No. NTE's limited character banner does not use a traditional 50/50 system, and that remains one of the most important selling points of its gacha model. In practical terms, once you hit pity on a limited character banner, the S-rank you get is the featured unit rather than a standard-pool miss.
What matters today is less the original livestream announcement and more what it means for planning:
- You do not need to budget around a typical double-pity worst case
- A 90-pull hard pity is easier to plan around
- Pulling for a single featured unit is more predictable and less stressful
So this part has not gone out of date: one of NTE's most player-friendly traits is still that limited-banner pity does not miss.