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The key to XCOM2 in all honesty is to kill enemies before they can even fire at your troops, thereby avoiding injuries. So when choosing upgrades, choose upgrades that allow you to kill things. Stuff like Blast Padding is a total waste.
I watched some “Tips and Tricks” on YouTube that said this too. However between my obvious mistakes and not knowing how to maneuver properly all the time, I still take damage. That and 3 people missing 70+ percent shots. The one gripe I have is those percentages. How do I only have a 66% chance of making my shot when my assault rifle is in the aliens face? Literally in it’s face.
Yep. Your strategy in this game should be to avoid taking any damage whatsoever, which means that you always prioritize offense. I get a lot of mileage out of snipers along these lines. They never get hit because they're too far away, and they can murder a bundle of enemies in a single turn if you spec them right.
Unless you're playing ironman you can always reload a previous save. Even in ironman you can shutoff if you accidentally rush into a crowd.
Thanks. That’s one of the things I was thinking about. If I put all but one person in Overwatch, then have my last solider shoot and break concealment, will the rest of the crew that’s in Overwatch get a “free” shot when the Aliens scatter?
Yes, exactly.
Yes, But I'm not a fan of this. Mostly because, when the turn ends, it's the alien's turn to move. That can get you whooped badly at times. I prefer to make my own moves. So first guy takes his shot, aliens react, then the rest of my squad takes their turn.
Is the combat any slower / casting speed increased?WampusCat43 said:
Good thing there is that one guy out there watching so he can forward clips of anything interesting that might happen.
I think I'm one of the few remaining COD players in this thread. What in particular has your attention about this one? Is it the new game modes? Or something else that looks good? I've watched a few gameplay videos and I'm unsure if I am looking forward to going back to modern times after the WWII version.
I played the Dragon Quest game on my phone. It played surprisingly well on it. I recommend it if you enjoyed that game and want a portable version of it.
I haven't bought one since Advanced Warfare (?), so I don't know if some of this stuff has been in the last couple, but -
Yea, I never get jaded / nit-picky with graphics or such. When you come from a generation where your character was a square, and your "sword" was an arrow, almost anything better works
Didn't see this, and just read about it. This seems like a #### idea. Might rethink this one.
Can't get to the story at work. Cliff Notes on the Pass?
I could play Baseball Stars without a graphics update without an issue. Probably sevearl others from the era. I started with pong, and while I love updated graphics, overall game play are more important.Yea, I never get jaded / nit-picky with graphics or such. When you come from a generation where your character was a square, and your "sword" was an arrow, almost anything better works
My brother and I still fire up activision baseball on the old atari 2600 he has in his basement when I'm at his house - always still fun for a game or two.
Similar to a season pass. There were some early rumors they had done away with paid DLC for maps like Fortnite and Overwatch and others. I think the new Battlefield wont have paid maps DLC. Here's one article.
That game scared the crap out of me. My buddy and I would play in my basement with the lights off and the stereo turned up. It would scare the crap out of us. We would take turns playing and we really didn't mind when our turn was up because we were ready for a break. I struggled playing it alone back then.
I feel bad for the people that make these games. It takes a lot of effort and time. Plus, they seem to be very skilled. Usually Black Ops games have decent stories too. Obviously, that doesn’t apply to this game though. But the people making the games don’t get to control things like how to release DLC and such. The constant money grabs that Activision makes is very disappointing. Especially, when they are willing to rip off other games but can’t control their money list enough to utilize a significant part of what makes those games so big.
Ever try Crackdown? I had a really good time with it, and you can probably grab it for $5.
Toput a positive spin on this, is is reasonable to read this as the season pass is potentially cheaper, and will increase the population in DLC maps because you have to buy all or none? It seems they tried to fix problems, with an albeit less than optimal solution, but they at least tried to listen?
Basically the opposite of the "gunslinger" line. I forget the name of the perk, but one of them lets you keep firing until you run out of ammo as long as each shot results in a kill. So you can use your other soldiers to soften up multiple opponents, and then kill 3 or 4 of 5 enemies with one sniper.
I think you can buy recruits but, to be honest, I never had to do this. It seems if you have that many laid up in sick bay, you need to work on your tactics. As mentioned above, the key to this game is to not get injured at all. It will happen on occasion, but shouldn't be happening to the point where you are out of soldiers. Maybe hit some online guides for tactical advice.Kanil said:
Don't know yet, for now you register on Bethesda's website with the code you are provided and it basically says we will contact you with more information when the BETA is ready to go. Apparently, the BETA will be rolled out to XBOX One players first, that's on Bethesda's FAQ's for the game.
Should be able to recruit in the armory. One of the things I really appreciated about xcom 2 was that you can make your own player pool to recruit from.Kanil said:
I figured out the recruiting thing last night but is there a way to determine who is going to be a sniper vs say a ranger? And I'm starting to play with the squad a bit. Having my sniper who can shoot forever if they are in someone elses range seems pretty awesome, he's been wrecking shop.
You can assign them roles in the guerilla warfare pod (or one of em). You want to keep you guys alive so they level up though. Should have a A, B and maybe even a C squad
Yep. deadly. I personally prefer to sit back and try to hit a whole pod with a grenade. It won't kill them after early game, but does enough damage that the rest of the squad are on mop-up without much movement. Like Ivan said, moving to far forward (like deciding to use your sword on something) can trigger a whole other pod when you have little or no moves left. That can ruin your day real quick. I really don't want to move any further than the position of my most forward guy before I initiated battle.
Yeah, and this is a game design problem. If you're going to design a tactical turn-based game that rewards flanking, then you need to sort out the enemy placement such that flanking isn't severely punished by unleashing another wave of enemies. I mean, I'm happy to sit back with my snipers and pick guys off, but it does kind of limit your tactical options.