Cool. I really wanted to download 1.8 GB to patch data already on my computer. Really glad I have a fast connection, can't imagine how annoyed others were having to do such a huge patch with no obvious benefits. I personally find the cutscenes annoying at either resolution.
Yeah. Just move cover to cover, find full cover if you can, and throw lots and lots of explosives.
The "run & gun" ability is really useful for capturing. If I can (injuries) I bring two assaults, a heavy and a sniper on each mission.
You can't use run & gun for capturing unfortunately, you can only shoot your gun after dashing. That is why I make support guys with the extra 3 movement point ability my stun guy.
Does the tutorial 'end' at any point? Or do I just start playing the game? I cannot tell. I keep waiting for it to tell me to start an actual game.
You can't use run & gun for capturing unfortunately, you can only shoot your gun after dashing. That is why I make support guys with the extra 3 movement point ability my stun guy.
Sectopods are too smart, well armed and well armoured for their own good. Pretty much the only safe way to take one down is with squad sight snipers... and the original xcom sectopods were never this scary! If you come across one inside a ship... those things will absolutely tear you a new one if you can't snipe them.
Not that I'd want it any other way.
Can't wait. I'm playing on normal, I have two Colonel-ranked snipers with plasma sniper rifles and double-tap. My whole squad has Titan Armor w/Plasma Rifles/Heavy Plasma and my Alloy SHIV is Plasma as well. I got my first taste of "Elite Mutons" not too long ago. Looked scary, both died in one shot from each of my snipers.
Game's getting a little easy. Going to bump it up to classic once I beat this.
All I can say is WOW!!.just started playing last night and so far the game is awesome, best game i have played since Skyrim...
Question though, what is multiplayer all about?
Does the tutorial 'end' at any point? Or do I just start playing the game? I cannot tell. I keep waiting for it to tell me to start an actual game.
Well I found out one thing I really do NOT like in the new X-COM. If a soldier goes down, you cannot pick up their items like in the first game. Guy with the medkit goes down? Tough luck. Guy with the arc thrower knocked out? Forget it.
Watching a guy bleed out under your feet because you can't pick up his med-kit is infuriating.
Well I found out one thing I really do NOT like in the new X-COM. If a soldier goes down, you cannot pick up their items like in the first game. Guy with the medkit goes down? Tough luck. Guy with the arc thrower knocked out? Forget it.
Watching a guy bleed out under your feet because you can't pick up his med-kit is infuriating.
I noticed the same, and it is forcing me to bring two of med kits and arc throwers to guarantee their use. Sucks to waste that spot on those items on so many members.
I prefer to see it as forcing me to be that much more tactical. You can have redundant medics/arc throwers and sacrifice versatility, or have one of each and be extra careful with them. Makes sense to me.
Yup. Once you get two inventory slots one is med kit, other is arc thrower.
Sorry, I kinda see it as a lazy conceit. I mean, let's face it, it just makes no sense. If the dude is lying dead on the ground at my feet, so is his grenade. I should be able to pick that up.
Why not just have the 'v' key interact with downed soldiers as well as doors and bombs and such? Seems so simple.
It could kind of go either way in my opinion. Who is to say that said grenade wasn't damaged in the kill shot. Or isn't not so obviously available on the smoking corpse that someone getting shot at would have time to grab it? or so covered in gore that reasonable people aren't going to want to pick it up and throw it.
I take your point in that a lot of tactical RPG style games allow characters to loot corpses of fallen comrades in the middle of combat, but really? How probable is that.
From the developers stance, they probably figured that this was just another aspect of limited resources. Tactically, deal with it.
TBH, I could cope if it was anything but the the medkit and the guy is bleeding out. That's just frustrating.
TBH, I could cope if it was anything but the the medkit and the guy is bleeding out. That's just frustrating.