I can't wait to lose my favourite men and suffer PTSD because of these cunts.
>42days
>terribad generic redesign
>aren't even half as dangerous as they used to be
>>321180435
I assume they will be on classic. or commander or whatever its called now.
What about pic related. Also, game has pretty great visuals. Im not usually a fan of the toonish look but it's pulling it off well.
They are really playing on my ayy fear with this design too. Only alien design to ever give me the wiggins in the tall thin grey, big head shit. fuck.
>>321180435
Wat? I would not hesitate to call them more dangerous than they were in the old games. As for the xcom2 ones, well we will see, apparently they have less hp.
>>321181867
I wonder how commonplace the aliens themselves will be in terms of gamrplay. There has only been singles coupled with 2 advents for squads so far from what I've seen.
>>321182027
Devs said in one video, i cant remember which that the further into the game the more aliens there will be. So hopefully we get a good mix. Maybe even some missions of just aliens or just Advent.
Wonder if the new game will have MECs/gene mods.
Also Id have liked an expansion/alternate campaign where you play as EXALT
>>321182574
>Wonder if the new game will have MECs/gene mods.
There are Exo-Suits, which are close enough I guess, alternatively the 6th Class could be MECs. Not sure about Gene Mods though, would make sense for them to be in.
>Also Id have liked an expansion/alternate campaign where you play as EXALT
That would be pretty dope, hopefully someone mods something like that in.
>>321180213
Gonna miss having MECs. Would always use them to punch these fuckers.
>>321180213
For a second I thought that was pic related from Gremlins 2
>>321181893
>I would not hesitate to call them more dangerous than they were in the old games
The originals had so many TUs they had to waste them by running in pointless circles because they would effortlessly murder your entire squad in a few turns otherwise
>>321180213
>>321183156
Thought it was a Ravager from WoW
>>321183298
Close enough
>>321180213
its a shame the old design is gone
but c'mon this looks neat as hell
>>321182574
>>321182903
I assume EXALT was sort of the groundwork for ADVENT. So i doubt they exist anymore.
I really hope MECs get put in the game. I need them.
>>321181691
What is that Lost Planet bullshit
when will we getlobstergirls
>>321183156
That fucking movie. God. Dad made me watch that on vhs when i was 4.what a cunt.
snek where
>>321180435
they nerfed them?
they were there to make sure you were using explosives properly.
>>321183987
Here you go m80
Did the Ayys evolve?
>>321183834
I'd give her the ol' Thermic Lance if you know what I meanI mean it literally. Lobsters are only fit for eating.
>>321180435
> Aren't half as dangerous.
> Can burrow underground so hard they literally don't care about concrete in cities.
> Now instead of 1, 3 Chryssalids come out of a corpse cocoon.
>>321183989
I dont think we've seen them in any vids so i don't know what he's on about anon.
>>Ayy
>>321184080
It was nice of them to go to the effort of making a fake Thin Man sprite
>>321184254
post more pls
>>321184080
Yep.
Mutons became more intelligent and played a lot of Gears of War.
Chryssalids now can burrow and three of them come out of corpse cocoons.
Floaters became Archons and have a manly build. They go berserker on people if they so much as break a nail.
Sectoids got more humanoid after being pumped with human genetics.
>>321184254
>high crit
>high aim because of plasma weapons
>can matrix dodge all your squads over watch fire
remove xenos
>>321180213
I'm going to make a mod that gives them wings so they can fly.
>>321181893
>Wat? I would not hesitate to call them more dangerous than they were in the old games.
>>321183885
but it's a children's movie ;^)
>>321181691
Apparently that motherfucker can leave his suit and both the suit and his new freedom can attack you
>>321184406
I don't know which i find more unnerving. the final or the concept. The hidden mouth fucks with my manliness but the teeth showing gives me Alien franchise flashbacks. Both are awesomely creepy though
>>321184613
They could've used the concept for extra creepiness.
