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by Eurotrash 11/01/2012, 12:30pm PDT |
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As you describe it, you crammed that Skyranger full of cannon fodder and went to town. You played the game for the sake of having fun with the battles, the bigger the better, nevermind how long they took. You probably kept from shooting down Battleships, just so you could get more base invasions.
Personally I would start off with lots of soldiers too, and let natural selection (alien selection?) weed out the (unlucky) weak. By the time I had Flying Jesus Armor and beastly APs, I preferred a lean team of 3-4 members. A couple guys would Superman out and spot the enemies, the last guy, shit, he'd just sit his ass in a lawnchair in the Avanger holding a blaster launcher. Scout guys spot something, muton, snakeman, jaywalker, lawnchair guy explodes half the fucking map. Next mission plz.
In clonclusion, I preferred the fast battles, which may be why I like the new XCOM.
More than once while playing the new one, I would think that it was kinda board-gamey. The often cramped maps with the opposition straight ahead, the simplified loadout, the dumbed-down, quick battles - it is to the original XCOM as Hero Quest was to AD&D. Brutally simplified, but fun as hell.
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This fucking tutorial by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/28/2012, 11:48pm PDT
I told you to disable that tutorial almost a month ago! NT by WITTGENSTEIN 10/29/2012, 1:52pm PDT
I thought you were talking to somebody else. NT by Worm,Ed Gein 10/29/2012, 10:30pm PDT
Guess who fucked up while talking about X-Com Now! NT by Ator Maker 10/30/2012, 7:53am PDT
Inside the Post by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/30/2012, 6:09pm PDT
Don't suck up now, XCOM by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/29/2012, 11:21pm PDT
Set it to "Wetback". That'd be pretty funny. Maybe it'll unlock some secret shit NT by Eurotrash 10/30/2012, 11:48am PDT
But Eurotrash, XCOM is not about being cruel to different races NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/30/2012, 12:06pm PDT
What, that's ~all~ XCOM is about NT by Shredder 10/30/2012, 3:12pm PDT
Oh. Someone said "aliens", I thought it was "illegal aliens" and signed up. :( by Eurotrash 10/30/2012, 3:14pm PDT
They don't let you even get off the Skyranger now so I guess Firaxis was listeni NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/30/2012, 6:00pm PDT
Re: This fucking tutorial by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/31/2012, 11:45pm PDT
Jesus, man. :( by Eurotrash 11/01/2012, 1:36am PDT
HOMF GLOMF by Mischief Maker 11/01/2012, 3:06am PDT
Keep in mind that we are talking about a really fun game that everybody likes by Fullofkittens 11/01/2012, 4:04am PDT
Lay off, man! Making video games for profit is hard! by Mischief Maker 11/01/2012, 4:51am PDT
They're valid... if you are a fan of the original. by Fullofkittens 11/01/2012, 5:47am PDT
You aren't looking at 15 stats in the middle of a battle by Entropy Stew 11/01/2012, 6:09am PDT
So real life generals decide whether troops are assault class or heavies NT by Fullofkittens 11/01/2012, 6:22am PDT
You don't show up at the battlefield with a crack team of miscellania by Entropy Stew 11/01/2012, 7:37am PDT
I imagine X-COM as more like SETI with some United Nations funding for guns by Fullofkittens 11/01/2012, 8:07am PDT
Look, here's the thing. If you can't tell the sniper in your first 30 minutes NT by on the field... YOU ARE THE SNIPER 11/01/2012, 10:51am PDT
There's nothing necessarily wrong with random assignation of classes by Arbit 11/01/2012, 11:37am PDT
Best thing about Heavies is that +100% DMG against Robots/Cybernetics perk by WITTGENSTEIN 11/01/2012, 4:49pm PDT
Second Best: The perk that allows you to fire twice per turn NT by WITTGENSTEIN 11/01/2012, 5:04pm PDT
Is this a good place for complaints about Fallout 3? by Jerry Whorebach 11/02/2012, 8:50pm PDT
Is this a stalking horse for adding child murder back into the game? NT by Entropy Stew 11/02/2012, 9:42pm PDT
So the new X-Com is the Star Trek 11 of videogames? NT by Mischief Maker 11/01/2012, 6:43am PDT
I guess so, if a lot of people really liked Star Trek 11. by Fullofkittens 11/01/2012, 6:55am PDT
Re: They're valid... if you are a fan of the original. by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/01/2012, 10:22am PDT
Re: Lay off, man! Making video games for profit is hard! by Eurotrash 11/01/2012, 1:24pm PDT
Keep in mind that we are talking about a really fun game that everybody likes by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/01/2012, 10:05am PDT
You cunt NT by Are you actually Zseni? 11/05/2012, 12:54am PST
Re: Jesus, man. :( by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/01/2012, 10:02am PDT
I don't think you liked the original as much as you say you do. by turkey sandwich guy 11/01/2012, 10:13am PDT
Re: I don't think you liked the original as much as you say you do. by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/01/2012, 10:33am PDT
troop-squishing tanks imba imba imba imba imba imba imba imba imba imba imba imb NT by turkey sandwich guy 11/01/2012, 10:37am PDT
This has no bearing on anything, but by Entropy Stew 11/01/2012, 11:02am PDT
Also: you want a pre-op on your team if you're in a Grant Morrison comic NT by Entropy Stew 11/01/2012, 11:04am PDT
(born April 18, 1981; NT by formerly known as Autrijus Ween) 11/01/2012, 11:30am PDT
Hmm. I think it comes down to how one used to play the original. by Eurotrash 11/01/2012, 12:30pm PDT
The one nitpick with the battles by re: 11/01/2012, 1:40pm PDT
Re: Hmm. I think it comes down to how one used to play the original. by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/01/2012, 5:01pm PDT
Are you using the patch? by Lettuphant 11/01/2012, 7:55pm PDT
Jesus Christ, was I supposed to type [url]? You guys like it here in 2007? NT by Lettuphant 11/01/2012, 7:55pm PDT
Just use HTML my friend. by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/01/2012, 8:49pm PDT
Look on the bright side: one day, people will accuse Caltrops of still using by forum software from 2017. 11/01/2012, 9:47pm PDT
Totally stealing "swayze" as an adjective. NT by E. L. Koba 11/03/2012, 3:47pm PDT
Is it really that hard to [reply/quote] someone's post and look at the NT by FUCKING FORUM CODE? - WITTGENSTEIN 11/01/2012, 8:55pm PDT
This is why we never get any new posters. by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/01/2012, 9:18pm PDT
Re: This is why we never get any new posters. by Lettuphant 11/02/2012, 8:06am PDT
Wittgenstein getting irrationally angry over nothing important. NT by Another reason it's still 2007 11/02/2012, 9:08am PDT
There's no formatting manual/help link. It's not user friendly at all NT by Entropy Stew 11/02/2012, 10:25am PDT
The cunt is STRONG with this one. NT by turkey sandwich guy 11/01/2012, 6:59am PDT
You'll get yours in a second by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/01/2012, 7:32am PDT
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