[Let's Play] XCOM: Enemy Unknown - We will be watching it, commander! - Set 10

Klyka

Hey guys, I'm doing a playthrough of this wonderful game and since people told me to not care about the usual "Three month rule" and just go ahead, I said "Goose it, I'll do it!".
Follow me into a world of cover, flanking, explosions and really, really shitty dice rolls.
Follow me....into XCOM!

Set 01

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5sYw49ls3I

Set 02

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNz2Nn34HEk

Set 03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4jAI6D-NI8

Set 04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl-LOdYYMdY

Set 05

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLh8Rt2u448

Set 06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFzW5Ouu7YU

Set 07

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geS7HuLYQR8

Set 08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=598NYI90czY

Set 09

http://youtu.be/OCUAwHtJWL8

Set 10

http://youtu.be/rTVsAE4kpFs

Enjoy!

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Retaba

I agree! It'll be interesting to see how you do outside of the tactical areas since you started in South America.

Klyka

Yeah, apparently people should spit on me and call me an idiot for taking South America XD

Captain Carrot

I think South America could be a very good choice for the plasma rush strategy. I don't know if you're doing that, since I'm still at work.

Klyka

Captain Carrot wrote: »

I think South America could be a very good choice for the plasma rush strategy. I don't know if you're doing that, since I'm still at work.

I'm not.

I just don't like doing what everyone else does. If I played the exact same game, why would anyone watch my LP?
At least this way, people can see what it's like to start in SA.

Henroid

The three month rule is a red herring.

So Klyka you should tell everyone about your first attempt to LP this game!

Lanrutcon

Klyka! what do I need to do to get an Assault named after me?

Klyka

Lanrutcon wrote: »

Klyka! what do I need to do to get an Assault named after me?

Kill Helloween, eat his heart and make his strength yours.

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Lanrutcon

Klyka wrote: »

Lanrutcon wrote: »

Klyka! what do I need to do to get an Assault named after me?

Kill Helloween, eat his heart and make his strength yours.

I'm not sure I've seen that option on the base screen. Is it under research or barracks?

Henroid

I wanna be named a soldier.

Retaba

Klyka wrote: »

Yeah, apparently people should spit on me and call me an idiot for taking South America XD

Dude, I just meant it makes it harder. I wasn't doing that

Klyka

New set!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLh8Rt2u448

Retaba

I've never seen the A.I. serve up sectoids on a platter like that before.

Ever thought about streaming it before you turn it into a video? I keep wanting to say things but it is in the past

Klyka

Retaba wrote: »

I've never seen the A.I. serve up sectoids on a platter like that before.

Ever thought about streaming it before you turn it into a video? I keep wanting to say things but it is in the past

Don't have a connection to stream and not a fan of having people tell me what to do, sorry.

Frei

Don't tell me what to do, mom. I play video games on my OWN terms.

NIce video game video.

mr_mich

Out of curiosity, what kind of mic/headset and capture software are you using?

Klyka

mr_mich wrote: »

Out of curiosity, what kind of mic/headset and capture software are you using?

I'm using a Logitech USB headset, capturing my voice with Audacity and I use FRAPS to capture video.

Wyvern

I've been enjoying the LP so far. Why do you place such a high priority on capturing and researching the Outsider, though? That seems kind of like a waste of time. There's no short-term benefit that I can remember, and it's not like you're going to go anywhere near the next major part of the mission without at least a full six-person squad with armor and beam weapons. Why not get a head start on combat tech first and then deal with the Outsider later? They're equally easy to capture in just about all UFO types, but Floaters are kind of a pain to grab when they're out in the open.

Klyka

Wyvern wrote: »

I've been enjoying the LP so far. Why do you place such a high priority on capturing and researching the Outsider, though? That seems kind of like a waste of time. There's no short-term benefit that I can remember, and it's not like you're going to go anywhere near the next major part of the mission without at least a full six-person squad with armor and beam weapons. Why not get a head start on combat tech first and then deal with the Outsider later? They're equally easy to capture in just about all UFO types, but Floaters are kind of a pain to grab when they're out in the open.

I don't REALLY need a 6 person squad for the Alien Base and I want to do it as quickly as possible cause it gives me huge breathing room by reducing panic worldwide by 2.

But we'll see, depending on how things go, I might change research around a bit.

Wyvern

Rushing into the base invasion at a low tech level just seems so dangerous to me. Wiping in there on Ironman in like month three or whatever is probably a game-ender, and there isn't any real penalty for putting it off for a while as long as you aren't losing so many nations that you're actually going to lose the game.

