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Is this what the aliens do for fun? At least they're not playing XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN

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    DayspringDayspring the Phoenician Registered User regular
    ahhhhh, ok.
    makes sense, thanks

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    KaplarKaplar On Google MapsRegistered User regular
    Designing characters after people you know in real life is pretty fun.

    Apparently I'm a trigger happy sniper on my best friend's game and the game nicknamed me "Nightmare".

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    DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    Dubh wrote: »
    TheStig wrote: »
    BEAST! wrote: »
    I may just not be good enough at this game for classic.
    Maybe not good enough for ironman.

    I really need to figure out base management crap I think, I feel that is my main problem right now.

    build satellites

    do base assault asap

    yes

    seconding this
    I'll also point out that this is how I basically lost my latest classic ironman

    Teching up early is great, but if my funding drops early on then I can't build shit

    Definitely confident in my ability to take the base with basic armor and bullets, as long as I have the squad size and troop experience

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    DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    Still haven't seen myself pop up on the roster

    Looks like some countries are more common than others

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    Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    Whoop have a computer that'll play this game on everything maxed

    It's a good day to die

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    Carson VendettaCarson Vendetta Registered User regular
    can you change soldier names on the console versions of x-com?

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    jefe414jefe414 "My Other Drill Hole is a Teleporter" Mechagodzilla is Best GodzillaRegistered User regular
    can you change soldier names on the console versions of x-com?

    Sure can. I don't think you can use a blank space for the first name though (which some people seem to be doing in the PC version?).

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    CutfangCutfang Dancing Bagel WalessssssssRegistered User regular
    I just found this here overseer UFO for the first time. It looks like it could kick the crap out of me. Would you guys say I should jump it now before it disappears or leave it hanging?

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    RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    Cutfang wrote: »
    I just found this here overseer UFO for the first time. It looks like it could kick the crap out of me. Would you guys say I should jump it now before it disappears or leave it hanging?

    If you ignore it, be prepared to eat panic! You can take it out with a pair of Plasma Ravens easy, Firestorms make it hilarious.

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    CutfangCutfang Dancing Bagel WalessssssssRegistered User regular
    Oo thanks! I shot it down. Does boarding it mark the end of the game? Maybe I should spoiler this. Still need sexy ghost armour.

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    RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    Cutfang wrote: »
    Oo thanks! I shot it down. Does boarding it mark the end of the game? Maybe I should spoiler this. Still need sexy ghost armour.

    There's a few things to do after boarding it!

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    TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    xcom is good about warning you before you go beyond the point of no return

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    TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
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    RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    Yeah, it'll tell you very very clearly when you're embarking on the final operation.

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    CutfangCutfang Dancing Bagel WalessssssssRegistered User regular
    Awesome!

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    TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    ay

    anyone wanna do multi?

    bnet: TheStig#1787 Steam: TheStig
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    RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    In three hours I sure do! Stupid work.

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    TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    just msg me on steam when you can

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    No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    is multi still fucked up? With like, flying units falling through floors and terribad lag and camera glitches?

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    TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    I do not know

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    TefTef Registered User regular
    It wan't too bad when Hitsuraptor and I were playing it against each other

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    No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    ok then I'll try it again

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    RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    Well there's some guy just sitting on Ranked afking and I keep getting matched with him. This is annoying. Anyone want to do multi?
    SteamId: Rainfall

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    The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    edited November 2012
    I DLed the demo of this off steam then gave it a test drive, then bought it

    silly me thought the download would be quicker :(

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    No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    D8DBDD1511014D4D74F478BF3A3F0A015B668498

    impossible ironman begins

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    Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    Man I really wonder why they put both British and Scottish flags in the game. Did nobody at Firaxis realise that Scotland is part of Britain? Did they get the British flag confused with the English flag?

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    The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    OK this game is really fun

    Got a badass belgian heavy chick and a sweet israeli sniper wreckin house

    I also have a russian support officer who gets gravely wounded in every single fight he's in :P

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    101101 Registered User regular
    TheStig wrote: »

    Oh man first terror mission inbound.

    This is going to be fun

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    Gandalf_the_CrazedGandalf_the_Crazed Vigilo ConfidoRegistered User regular
    101 wrote: »
    TheStig wrote: »

    Oh man first terror mission inbound.

    This is going to be fun

    The editing at the end of the video is stellar. So badass.

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    DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    "Hey, you've been spending too much time with Oakley"

    absolutely priceless

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    The JudgeThe Judge The Terwilliger CurvesRegistered User regular
    "Hey, I think I left my keys outsi--OH GOD IT'S XCOM"

    I am now viewing all my alien encounters in this light.

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    DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    I have to give x-com a break for a bit

    Skyrim calls

    and I can't be pulling my hair out over the latest iron man loss when I got stuff to do

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    BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    I had an abduction mission in one of the graveyard map.

    It turns out that cyberdisks know the value of destroying cover with grenades so that their muton buddies can use their plasma rifles.

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    RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    Cyberdisks are absolutely the meanest enemies. Nothing else even comes close in terms of support/offense/defense capacities.

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    DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    I think I have the hang of Assaults, Snipers, and heavies (though I tend to lose many of the former, rely too heavily on the second, and still have a few bumps with the third)

    but I'm having trouble using supports effectively
    like, in theory they should be favorite class
    but I've been confused on how to build them

    ideally, at end-game I'd be equipping them light plasma rifles and using them to suppress and flank enemies
    or provide additional overwatch assistance

    but I think I need more advice, especially for early and mid-game

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    RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    Supports actually have really good aim stats. Once you get Deep Pockets you can slap a SCOPE and regular plasma rifle for 92 aim which is siiick. You don't really need the 102, especially if you have a good cover buster heavy.

    If you get a psychic support focus on healing, smoke, psi inspiration, and telekinetic barrier. They don't need to shoot that much.

    Early game, I use them as scouts via Sprinter. MOST aliens are really slow, so you can activate, snipe/rocket stuff, and then pull the Support back into cover. Give them grenades for XP building and medkits once you get triple meds.

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    BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    I am regretting giving my plasma rifle assaults Flush. It sounds useful, but when it forces enemies from half cover into full cover, it is not useful.

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    RainfallRainfall Registered User regular
    Flush sucks unless you have an bunch of snipers with opportunist that aren't taking active shots.

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    BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    All of my supports are plasma rifle-weilding uber-medic death machines.

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    DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    Rainfall wrote: »
    Supports actually have really good aim stats. Once you get Deep Pockets you can slap a SCOPE and regular plasma rifle for 92 aim which is siiick. You don't really need the 102, especially if you have a good cover buster heavy.

    If you get a psychic support focus on healing, smoke, psi inspiration, and telekinetic barrier. They don't need to shoot that much.

    Early game, I use them as scouts via Sprinter. MOST aliens are really slow, so you can activate, snipe/rocket stuff, and then pull the Support back into cover. Give them grenades for XP building and medkits once you get triple meds.

    Yeah, except for those fucking thin men

    goddamn worse than the crhyssalids, in my opinion

    I never ended up having a super high-ranking support, so I keep forgetting aboot deep pockets

    sprinter seems to have way more utility than their uber overwatch
    though, it seems like a good idea to have one guy with it


    Are grenades worth keeping equipped, later, for destroying cover or making holes?

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