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Also don't disable all the DLC; one of them gives you the robots. ...Totally not saying that because I submitted one. The instability would probably show when you start encountering the DLC content; that being said, it might not cause any issues at all. Looks like you'll just have to play and see. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 15:24 on Jan 8, 2019 |
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Jan 8, 2019 15:14
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Nah, WotC just nerfs them to less annoying levels and has different rules for encountering them.
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Jan 8, 2019 22:13
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Okay, this was utterly fantastic.
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Jan 12, 2019 10:38
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Yeah, it's one of those discoveries it's better to make on your own. edit: VVV There's a poll right below the video. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Jan 19, 2019 |
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Jan 19, 2019 10:54
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Y'know, the Cthulhu mention reminded me - anyone else was disappointed that they didn't go with rebooting Terror from the Deep in this game? Seemed such a natural progression after the first UFO - > XCOM.
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Feb 5, 2019 12:00
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Doing the blacksite mission will push the Avatar project back slightly, IIRC. On the other hand, it's a slightly bigger mission and now that Mutons have started showing up you might really need some upgraded guns...
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Feb 14, 2019 09:14
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I'll just note that facing (and overcoming) unfair enemy has been a part of the series ever since the OG X-COM games; it's a game mechanic connected to the narrative of facing seemingly insurmountable odds. And yeah, Codices are dicks and probably my least favorite enemy in the game. But there are ways of fighting them and it mostly comes down to prioritizing the bastards whenever they show up. You'll eventually be able to one-shot them too. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 10:46 on Feb 16, 2019 |
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Feb 16, 2019 10:32
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Yeah, if there is an UFO/XCOM constant, it's constant escalation.
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Feb 16, 2019 15:44
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The main advantage of upgrading versus building more power plants is that it saves space (which actually is limited as you will unlock more facilities) and time you would have to spend excavating. And yeah, there is a difference between "suboptimal" and "trap". Thing about XCOM is that it gives you enough tools to drag yourself out of most pits you end up in, but a lot of it is not obvious on a first playthrough (and if it is any consolation, 2 is a huge improvement over the first XCOM in this regard). It is much harder to get screwed completely this time around. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Feb 19, 2019 |
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Feb 19, 2019 16:21
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Qrr posted:All of the Alien Ruler flavor comments are really odd if you didn't do the DLC mission, and I'm confused about why they disable the DLC story missions by default in the expansion. FWIW, for Nat and Tea, this can probably be spoiled as it only pertains to XCOM1 story: Doctor Vahlen was XCOM1's Tygan. Much higher on the Mad Scientist scale. She really - and I mean really - enjoyed dissecting aliens, which could explain the experiments that led to the creation of... whatever it is you're facing. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 11:17 on Mar 2, 2019 |
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Mar 2, 2019 10:02
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Fred Bacon sounds like a cool guy.
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Mar 3, 2019 19:31
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Affi posted:What are your guys favourite compositions to bring? tarbrush posted:2 psi, 2 heavy, one ranger one support. Sometimes swap out to two ranger one heavy if I'm feeling saucy What I can't understand is how few people actually use the SPARK units which are utterly awesome and prevent the need to double up on classes present in vanilla while doing their own unique thing. I mean yeah, sure, they are weaker but it's loving murderbots. And it's not like they're as much of a downgrade from soldiers as the SHIVs were in XCOM 1.
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Mar 5, 2019 19:41
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To be honest, I just really wanted to come up with a blackened-out block of text where only the words for robots, "vanilla" and "loving" would be visible for the LPers to project meaning into.
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Mar 5, 2019 22:19
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It should also be noted we haven't seen the full extent of alien ruler dickery yet; they've managed to scare it off really fast. Plus it's nowhere near the worst one; Archon King and his instahit missile barrage can go gently caress straight off.
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Mar 6, 2019 10:04
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And then it moves straight to "what is the point of having ranged weapons on Rangers" and the irony becomes overwhelming. That being said, I think you will find out the answer to that question within a couple missions at most.
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I'll just say I am really looking forward to the next ruler. e: Credit where credit's due, that poster is amazing. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 10:57 on Mar 9, 2019 |
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Mar 9, 2019 10:54
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And then they will rediscover the Axe… and get told the biggest sword in XCOM can be found in WotC.
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Mar 10, 2019 10:31
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Qrr posted:It could be worse - there's an ability in the expansion whose description makes it sound like it only works half the time when it actually works 100% of the time. It's a heckuva lot better that way.
