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I vote for Reapers Sign me up as well: Name: Munin Gender: Male Appearance: As much random kit on the model as possible. Be prepared! Class: Ranger for minimum survival
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My flat-top is absolutely fabulous. I didn't anticipate that overall look for my soldier but I like it.  Also glad I accredited myself pretty well.Man, that mission was harsh. Are these out of season enemies showing simply due to legend? Any idea how they made it in to the mission? Stun lancers are one of the most hateful things for the game to throw at you all the way to the mid game. I developed a thorough dislike of them. That was also some amazing performance by Megane. I see why so many people voted Templar. Only played base game not WotC so didn't have a good idea of how the faction soldiers play in the actual game.
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Apr 14, 2020 04:43
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Bloody hell, we shoot like people in a Zombie movie. 76% shot success rate is drat low given the number of gimmes we had in that mission.  My lad didn't acquit himself as well this time.
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Apr 14, 2020 14:46
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Tuxedo Ted posted:Clown car zombies. I appreciate how they all move and shuffle forward together in a horde.
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Apr 14, 2020 16:31
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FairGame posted:Forgive my ignorance: what’s a UK non-English accent? Like...Scottish or Irish? I presume he was more thinking of an accent associated with a BAME background. That would only be my first assumption though.
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Apr 15, 2020 01:19
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Chuu posted:Well that's one way to make an indelible first impression on a commander. Blow up two cars on a sneaky mission and miss almost every shot. What you blow in the rehearsal you generally nail in the main event! But the RNG's cold heart cares nought about such things.  Dancer posted:Basically that, yes. I'd add Welsh to the mix, but I don't expect the average person on the internet to be acquainted with what a Welsh accent sounds like But apologies, I should have left you to clarify. Munin fucked around with this message at 07:09 on Apr 15, 2020 |
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Apr 15, 2020 07:05
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Ouch, that was harsh. On legendary discretion is definitely the better part of valor though.
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Apr 16, 2020 06:35
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Omnicrom posted:I always like to imagine that the Commander looks like Captain Picard just to complete the set. It's not like you ever see them. They probably did shave the Commander before putting them in the cube.
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Apr 16, 2020 07:11
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Where did "Sixto" come from btw?
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Apr 16, 2020 12:58
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Welp, long enforced holiday for me. Nice, not into baseball so haven't heard of him. Still cool and a cool name.
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Apr 16, 2020 17:43
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megane posted:Bob Deadford's lack of confining armor makes him swift and deadly, and the sight of his rock-hard abs demoralizes the opposition. "The media is powerful and you could use images of our soldiers' rock-hard abs to bolster the resistance."
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Apr 18, 2020 01:39
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I can't help but have the name Robert "Deadford" Redford come up in my head. How do the photos kill the performance so much?
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Apr 19, 2020 08:38
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Natch, one day away from being ready to be blown up again. I have to admit I am curious to see how your strategic layer stuff pans out. Not played WotC so don't know what a good/optimal play is but curious to see what I can learn from this playthrough. Whether through your pain or success. Did you get a free Reaper there or is that just for the first faction you encounter? Also, what happens if the Chosen bar maxes out?
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Apr 19, 2020 15:52
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kw0134 posted:The missed shots were rubbish though. That was like a combined 10% chance of all those shots missing. Well, we did say the luck from the last mission was going to turn. I didn't expect it to turn that quickly though...
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Apr 20, 2020 05:31
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Well, I did my job. But man, Deadford is still dishing it out.
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Apr 21, 2020 14:10
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Talon rounds on Akratic Method? Base favoritism!! Man, meh mission from my lad there. Munin fucked around with this message at 05:43 on Apr 24, 2020 |
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Apr 23, 2020 23:11
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That was nuts. It really showed off how potent explosives are. Grenades and missile are as dangerous in your hands and in Advent's. Also, some pretty clutch long range overwatch shots all round. That global timer is starting to look a bit more worrying now.
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Apr 24, 2020 15:04
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Man, Achmed made some pretty clutch shots this mission.
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Apr 25, 2020 18:13
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Dead Reckoning posted:Huh. On PC, you can cancel and re-order proving grounds projects at will. Grenades trigger holo targeting? Bloody hell, how did I not know that before. That's potentially a lot of +15 aim to spread around.
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Apr 27, 2020 10:16
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Btw, I hope you are feeling better FairGame.
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Apr 27, 2020 21:06
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That turret shot was pretty bullshit...
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Apr 29, 2020 00:00
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Man, that was a mission all right. Well done pulling it out of the bag. That double activation was nasty.
