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Another legend lost  До свидания, buddy!
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May 20, 2020 19:15
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Just imagine "gently caress" and "poo poo" scrolling across the bottom your screen a lot.
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May 20, 2020 19:28
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FairGame posted:It was just an incredibly surprising death. lol, it really was just plain ol' Grenadier Curse, eh? Well, I had a good run. Glad they didn't get SilentSnack too! They sure came dangerously close. Dead Reckoning posted:Just imagine "gently caress" and "poo poo" scrolling across the bottom your screen a lot. I watched the uncaptioned version and pretty much assumed this. I was genuinely concerned that they'd keep you from completing the demolition and actually end the campaign. (Which would have been kinda hilarious -- one and a half missing videos and then suddenly "anyway, that's how we lost the game.")
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May 20, 2020 22:29
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Akratic Method posted:lol, it really was just plain ol' Grenadier Curse, eh? Well, I had a good run. Glad they didn't get SilentSnack too! They sure came dangerously close. After that intro all the misses on Din also made me sweat.
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May 20, 2020 23:06
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You know, considering they all took shots at someone in high cover instead of what they normally would do, and all those shots hit, I'm wondering if there wasn't some bug where SIlentSnack's cover wasn't being applied properly.
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May 20, 2020 23:36
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Gothsheep posted:You know, considering they all took shots at someone in high cover instead of what they normally would do, and all those shots hit, I'm wondering if there wasn't some bug where SIlentSnack's cover wasn't being applied properly. Could be. The video you saw happened after I reloaded the game, because AkraticMethod’s body wasn’t where I expected it to be, and so I couldn’t figure out how to pick it up. I wonder if it was like Roth right before I got her killed, with her actually in one tile, but displaying as if she were in another.
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May 21, 2020 04:08
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FairGame posted:because AkraticMethod’s body wasn’t where I expected it to be I do know that the game does not change the "true" location of a body just because the ragdoll system caused it to fly somewhere, so if you want to pick someone up you always go next to where they stood when they fell, even if they got thrown back/off/away. That's not the most intuitive behavior, but it's not a bug per se in that it's probably something done on purpose after a playtester had a corpse with unique equipment get railing-killed into a pit or something. No idea if that's what happened in the lost video, though.
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May 21, 2020 04:17
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I've been seeing that "model not showing up on the proper square" glitch a lot since I started replaying. In one case, an Archon zapped all the way to edge of the skybox. I wonder if it's a recent patch? Seems to occur most often when multiple actions like chain shot, Guardian, and planewalker try to proc at the same time.
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May 21, 2020 05:43
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Dead Reckoning posted:Does Void Conduit work on Chosen? No.
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May 21, 2020 07:30
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 (This is two separate videos. Same mission, plus a lot of strategic layer stuff.)
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May 21, 2020 17:04
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All those Lost. Shame you didn't pack someone with Faceoff or a Flamethrower
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May 21, 2020 18:09
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Surprised he didn't pop Megane's ionic storm, it's meant for situations like that. OTOH, it probably would have melted his PS4. Seeing a Chosen get dunked by a repeater will never get old. Modular/improved cannons are some of the best of the weapon breakthroughs, since you don't get a special cannon, and scope/stock/magazine are all in serious competition for the two slots in the endgame.
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May 21, 2020 19:32
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Vaughan is loving terrifying.
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May 21, 2020 19:41
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WHAT. DID. YOU . DO! My flowing blond locks are now white as a sheet! not even platinum blond, but white! I am younger than my age says! I am capable of fighting! Don't you dare finish this fight without me!
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May 21, 2020 20:52
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cambrian obelus posted:WHAT. DID. YOU . DO! Because I'm bad at psi operative usage and don't even take them out of the cell until they're pristine, there's a good chance the only psi op activity in this entire LP will be either: 1.) Reporting in on their training every 2 weeks or so, OR 2.) I flip a coin and one of the two goes on the final mission so I can dominate a Gatekeeper, and the other one just walks around the Avenger and spooks the hell out of everyone.
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May 21, 2020 21:07
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FairGame posted:Could be. The video you saw happened after I reloaded the game, because AkraticMethod’s body wasn’t where I expected it to be, and so I couldn’t figure out how to pick it up. Wait I felt behind, you did WHAT
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May 21, 2020 21:35
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So, as it turns out, you didn't have lightning reflexes... Welcome to the Dead Grenadiers Society.