Return of the Reaper when
>>321184581
Wait, is there a big sectoid in there? fuck. fuck.
>>321184775
When people start modding the game
>>321184807
there is a new unrevealed alien inside
>>321183803
More like Haze/Bioshock.
>>321184807
They haven't said or shown anything, but it from the few gifs of it I've seen it looks like some sort of goo monster
>>321184869
>>321184919
Thank god. I hope the sectoids are rare so they remain scary for me.
>>321185086
>Sectoid
>rare
>>321185086
>sectoids
>rare
but they were the most common enemy type.
I'll give you a pass since the trailers and demos show the ADVENT as the common enemy
>>321185086
> Sectoids
> Rare
Anon, your naivety is disarming me.
Any nice anon got a collage of all the enemies we've seen so far so I don't have to go looking for them all?
I do like how they've gone "Right, we can have the same enemies... or we can show the aliens have progressed by being on earth, they're familiar, but not the exact same". Lots of companies would have just gone "meh, re-use the old enemies and throw in 2 new ones to pretend we care".
If Fraxis hadn't jumped on paid DLC bullshit and those last two games they released weren' craptastic, I would have put them quite high in my broveloper list.
Shame.
But, I'm looking forward to XCOM2. It's a shame the only other game I was looking forward to at the start of next year, Dude Sex: Manhood Divided was delayed till August.
>>321185798
;_;7
>>321185194
>>321185340
>>321185383
I know they are common as fuck in XCOM1 but i'ts not that far to assume that they become rarer with the gene therapy they've been put through. I mean the etherials did say everything they have tried so far was a miss and humans seem to be the best race to abuse. So i wouldn't think it'd be unreasonable for them to ditch sects are foot soldiers and replace them with the ADVENT troopers and have the bigger sects are more of an elite type thing. Probably not though.
But i do feel early game they will be rare as the aliens in general will be rare, that's enough for me.
>>321185892
Yep. The Advent Troopers are the new Sectoids, whereas the Sectoids replace the Sectoid Commander...although I bet they'll include the Sectoid Commander because why not?
>>321186030
>Human genetics made Sectoids so OP they out-psioned the Ethereals for power
>>321185798
Here's the vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSoYaGRtdvk
>>321186154
Then imagine the Ethereals themselves after some gene therapy.
>>321186030
See this i'm okay with. Pretty sure this and Deus Ex are the only games im looking forward to in the near future. Or at all.
>>321186154
Wouldn't be difficult, New Ethereals are faggots
The New-New Sectoids even look more like the Old Ethereals
>>321180213
I never had a problem with them on enemy unknown apart from my first encounter when I found out they turned people into zombies
I'm guessing they were hard on the old games?
>>321186083
webm poster, do you have the thinmen shenanigans?
>>321186245
Agreed here with you.
>>321186258
Dunno. Nu Ethereals look menacing.
>>321186083
kek
>>321186303
I forget to save it every time I see it
>>321186258
>physically retarded
When are they going to make an Xcom where I can be the aliens?
Humans is a boring race
>>321186418
Gotcha covered senpai
>>321186368
>this
>menacing
>more menacing than an ominous robed figure just floating around that crumples like a bitch and is revealed to exist entirely out of psychic powers and spite
>>321186528
That literally is an ominous robed figure just floating around that crumples like a bitch and is revealed to exist entirely out of psychic powers and spite.
>>321186241
Fuck.
>>321186662
Fuck yes.
I bet Firaxis is leaving them for later.
>>321186528
But that description fits the pic too + helmet
>>321186982
I imagine they are holding a few good treats back. They have shown a lot of the mechanics and features so far though. Already said no to MECs though. Since the canon is that the aliens kick XCOMs ass before they even researched plasma weapons. Good reasoning but i still want MEC goodness, or even some sort of robot limb replacement shit. robot legs for better movement that sort of thing.
Anything I should know before I start the first X-COM?
