[QUOTE=little.sparrow;48290982]I wonder if it'll be possible to complete a mission entirely in stealth in XCOM2? that'd be a fun challenge.[/QUOTE]
From what we've heard so far, I think it would be very hard, but possible if you really wish to attempt it.
When you get invisibility armours and other stealth tech it should probably be a lot easier.
I for one hope stealth isn't a forced element. I appreciate sneaking up on the guys but holy shit will I be pissed if it's something like Payday 2, where some missions force you to sneak around, it's so dull when you've been playing the game all shooty-tooty.
[QUOTE=MrHeadHopper;48291496]I for one hope stealth isn't a forced element. I appreciate sneaking up on the guys but holy shit will I be pissed if it's something like Payday 2, where some missions force you to sneak around, it's so dull when you've been playing the game all shooty-tooty.[/QUOTE]
They said in an interview that stealth definitely isn't the focus of the game and they were consciously trying to incorporate stealth elements as a utility, not as a necessity. Stealth will be encouraged as an opening move, but once shit hits the fan it'll be XCOM as you expect it.
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Finally lost someone to a bullshit half the map crit against someone in heavy cover while taking on a medium UFO landing with the same squad.
[B]FuzzWaddle will forever be remembered as the dude that died first[/B][/QUOTE]
Ahh shit
[QUOTE=little.sparrow;48282734]Question: What happens if the country you're based in pulls out of the XCOM project? Can it even happen?[/QUOTE]
Yes it can happen, nothing changes though. It's just like any other lost country minus your sense of pride.
Holy shit RAG Frag is the most useless sniper I've ever recruited. 91 aim PLUS height bonuses and he STILL missed every single shot from the roof of the bar on that one small UFO raid map, and the one time he HAS hit in the entire early campaign, he did exactly one damage to a Sectoid (playing with Damage Roulette on), leaving Turnips5 to pick up the slack every time.
I can't wait for a FP XCOM member's performance in the game to start affecting how other posters receive them on the forums
I'm not even on the name list. I think.
Does being in cover mean anything for defense, other than slightly reducing the enemy's hit chance percent?
[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;48294677]I'm not even on the name list. I think.
Does being in cover mean anything for defense, other than slightly reducing the enemy's hit chance percent?[/QUOTE]
It means EVERYTHING for defense.
Nah but really, from what I know, half cover gives you some defense, full cover gives you double that, and being higher than an enemy increases your aim on said enemy. Hunkering down on half cover gives you the full cover benefits, and hunkering down on full cover adds on some defense as well I think.
It's also worth pointing out that when you're in good cover the enemy is less inclined to shoot that squad member so they might move, shoot someone else or overwatch instead.
[QUOTE=Fr3ddi3;48294874]It's also worth pointing out that when you're in good cover the enemy is less inclined to shoot that squad member so they might move, shoot someone else or overwatch instead.[/QUOTE]
Or, if it's a Thin Mint, just spit poison for guaranteed damage and cover denial.
How do I progress toward getting my first Mecs in long war? Is it different than vanilla EW?
[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;48294677]I'm not even on the name list. I think.
Does being in cover mean anything for defense, other than slightly reducing the enemy's hit chance percent?[/QUOTE]
Partial cover provides 20 defense (subtracts 20 from the chance of an enemy unit to hit you-- note however that that chance is determined by an offense stat that can go over 100), full cover provides 40.
Even more importantly, units out of cover are 50% more likely to be crit-hit, which can be absolutely devastating if you're up against thinmints or mutons. I did a little savescumming experiment where I wanted to see how likely a unit was to survive out of cover vs. a thin guy with high ground, poor bastard got critted over 20 times before I called it quits.
[QUOTE=Jmir 54;48293033]I can't wait for a FP XCOM member's performance in the game to start affecting how other posters receive them on the forums[/QUOTE]
It happened to me.
The Jack is a great guy and his kill-per-mission ratio is high enough to forgive his awful anime opinions.
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help
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I did it, I think I killed every pod other than the outsiders.
[editline]25th July 2015[/editline]
And I only lost one soldier in the process.
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
I don't think I can take on the outsider pod though with what I have left. I have no rockets and only 2 HE and AP nades.
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and that's 4 dead outsiders. one pod of a floater and some mutons left
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Rip Damoman
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So NOW I understand why people get angry at Long Wa[URL="https://youtu.be/CuRwRlicEmw?t=1m15s"]r[/URL].
quick and dirty
[QUOTE=Pigbear;48296729]quick and dirty[/QUOTE]
[I]It's funny you should say that, because...[/I]
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;48296734][I]It's funny you should say that, because...[/I][/QUOTE]
i'm running quick and dirty and this has never happened
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
then again I also use the thing that removes EXALT
[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;48294677]I'm not even on the name list. I think.
Does being in cover mean anything for defense, other than slightly reducing the enemy's hit chance percent?[/QUOTE]
You are now, number 200! Low Cover gives 20 Defense, High Cover gives 40. Hunkering down doubles it (So it becomes 40 and 80)
So I was playing UFO:TTS with woot and pulled off the most bullshit kill.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EBRauglxNI[/media]
He then continued to wallbang most of my ayys next mission.
Frak your cheats.
[QUOTE=Takuat;48297222][video]https://youtu.be/Di_oHSL0Q04[/video]
GleepGloop[/QUOTE]
doesn't let you turn squad into aliens 0/10 would not muton elite deathsquad
[QUOTE=Pigbear;48296760]i'm running quick and dirty and this has never happened
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
then again I also use the thing that removes EXALT[/QUOTE]
From the looks of things I'm only getting this many on hacking missions. Relay defence is a sane amount.
Cleared it with only five kills, could only be done by drawing attention to the LZ while my agent tagged the nodes and went back into hiding.
It'll only get harder from here so I'm cultivating a dedicated agent soldier. Orkel is my prime candidate because his mobility is :godzing: and grenadier skills let him carry 2 scans + 2 HE (for making shortcuts). All that's left is muscle fiber and mimetic skin, and this guy'll basically be phasing through everything.
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
oh wait Long War doesn't have mimetic skin THANKS JOHN
Can we please stop it with the "omg look at how many units long war spawned on me!" posts already?
[QUOTE=EpicRandomnes;48297584]Can we please stop it with the "omg look at how many units long war spawned on me!" posts already?[/QUOTE]
ayyyy
[QUOTE=Petachepas;48297607]ayyyy[/QUOTE]
lmao
Do I have to interrogate a sectoid to get alien biocybernetics?
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
Oh wait nevermind I need to do a floater autopsy,
[editline]26th July 2015[/editline]
Oh great, my game crashes before I start a covert extraction. What happened?
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