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Apr 29, 2020 18:21
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kw0134 posted:An enemy unit that can stealth, incapacitate a unit in a single turn AND create a hostile duplicate in its place? That's patently unfair. It's not that different than a successful mind control which also takes a unit of yours out of action and "replaces" it with a hostile. A Sectoid can do that from cover the whatchamacallit has to go out of cover to create the duplicate and gets a move to get back into cover instead. The main difference is the success rate and you can't nullify it with gear (other than murderization via bluescreen) Munin fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Apr 29, 2020 |
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Apr 29, 2020 18:30
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kw0134 posted:"they'll never see me coming!" [blows up every car in five mile radius] Well, it's really difficult to see anything through all the smoke and flames... *The other kind of Stealth.*
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Apr 30, 2020 14:57
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I tend to prefer AP rounds over bluescreen for general use, that does involve rolling on the ammo lottery though... The damage due to the armor bypass tends to come out roughly the same and the bonus damage on mechanicals. They tend to be my go to on my sniper or pistolier.
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Apr 30, 2020 22:49
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Tuxedo Ted posted:Wow, I didn't see you even begin research on curved bullets yet, FairGame! One thing that got me about the Lost mission was how long it took between the shot and the Lost keeling over. I always though for a sec that people had missed. In case people lose it from last page: FairGame posted:Nah, it's like that random dude who lives in (and possibly owns?) your home base in Final Fantasy 8, NORG.
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May 2, 2020 17:13
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How does the capture/ambush/freeing soldiers stuff work anyway? Also, Snacks has been a pretty solid shooter for a robot. Did they get buffed from base game Xcom2?
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May 3, 2020 23:26
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silentsnack posted:Sparks aren't in the base game IIRC (they're in Shen's Last Gift dlc) but yeah they were more recently buffed by WOTC(?) enabling them to use weapon upgrades. Yeah, I did mean non-WotC. My Sparks serve me well there but not due to its shooting in particular.
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May 4, 2020 02:01
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https://youtu.be/NL6CDFn2i3I?t=22
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May 4, 2020 17:50
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silentsnack posted:edit: FairGame, I think you have to do the skullmining foundry project if you want to use the skulljack outside of completing those two plot objectives. Otherwise the item seems to be 100% useless. The hacking bonus is still handy.
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May 4, 2020 22:17
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Dead Reckoning posted:I thought you only got that once you completed skullmining. Could well be. I thought the base one had a bonus as well. [edit] You're right, the hack bonus only applies after the upgrade: https://xcom.fandom.com/wiki/Skulljack_(Item) Munin fucked around with this message at 00:01 on May 5, 2020 |
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May 4, 2020 23:34
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I think you'd feel far more favorable towards Xcom2 if it didn't run like rear end on console. [edit] Vaughn says: "No worries boss." Basically an "I've got this." [re-edit] Ironic given the later outcome... You should have shot with him straightaway.
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May 6, 2020 20:07
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eating only apples posted:That was really rough. RIP guys. I hope you can get Din back really soon, her hair trigger has really been doing work these last few missions. Congrats on being our first colonel, Munin! Looking forward to seeing how long I last now that I have the narrative crosshair on my back... [edit] I also kinda feel as if i had an off-screen training montage. Munin fucked around with this message at 00:06 on May 9, 2020 |
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May 9, 2020 00:02
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That last stun lancer that mission really exemplified everything I hate about them. The fact that it then dropped two basic mods just added insult to injury.
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May 10, 2020 06:54
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That opening did show how nuts Reaper is. Now add Serial to that on one unit and you can see why FG was excited by Vaughn. That loss of Roth stings.
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May 11, 2020 02:12
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I did that on a PC and it works. And yeah, that Chrissalid behavior did look wonky and I didn't see them do that in my (non-WotC) game. Burrow and ambush in an annoying way, yes. Charge two thirds of the way across the map and try and chunk someone, no.
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May 12, 2020 05:22
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Crazy Achmed posted:What is the Forbidden Technique? ice bombs/mimic beacons, a stealthed spotter + like 3 sharpshooters raining bullets from way downtown, or something else? Because I feel like given how many sharpshooters we have, we deserve to use the second of these. You see part of the forbidden technique in the Jade Star LP video. Key to the trick is that the Frozen status interacts weirdly with ruler reactions which can be abused in several ways to kill them. He also goes into a bit more details about the mechanics of the fight and what exactly happened in the post below the video on LP Archive so don't look at that if you want to keep any potential future surprise unrevealed. Donkringel posted:2) Did they nerf that ruler? Because holy poo poo FairGame if you encounter that ruler I shudder to think what they would be in Legendary. He did commit a pretty egregious mistake which caused the absolutely monster ruler turn where the ruler got 6 ruler reactions or so in a row. Even that ruler is manageable if you have the burst DPS on hand and don't hit end turn on on an unfrozen ruler with half your squad not having taken their actions. The ability Jade Star calls out as the most bullshit indeed is the worst and badly thought out but the rest are kinda manageable.
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May 12, 2020 09:17
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I love how ridiculous Reaper is. Really looking forward to you getting Vaughn online. So much shenanigans potential. Double shot is also really good as demonstrated since DPS is key.
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May 12, 2020 18:39
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silentsnack posted:Eh getting demoted to placeholder-duty (for resistance ops that just need +1 warm body) is relatively safe assignment. "Look, just stand there for a minute will you."
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May 12, 2020 20:45
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Well, that was a mission all right. Maybe get the project which makes people more likely to bleed out instead of straight up die?
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