>>321187258
rape survior hotline
>>321185086
>>321185194
>>321185892
>Sectoids now integrated into human society.
>The normie jobs and have normie lives
>Some have human waifus and husbandos
>They all think XCOM are ISIS.
>>321187162
>Already said no to MECs though.
I refuse to believe "Shen's last gift" is anything bu MECs
Also the fifth class is still unrevealed, right?
>>321187372
>>321187258
Sattelites are important.
Make a B-team.
Scopes are good, laser tech rush is a viable strategy.
Play Ironman mode, or don't savescum like a bitch.
>>321187457
Where is the snekpasta?
>>321187162
Have you seen the exosuits?
>>321187258
Don't use damage roulette.
>>321187258
>percentages are cunts
>plasma is key
>half cover = pretty much no cover. try and find full as much as possible.
>stick together as much as possible but be careful of AOE especially from early game thin men.
>thin men are cunts
Thats all i'll say without giving cool shit away.
>not going with the originals ending of "stopping the aliens didn't actually stop them"
>probably not going to go for TFTD's "stopping the aliens actually destroyed the world"
>>321187457
>"Morning, Gklok'sfhas!'
>"Glfokfdsoksos, Dave!"
>>321187162
Maybe there'll be an expansion that will be like EW, but with Meld technologies (Gene Mods and M.E.C.s) being used as something of a necessary evil. Plus hoping for doing some collaborator elimination mechanic where you target particular human scumbags that are working for the aliens and ADVENT and you execute them ala: Polish Country Army style how they did with Germans and Russians during WWII and after it.
>>321187457
All this genetic engineering and the Ethereals didn't give a single humanoid Sectoid testicles...
>>321180435
>nerfed
Are you stupid
They can fucking burrow underground and now 3 chrysalids spawn from a single zombie now.
That's a straight up buff to those fuckers.
>>321187521
>>321187573
> first x-com
> posts xcom tips
> and not even the main tip, which is "move two squares forward then put everyone on overwatch"
>classic/ironman
>mostly ignored story stuff
>finally assault alien base in october 2015
>scouting forward with memetic sniper doesn't reveal anything
>stupidly run best heavy a little further
>sectopod
>he's ded
>use all my rockets on that and the heavy floaters that show up next
>next room mutons+elite mutons
>they take out snipers and support
>manage to get to the lmao commander with two heavies and a MEC
>mindcontrols one heavy, other panics and gets killed by him next turn
>gg
Now my best remaining solider is a Lieutenant Support, the rest are squaddies.Can I dig myself out of this, or should I learn from this and start over?
>>321187628
Well that got dark real fast.
>>321187497
im happy with dlc MECs.
>>321187628
Aren't sectoids already genetically engineered by the ethereals?
What use are genitals to sectoids that will benefit the ethereals?
>>321187695
> now 3 chrysalids spawn from a single zombie now.
Not from a zombie, from an immobile cocoon. I'd say it's not really clear if that makes things harder or easier.
Also, they reduced the lids' health, and they weren't all that durable to begin with.
What's also a big change, though, is the way their infection works. Their attacks cause a poison effect, and anyone who dies while poisoned, for any reason, turns into a cocoon.
>>321187740
>squaddies
Turn them all into MECs
>>321187740
No.
Once you lose your best in classic/impossible, it's gg
debating whether enemy within is still worth it since 2 is coming out soon-ish, but I feel like shooting some ayy
>>321187793
> Well that got dark real fast.
Really? I didn't even intended to be like this, but oh well.
>>321187892
Actually as I remember, Sectoids were experimented on by Ethereals and it resulted in such a way that they had to clone themselves to reproduce.
>>321187497
I didnt even know they had a 5th class planned for the initial release? Interesting
>>321187524
Cant find Snake waifu family comic.
>>321187981
Still worth it.
I bought it some time ago really cheap after I had enough playing a pirated version because crashes for no reason.
