Sad Affleck
Member
Start with the expansion. It's a lot to take in but it's more fun than the original campaign.
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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen |OT| Mario + Rabbids + Autopsies
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Start with the expansion. It's a lot to take in but it's more fun than the original campaign.
If by "better" you mean "more stuff to do and to manage" then yeah, it damn sure did get better. It certainly hasn't gotten any easier or less involved.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
4-5 hours in, and the main thing I've taken away is that the Reaper's Remote Start ability is fucking criminal - just wiped out the bulk of two pods by getting them to take cover around a truck, and it made the first appearance by the Warlock a cakewalk.
Intheflorsh
Banned
I have to say, now that the bugs have been ironed out and the game performs reasonably well, this game has some fantastic visual polish. I'm always impressed how seamless it is when enemy reinforcements jump out of a dropship or even just the animations of soldiers jumping and climbing around obstacles. There's still some stuff that looks janky, but I've never seen a strategy game with better presentation.
Hats off to Firaxis, they're doing amazing work with this series.
Hats off to Firaxis, they're doing amazing work with this series.
Bluescreen rounds work on the sarcophagus. They're especially good on units that can shoot multiple times per turn (skirmishers, pistol sharpshooters, reapers with banish)
it hangs before i can get to the launcher, so
Verify files, delete files on my games/xcom_2_war_of_the_chosen/config (or something like that)?
Poodlestrike
Banned
I would say that Infirmary is DEFINTIELY more useful than Comms at this point.
Poodlestrike
Banned
welp
How do you get more soldiers from the resistance factions? I'm close to finishing the game (all chosen dead, all regions contacted, etc) and I have high influence with all three factions, but I still only have one Templar and one Skirmisher. I somehow managed to get a second Reaper early on, but I don't remember how that happened...
Depends on both injuries and avatar progress, I guess. I have this thing that without a comm right after power, you just lose, but it may also depend on how reliable covert ops to reduce avatar project are.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Reducing the avatar project is part of it (and I usually got one every month or so, even at the beginning), but you can also get contacts through the Ring.
Infirmary isnt needed until after comms and prov8ng ground.
In WotC you should have 3 to 4of each classleveling up and the 3 heroes. Unless your wounded everyone in every mission you shpuld have plenty of people yo rotate.
Comms means much moremoney , more upgrades , etc. Continent bonuses.
captainraincoat
Banned
Fucking shit fuck cunt....just starting out my first real proper play-through of xcom 2
apart from using full cover whats the best ability to get or invest for your squads so they dont get raped and can actually shoot at and not miss something at point blank range
Just had my whole a team squad raped from behind cover because they could not hit an enemy literally 4 feet away from them....was like that naked gun scene
apart from using full cover whats the best ability to get or invest for your squads so they dont get raped and can actually shoot at and not miss something at point blank range
Just had my whole a team squad raped from behind cover because they could not hit an enemy literally 4 feet away from them....was like that naked gun scene
Poodlestrike
Banned
nah
LurkerPrime
Member
Did y'all know that Mutons can just run up and punch people like Rangers do?
Good luck, Commander.
Well, now I do... (she missed) I hadn't seen that happen until he did it twice in a row
- Ok, first up: don't say raped, say defeated or something else. Be civilized, Commander.
- Second up: Be aggressive! Take advantage of stealth to set up (overwatch) ambushes--trigger it with a grenade or squadsight sniper for maximum effect. Done right, this can eliminate a pod or maybe even two. It also helps outrun timers, but they're less of an issue in WotC.
- Third up: Build the Guerilla Tactics School right after building a Resistance Comm. The former will expand your squad size, and the latter will expand your income via contacts (They are like XCOM 1's satellites on the global map). These two are key.
- Fourth up: Embrace the Reaper. They are a class of faction heroes and they're really good at stealth, ambushes, and scouting. Having one can make all the difference early on when soldiers are as threatening as mewling kittens, and as durable as play-doh.
- Fifth up: You can force evacs anywhere you want in most missions. In some missions that go entirely pear-shaped, it's better to take the loss, evac, and walk away with some soldiers, rather than gamble for victory at the risk of losing everything. Just keep in mind that this is always an option, especially with the Chosen on the prowl.
