that too

[Jerti]

Originally posted by Zunnoab #931:

See the thing about random numbers is they are random. Assumptions have nothing on empirical data.

This, unless you dont have ten-thousands of encounters which i really doubt, it doesnt prove anything.

[Sylar]

I didin't notice any difference honestly. They are random after all. One time I got three battles in a span of 15 seconds.

[Tirlititi]

The difference is quiet big between the Steam and PSX version. It can be seen without such a statistical study.
Speedrunners know by experience which screens are likely to give encounters and which don't. There are several screens for which there are encounters consistantly in the PSX version and no encounter consistantly in the Steam version.

[Zunnoab #931]

Originally posted by Tirlititi:

The difference is quiet big between the Steam and PSX version. It can be seen without such a statistical study.
Speedrunners know by experience which screens are likely to give encounters and which don't. There are several screens for which there are encounters consistantly in the PSX version and no encounter consistantly in the Steam version.

Wrong. You need lots of data for proof.

My nephew avoids battle in RPGs outrageously. Because of that I remember saying how lucky he was that he made it all the way through to the city in Cleyra's tree without a single random battle, on the PS1 version.

[Tirlititi]

Yes, lots of data. And for such a difference, lots of data means no more than 1 playthrough.

Cleyra's tree without a random battle isn't so rare ; there is no really long screen.
Burmecia with no random battle, the Ice Cavern, the Fossil Roo, the Dead Forest, the Iifa Tree, etc... without random battles, those are hard to get in the PSX version (no one ever got a Iifa Tree without random battles to my knowledge). I just tried and got no encounter on my 4th attempt on the Iifa Tree screen before the moogle, while it's known to be very unlikely on the PSX version. And that wasn't pure luck since I got the encounters very late on my other attempts.

Try for yourself. Memoria's "Two Moons" screen is also known to be near impossible to get through without random battles.

EDIT : Here are speedruns of both PSX and PC versions. Go and compare the encounter counter.
PC version[www.speedrun.com]
PSX version[www.speedrun.com]

[JulienB]

this is anecdotal of course but I too found the encounter rate much lower than the ps1 classic version or the originial.

[Bajocontinuo]

i like this port

[Zunnoab #931]

Considering the Ice Cavern has hard coded battles...

[onlyMETHcansavetheworld]

Everywhere I been in this game I've had a good amount of random battles.

[stoopk1d]

Encounter rate feels lower in Steam version compared to the original.

I remember comparing FF7 to FF9 on the PS1 a few years ago and remarking how much higher the encounter rate felt in FF9. It felt like 2-3x higher than FF7.

[atl nano]

I've been through the port twice now. The Random encounters in "Dungeon Areas" have been greatly reduced. In the world map it is about the same as the PS1 version.

[Taka]

I just walked through the entirety of Ipsen's Castle and did not encounter a single enemy. The encounter rate is definitely broken.