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Mar 13, 2019 09:13
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I am facepalming so hard right now. And by this point I really ought to be aware of the fact XCOM rewards exploration of your options...
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Mar 13, 2019 11:54
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Yeah, it's what I was trying to allude to with the whole Silent Killer story: in XCOM, it really pays to explore your options. Some of the most humble looking items have amazing potential when used right.
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Mar 13, 2019 19:03
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Bruceski posted:I suspect that "this is challenging, particularly right off the bat" combined with their struggles in the early game to turn it into some scary monster. Also I find I always put off missions like that because there's always something else to do. "Oh, people need to heal so I'll wait for that." "Okay, I'll do it after XYZ finishes researching." "Got a terror mission, people need to heal so I can bring my A-team..." This one I typically do once I get the magnetic weapons so I have no idea how badly it scales if left alone - do the enemies get tougher? That being said, they've got colonels now, it should be fine as long as they bring maketheboxlonger Emi.
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Mar 23, 2019 22:31
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Znorelag posted:Anyone else happy that they finally brought a mimic beacon? Man, I can't live without those!
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Mar 26, 2019 16:40
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All of them since the invention of the frost grenade.
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Mar 28, 2019 20:23
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Research the plot. It's kinda silly if you run into Gatekeepers before the actual - wonderfully creepy - Gate mission; this has happened in my last WotC playthrough and it really ruins the effect.
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Mar 30, 2019 10:02
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Sharrdgun, Broadside? For Severa and going in line with the previous suggestions, maybe Tsunderclap? Tsunderbolt? I'd also like to vote for Ever After. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 09:44 on Mar 31, 2019 |
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Mar 31, 2019 09:36
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Bifauxnen posted:They probably still would've done enough damage that it'd just run away once it finally got a turn, right?
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Nordick posted:Well to be fair, Stasis might actually not be totally useless in the last encounter.
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Dead Reckoning posted:Behind the scenes, Julian has less accuracy than a normal sectopod, and only hits half as hard. A normal sectopod can one-shot dudes in predator armor. He also doesn't have access to the lighting field or wrath cannon, though the latter is a waste of the sectopod's turn anyway. He's a big ole stack of HP, but that's it. Fwoderwick posted:Armory > View Soldiers > SPARK-001 > Customize > Voice > French Julian e: They didn't, Ella is French and speaks English. Anyhow, to the LPers: the game has an option to use unit voices in the languages of the countries they come from (well, mostly, there's like French, German and Spanish) - for some reason this has to be turned on manually. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 10:53 on Apr 6, 2019 |
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Apr 6, 2019 10:22
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Archon King is a game ender if they trigger it late in the turn... Or don't have the frost grenades... Or some other pretty big ifs. Apart from that, I figure they've got it in the bag - the solo Avatar is entirely comical and the final fight can kill a soldier or two but I've never seen a teamwipe.
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Apr 13, 2019 15:52
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Dead Reckoning posted:It's not really "crippling yourself" when the difficulty of vanilla XCOM 2 was fine and Alien Hunters is the worst non-comsmetic DLC. The reason I tuned in for this was to see how they would adapt their tactics to the new and weird enemies the game throws at you, but if the single tactic is going to be "freeze everything new & threatening, kick it while it's down, repeat until completing weapon upgrades that trivialize the encounters", that isn't going to be very interesting. But everybody's got their own style and given how rocky the start was you can definitely see their reasons for using it.
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GeneX posted:voting to intentionally cripple the LPer is dumb
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Apr 27, 2019 08:12
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Detectopod noooooooooooooooooooo!
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Apr 27, 2019 16:52
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MonsterEnvy posted:It's not intentionally poor choices. They should be doing the plot now. In fact given that the Gatekeeper showed up, they should have been doing the plot awhile ago.
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May 2, 2019 11:12
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Bifauxnen posted:And then blow it up with friendly fire?  SPARKS can be trained to provide cover to surrounding squares so while it's not friendly, they do draw a lot of fire.
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May 12, 2019 09:39
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I'd like to propose a system based on the amount of violence delivered to the poor aliens: Diplomatic Cushioned Battered in Agony Scorched Scorched and Savaged Scorched, Savaged and Splattered Work in progress obviously.
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May 16, 2019 11:16
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I like Splattered, maybe something along the lines of Savaged Savagely Splattered Savaged, Splattered and Shanty'd
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Dr Christmas posted:I think the Chrysalid's eternally pregnant sac is the one thing we haven't seen.
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