Aaronology
Member
Really? I've had the opposite experience. Haven't seen any SecComs in the last two terror missions I've played but several Cyberdiscs. And I'm grateful. I never want to see a sectoid commander again. ='[
Mind raping bastards.
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown |OT| Neo GAF is Under Alien Control
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Mind raping bastards.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Squad Sight snipers are still king. You do need support, but two colonel snipers on high ground with the others scouting for them makes any battle a piece of cake.
So I started the game on Classic Ironman and after a good start and some easy missions all was looking well for me. But then people started dying in following missions.
First casualty was Dana Scully followed by Sniper Wolf, Lando Calrissian got wounded. My first bomb disarming mission was a massacre, stupid thin men. Fox Mulder, Jet Li, John Woo and Jill Valentine may you rest in peace. Lando recovered, but I only have rookies left to fill my squad.
Yeah I'm gonna restart in Normal Ironman.
First casualty was Dana Scully followed by Sniper Wolf, Lando Calrissian got wounded. My first bomb disarming mission was a massacre, stupid thin men. Fox Mulder, Jet Li, John Woo and Jill Valentine may you rest in peace. Lando recovered, but I only have rookies left to fill my squad.
Yeah I'm gonna restart in Normal Ironman.
Incendiary
Banned
Yeah, the Commanders are tough and annoying, especially when there are more than one. I posted this earlier in the thread:
At the end of the battle it was my top guy versus 4 Mutons, 3 Sectoid Commanders, and 3 of his own teammates under mind control. Not a fun experience.
Aaronology
Member
So what happened? Did he live? Did you evac back to the Skyranger? D:
There was a 25% off coupon that did work with it.
electricpirate
Member
I don't like this...are you saying that even if you where the best player in the world and did everything right(maybe you did) that this happens anyway and you fail the mission? I am all up for challenges but this sounds cheap...
It's not as bad as it sounds, it happens every escort/bomb mission, and it always happens at the same time. You can prepare for it fairly easy, just make sure everyone has a shot or is on overwatch before the bomb drops.
The thin men drop down with no cover, if everyone is ready to go you should be able to kill nearly every single one.
Sectoid Commanders are major assholes. Gotta make it a priority to destroy them as soon as you see them. Explosives, headshots, the ol' run-and-gun/shotgun/double tap combo, etc.
If one of your guys gets mind-controlled and you don't have easy and immediate access to the Sectoid Commander, abilities like Disabling Shot and Suppression can come in handy to keep your guy at bay for a while.
If one of your guys gets mind-controlled and you don't have easy and immediate access to the Sectoid Commander, abilities like Disabling Shot and Suppression can come in handy to keep your guy at bay for a while.
I'm in a bind with my Ironman Classic and need some help...
Anyone know if assaulting the alien ship (with the skeleton key) will reduce world panic? The council report is due in 3 days and my inferior air combat resulted in a satelite getting shot down and mass panic. My Doom meter is 1 away from being full. Damn.
Anyone know if assaulting the alien ship (with the skeleton key) will reduce world panic? The council report is due in 3 days and my inferior air combat resulted in a satelite getting shot down and mass panic. My Doom meter is 1 away from being full. Damn.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
You should do that mission...
Neuromancer
Member
Remind me what executioner does again
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
So, how do I level a Psi Soldier?
It's basically a death sentence for any unit with health below 50%.
It's basically a death sentence for any unit with health below 50%.
They had to pull that after a while.
GhostRidah
Member
God infiltrating the aliens first base is like a suicide mission, 4 upgraded Mutons with 3 repair droids and a damn Sectopod.
try 9 crysalids, 4 floaters, 2 asshole asian lawyers with poison breath.
and i dont think i was even half way through it....
also dont seek cover behind the green plasma engine
and i dont think i was even half way through it....
also dont seek cover behind the green plasma engine
Man... I don't get it. Is it just me or is there an actual difference between the "rng" in classic vs normal?