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May 21, 2020 21:43
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Roth posted:Wait I felt behind, you did WHAT Mission 1-32, when we were trying to recover Din, who'd been captured in a previous mission. The glitch he's referring to happened around here. As for your actual death itself, that happened a bit later.
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May 21, 2020 22:08
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I really wish the plasma guns didn't look like toys. The plasma minigun is the worst offender imo, it looks so lovely.
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May 21, 2020 22:16
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Grapplejack posted:I really wish the plasma guns didn't look like toys. The plasma minigun is the worst offender imo, it looks so lovely. Aren't goofy impractical retro-scifi weapon/armor/alien designs kinda iconic of the xcom series though? Though I'd agree that they don't really fit very well with the serious duct-tape-and-supertech (kludgepunk?) grunge aesthetic of xcom2's resistance theme.
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May 21, 2020 22:43
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Holy hell Grapplejack, your character looks awesome in the W.A.R. Suit. Bandanna really sells it.
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May 21, 2020 23:13
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Personally I hope that I get bonded with someone else, so I can relive the glory days of yelling at someone to do something from across the field. And also not die, that would be cool.Donkringel posted:Holy hell Grapplejack, your character looks awesome in the W.A.R. Suit. Bandanna really sells it. I love the exalt bandanna tbh, it looks great.
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May 22, 2020 00:58
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Oh yeah, can't wait for my plasma lance. And I'm pleasantly surprised the game is nice enough to let you complete the mission when all Advent/chosen are dead, instead of making you race for crates against the timer and endless lost swarms.
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May 22, 2020 10:01
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I'm kind of sad you aren't going to be showing off the other alien rulers. I understand why, they're just a roadblock and if you can avoid them, why not? But still, they're interesting and I do like the rewards for them.
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May 22, 2020 10:19
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Gothsheep posted:I'm kind of sad you aren't going to be showing off the other alien rulers. I understand why, they just die to repeaters. Fixed. Everything dies to repeaters if you have enough of them.
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May 22, 2020 10:27
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SugarAddict posted:Fixed. Everything dies to repeaters if you have enough of them. Maybe, but how else are you going to hollow out an alien's skin and then wear it like some alien-hunting Buffalo Bill?
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May 22, 2020 10:31
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Gothsheep posted:I'm kind of sad you aren't going to be showing off the other alien rulers. I understand why, they're just a roadblock and if you can avoid them, why not? But still, they're interesting and I do like the rewards for them. the archon king is the worst enemy in the entire series, and yes i'm including lobstermen.
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May 22, 2020 10:36
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Grapplejack posted:the archon king is the worst enemy in the entire series, and yes i'm including lobstermen. But the thing you get for killing him is so good.
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May 22, 2020 10:53
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So if we aren't going to see those two assholes, can someone explain a bit about the exploitation strats to me? Namely the one that Danaru's drunk LP used, which I think was a bunch of people with squadsight sniping the archon king from so far away that the ruler's interrupts/special abilities didn't trigger or otherwise were ineffective. Am I correct about this or remembering stuff wrong? I am looking forward to seeing the chosen get the smarmy grins wiped off their faces, though.
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May 22, 2020 12:30
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Super Cheese gently caress-Off-Enemy Button combo: You need a Reaper with the skill Banish, and they must be equipped with a Superior Repeater (15% chance for an instakill) and a Superior Expanded Magazine (+3 to mag size, for six total shots). Having AP rounds is nice, in case the trick fails to work. I think you get Banish as a choice when promoting to Major. Banish allows the Reaper to fire at one target until it is dead or the magazine is empty. Six shots with a 15% chance of instantaneous murder means that the chance of executing the target at any time beforethe mag empties is about 62.3%, assuming all shots hit (1-0.85 to the power 6, that is 1 - the chance of none of the shots proccing Execute). There is a Resistance order that gives improved weapon mods which makes this strategy more likely to succeed, but a 62% chance of a dead Archon King? Sign me up! Danaru's method works too, as does a lucky Repeater proc from anywhere.
