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by cmdrspyker92
Mon Feb 27, 2017 4:31 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Are there benefits to over-infiltrating Regional HQ?
Replies: 12
Views: 17633

Re: Are there benefits to over-infiltrating Regional HQ?

Jadiel wrote: I had 1 hq which was str 7 when I started infiltrating, but had got to 11 when I launched the mission 10 days later
Like lambs to the slaughter ;)
by cmdrspyker92
Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:03 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Are Flashbangs overpowered
Replies: 72
Views: 88091

Re: Are Flashbangs overpowered

I don't really thing flashbangs are overpowered. They can be with Sting Grenades / Grenadiers, but thats more of the backbone of the support grenadier.

I will say late game grenades feel undertuned though.
by cmdrspyker92
Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:38 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: [suggestion]IEDs
Replies: 12
Views: 18262

Re: [suggestion]IEDs

I just want claymores and earlier proximity mines :lol:

With the patrol mechanics, you can't tell me a Shinobi with 3 claymores wouldn't be fun.
by cmdrspyker92
Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:37 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Do Master Sergeant Level Units still get stat boosts from going on missions?
Replies: 4
Views: 8378

Re: Do Master Sergeant Level Units still get stat boosts from going on missions?

The capstone level bonus got rolled into the officer/squad bonus', so there's still reasons to take them on missions, just with the same officers.
by cmdrspyker92
Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:34 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: annoying faceless(suggestion)
Replies: 4
Views: 8494

Re: annoying faceless(suggestion)

If haven missions werent so tedious after the first 10, it wouldn't be so bad. Definitely could use some variety up in there. Maybe a pre-emptive attack? Haven personal attack a ADVENT staging area with XCOM support in order to purge their databases and fuck everything up? Kinda like a mini-HQ assau...
by cmdrspyker92
Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:31 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Can suppression stack?(Request)
Replies: 3
Views: 6565

Re: Can suppression stack?(Request)

I mean, if I have 5 guys with 30% aim shots and only 1 enemy priority remaining, ill shoot at him 5 times.

That said, if you stack flashbangs + suppression, there aim is around 10%. So. Red fog on top of that is usually enough to put it in the negatives.
by cmdrspyker92
Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:20 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Set HQ Location from campaign start.
Replies: 3
Views: 8613

Re: Set HQ Location from campaign start.

If there was specific starting bonus' at the start of the game, for regions instead of continents maybe.
by cmdrspyker92
Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:28 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Covering Fire as a lvl 1 Offensive AWC perk
Replies: 49
Views: 64938

Re: Covering Fire as a lvl 1 Offensive AWC perk

Covering fire has needed a buff since the LW1 days. Its a situational perk that has pained us forever. I've always liked the idea of it ignoring 50% of the cover bonus when taking the shot. But with XCOM2s more open and robust code, something like the target you shoot at getting -10 aim / crit till ...
by cmdrspyker92
Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:41 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Plasma vs Coil weapons
Replies: 21
Views: 35979

Re: Plasma vs Coil weapons

Playstyle may factor in as well. If you're used to using explosive to strip armor off of pods, then the point of penetration on the coilguns is moot and plasma is fully superior. If you want your troops to equip AP rounds and use coils to just outright ignore armor, that's also a valid approach. Ea...
by cmdrspyker92
Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:40 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Plasma vs Coil weapons
Replies: 21
Views: 35979

Re: Plasma vs Coil weapons

but remember they also give higher cit damage so for some one who can crit on a more consistence bases that is +2.5 and it is +1.5 damage per standard upgrade btw. so with that logic assaults who can rapid fire and sniper with their precision shot benefit a lot more from plasma. if we are to buff p...
by cmdrspyker92
Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:18 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Opinion on Rocketeers
Replies: 70
Views: 79602

Re: Opinion on Rocketeers

Maximum scatter is static, actual scatter isn't. With more accuracy, there are less chances that your rocketeer will roll those ~4 tiles of scatter. ^ This. High aim is the only way to make "rocketeers" truly viable. Fire in the hole just reduces maximum scatter in all circumstances. Thei...
by cmdrspyker92
Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:55 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Pavonis sudden NDA-like-silence on forum + new unknown Xcom DLC
Replies: 26
Views: 41012

Re: Pavonis sudden NDA-like-silence on forum + new unknown Xcom DLC

JL browses a lot but rarely posts anyway - I imagine most of his time spent working on LW2-related stuff is for 1.2 prep. Ditto Ami and tracktwo. Sitting around on forums is counterproductive when you got bugs to fix and suchlike. New opening needed: Professional PR guy to deal with the ravenous sa...
by cmdrspyker92
Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:43 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: [Suggestion] Make Equipment Perks Into Items
Replies: 6
Views: 9943