After constantly missing 80%+ and generally failing everything in classic mode I turned to normal and I swear I haven't missed a sub 50% shot yet... like seriously is it just the numbers playing with my head or is 80% chance to hit in normal 10 times more likely to hit than the same percentage in classic?
After constantly missing 80%+ and generally failing everything in classic mode I turned to normal and I swear I haven't missed a sub 50% shot yet... like seriously is it just the numbers playing with my head or is 80% chance to hit in normal 10 times more likely to hit than the same percentage in classic?
Snapshot King
Member
Man, made it to August, have three continents all satalited up, but I don't have the airpower to take out the
and now I'm running into landed UFOs with 15+ elite units in them. FUCK.
Overseer UFO
Harry_Tequila
Member
I have to admit, after getting slaughtered on my first terror mission last night I was seriously considering lowering the difficulty from classic ironman. It's going much better this time though. I even survived a terror mission with no soldiers dead and most civilians alive. I desperately need some engineers though... desperately... Those laser weapons want to be built!
12 hours played so far and I've barely even started. God lord this is a good game. It's everything I hoped for and more.
I do wish that there was a wider variety of customisations available though. For the hairstyles it's pretty much just short, old school xcom solider and helmets. Could do with a few more.
12 hours played so far and I've barely even started. God lord this is a good game. It's everything I hoped for and more.
I do wish that there was a wider variety of customisations available though. For the hairstyles it's pretty much just short, old school xcom solider and helmets. Could do with a few more.
Does extra damage against aliens with 50% or less health. These plasma rifles do up to 10 damage not including crits so yeah like HP said it's basically guaranteed death to any unit I've faced yet.
whalleywhat
Member
I would love a batch of supports. Mine are being systematically murdered, one by one.
Neuromancer
Member
Oh wow nice. I can't remember if I chose that or the other one.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Holy shit, I didn't even know this existed until yesterday... I was under the impression this was the FPS nobody wanted. Well, that's exciting.
Basileus777
Member
Incendiary
Banned
Death. Lots and lots of death.
I'm playing Classic but not Ironman on my first playthrough, though. My goal is Classic normal, Normal Ironman, and then take on Classic Ironman with everything I've learned.Is equipped two items an upgrade? I didn't even know you could do that.
Metalmurphy
Member
This game is just WAY too hard.
I thought I was doing OK, I no longer had money problems, I had satellites on all regions minus 2 that got taken over, a squad full of high ranking soldiers, and then they throw a big ass UFO at me with giant robots that have reaction shots even if they shoot on their turn and big ass grunts with heavy armor. I played perfectly and managed to take out 14 and still lost.
I thought I was doing OK, I no longer had money problems, I had satellites on all regions minus 2 that got taken over, a squad full of high ranking soldiers, and then they throw a big ass UFO at me with giant robots that have reaction shots even if they shoot on their turn and big ass grunts with heavy armor. I played perfectly and managed to take out 14 and still lost.
Mission was a success, but at a giant cost.
midgame spoilers below
Things was going pretty well, the soldiers were pretty well set up outside the alien craft picking off alien scum as they saw them. They tried to keep the Ethereal at a distance but in the end he got hold the assaulter Vasquez and the snipers had no option but to take him out. Shooting one of your own men is nothing any soldier should have to do.
Filled with rage and vengeance on the Ethereal the team slowly advanced towards where he was suspected to be. With my men set up on overwatch he suddenly appeared in a side corridor going towards the command room. All soldiers fired at once, all missing but one. Then something never before reported in earlier incidents happened in this battle
, the shot that hit did no damage at all, instead it reflected back on the soldier hurting her pretty bad. The Ethereal now had clear sight of the squad hunting him. He just floated there. Did not move. Suddenly a dark vortex appeared among my soldiers huddled together in that small entrance and it was all over.
Only two surviving soldiers left now. Sam "Stalker" Martinez, who among the spiritual in the barracks appeared to be destined to be the man who would save the world, and his apprentice, Helene Andre, so new she had not even recieved a nickname.