I'll wait for a complete edition of XCOM2 and also buy it cheaply.
>>321180435
>terribad generic redesign
I have to agree with this.
I think it's the really meh choice in colors.
>>321185946
where do I get this?
>>321188181
That explains how we never got to laser tech.
>>321188179
Yeah, they announced that pretty early on, but haven't given any information about it since. Although I think Solomon said in a recent stream or something that it'll be revealed soon, whatever that means.
>>321187592
wait so then how do you win that game
I can't wait to spend hours customizing characters and weapons.
I really hope I'll be able to play Xcom 2 withoutsavescummingtheir deaths.
>>321188325
Oh cool, i wonder what it'll be. I like all the classes so far too.
>>321188325
>Although I think Solomon said in a recent stream or something that it'll be revealed soon, whatever that means.
Probably at release or close enough
Just got XCOM EU from the sale, any pro tips and tricks? Is making a full team of heavy gunners retarded or legit?
>>321188505
It'll probably be a Covert OP of some kind.
>>321188541
Get laser weapons asap
Don't move up unless you have a backup/retreat plan
DON'T RELY ON AIM PERCENTAGES
>>321188587
for dem extra steath ambush tactics. delish
>>321187981
It's on sale for 10 bucks on steam with some DLC even. Just purchased it myself despite playing the shit out of it on360.
Go for it.
>>321188390
You blow up T'leth
And release enough chemicals into the ocean to basically destroy all life on Earth
>>321188541
Level up a Sniper ASAP, be sure to take Squadsight with it as well.
Rush Lasers and then Rush Carapace Armour.
Always try to use Full Cover over Half Cover.
>>321184409
I really wish we got snake men too. It'd be cool if there were snake men and snake women, like they're from an intelligent species that has a vested interest in subjugating humans for the sake of their society.
Just having snake women is weird
>>321188541
>build satellites ASAP
>rush carapace armor/laser weapons
>never dash on your last turn.
>never move further than your furthest point man with your last character
>abuse hunker down and overwatch
>>321187524
>Humanity enslaved by aliens.
>Ayyliens give me a job.
>Love the job that I have, make good money.
>One day on a way home accidently trip on a snek's tail.
>About to spill my spagetti
>She says that it's ok, and that their tails are sensitive so I should be more careful.
>See her everyday after work.
>We get in love.
>Invite her to a date.
>The day finally comes.
>See on TV that X-COM terrorists blown the place I worked at.
>Look at the list of casualties.
>My snek is in there
>Now I have no gf and no job
>mfw
>>321188541
2 snipers, 2 heavies, 1 assault, 1 medic.
It is entirely possible to lose a campaign and not find out until a few months later that you've been fighting a losing battle.
Get satellites up as fast as humanly possible. Satellites and lasers are your number one and two priorities.
You don't have to assault the ayylien base as soon as you get the mission. It's a good idea to hold off for a while until your rape-ball is rolling.
Move two squares and overwatch.
>>321188839
yadda yadda sterile genderless bioweapon yadda yadda just a coincidence yadda venom glands yadda.
>>321188474
I remember the first squad i got attached with.They were slaughtered while doing a rescue op. Along with the civies.
>>321188704
>>321188587
But can't the ranger spec up for ambushes anyway?
>>321188906
need to add
>join ADVENT to get revenge
in the end
>>321188906
>We get in love.
>Invite her to a date.
flip it bro, doesnt make sense
>>321189080
>>321189178
I'll make changes to the copypasta in the next xcom thread. Thanks for the critisism
>>321188925
> shit you can't do in EU
> shit you won't be able to do in EU2 because even if the modding tools aren't garbage it will take too much works to have actual ballistics instead of cinematic RNG visualization
>>321188929
>2 snipers, 2 heavies, 1 assault, 1 medic.
Nah m8, one sniper, one heavy with all the explosives they can possibly carry, a medkit dispenser and three assaults for maximum shotgun rape. If you're a pussy give one a rifle so you can still fight ayyliens at a distance.
