ITT: Let's talk Xcom. Can be Xcom 2 hype or about the old one, whatever.
Have you ever tried an assault sniper? Turns out it can work quite well. I've got two on the go, one that covers with squadsight and the other that rushes in and shoots from close range.
This is the only Xcom webm I have.
>Playing any of the modern x-com butcherings
>Ever
You know, openxcom exist.
>>320365791
fuck i bet ur deep as hell man
do u also only listen to vinyls?
live in the city but only drive a manual out of principal?
do you use linux instead of windows?
>>320365562
What kind of LMG is that on the heavy on the left?
>>320366134
>live in the city but only drive a manual
>use linux
Literally nothing wrong with these.
>>320366258
>heavy
mec soldier
default minigun
>getting mec troopers before laser weapons
>not spending all your resources on satellite uplinks and satellites
fucking scrubs
>>320365562
I'm super, super excited for Xcom 2.
>>320366134
> liking cinematic RNG simulators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSoYaGRtdvk
>>320366475
> mommy's special little man
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>>320366382
Oh, I never developed MECs, I just couldn't do that to my precious soldiers. Gene mods are OP enough anyway.
I NEED SOLDIER NAMES, NOW
GIMME THE BEST YOU GOT
>>320366869
>not just going with the stock names
>Argentinian recruit called Ivan Hernandez
>giant ass nigra with a mustache
>becomes a Heavy
>gets nickname 'Snowball'
It just doesn't get any better than that.
>>320366869
>>320366869
>Rock Justice
>Helan Carpenter
>Cesar Saldin
>Joe Din
>Mary S. Sue
>Tony Tony
>>320366869
I have a Matthew "Doc" Martin. You know, like the shoe.
The rest are all fairly uninteresting.
>>320367246
I get the rest, but did any X-Com game have projectile ballistics?
>tfw everything goes to utter shit but you still manage to scrape through with all soldiers still alive
How is it that a randomly generated game can give you loads of interesting stories?
>>320366869
Giorgio Tsoukalos
10/10 xcom vids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuyDcLy3-3c&feature=youtu.be&t=1h44m13s
>>320367491
The powerdisattachment mixed with random variables.
>>320367710
Dont click embed,the link takes you to the right time
Recommended mods outside of Long War? I've gotten a few voice packs and the one that lets you edit size and pitch.
>>320366869
>Ben "Shuten down the Muton" Garrson
HILFE
HILFE
>>320367710
How does he move the camera like that?
>>320367491
It's best if you name a couple soldiers after friends or something.
>Name soldiers after friends
>A support, but a better shot then my damn sniper
>Replaying EW because 2 hype
>Shoot down the first ethereal
>Getting ready to bust into the center room
>Everyone stationed around the door and reloading
>Door opens on enemy turn
>Sectapod walks out
>Along with two elite mutons
>My Assault gets mind controlled
>Blasts my named solder in the face
>Critical condition
>Lucky disabling shot on sectapod
>All soldiers hurting
>All aliens clustered around MEC
>Look at electropulse
>Critical soldier in the blast radius
>If I don't do it, like 3 more soldiers will die
>Call the person the soldier is named after
>"If I had to choose between saving the world or killing you, would you understand if I killed you?"
>"Are you actually going to kill me?"
>"Not until this exact situation comes up"
>"Pull the trigger then"
>>320365562
I'm more hyped for xenonauts 2
Xenonauts 1 was pretty much a straight translation of X-com (the real one not the pos reboot), so I'm interested in where 2 will take the franchise
>>320368161
They are doing that?
>>320368161
How's Xenonauts difficulty and content wise? I'm a fan of both the old and new Xcoms but haven't checked out Xenonauts.
>>320366641
I only ever had one MEC, and it was always Zhang.
A former Triad member who betrayed his family only to seek shelter amongst the people he betrayed them for is about the only one I can justify turning into a human fleshlight for the purpose of making a human weapon.
He hangs with XCOM, he goes by our terms. Dude's already fighting for us anyway.
>Love the new XCOM
>Love the classic XCOM
>tfw being able to enjoy things
>heavy panics
>he uses his rocket launcher
>>320368672
It's crazy right?
If I had to let my inner /v/ go crazy on this game, it would have to be the season pass bs.
>>320368672
>tfw I had to admit to my big bro the 2012 XCOM is actually pretty good
>>320368940
did you let him spank you?
>>320368779
I've had hardly any panics really, and all of them they've just gone hunker down.
>>320368374
It's basically one step forward, two steps back in comparison to classic X-com
the ui is good, but map randomization is barely there and the enemies always spawn in the same positions
also balance problems and such
maybe mods fixed some of that but probably not enough to make it truly worthwhile
>>320366475
>Liking outdated RNG simulators
Personally I like both because I'm not an autist.
>>320369086
Most of my panics ended with my guy killing an alien before calming down.
>>320368672
the best feeling
>>320369086
I remember going through the base invasion mission and a seeker snuck up on my best assault troop while he was guarding the door from cyberdisks. one of the base staff panicked and took a reaction shot, critting the seeker and taking it out. I was so proud I wish I could have taken in as one of my squad.
>>320369431
Stories like that are what make eggsgom feel so cinematic. You could imagine that happening in a movie, there being a useless comic relief nobody who can't use a gun even slightly that manages to save the life of one of the main characters.
>>320366869
>Not getting a finnish guy named "Ola Salo" as a stock nameYou will never be forgotten, I bet you're killing ayys in heaven ;_;
>>320369086
>Base defense
>Normal soldiers use to these crazy xenos
>Base personnel on the other hand?
>One security guard gets blasted in the face and killed because he missed his 76% shot for 1 damage
>Second security guard panics
>Runs out into the middle of the room
>Turns around and shoots a third guard, killing him
>Muton takes the shot at the guard that flanked himself and kills him
I've had a handful of rookies that have panicked and just shot randomly in the air and shit. It wasn't until that recent base invasion that I've actually had a panicked soldier shoot another one of my guys.
>>320368779
Someone post the .webm, you know which one.
>>320370123
I like the base invasion. The security guards are pretty worthless, but at the same it makes me realize just how far my own rookies have come.
>Guard takes 4 damage!
>Guard panics!
>NOOOO uuuhhh huhuh ooh oh oh uuuhh
>MEC solder laughs
>>320366641
I play by stupid autism rules and one of them is nobody is even considered for MEC troopers unless they're critically wounded.
>>320366478
Huh. I got sad.
>mfw I literally had to bait four chryssalids around in a circle for 20 turns because I went on the ship before having laser weapons
Just started a fresh LW campaign yesterday. Been watching Marbozir's latest run as well since Beagle just upload whenever he fucking feels like it nowadays.
I still love him though.