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May 22, 2020 13:04
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Shhhh spoilerssss
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May 22, 2020 13:19
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May 22, 2020 13:23
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 "Marla..." "Yeah?" "Don't look but there's a giant robot behind you." "Shhh! Maybe they'll just...go away or something. And don't you mention that weird woman in the hoodie on your right, don't tell me you didn't see her." "I'm totally honest I didn't because I'm staring past your shoulder at this chick with a blue mohawk, she's fooling no one pretending to hide behind a waist-high box." [Fifteen seconds later the screaming starts.]
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May 22, 2020 13:59
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kw0134 posted:"I'm totally honest I didn't because I'm staring past your shoulder at this chick with a blue mohawk, she's fooling no one pretending to hide behind a waist-high box." I know the Xcom Resistance has their whole "Rebel Outcast" schtick going one, but it's impressive they have hair dye. Here are my theories. 1) Gene clinic changed the hair color before the soldier went rebel. 2) The soldier has concocted their own hair dye brew with odds and ends they found on the Avenger. This will cause cancer in 15 years. 3) Elaborate wig. 4) Alien biology. Edit: Hey Fairgame, does it help to Like your videos at all? I didn't do it since I figure it doesn't do anything useful for your channel, but if it does I can take some time going through your vids pressing the Like button. You've given far more at any rate. Donkringel fucked around with this message at 15:30 on May 22, 2020 |
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May 22, 2020 15:26
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Donkringel posted:
Don't care about that at all. I have zero plans to become a YouTube person and this is sufficiently niche content that even if everyone liked it I can't imagine it'd make a difference. I absolutely could not care less about people mashing a button or not on a given platform. Also, don't leave YT comments; I will neither read nor respond to them. YouTube is just a platform to upload this stuff; nothing more.
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May 22, 2020 15:43
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Tactical Analysis is the best resistance order/bonus, and the only thing that might be close is starting with the one that lets you dig 50% faster. It makes the final room of the final mission that you're worried about a lot easier to manage. Good luck with the Assassin. I've found that these missions can be widely variable in their difficulty, but you're far enough along that I can't see you having a lot of trouble. FairGame posted:I have zero plans to become a YouTube person
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May 22, 2020 17:57
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Oh, I'm quite confident the Assassin is going to get humiliated. The only Chosen I can see as being a problem is the Warlock because he's got Planeswalker now. and coupled with a spectral army and the adds from the mission itself, I could see myself eventually losing someone in a war of attrition. Those of you who've been impressed by Vaughn just murdering everything should note that Serial (and Reaper) are only good for cleaning up wounded guys (or occasionally 1-shotting some basic ADVENT mook with a talon round-aided crit from full health.) We've got a lot of options (serial, reaper, faceoff, the blaster bomb) for doing a good amount of damage to multiple targets in a single turn. We don't have many options for doing an absolutely obscene amount of damage to the same target. The reaper's "banish," the ranger's "rapid fire," the sharpshooter's "fan fire," and the grenadier's "chain shot," and the SPARK's "overdrive" all accomplish this. And maybe sometimes so does Din if the hair trigger on her bullpup procs. But for a unit like the Warlock who teleports after each time he takes damage, it'd be a LOT better to dump all my damage on him at once--and I really can't do that. Meaning he's going to eat up a good amount of actions to put down, which in turn means anything he summons might end up unmolested. We're not there yet, but "put down high HP priority targets while there are a crapload of additional things" is also how the final room of the final mission works, and that's why I'm nervous about it.
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May 22, 2020 18:16
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I love that you've gotten so used to the Serpent Armor's Frostbite missing that you completely failed to notice that you successfully froze the Purifier right before you put an axe through the Shieldbearer's face. 
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May 22, 2020 18:22
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FairGame posted:We're not there yet, but "put down high HP priority targets while there are a crapload of additional things" is also how the final room of the final mission works, and that's why I'm nervous about it. A lot of it is what comes out for the adds though. Between blaster bombs, dragon round faceoff, ionic storm, death from above, serial, reaper, void rift, etc. there are just so many options for taking down low HP enemies like Sectoids, vipers, codicies, lids, faceless in an action-efficient manner that they can't meaningfully affect your plans unless they get a really good scamper move.
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May 22, 2020 20:27
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