Six assaults in ghost armor and you're practically cheating.
>>321188959
Yes, the Ranger is the stealth class.
I suspect more psionics and maybe alien mutations
>>321189331
is this an image for actual snakes
>>321180213
>Oh new chrysalids
>It looks kinda same as the old one
>No wait
>Are those ARMS?
>IT HAS FUCKING ARMS NOW
>mfw it could wield plasma rifles now
>>321188925
There is a remake of apoc coming. That game was fun. Shame it lacked mods.
>>321189331
>Sectoid normie poster here.
I'll make one too. Although i might make it about a Sectoid getting in with a 10/10 qt.
>>321189514
They had arms in EU
What is the biggest change between vanilla and Long War?
>>321189619
How long it takes
I can't wait for the final version two years from now with all the patches + expansions + dlc bullshits when it will actually be worth buying
>>321189619
Increased amount ofbullshit.
>>321189514
The EU/EW chryssalids had arms too.
>>321184080
>>321189331
>>321189178
The flip doesn't make sense in the original context because "the day finally comes"
If you are going to flip it add a "decide to finally propose to her" or something like that before that
>>321189619
Size of your anus after you playit.
>>321189619
Classes.
>>321189619
New Classes
>>321189619
Classes, everything takes 10 times longer to research and all aliens have 10+ HP
>>321189619
fun
>>321189619
New classes, new abilities, new gear, more deaths and nastier enemies.
>>321189619
It's much more funand much more enraging when you lose
>constantly talk about how humanity might change for good or evil completely because of XCOM's reverse engineering
>lol fuck that, let's make the sequel pretend we lost the war instead
So much wasted potential.
>>321189619
More bloat and RNG.
>>321185892
TRAITOR
>>321186546
I don't like that distortion effect.
>>321186507
>He didn't play the multuplayer
>>321182574
That's called The Bureau
>>321190159
Dunno.
Actually I think that XCOM2 has more potential than the win situation in EU/EW.
The Uber Ethereal talked at the end about something much worse lurking among the stars when you killed him.
The Ethereals goal was to make humans combine the capabilities of all the aliens they had under their control (which went horribly right because not only did XCOM beat every single darn thing, they made Meld based tech and then assaulted the Temple Ship).
XCOM2 rolls in. The genetic experiments on humans and aliens have a aim probably...yet not as good due to vichy earth and dictatorship.
I bet that at one point we'll get something like this in XCOM3 (if it's going to be announced):
- Years after ADVENT and aliens got beaten
- Humanity got on a better tech level
- Aliens are still around, but they are now 2nd class citizens and the world is cyberpunk tier of bad, but at least people don't get removed mysteriously
- Aliens from another dimension appear, different from those in XCOM and XCOM2 as they have scary biotech and are overall abominable eldritch things
- XCOM enters the fray, but now they'll need much more than what they had previously...so they take in the 2nd class citizen aliens to fight them, yet old hostilities start to flare up
- Now both humans and ayys have to fight and die side-by-side against eldritch organic ayys that are removing people and replace them with meat puppets to control the large corporations and then sabotage the war effort
- Now we X-COM: Apocalypse with dimensional travelling...though XCOM2 is a spiritual X-COM: Apocalypse
-Giant Overspawn boss battle. XCOM Muton Berserker jumps in with explosives into its gaping maw and blows its head off.
>>321191234
...that's not terrible.
Actually it's kinda cool.
>>321191234
I would like it
Question:
Why would you want to halt the improvement of humanity? No more sickness or hunger - they elevated you to a higher standard of living. Why would you resist that?
>>321191754
Give me liberty or give me death.
>>321191754
Look at this race traitor scum. Fuck you, alienlover.
VIGILO CONFIDO
>>321181691
Laffo
>>321191234
Neat.
