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Hats Wouldnt Fly posted:The EMP made the holo-characters real and your soldiers are too busy preventing a holographic Moriarty from taking over the ship. It's really your own drat fault for building a holodeck in the first place. "Hey guys did anything happen while we were in theoh my god everything is on fire"
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Apparently moving to half cover on a rooftop while infiltrated is still enough to blow your concealment? There's no way the MEC should have had line of sight to me.
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Sep 15, 2017 01:07
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It sounds like everyone really likes this game, I was a big fan of the original XCOM UFO TOFU on DOS, and enjoyed XCOM 1 Enemy Unknown on PC a few years ago. This DLC seems like my jam but maybe not to the tune of $100 for XCOM 2 and WotC. I might just wait for a "complete" bundle or a Steam sale, although I'm not sure how often Firaxis discounts these titles. Was XCOM 2 base game really $20 over the summer? Sorry I missed that (but also not sure if these tracking sites are 100% accurate). https://steamdb.info/app/268500/
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Sep 15, 2017 01:32
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I'm meeting the Hunter for the first time! He heals on misses, takes shots when you miss, goes into overwatch when he moves, summons priests, and heals when nearby enemies get hurt. So that sucks. 
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Sep 15, 2017 01:44
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So I have an Assassination Mission to kill an ADVENT Field Commander, in a Lost zone. I've taken care of what I think are all of the ADVENT units. Now all I'm dealing with is what seems like endless lost hordes. Is there an end or am I bugged?
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Sep 15, 2017 01:50
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Do things keep exploding? Are you throwing grenades? You have to kill everything on the map to finish, so if you do that before more spawn you'll be done.
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Sep 15, 2017 01:58
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RBA Starblade posted:and heals when nearby enemies get hurt. FYI this trait is somewhat misleading. He doesn't heal when enemy units take damage; he heals when your units take damage. Its like a vampiric aura. "Enemy" is actually referring to the player in this case.
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Sep 15, 2017 01:59
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Internet Kraken posted:FYI this trait is somewhat misleading. He doesn't heal when enemy units take damage; he heals when your units take damage. Its like a vampiric aura. "Enemy" is actually referring to the player in this case. Oh gotcha, that's good to know. His lovely little basic attack critting my templar for 11 damage is brutal too. He almost bled out because I forgot a medikit and the shadow chamber lied about number of enemies; there were 11, not 9. He survived the bleed with 1 hp. e: He got one attack off and did more damage than the Warlock has the whole campaign lmao
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My Warlock is Brittle and Weak to Templars  Asimov posted:It sounds like everyone really likes this game, I was a big fan of the original XCOM UFO TOFU on DOS, and enjoyed XCOM 1 Enemy Unknown on PC a few years ago. That said, unless you absolutely crave more XCOM right now it's singleplayer so wait for the sale. RBA Starblade posted:I'm meeting the Hunter for the first time! He heals on misses, takes shots when you miss, goes into overwatch when he moves, summons priests, and heals when nearby enemies get hurt. Shumagorath fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Sep 15, 2017 |
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Sep 15, 2017 02:09
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Well my Hunter is weak to explosives and templars and my templar got shadowstep, so How are people handling ambushes? I don't have a lot of luck either fighting or running; someone dies anyway.
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Sep 15, 2017 02:26
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RBA Starblade posted:How are people handling ambushes? I don't have a lot of luck either fighting or running; someone dies anyway. I've been running two resistance orders that make the new stuff a lot easier, and one of them is "no ambushes on covert missions." The other is between the eyes, which turns my sharpshooters into "remove all lost in range."
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RBA Starblade posted:Well my Hunter is weak to explosives and templars and my templar got shadowstep, so
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ulmont posted:I've been running two resistance orders that make the new stuff a lot easier, and one of them is "no ambushes on covert missions." The other is between the eyes, which turns my sharpshooters into "remove all lost in range." Man I've just gotten the lamest orders this campaign. A couple gems but mostly nothing of real note.
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Sep 15, 2017 02:30
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More poster porn because why not:       Also a lot of love for uselessly loud camo schemes: 
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Just send decent troops when it's high risk for ambush? I think I've had a skirmisher go on every ambush I've gotten, that with a Templar or sharpshooter to take care of lost works well. You can also avoid revealing almost anything if you stay up top and abuse blindness.
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Sep 15, 2017 02:32
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On any covert op with a chance of an ambush I recommend Wraith/Spider/Serpent suits for the extra mobility and armour jackets as your equipped item. You don't want to use grenades and the Dinner Bell takes too long to draw a meaningful distraction unless you want to inch along. When the first flare drops stand and fight, but then pick whatever path minimizes lines of sight (this is why grappling to high places and staying away from windows is helpful).
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kater posted:Just send decent troops when it's high risk for ambush? I think I've had a skirmisher go on every ambush I've gotten, that with a Templar or sharpshooter to take care of lost works well. You can also avoid revealing almost anything if you stay up top and abuse blindness. Oh maybe that's the problem. I've been sending the b-team and minimal gear so I don't lose anything. The shitties have some real huge mobility now.