On the other hand, I did the exact opposite, and that was also a mistake. I was hemorrhaging nations like crazy for the first three-ish months (not only did I screw up my satellite build early on, but I lost both India and China to an unwinnable terror mission in March), but once I accepted Asia as a lost cause things settled down and never got bad again, so I didn't feel pressured to rush into it. I wound up taking the base with full plasma and partial titan armor, which was way overkill. Sectopods had already shown up by then, though, so now I'm going to be stuck dealing with the full might of the aliens for months on end while I

train up a max-rank psion pretty much from scratch to run the Gollup Chamber. Getting a head start on that would have been a huge plus.

Still, there's no way I'd want to go in there without a six-person squad and at least a couple of very high-ranked soldiers. The penalty for failure is immense and the penalty for delaying it a couple of months is usually minor as long as you're keeping up with things elsewhere.

Helloween

How come I bite it so quickly anyway...

Spoit

Well if henroid say's the 3 month thing doesn't matter, who would? :P

Klyka

Helloween wrote: »

How come I bite it so quickly anyway...

Helloween 2.0 makes up for that in spades, don't worry!

Lanrutcon

Americans clap when they shoot down a UFO.

What do Germans do? :P

Daris

Oh man, I hope I got my info submitted soon enough...

Helloween

Lanrutcon wrote: »

Americans clap when they shoot down a UFO.

What do Germans do? :P

Eat currywurst of course!

Helloween 2.0 better kill more mans, he be Groocin for a Brucin

Klyka

Helloween wrote: »

Lanrutcon wrote: »

Americans clap when they shoot down a UFO.

What do Germans do? :P

Eat currywurst of course!

Helloween 2.0 better kill more mans, he be Groocin for a Brucin

I think he is at almost 10 kills now!

Kitsuna

I keep feeling tempted to buy this game, but I know with absolute certainty that the inherently random nature would frustrate me to no end.

For the time being, I'll settle for this LP. All the entertainment I need and I get to avoid the frustration of missing four easy shots and then getting vaporised by the return fire.

Klyka

Kitsuna wrote: »

I keep feeling tempted to buy this game, but I know with absolute certainty that the inherently random nature would frustrate me to no end.

For the time being, I'll settle for this LP. All the entertainment I need and I get to avoid the frustration of missing four easy shots and then getting vaporised by the return fire.

Remember that I am playing on classic.
If you were to play on Normal you'd see my shots hitting a lot more,cause the game basically "cheats" in your favor a bit.

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Klyka

Aegeri wrote: »

Helloween wrote: »

How come I bite it so quickly anyway...

Mr. Shotty can save you from a lot of things, but one thing it cannot save you from is the random number generator. Nothing saves you from that.

To be fair, I should have just retreated him or let him hunker down.
Ah well, shit happens (and will continue to do so!).

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Klyka

Aegeri wrote: »

I am really enjoying this LP so far at set 4. You should number your Helloween clones incidentally.

I have to admit, I am most looking forward to the first terror mission you go on. It's always the time when classic becomes shit or get off the toilet mode.

Thanks man, glad to hear!
And good idea about the numbering...

Yeah, first TM will be interesting,but now that I have Laser Rifles, it should work out.
I will probably have to go with 4 guys though. We'll see!

Kitsuna

Klyka wrote: »

Kitsuna wrote: »

I keep feeling tempted to buy this game, but I know with absolute certainty that the inherently random nature would frustrate me to no end.

For the time being, I'll settle for this LP. All the entertainment I need and I get to avoid the frustration of missing four easy shots and then getting vaporised by the return fire.

Remember that I am playing on classic.
If you were to play on Normal you'd see my shots hitting a lot more,cause the game basically "cheats" in your favor a bit.

Really?

In that case, I think I foresee laser rifles and alien autopsies in my future.

Lanrutcon

@Klyka: Next time you abandon Pretoria, South Africa to the aliens we're gonna have words.

My girlfriend lives there, you mad bastard! :P

Klyka

Lanrutcon wrote: »

@Klyka: Next time you abandon Pretoria, South Africa to the aliens we're gonna have words.

My girlfriend lives there, you mad bastard! :P

Now I know who to spy on when I put a satellite over there

PLA

I've already been watching one XCOM-LP on Youtube. Hmm. Research a day with more hours in it!

Helloween

Numbered Helloween clones seems the best plan! Just to be safe.

Shen

I got my eyes on (this thread).