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Xcom 2 is more difficult than Dark Souls, EU4

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At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse
  11/06/19
are you playing with the expansion DLC (WOTC)
mind-boggling tantric milk
  11/06/19
just about every mission having a term limit ruined my enjoy...
Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner
  11/06/19
That and I hate the spawning mechanics
crawly antidepressant drug
  11/06/19
xenonauts was a lot of fun if you want a more authentic xcom...
Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner
  11/06/19
oh shit this looks awesome
crawly antidepressant drug
  11/06/19
The time limit, very limited resources for the ship, the ran...
At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse
  11/06/19
yeah they went a little overboard with the factionwide malus...
Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner
  11/06/19
Honestly, I enjoyed XCOM: EU more than XCOM 2.
Razzle-dazzle shrine
  11/06/19
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Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner
  11/06/19
I appreciated 2's stealth mechanic But agree that if EU h...
crawly antidepressant drug
  11/06/19
Also, with EU you can build up a team of all MECs and steamr...
Razzle-dazzle shrine
  11/06/19
Same.
At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse
  11/06/19
No just the base game
At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse
  11/06/19
WOTC expansion gives you additional options for your campaig...
mind-boggling tantric milk
  11/06/19
The sniper hero was way OP in the expansion
crawly antidepressant drug
  11/06/19
Every hero battle was stressful as hell.
Razzle-dazzle shrine
  11/06/19
Oh I meant the one you got that stayed cloaked even next to ...
crawly antidepressant drug
  11/06/19
Right, they each had some weakness. But every time you were...
Razzle-dazzle shrine
  11/06/19
imo Templars are the best unit of the 3 (especially late in ...
mind-boggling tantric milk
  11/06/19
I never really used Templars because they're melee focused
crawly antidepressant drug
  11/06/19
Their abilities make up for it though
mind-boggling tantric milk
  11/06/19
Wtf, no it isn't. EDIT: However, if you fuck up you WIL...
Razzle-dazzle shrine
  11/06/19
Yeah, i fucked up a few times and just gave up.
At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse
  11/06/19
(guy who never played original DOS X-com.)
infuriating deep jap voyeur
  11/06/19
speaking of, Xcom 2 is $5 https://slickdeals.net/f/135212...
crawly antidepressant drug
  11/06/19
also all of these remakes only made me lust after what i rea...
Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner
  11/06/19
Base game is not that hard. The Long War 2 mod can get prett...
awkward reading party theater stage
  11/06/19
Does the WOTC expansion get rid of the UFO encounters?
At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse
  07/10/20
Just bought this. 75 GB. Had to buy a flash drive to install...
Flushed old irish cottage step-uncle's house
  07/10/20


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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:11 PM
Author: At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081028)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:15 PM
Author: mind-boggling tantric milk

are you playing with the expansion DLC (WOTC)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081047)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:16 PM
Author: Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner

just about every mission having a term limit ruined my enjoyment of it

i like to play at a more leisurely pace

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081057)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:17 PM
Author: crawly antidepressant drug

That and I hate the spawning mechanics

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081066)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:19 PM
Author: Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner

xenonauts was a lot of fun if you want a more authentic xcom experience

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081071)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:20 PM
Author: crawly antidepressant drug

oh shit this looks awesome

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081082)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:19 PM
Author: At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse

The time limit, very limited resources for the ship, the random UFO attacks, and he ONE WRONG MOVE in the research tree make this game very stressful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081073)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:20 PM
Author: Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner

yeah they went a little overboard with the factionwide maluses imo, especially on the hardest two difficulties

constantly felt like you were being heavily penalized just for existing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081084)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:21 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle shrine

Honestly, I enjoyed XCOM: EU more than XCOM 2.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081090)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:22 PM
Author: Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081094)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:22 PM
Author: crawly antidepressant drug

I appreciated 2's stealth mechanic

But agree that if EU had that it would be a better game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081098)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:25 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle shrine

Also, with EU you can build up a team of all MECs and steamroll pretty much any enemy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081113)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:26 PM
Author: At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse

Same.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081130)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:17 PM
Author: At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse

No just the base game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081062)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:27 PM
Author: mind-boggling tantric milk

WOTC expansion gives you additional options for your campaign like doubling turn timers, more mission types (mostly without turn timers), "sitreps" that alter missions (ex: enemies are all permanently revealed on the mission, mission only has psychic enemies, squad size cut to 3 and enemy pod sizes reduced, etc), friendly factions with "hero" units you can hire, a neutral faction, new bosses, bugfixes, performance tweaks, etc. Really good expansion overall

Turn timers got a lot of hate in vanilla because everyone just overwatch camped the entire game in XCOM EU and it felt annoying that the game was forcing you to take risks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081132)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:30 PM
Author: crawly antidepressant drug

The sniper hero was way OP in the expansion

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081146)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:34 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle shrine

Every hero battle was stressful as hell.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081167)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:34 PM
Author: crawly antidepressant drug

Oh I meant the one you got that stayed cloaked even next to enemy units

Yeah those battles sucked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081171)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:48 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle shrine

Right, they each had some weakness. But every time you were grinding your teeth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081231)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:35 PM
Author: mind-boggling tantric milk

imo Templars are the best unit of the 3 (especially late in the game), but Reaper seems better because they can get you over the initial "hump" of difficulty when you're trying to tackle facilities with shit armor and shit weapons. Skirmishers definitely feel a bit underwhelming

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081176)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:37 PM
Author: crawly antidepressant drug

I never really used Templars because they're melee focused

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081181)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:47 PM
Author: mind-boggling tantric milk

Their abilities make up for it though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081225)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:17 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle shrine

Wtf, no it isn't.

EDIT: However, if you fuck up you WILL need to restart.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081063)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:19 PM
Author: At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse

Yeah, i fucked up a few times and just gave up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081076)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:18 PM
Author: infuriating deep jap voyeur

(guy who never played original DOS X-com.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081070)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:32 PM
Author: crawly antidepressant drug

speaking of, Xcom 2 is $5

https://slickdeals.net/f/13521250-xcom-2-xbox-one-ps4-5-free-shipping

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081159)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 4:35 PM
Author: Cowardly charcoal mad-dog skullcap corner

also all of these remakes only made me lust after what i really want from the series

a hi res same gameplay xcom apocalypse remake

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081174)



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Date: November 6th, 2019 5:38 PM
Author: awkward reading party theater stage

Base game is not that hard. The Long War 2 mod can get pretty nutty, with liberation missions where you have to fight against over 100 enemies and need to bring multiple full squads of high lvl perfectly armed troops.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#39081453)



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Date: July 10th, 2020 12:28 PM
Author: At-the-ready Laughsome Mediation Meetinghouse

Does the WOTC expansion get rid of the UFO encounters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#40580014)



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Date: July 10th, 2020 12:34 PM
Author: Flushed old irish cottage step-uncle's house

Just bought this. 75 GB. Had to buy a flash drive to install it on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4377380&forum_id=2#40580075)