Knowing where the Etheral was, Sam ordered Helene to move towards the location and scout. As soon as she got sight of it Sam adjusted his sight and two pulls of the finger later the Ethereal vanished as the plasma beam tore him apart.
One lifeform left somewhere in the craft, Helene hid in overwatch mode waiting for Sam to join her for the sweep. As soon as he got to her location an
invisible Sectopod appeared right in front
walk in peace Stalker
Supports get the ability to carry two items when they reach Major rank. It's pretty handy.
Impeccable
Member
There's a bug with that ability. I had triple medikit in slot one, and alien grenade in slot 2, and the grenade icon wouldn't appear during battle. If you switch them around, it works fine.
It happenned on my 2 support characters. They happen to be psys, but I don't know if it's related to the bug.
RPG_Fanatic
Member
Things have taken a turn for the worse at XCOM. Determined to capture a live outsider, Salsa Shark lead his team with Phoenix and Ceebs and two rookies, to an alien scout. Lieutenant Salsa and the two rookies died valiantly in order to secure the alien we needed.
I wonder how much longer I'm going to last.
I wonder how much longer I'm going to last.
SuperSonic1305
Member
Fuck this game. Had to take my #1 guy out with a bunch of nobodies.
PeterVenkman
Member
First Terror Mission spoilers:
I did the tutorial, so I had one Heavy Trooper survive. He was doing okay, but he kept getting injured and his willpower was draining. He would frequently panic mid battle, even when someone was just shot once and not killed. I gave him a haircut and sent him into the first terror mission on account of his high rank. But god, he was too close to where the Sectoids spawn. He got instantly killed and reanimated as a zombie.
as a funny plus, the soldier who had to shoot him in the head got promoted and given the nickname "Capper"
as a funny plus, the soldier who had to shoot him in the head got promoted and given the nickname "Capper"
I think I may have reached a point where Classic difficulty has become quite a bit easier.
I'm one bar from full on the "Doom Tracker" but every remaining country only has 1 or 2 panic and they all have stealth satellites in the sky above them. My Interceptors all have Plasma cannons, all my soldiers have either Titan or Carapace armor and they're all using Plasma weapons. I'm pulling in $1000+ every month and anywhere from $500-$2000 in bonuses from the "Request" missions.
I haven't lost anyone above the rank of Captain for a couple of months and with the Officer Training my new Rookies are rising up fast. The only thing that is holding me back is the fact that I just don't have enough alloys to build the
. I'm also one dead Muton away from being able to get Ammo Conservation and that's a bit of a problem because regular Mutons are now the Sectoids of my game-I only see them every 3 missions or so.
Other than that, my guys are slaughtering everyone who gets in their way, especially with the Psionics on their side. At least one out of every wave of enemies get's MCed to my side and becomes an insta-bullet shield/stun victim and the rest get
into irrelevancy. About the only thing that's given me pause so far has been battling
and that's only because their high health means that it takes 4 of my guys to put one down.
I've just about got the
built so maybe this was a lull by design?
I'm not sure.
I'm one bar from full on the "Doom Tracker" but every remaining country only has 1 or 2 panic and they all have stealth satellites in the sky above them. My Interceptors all have Plasma cannons, all my soldiers have either Titan or Carapace armor and they're all using Plasma weapons. I'm pulling in $1000+ every month and anywhere from $500-$2000 in bonuses from the "Request" missions.
I haven't lost anyone above the rank of Captain for a couple of months and with the Officer Training my new Rookies are rising up fast. The only thing that is holding me back is the fact that I just don't have enough alloys to build the
Firestorms and Archangel armor sets
Other than that, my guys are slaughtering everyone who gets in their way, especially with the Psionics on their side. At least one out of every wave of enemies get's MCed to my side and becomes an insta-bullet shield/stun victim and the rest get
Mindfray'ed
Sectopods
I've just about got the
Hyperwave Array
I'm not sure.
I've restarted about 4 times on classic ironman. Each time I've learnt something to use the next. It's fun!