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[Liquid Shake]

Abby got totally screwed over. I just beat Enemy Within this last week, and I don't think I ever had a mission where people got hit that much in full-cover.

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Yeah the RNG was not kind to her. But hey, that's XCOM! Maybe they should have played on rookie.

is there murder island today

Should be. Vinny said it was happening on Blue Bombin', if I remember correctly.

 

[zelas]

I know!

Abby was playing pretty well until she started listening to Vinny.

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Even the run and gun to get the meld was a bad call.

Yeah pretty much where it all started going downhill. You would think their early success while moving as a single group would have encouraged them to keep it up. Can't get shot at if you end an encounter asap.

 

[oti]

is there murder island today

No Kingdom Heartache = No Murder Island

 

[Xater]

No Kingdom Heartache = No Murder Island

I am willing to sacrifice Murder Island if it kills all Kingdom Hearts content.

 

[oti]

I am willing to sacrifice Murder Island if it kills all Kingdom Hearts content.

A very tempting offer I must say...

 

[BearPawB]

Xcom spoilers

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So the game is basically over right? It feels like this is the point where’s you’d go “ok we lost”.

With each loss the game is just going to get harder and harder

 

[Antiwhippy]

You know a sacrifice usually involves sacrificing a thing you like.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I am willing to sacrifice Murder Island if it kills all Kingdom Hearts content.

I'd much rather kill Blue Bombing.

Do the game is basically over right? It feels like this is the point where’s you’d go “ok we lost”.

With each loss the game is just going to get harder and harder

If they play really well from now on they can still make it.
So yeah, it's over.

 

[Xater]

You know a sacrifice usually involves sacrificing a thing you like.

But I really do like Murder Island?

 

[BearPawB]

Also I really enjoy that the first thing everyone does in EX Corps is buy more medkits they don’t use

 

[Antiwhippy]

But I really do like Murder Island?

I'm talking about oti.

 

[Phatmac]

Alex is the hero we need.

 

[AlephAlpha]

Xcom spoilers

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So the game is basically over right? It feels like this is the point where’s you’d go “ok we lost”.

With each loss the game is just going to get harder and harder

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I mean, it was clear from the second episode on that they are not going to survive. Doesn't matter though, because it is super fun to watch. I hope they won't let the feature rest for too long and move on to another game once this is done. Maybe something a tiny bit more forgiving.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Also why is peach unveiling a statue of herself at the start of kingdom battle?

Isn't that a thing dictators do?

 

[oti]

I'd much rather kill Blue Bombing.

This... is also tempting.

 

[Xater]

Also why is peach unveiling a statue of herself at the start of kingdom battle?

Isn't that a thing dictators do?

It's kinda hard to know how she rules considering she gets kidnapped all the time.

 

[HashtagLapsed]

I think the othee thing to keep in mind woth XCOM is rushing the priority research/buildings etc can make the early game significantly harder.

 

[TraBuch]

It's kinda hard to know how she rules considering she gets kidnapped all the time.

Is Peach a milkshake duck?

 

[derFeef]

What I gather from this page... all content is bad.

 

[Gozer the Gozerian]

I'd like to see them go through some kind of gameplay bootcamp for XCOM 2, like each of them playing through the first tutorial sections of the game by themselves (not necessarily on camera). For me it's not so much about wanting them to play perfectly. I just think XCOM 2 in particular introduces a lot of cool/crazy enemy types as the game goes on which I'd love to see them react to, so it'd be a shame if they never got any further than just fighting Advent troops.

 

[Mr. F]

Aw, I was hoping for a Mario/Rabbids QL up today

 

[Antiwhippy]

It's kinda hard to know how she rules considering she gets kidnapped all the time.

What if bowser is actually a leader of a group of revolutionaries out to stop peach's and mario's iron hold on the mushroom kingdom?

 

[RumbleHumble]

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I mean, it was clear from the second episode on that they are not going to survive. Doesn't matter though, because it is super fun to watch. I hope they won't let the feature rest for too long and move on to another game once this is done. Maybe something a tiny bit more forgiving.

Actually, considering XCOM 2 assumes you've failed in your mission, progressing to XCOM 2 makes sense!

 

[TraBuch]

What if bowser is actually a leader of a group of revolutionaries out to stop peach's and mario's iron hold on the mushroom kingdom?

I'm sure someone has written this fanfic.

 

[ArjanN]

Wonderful episode. Shame that the comments are going to somewhat ruin this series with every dash and half covers makin Abby apologize.