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lmao psitroopers with the solace aura can just stand next to mind controled soldiers to instantly free them How can you possibly think they aren't broken as hell? Everytime I see someone use one I'm reminded how stupid they are. ulmont posted:I've been running two resistance orders that make the new stuff a lot easier, and one of them is "no ambushes on covert missions." The other is between the eyes, which turns my sharpshooters into "remove all lost in range." I'd like the no ambushes order just because I'm sick of doing that mission. I don't get why its always the same map.
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 RBA Starblade posted:Oh gotcha, that's good to know. His lovely little basic attack critting my templar for 11 damage is brutal too. He almost bled out because I forgot a medikit and the shadow chamber lied about number of enemies; there were 11, not 9. He survived the bleed with 1 hp. Shumagorath fucked around with this message at 02:39 on Sep 15, 2017 |
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Sep 15, 2017 02:35
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Remember that you can evac individual bleeding/poisoned/whatever dudes to save their lives while still completing the mission. Today I did the gate mission with a subpar squad and forgot to bring any medkits. Which is how I learned that lid poison apparently lasts forever. Had to evac out two poisoned soldiers before they died.
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Sep 15, 2017 02:43
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Robzilla posted:So I have an Assassination Mission to kill an ADVENT Field Commander, in a Lost zone. I've taken care of what I think are all of the ADVENT units. Now all I'm dealing with is what seems like endless lost hordes. You have to kill all the initial lost packs that spawned in the map. Spread your dudes out up high in the buildings and park em at the top spaceof ladders and theyre totally safe
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Sep 15, 2017 03:00
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Internet Kraken posted:lmao psitroopers with the solace aura can just stand next to mind controled soldiers to instantly free them I'd much prefer if psitrooper numbers were limited. Even as low as 1, and force the name to be Neo or something.
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Sep 15, 2017 03:20
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My sole psi trooper got nicknamed xeno, I felt bad for her.
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Sep 15, 2017 03:22
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These guys make up the bulk of the advent forces we've dealt with. They're disciplined and well equipped, but their obedience makes them predictable.
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Sep 15, 2017 03:23
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Taffer posted:These guys make up the bulk of the advent forces we've dealt with. They're disciplined and well equipped, but their obedience makes them predictable. He's right. It is very predictable that they will kill your rookies from behind full cover with a crit.
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So I had a dude get hit behind hard cover w/ hunker down - thats 70 defense and 50 dodge The turret has 60 aim How does that happen?
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Sep 15, 2017 03:27
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The advent officers seem more capable than the grunts. We're not sure whether to chalk it up to training or stricter mind control.
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Sep 15, 2017 03:29
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Oh hi, have some posters.  I've finally learned how to use Posterize. Also, just use the "Footer" layout and no text to give it that true "hang this on your wall, you subversive teen, you" vibe.
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gently caress me, I just found a typo in one of my posters and can't re-shoot it this game.
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Excitement continues to build!
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Although they bear some resemblance to the Sectoids first encountered during the invasion, their genetic structure now includes human DNA. They're stronger than ever, with an even greater psionic potential.
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These Mutons seem a little more agile than the ones we've fought in the past, then again, it was never their size we had to worry about.
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Sep 15, 2017 04:13
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WAIT...ARE THOSE...HUMANS? 
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Internet Kraken posted:Remember that you can evac individual bleeding/poisoned/whatever dudes to save their lives while still completing the mission. Today I did the gate mission with a subpar squad and forgot to bring any medkits. Which is how I learned that lid poison apparently lasts forever. Had to evac out two poisoned soldiers before they died. Yeah, I had a retaliation (with resistance defenders) mission with primarily berserkers and lids. It started going south, but then truly the cat was amongst the pidgeons once the lids got into the 10 or so civilians. Managed to get everyone out alive, but all very wounded with a regularly streaming evacuation as people took hits. Once I have plasma we'll be back on top.
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Internet Kraken posted:What the gently caress you can't pull soldiers out of bond training for avenger defense I dont feel bad using alt f4 for that because its so dumb. but yeah dont do bond training or infirmary treatment when the chosen are about to assault
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Doing a C/I run right now and it's gotta be said; the assassin really isn't too bad if you don't enable the Mox/Dragunova mission so she doesn't pick up immunity to overwatch. Been having a pretty easy time with her through overwatch spam and chasing her down with my bladestorm templar. Hunter roughed me up something fierce though. I was in a Lost-infested city map and he showed up alongside a nasty early muton pack and about a million Lost. Couldn't do much about him while I was busy fending off everything else, so he just grappled all over the place for flank shots. Ended up with one guy unconscious on the floor, and another who had to pick up + evac my primary ranger who was bleeding out. The only 2 remaining soldiers were forced to clean it up themselves, which they just barely managed to do. I only ended up getting 2 supply boxes, and this was a supply run that I spent 8 days scanning to create. Huge waste; I barely got anything out of it except 28 day wounded timers. Vargs fucked around with this message at 05:55 on Sep 15, 2017 |
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Sep 15, 2017 05:53
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The music when the assassin attacks gets me amped.
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this assasin avenger assault mission is called operation Bone Queen. I didnt know she was tsundere
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RIP Mox and two Colonel Specialists. The Sectopod own zone is all too real.
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babypolis posted:this assasin avenger assault mission is called operation Bone Queen. I didnt know she was tsundere Well they're all Yandere for you. Especially the Warlock. Sempai just wants you back home~* Nee-san think's you're acting like a petulant child acting out against their benevolent parents. Hunter-san is a tease and the bullying older brother
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