Re: [Suggestion] Make Equipment Perks Into Items

I can see what you're saying, but you remove most of the decision making and benefit of promoting troops. It changes the balance of xcom gameplay too far from the soldier/tactical side to the strategic layer. And the strategic layer is already a little over oppressive at times due to infiltration a...
by cmdrspyker92
Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:37 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Alternate nerf to Hail of Bullets
Replies: 22
Views: 30233

Re: Alternate nerf to Hail of Bullets

5 ammo for hail of bullets is really steep. And I mean really steep.
by cmdrspyker92
Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:58 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Im not quiet understanding technicals
Replies: 16
Views: 20620

Re: Im not quiet understanding technicals

I wonder if I could take a Tech to the Network tower and bunker buster the entire control room so my Spec could just remote hack the thing.... Shinobi, Specialist, +1 technical Other 2 guys will likely need to be rangers or something to clean up. But if the technical can nuke the tower with javalin...
by cmdrspyker92
Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:51 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Overwatch-specific builds
Replies: 29
Views: 64162

Re: Overwatch-specific builds

Well the way LW is designed, is that the later the game gets, the more health happy the aliens get which means you tend to over devote to killing things that turn before they kill you. There's also certain really annoying ones that get stuff like Lightning Reflexes and Ghost Walker that make it diff...
by cmdrspyker92
Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:58 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Well-rounded flamerish Technical build
Replies: 29
Views: 34436

Re: Well-rounded flamerish Technical build

This is how I've been building my technicals: Suppression Fortify Burnout Tandem Warheads* Fire And Steel Tactical Sense** Firestorm !!!!!!! 1) Suppression -- This provides all the utility you need from the technical outside of the gauntlet and is a great pick up early. Slap some extended mags / qui...
by cmdrspyker92
Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:17 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Suggested fix to supply raid, troop column, HQ 0% infiltration abuse
Replies: 116
Views: 128622

Re: Suggested fix to supply raid, troop column, HQ 0% infiltration abuse

Remove infiltration from those missions. There. Done. Fixed. Coming in hot sounds like it should be a thing. In general, I don't think the infiltration modifier for this mission should be a thing, you rarely see them with enough time anyway, and the reward is too big to bow to the modifier. (Supply...
by cmdrspyker92
Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:10 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Supply convoy in liberated region
Replies: 12
Views: 19322

Re: Supply convoy in liberated region

yeah, i am very frustrated by having the choices to hide, supply, intel, recruit but having fuck all idea of their measured effects.... i mean, why add the level of micro manage and then not have the results at least semi measurable .... STILL love this mod, probably the best mod ever, and since XC...
by cmdrspyker92
Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:22 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Close combat assaults and sword shinobis seem useless
Replies: 26
Views: 38849

Re: Close combat assaults and sword shinobis seem useless

Do tell me about how sword shinobis seem useless? The SMG absolutely pointless and useless yeah, but the sword... lol Alright that is a ridiculous amount of kills for a single character. Its an officer too. that's the best part :lol: I didn't say the classes are completely useless, just some of the...
by cmdrspyker92
Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:50 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Close combat assaults and sword shinobis seem useless
Replies: 26
Views: 38849

Re: Close combat assaults and sword shinobis seem useless

Like I've said before, everyone has dissed the assault since the dawning days of LW1. but theyre some of my best and most used troops. :lol:
by cmdrspyker92
Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:00 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Suggested fix to supply raid, troop column, HQ 0% infiltration abuse
Replies: 116
Views: 128622

Re: Suggested fix to supply raid, troop column, HQ 0% infiltration abuse

With the system as designed, I don't think infiltration and supply raids can coexist. There's too much reward involved not to cheese the map because of how frustrating resource gain is overall.

Either the mission needs to be redesigned, or infiltration removed as a modifier on it.
by cmdrspyker92
Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:38 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Opinion on Rocketeers
Replies: 70
Views: 79602

Re: Opinion on Rocketeers

Not a bad idea, but possibly complex from a code/inventory standpoint. Make two Gauntlets. Rocket Gauntlet and Flamer Gauntlet. Proving Grounds upgrade provides one of each when built. This. As it was said earlier, a Rocket Gauntlet with two rockets and no flamethrower fuel, and a Flamer Gauntlet w...
by cmdrspyker92
Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:13 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Skip soldier rescue missions?
Replies: 2
Views: 5258

Re: Skip soldier rescue missions?

I'd like to know too, because my doorn got captured on video because of a dumb map glitch
by cmdrspyker92
Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:51 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Why I stopped LW2 - but thanks for everything
Replies: 42
Views: 55338

Re: Why I stopped LW2 - but thanks for everything

Personally, I've had to pick up true concealment to balance out the constant frustration with timers vs big pods. And even then, the resource grind really makes me he head desk sometimes.