XCOM 2: DORNE WHEN

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nnnotime: Sep 30, 2001; Hesitate, and you will be lost.

BigRed0427 posted:

OH poo poo! The expansion unlocks in an hour according to Steam!

Where do you see that on Steam? I don't see that, but I'm not clear where to look.

EDIT: nevermind: I see it's on the _store_ page for the expansion. But if you already ordered it or activated the game, one would not be looking there.

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nnnotime posted:

Where do you see that on Steam? I don't see that, but I'm not clear where to look.

The store page for the expansion.

Available: November 11th, 2013
This game will unlock in approximately 1 hour

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:32

Unlucky7: Jul 11, 2006; Fallen Rib

I never ~~got the nerve to complete one game on classic as soon as poo poo hit the fan~~ completed a campaign, even though I had the game since launch. I still want to get the expansion, but it feels like...cheating...

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:33

BigRed0427: Mar 23, 2007; There's no one I'd rather be than me.

nnnotime posted:

Where do you see that on Steam? I don't see that, but I'm not clear where to look.

EDIT: nevermind: I see it's on the _store_ page for the expansion. But if you already ordered it or activated the game, one would not be looking there.

I want the game so badly, I keep re-reading the description on the Store Page. I know, I'm weird and might have a problem.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:34

Coq au Nandos: Nov 7, 2006; I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... A shitpost is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.

zylche posted:

Pretty sure we'll be getting ours on the 15th.

gently caress you all

In Australia, Steam says the 15th.

gently caress that's annoying. Why the hell should we be penalised for living somewhere good?

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:34

nnnotime: Sep 30, 2001; Hesitate, and you will be lost.

Unlucky7 posted:

I never ~~got the nerve to complete one game on classic as soon as poo poo hit the fan~~ completed a campaign, even though I had the game since launch. I still want to get the expansion, but it feels like...cheating...

No, it's not cheating. The expansion bolts on more content to the original game. It should make the game easier (based on some reviewers), or more challenging, depending on your abilities.

I would go ahead and purchase it.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:36

d-whee: Jun 10, 2006; This isn't nearly as bad as it looks.

Just got my game working again and did my terror mission. No casualties, despite only a colonel squadsight sniper and a handful of squaddies deployed. Colonel snipers are amazing.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:41

animatorZed: Jan 2, 2008; falling down

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

So after a short break once I completed my classic playthrough, I decided to give impossible a try to get an idea of the difficulty.

Soooooooo saving every country is simply something that cannot happen, right? I just finished my 2nd abduction missions on the first month and I already have 4 countries in max panic. Wow.

Theoretically, its possible but requires near perfect luck.
This is more of a technicality. In the vast majority of games its not going to be possible even with perfect play.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:41

Dirk Dingleberry: Mar 21, 2001; Support your local privateer

Very smooth association of new GMG-purchased key in Steam, hopefully further downloads will be smooth after midnight.

Finished my 2nd Classic Ironman run last night, with a few second wave options, including new economy, not created equal, and hidden potential. You can get some really interesting stat soldiers, though I lost many with such potential... I have been ending up with high aim supports a lot.

I accidentally started up an Ironman Impossible game before that run. I realized something was up when sectoids weren't dying, stuck it out for a brutal early end, after hitting the alien base to try to reduce panic with B-team decently equipped rookies (and failing badly). I think it helped my game, as I was super paranoid and careful the next run on classic.

Dirk Dingleberry fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Nov 12, 2013

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:42

itskage: Aug 26, 2003

Coq au Nandos posted:

In Australia, Steam says the 15th.

gently caress that's annoying. Why the hell should we be penalised for living somewhere good?

If it's so good then why aren't you going to be playing XCOM in 20 minutes? :smug:

And don't bother replying, I'll be too busy playing to read it (assuming I don't get shot, which is likely).

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:42

Anias: Jun 3, 2010; It really is a lovely hat

You can save every country on impossible with two different strategies and sufficient luck in month 1. It's definitely not a sure thing though.

