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If I only have the base version of Xcom 2, do I need to get the previous DLCs *and* the War of the Chosen to get all the features, or what?
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Aug 27, 2017 22:28
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I mean, you'll lack whatever features come in the DLC you don't buy.
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Aug 27, 2017 22:33
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The big problem with stasis is you can unload your entire team's arsenal on an enemy, THEN stasis it, then you get another turn to unload completely. Against sectopods/gatekeepers and boss enemies -- even Avatars -- it's a joke. If you can't focus fire an enemy down in two whole turns you might have bigger problems, or you're in a total clusterfuck encounter. Stasis might be balanced slightly better if it had to be the first thing used on an enemy in a round, or could only be used on a hostile unit that hadn't taken damage yet this turn, or something like that. That way you actually do have to make the compromise the power ostensibly offers in the first place, that of leaving the enemy immune, but also disabled.
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Aug 27, 2017 22:48
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stasis is the most powerful psionic skill in the game. i like it a lot.
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Aug 27, 2017 22:53
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Stasis is the reason I wanted to get multiple psi troopers, so I could multiple stasis. The best part is that if the psi trooper was in the right spot (either by default or an upgrade/ I don't remember), that using stasis as the first action of your turn didn't end your turn and only cost a single AP, so you could use stasis on something big and then do whatever else you needed to do. Stasis one thing and dominate another? Yeah I'll just -2 threats the enemy team and +1 body for mine for two actions, that's a fair and balanced action economy.
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Aug 27, 2017 23:07
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Frost Grenades are an AoE, multiple-turn Stasis that don't stop you damaging things hit by them. They really shouldn't work on anything other than Rulers.
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Aug 27, 2017 23:17
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Sokani posted:I mean, you'll lack whatever features come in the DLC you don't buy. Eh, the reinforcement pack is like  so sure why not.
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Aug 27, 2017 23:38
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weird, steam says it unlocks in 1 day and 5 hours. I woulda assumed either a midnight pst or the usual 10am unlock time. Any idea why its 9pm on the 28th instead?
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Aug 27, 2017 23:57
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Amazon says it'll give me my order "August 29th, 12 AM" so I'm hoping that will change between now and then.
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Aug 28, 2017 00:03
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Is stasis still overpowered now that advent has it too?
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Aug 28, 2017 00:08
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Hats Wouldnt Fly posted:Is stasis still overpowered now that advent has it too? The Aliens have always been overpowered if you let them get a turn, trouble is the game is pretty much balanced towards action denial. There are a lot of attacks in the game that I have never seen.
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Aug 28, 2017 00:09
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Vib Rib posted:Amazon says it'll give me my order "August 29th, 12 AM" so I'm hoping that will change between now and then. I was concerned about this as well, isn't it supposed to be released tomorrow?
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Aug 28, 2017 00:20
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They're probably counting 12 midnight as the start of the day rather that 1 minute past. I'm fairly sure that Xbox digital preorders do the same.
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Aug 28, 2017 00:28
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Depends on what tomorrow means to you. Far as I know, it's always been scheduled for release on the 29th.
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Aug 28, 2017 00:28
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Bogart posted:Depends on what tomorrow means to you. Far as I know, it's always been scheduled for release on the 29th.  i mean steam for me and gmg and stuff said the 28th and that was what I was thinking it had been for a while. However I am so conditioned for Tuesday releases that I assumed the 28th was a tuesday and not monday.
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Aug 28, 2017 00:34
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Anime_Otaku posted:They're probably counting 12 midnight as the start of the day rather that 1 minute past. I'm fairly sure that Xbox digital preorders do the same.
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Aug 28, 2017 01:08
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Long War 2 1.5 dropped, haha. Not nearly enough time for anyone to actually play a campaign of it before WotC comes out, but hey, better now than after WotC.
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Aug 28, 2017 01:44
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Ok I'm at the end of my rope. I cleared out all config file in my docs and uninstalled and reinstalled xcom2. And yet when I start a campaign once I get past gatecrasher I immediately spawn a PoI and no black market. I'll finish that and another will spawn. The stray layer is hosed and I can't unfuck it and it's driving me crazy.
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Aug 28, 2017 01:47
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Or is it Sputnik posted:I see! You're welcome. For what it's worth I didn't rush any research, you just pause tech research a lot and change over to story projects. You have to kinda save Intel and supplies in the beginning because once you unlock the gate and forge story missions you're gonna go on a spending spree. The tightest timer to hit for that achievement is making contacts and building radio relays in rapid succession to unlock those 2 story objectives. That's why you don't ever want to be waiting on comms or power to contact to a new region because there's really no time to waste there. That said, if you get boned on engineers early it's worth spending resources buying one. They pay for themselves and you need 2 for mag weapons. And if it comes to that you have more Intel to burn than cash early so buy one with Intel by all means...just know you'll be needing to be stingy with it until late-game and be forced to choose some guerilla ops with Intel rewards.
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Aug 28, 2017 01:47
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TK-42-1 posted:Ok I'm at the end of my rope. I cleared out all config file in my docs and uninstalled and reinstalled xcom2. And yet when I start a campaign once I get past gatecrasher I immediately spawn a PoI and no black market. I'll finish that and another will spawn. The stray layer is hosed and I can't unfuck it and it's driving me crazy. It sounds like everything is working just fine? The black market has never appeared instantly afaik.