I saw this comment a couple of times and it doesn't make much sense IMO, she played better because of paying attention to the comments, It just that it still wasn't good enough to beat the mission. it was definitely still better than not paying attention to the game mechanics at all.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Very glad to see positive reviews for Rabbids. Seems like a great game to have on the platform.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

What if bowser is actually a leader of a group of revolutionaries out to stop peach's and mario's iron hold on the mushroom kingdom?

But that's only a theory
A game theory

What I gather from this page... all content is bad.

Not the old content
The old content is good content

 

[LiK]

But that's only a theory
A game theory

Glad to see another fan here.

 

[Gozer the Gozerian]

Oh man the newest Exquisite Corps using a child's handwriting font for Dan's letter. Brilliant.

 

[LiK]

Just started Beastcast. Dang, Pat's plug hour.

 

[Tubobutts]

Oh man the newest Exquisite Corps using a child's handwriting font for Dan's letter. Brilliant.

I really hope Vinny told Dan he was just going to use the same font/presentation style as everyone else.

 

[BTA]

Just started Beastcast. Dang, Pat's plug hour.

I mean, all of the things he's doing have GB members involved, so it makes sense.

 

[LiK]

I mean, all of the things he's doing have GB members involved, so it makes sense.

I usually prefer guests plug stuff at the end of the show.

Edit: okay Vinny and Dan poked fun at it so it's all fine.

 

[J_Viper]

I'd burn this board that I love to the ground if I meant another Game Tapes was made

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

He likes satellite radio and public access television

And those old Dave call-in shows (Snider's Snake Pit, motherbitches!) were always ace and always had the best calls; they were like the anti-Pax Panels.

 

[Grisby]

Just started Beastcast. Dang, Pat's plug hour.

He's a good guest though. Felt like he was able to ease into the crew's conversations pretty well. About halfway through the podcast myself.

But yeah, I agree on that plug.

 

[Mr. F]

Very much enjoy Dan slipping into shitty Frank Underwood as the intro goes on

 

[Teddified]

What if Vinny is their worst enemy with all that bad advice.

 

[Tubobutts]

What if Vinny is their worst enemy with all that bad advice.

On Dan's episode Vinny refused to say that he wasn't an alien.

 

[JustSurvive]

This new episode of EQC summed up perfectly why I would love to, but refuse to play XCOM games.

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I could not handle the frustration of having a battle completely turn against you, lose all your soldiers, and essentially perma-wreck your campaign.

 

[Glass Shark]

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[LiK]

Vinny specifically asked him to do it up front though...

Probably didn't expect that many.

 

[patapuf]

The easiest to execute advice one could give them is taking more grenades with them.

Early, when rookies can't hit for shit, it's the most reliable way to kill. It removes cover as well.

 

[HashtagLapsed]

This new episode of EQC summed up perfectly why I would love to, but refuse to play XCOM games.

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I could not handle the frustration of having a battle completely turn against you, lose all your soldiers, and essentially perma-wreck your campaign.

It isnt usually so bad. They are still making a lot of mistakes that they would have picked up on if they werent splitting the game three ways. Im not sure they even know how to buy satelites and interceptors at this point. You also dont have to play on Iron Man.

 

[KillerDark]

This new episode of EQC summed up perfectly why I would love to, but refuse to play XCOM games.

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I could not handle the frustration of having a battle completely turn against you, lose all your soldiers, and essentially perma-wreck your campaign.

Just play not on Ironman mode so you can have save files... then you can load if you want to, if something goes catastrophically bad

 

[Zaph]

This new episode of EQC summed up perfectly why I would love to, but refuse to play XCOM games.

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I could not handle the frustration of having a battle completely turn against you, lose all your soldiers, and essentially perma-wreck your campaign.

The trick is accepting a loss isn't a fail state, and your campaign isn't wrecked. That's a concept really foreign to gaming - where you're supposed to win all the time. It's why the set-up for Xcom 2 works so well.

 

[Human Trashcan]

Shame about Rabbids releasing next to the XCOM 2 expansion. I haven't played anything on my Switch except for Zelda yet.

 

[LiK]

Shame about Rabbids releasing next to the XCOM 2 expansion. I haven't played anything on my Switch except for Zelda yet.

Same here. Rabbids will be my second.

 

[AlephAlpha]

You guys should get Thumper asap if you don't have it on other consoles already.

 

[LucidMomentum]

You guys should get Thumper asap if you don't have it on other consoles already.

Cosigned. Thumper on Switch is so good.