- And lastly, sixth: Take the high ground or flank your targets--this is how your mewling play-doh soldiers can kill things with ease. While it won't work for every enemy, it's a good tactic to start with.
Good luck, Commander.
Did y'all know that Mutons can just run up and punch people like Rangers do?
Well, now I do... (she missed) I hadn't seen that happen until he did it twice in a row
- Ok, first up: don't say raped, say defeated or something else. Be civilized, Commander.
- Second up: Be aggressive! Take advantage of stealth to set up (overwatch) ambushes--trigger it with a grenade or squadsight sniper for maximum effect. Done right, this can eliminate a pod or maybe even two. It also helps outrun timers, but they're less of an issue in WotC.
- Third up: Build the Guerilla Tactics School right after building a Resistance Comm. The former will expand your squad size, and the latter will expand your income via contacts (They are like XCOM 1's satellites on the global map). These two are key.
- Fourth up: Embrace the Reaper. They are a class of faction heroes and they're really good at stealth, ambushes, and scouting. Having one can make all the difference early on when soldiers are as threatening as mewling kittens, and as durable as play-doh.
- Fifth up: You can force evacs anywhere you want in most missions. In some missions that go entirely pear-shaped, it's better to take the loss, evac, and walk away with some soldiers, rather than gamble for victory at the risk of losing everything. Just keep in mind that this is always an option, especially with the Chosen on the prowl.
- And lastly, sixth: Take the high ground or flank your targets--this is how your mewling play-doh soldiers can kill things with ease. While it won't work for every enemy, it's a good tactic to start with.
Good luck, Commander.
Very good post
nah
i strongly disagree with that.
overwatch ambushes are actually a trash tactic and here is why: everyone shoots random targets with no guarantee to kill anybody.
what you need to do is to think how you can maximize the damage to the pod with the opening attack (grenade to shred armor, preemptive shrapnel with reaper combo etc).
after they run to cover, you either flank them with carefully placed soldiers or just blow up the cover of the most powerful enemy and wipe it out. rest of the pod should be little of challenge, you'll suffer like 1-2 attacks at most.
if you do overwatch ambush, you opt yourself to be left with full living pod (its xcom baby) and they get following turn to flank the shit out of you.
you have to dictate the battlefield flow, not rely on chance
Grenades dude. Grenades.
Enemies are way easier to shoot when the thing they were hiding behind is not there anymore.
MrCompletely
Member
I think you just need to be prepared to
kill the chosen 2 or 3 times, and for the enemy waves inbetween. Crowd control items like frost bomb, flashbang, psionics, can help to slow down mobs while part of your squad focuses on enemies, and others focus on the sarc. With the training center, spend ability points on damage heavy skills like grenadier chain shot. Take advantage of bonds, so you can use things like advanced teamwork to give damage dealers extra actions when you can actually fire on the sarc.
that would make too much sense for a professional alien exterminators
Let's not get into what makes sense or we'll be here all week
Poodlestrike
Banned
Support guys are worth putting on ambush duty, everybody else can be doing something more useful.
ye i agree.
on a final note, imo there is not enough squad member interaction between each other. for a squad based game, it mostly feels like everyone in your group is on his own.
reapers changed that to a degree, wish there were more changes to that part of the game.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Welp finally caved last night and brought the expansion pack.
First ironman/Commander playthrough ended with me getting absolutely fucked by the hunter + the lost.
Think ima turn off the cinematic stuff this time, cause that intro is reallll long.
First ironman/Commander playthrough ended with me getting absolutely fucked by the hunter + the lost.
Think ima turn off the cinematic stuff this time, cause that intro is reallll long.
Sad Affleck
Member
Yeah, overwatch ambushes aren't a good idea. I don't use them at all. I prefer a powerful opening salvo and the ability to move my soldiers. Not to mention that overwatch shots miss frequently.
Poodlestrike
Banned
You need the Sniper add-on breakthrough(s) so you can turn the Reaper's Banish ability into a delete-unit button.
Huh, didn't know that.