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Aug 28, 2017 01:51
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The black market doesn't show up for a few weeks.
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Aug 28, 2017 01:52
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Do you always spawn out by Kamchatka in the base game? Of the many things I liked more about EW, picking your starting continent was definitely one.
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Aug 28, 2017 02:10
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No, starting location is random.
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Aug 28, 2017 02:11
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Weird; both my games started out there and I remember making a new game a couple times just to see...?
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Aug 28, 2017 02:12
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Am I reading this wrong, or is Shadowkeeper like insanely good, especially with a Lightning Hands sniper?
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Aug 28, 2017 02:37
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Cnidaria posted:The black market doesn't show up for a few weeks. Isn't it always after the first supply raid? That has been my experience.
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Aug 28, 2017 02:42
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Tae posted:Am I reading this wrong, or is Shadowkeeper like insanely good, especially with a Lightning Hands sniper? It has +15 crit over regular pistols and a 1/mission shot that can't miss and puts your Sharpshooter into cover if it kills an enemy. Its pretty drat good, yeah. Its not insane like the Frost Bomb, but definitely a fun weapon.
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Aug 28, 2017 02:48
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Shadowkeeper is fantastic because it's effectively an additional charge of conceal.
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Aug 28, 2017 03:50
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I cheat like a motherfuckre, when Coolguye sees me playing XCOM2 on his friends list he quietly tuts to himself. LW2 is kind of an insane hellgrind cheats or not so it all evens out i think
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Aug 28, 2017 04:03
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Fangz posted:Shadowkeeper is fantastic because it's effectively an additional charge of conceal. Its not as useful as it sounds though. Concealment is nice but snipers are the unit you don't want concealed since they can take pot shots at groups outside your engagement range with someone scouting for them. Its can be nice but most of the time I'd rather just have my sniper break conceal right after using it to do more damage. The shadowkeeper doesn't have any disadvantage over a regular pistol though so no reason not to use it.
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Aug 28, 2017 04:22
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yeah i usually put the shadowkeeper on a ranger or assault in long war 2. it's kind of nice as a "how did you leave that alive at 1 hp" contingency at least even if the conceal isnt always super relevant on your sniper.
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Aug 28, 2017 04:42
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Me to myself: Hey WotC's coming out soon, let's do an Ironman Enemy Within! If we lose, we can say that's where the commander got captured for XCom 2! I bet we'll make it to the base attack! *gets turbofucked on the first terror mission*
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Aug 28, 2017 05:04
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Pretty sure if I tried to play EW again I'd be constantly annoyed by the lack of Xcom 2 QOL improvements. Also I'd probably get people killed by reloading as their first action. VVV I installed a music mod for Xcom 2 to combine the soundtrack of the two games. Best of both worlds. The airgame was poo poo so I don't miss that. Internet Kraken fucked around with this message at 05:12 on Aug 28, 2017 |
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Aug 28, 2017 05:06
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Yeah but the music is better and you get rocket launchers right off the bat, not to mention an airforce.
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Aug 28, 2017 05:09
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You can also run it on lower end pcs and laptops and get better fps.
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Aug 28, 2017 05:12
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Internet Kraken posted:
This works? I figured the music was too closely tied to in-game events to easily port it, but I guess they'd have similar events and "transition into not action music" cues for each game. The EW music was much better.
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Aug 28, 2017 06:10
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EW did have a good soundtrack. XCOM2 has a decent soundtrack, but nothing sticks out like the first game. They should just commission Front Line Assembly for the next game imo I won't be able to play WotC until this weekend  please everyone be responsible with spoiler tags (although they said they really just tweaked the ending so maybe it's ok)
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Aug 28, 2017 06:17
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Prop Wash posted:EW did have a good soundtrack. XCOM2 has a decent soundtrack, but nothing sticks out like the first game. They should just commission Front Line Assembly for the next game imo Honestly from the streams all spoilers are mechanical until the ending cutscenes which are currently under NDA. If you know there are 3 Chosen and 3 Resistance groups, congrats you know literally everything important storywise.
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Aug 28, 2017 06:22
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anatoliy pltkrvkay posted:This works? I figured the music was too closely tied to in-game events to easily port it, but I guess they'd have similar events and "transition into not action music" cues for each game. It doesn't work perfectly. It interacts poorly with cutscenes on the Avenger, continuing to play whatever ambient music was going over it. Also if a mission has special music then it just gets overriden by the mod. I don't really care about that stuff though compared to how nice it is to have the soundtrack of both games going for my regular missions. I'd agree EW's music was better overall, but I still like Xcom 2 enough to keep its soundtrack going with it. I really liked the music for the Tower mission, shame I can't play that in regular ones.
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Aug 28, 2017 06:30
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Judging from a few early access videos, like from Christopher Odd, it seems that Will is now essentially a fatigue meter too? Use a soldier too much, their will goes down, put them on break, it comes back. So I guess using the same soldier too much would make them much more prone to panic, etc...
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