Rentahamster
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown |OT| Neo GAF is Under Alien Control
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Anybody?
BabeSlayer
Member
Borderlands2 unlocked at 12AM EST so those west of that timezone got it an hour (or few) early. No idea how it will work for Xcom though.....I almost did the digital version just because of that though lol. However the appeal of the goodies in the Special edition was just too much
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Borderlands2 unlocked at 12AM EST so those west of that timezone got it an hour (or few) early. No idea how it will work for Xcom though.....I almost did the digital version just because of that though lol. However the appeal of the goodies in the Special edition was just too much
I'm thinking I might just get both. Hehe.
BabeSlayer
Member
I would have but already had the xbox360 version so....3 was pushing it lol
IblisGinjo
Member
Steams says "This game will unlock in approximately 4 days and 8 hours" that's 12:00am West Coast time; 2:00 am Central time for me.
Link. I've been wanting to hear how the music sounds.
heh I'm actually going through the ost on youtube.
Nothing earth shattering so far, but the sound fits the game perfectly. I especially like the intensity of this track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddVFVdS4-UA
Dakota47
Member
oh shit, i had no idea michael mccann did the music. i loved his work in deus ex: hr. fuck yeah that is good news.
That was actually why he got the task. "That music you did for Deus Ex: HR? We want something like that." So expect more of the same.
Mccann is a God to me so this is great news.
graywolf323
Member
hopefully GMG gets their keys early
masterkajo
Member
LemonGremlin
Member
Michael McCann only did half of the music for XCOM. The other (better, more fitting, actually atmospheric) part is done by Roland Rizzo.
GrandHarrier
Member
Watching the live stream I can't help but notice just how stupidly overpowered those Archangel Plasma snipers are. It seems like you can pretty much one shot almost anyone from across the entire map.
I think they said there are two things that are becoming more expensive in multiplayer pretty much from the start: Archangel Snipers and Cyberdisks. I'd think they're going to make the Plasma Sniper Rifle more expensive, maybe the Squadsight builds, too. Cyberdisks are just a platter of death as it is. Too cheap for what they can do.
Chryssalids seem a bit expensive, but on the other hand, if you can get a proper
zombie apocalypse
One week to go until I can pick up my physical copy. Well, I've waited since March, I can wait one more week...
Chryssalids seem like a big gamble to me. I haven't seen anybody use one effectively on a stream/video yet either. I mean you have to hope your opponent
a) Has humans
b) Has few flying units
c) Has no shotgun dudes with that automatic close range counterattack
And then you have to actually use it properly, unlike Greg who runs it out into the middle of the goddamn map on turn 1 and is surprised that it gets killed. Hiding them upstairs in buildings could be great though, even worked for his Berserker.
I still think the real heroes of MP will be Floaters. Alien grenades might make Mutons AMAZING but I'm not sure how much damage those do. 4? Think it's affected by their racial self buff?
a) Has humans
b) Has few flying units
c) Has no shotgun dudes with that automatic close range counterattack
And then you have to actually use it properly, unlike Greg who runs it out into the middle of the goddamn map on turn 1 and is surprised that it gets killed. Hiding them upstairs in buildings could be great though, even worked for his Berserker.
I still think the real heroes of MP will be Floaters. Alien grenades might make Mutons AMAZING but I'm not sure how much damage those do. 4? Think it's affected by their racial self buff?
Woo-Fu
Banned
I decided to reinstall the original this morning and start a playthrough in preparation for the new one.
All of the joys of XCOM are coming back to me.
Stepping foot onto the ramp of the skyranger only to be shot and killed by something you can't even see yet.
Deciding to drop smoke next time only to find out that the smoke grenades are on the guys in the back and they can't hit the ramp.
Shooting past one of your guys only for the shot to go a bit wide and hit him in the back of the head, killing the guy you were just trying to save.
Having just enough action points to fire, but not the point you need to turn towards the target.
Opening a spaceship door to take a plasma round to the face/side/back. Waiting outside for the alien so you can do it to him only to have your guy fail to react. Decide to shoot a rocket through the door your guy is holding open only for it to go wide and hit the edge of the doorway, killing everybody you have stacked up outside the door, lol.
Attempting to intercept your first Large alien spacecraft only to watch it 1-hit your interceptor from max range.
All of the joys of XCOM are coming back to me.
Stepping foot onto the ramp of the skyranger only to be shot and killed by something you can't even see yet.
Deciding to drop smoke next time only to find out that the smoke grenades are on the guys in the back and they can't hit the ramp.
Shooting past one of your guys only for the shot to go a bit wide and hit him in the back of the head, killing the guy you were just trying to save.
Having just enough action points to fire, but not the point you need to turn towards the target.
Opening a spaceship door to take a plasma round to the face/side/back. Waiting outside for the alien so you can do it to him only to have your guy fail to react. Decide to shoot a rocket through the door your guy is holding open only for it to go wide and hit the edge of the doorway, killing everybody you have stacked up outside the door, lol.
Attempting to intercept your first Large alien spacecraft only to watch it 1-hit your interceptor from max range.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Is it confirmed that Chryssalids only reproduce via humans and can't impregnate aliens?
#RIP Dizzy-4U
Gonna try to grab a PC version then, but most importers i know of dont bring many PC games.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Game Informer was also the first publication to get exclusive info about the game post-announcement, IIRC. Maybe they have some kind of deal. Normally that would make me suspicious, but in this case, I'm pretty confident that this is gonna be a good game.
Neuromancer
Member
I will never mix human and alien troops in MP. It's not natural god damn it
Why are you against xeno-human relations? Bigot!
AndresON777
shooting blanks
Same. The original was so awesome and this one is bringing back dat nostalgia
Unknown Soldier
Member
Neuromancer
Member
If God wanted aliens and humans to be together, instead of Adam and Steve he would have made Adam and Pleb
NoirVisage
Banned
Guess I'll add the X-com OST to something I listen to constantly much like I do with DE:HR.
TemplaerDude
Member
PC UI isn't very good, sadly.
The PC UI allows you to do stuff that isn't possible with the console UI (better zoom range) but it still feels like it was bolted on to a controller-based system.
I'm sure it's possible to play quicker on a mouse/keyboard than with a controller but it certainly won't feel as comfortable without some tweaks.
Unknown Soldier
Member
One thing which bothers me about the PC UI is that you have to go into Shoot mode and then hit Tab to cycle between targets. You should be able to just click the ugly alien you want to fill with holes from the isometric view and then click the Fire command at the bottom to fire on it.
Neuromancer
Member
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HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
To some fans, this means you are part of the problem.
BabeSlayer
Member
Part of the problem that he wasn't already planning on buying the game or that he is now excited about?
Hey guys, this has probably been answered before but does anyone know if the bonus hairstyle and armour pieces come in the form of a pre-order code or are they in the first-run boxes? I'd like to get the boxed PC version for an easily installed Steamworks copy but Grainger Games aren't aware of any pre-order bonuses. The staff at Game hadn't even heard of XCOM :/
Code inside the boxes or provided with the download
Amazon says that the customization stuff is included in the retail version so you might want to try there to be certain.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
He is now excited about it. Something about people buying the game proving that the devs only care about money.
Don't ask me how. I just saw a cheap reply and I took it. But yes, that's what people have said in the past.
Wait wut?