It kind of sucks that with all the progressive nonsense going on with the gaming industry that there aren't more political and racial narratives being utilised through fantasy worlds and on the rare occasion they are they're always half-baked. I want gaming to delve into the realms of American History X or even District 9-tier if they're scared of going too far and 'offending' people.
>>321189619
8 Classes, more tactical options, bullshit strategic layer and airgame.
honestly now, how hard is long war on normal if i beat ew on classic? i'm scared of the airgame and basebuilding stuff, i'm terrible at resource/base management
>>321193337
The Tactical Layer is about the same in terms of difficulty, however the Strategic Layer is a bit of a bitch, especially the Airgame. Just Rush to Laser Cannons is my advice and then take down a bunch of Medium Raiders for Resources.
>>321193337
Prepare for fatigue spirals, resource scarcity(Despite having 20 something missions a month), and eggsalt missions where you get 4 dudes against 30.
If I've never played the first game, would it be worth it to skip and just play the second?
>>321193716
You're scaring me. I need my XCOM fix until February, but fuck long war is so intimidating.
>>321194353
I guess. It's all about the gameplay, not the story or anything. However, the first game is pretty fucking great and it's on sale right now.
>>321194353
Try the XCOM: EU demo or watch some lets plays to see if it's your thing, if so, pick up XCOM: EU Complete Pack, it's on sale for 5 quid.
>>321180435
>can cocoon your soldiers to have 3 more chrysallids pop out if you don't destroy it
>can burrow under the dirt and ambush your dudes
How are they nerfed again? Are they slower or have a lot less health or something?
>>321194508
The tactical layer is great, no complaints there. Nice seeing that light cover is actually not shit.
You do get all the tools you need to deal with the harder stuff, smoke and flashbangs are great for the first few months.
I think xcg over on /vg/ has a list of ini changes to make the strategic game less painful.
On the other hand, taking down the month 1 landed abductor with 30 ayyys onboard feels great.
>>321192376
>>321181691
200 bucks, a heavy sergeant, or 4 scientists?
Imagine if Advent had the same tech that Humanity could acquire in endgame.
MEC Mutons, my god.
>>321191409
>>321191640
Also thought about racial relations and espionage as a game mechanic.
The racial relations would measure how much human and alien operatives hate/like each other and the more you send out your soldiers in human/alien teams the more they'll start tolerating each other (albeit the whole tolerance thing would go slooowly and researches in the academy would speed it up).
The espionage part would be about sending your operatives to infiltrate said corporations and find out who is the meat puppet or how many of them are there before the regular forces waltz in and clean up the mess.
>>321193131
Yeah. Stories with racial/cultural differences where everything goes explosive in critical situations do feel...underwhelming and not showing the whole thing. I blame the whole political correctness.
>>321180213
>they somehow managed to make new Chryssalids even more cartoony than WoW grade shit in first game
>silly Chryssalid from original game still somehow manages to look times more intimidating and scary despite having a huge smile
>>321194353
apparently yes, since it doesnt matter if you won the first game.
>>321197025
Nah. They look more insectoid/crustacean if you ignore the eyes.
I also like their chitinous armor even if they were nerfed health-wise.
>>321197025
I don't like the enemy design in XCOM 2, Snektits don't fit at all, as you say they look cartoony, especially the new cyberdisk looks out of fucking Starcraft
>>321196792
Just Get whatever you need most currently.
>>321197215
I like it though.
Looks more intimidating than in the original.
>>321197215
New cyberdisk?
>>321197215
>new cyberdisc
Lol wut.
I'm assuming you're talking about the floater redesign.
In which case; fuck you they look cool.
And you're basing your expectations on XCOM EU instead of all XCOM games.
>>321199085
Like both the Floater and Heavy Floater.
The Archon is also good looking.
>>321199383
Personally, i hated the desgin of the nu-floaters, it looked like some shit from Quake 2 and not in a good way.
>>321200226
Still looked better and much less ridiculous when compared to the vanilla ones.