You can do it with an early alien base, or with satellites. You cannot do it without committing very hard to one or the other and you need to go all in before you can tell if the game is going to cooperate with your chosen approach. Assuming you pick correctly and make it out of month 1 intact and on program, it's pretty easy to pull it together in month 2 and 3. One of the biggest problems actually with EW I/I runs is that the difficulty is so frontloaded that you just lose and restart them a bunch, then the stars align and you get to the midgame and mostly from there it's a matter of technique to close out the win.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:45

Deuce: Jun 18, 2004; Mile High Club

Photosynaesthesias posted:

I'm still kind of on the fence about getting EW,

You can take a giant robot suit and rocket-punch a sectoid into a car so hard that the car explodes.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:47

Captain Oblivious: Oct 12, 2007; I'm not like other posters

Deuce posted:

You can take a giant robot suit and rocket-punch a sectoid into a car so hard that the car explodes.

Honestly this should just be the title of the thread

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:59

Away all Goats: Jul 5, 2005; Goose's rebellion

So Enemy Within unlocks for NA East Coast in like 2 minutes, right?

# ? Nov 12, 2013 05:59

Skuzal: Oct 21, 2008

Away all Goats posted:

So Enemy Within unlocks for NA East Coast in like 2 minutes, right?

Provided Steam is telling the truth, it should.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:00

itskage: Aug 26, 2003

Away all Goats posted:

So Enemy Within unlocks for NA East Coast in like 2 minutes, right?

I sure hope so. Otherwise I'm gonna be up even later.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:00

Snow Job: May 24, 2006

'nother patch incoming. The expansion, presumably.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:01

Emong: May 31, 2011; perpair to be annihilated

Store page seems to think it's out now.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:01

Super No Vacancy: Jul 26, 2012

Says it's unlocked, I'm verifying integrity.

It just downloaded a 9MB patch so I'm guessing that's the unlock key. Here goes!

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:01

Vengarr: Jun 17, 2010; Smashed before noon

ITS HAPPENING

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itskage: Aug 26, 2003

Vengarr posted:

ITS HAPPENING

drat I wanted to say it.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:02

Icon Of Sin: Dec 26, 2008

Deuce posted:

You can take a giant robot suit and rocket-punch a sectoid into a car so hard that the car explodes.

As soon as a video pops up of this happening to a thin man, the game will break all records for day 1 sales.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:02

Mortabis: Jul 8, 2010; I am stupid

It keeps saying Enemy Unknown when I start up :ohdear:

I WANT MY SPESS MEHREENS

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:03

Fintilgin: Sep 29, 2004; Fintilgin sweeps!

What the hell. It downloaded the 4 gig patch earlier, and now it claims it needs to download 7 gig. :stare:

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:03

Deuce: Jun 18, 2004; Mile High Club

So about that 500mb DLC prediction...

(another 7.2GB just started)

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:03

nnnotime: Sep 30, 2001; Hesitate, and you will be lost.

Vengarr posted:

ITS HAPPENING

Maybe it's just me, but I do not see anything happening, yet.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:03

Zore: Sep 21, 2010; willfully illiterate, aggressively miserable sourpuss whose sole raison d�etre is to put other people down for liking the wrong things

...I'm getting a 7.2 gig download now.

Arrrgh.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:04

TEAYCHES: Jun 23, 2002

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:04

Vengarr: Jun 17, 2010; Smashed before noon

nnnotime posted:

Maybe it's just me, but I do not see anything happening, yet.

Restart your Steams.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:04

NyetscapeNavigator: Sep 22, 2003

It's only 50.8MB for me.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:04

Mortabis: Jul 8, 2010; I am stupid

What the gently caress, now it has to download more poo poo. gently caress I have to get up reasonably early tomorrow. It's saying 40 god drat minutes.

# ? Nov 12, 2013 06:05