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by Bu6613man
Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:14 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Idea for making AWC perks more fun and balanced
Replies: 2
Views: 4959

Re: Idea for making AWC perks more fun and balanced

Hi! Great post. It's super exciting to see the potential for someone to mod the AWC. It's definitely one of my favorite parts of the game. I've spent a lot of time thinking about the AWC, and I think it is perhaps one of the more enjoyable mechanics. Building soldier with special & individually-...
by Bu6613man
Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:00 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Am I the only one that thinks AWC perks should be visible?
Replies: 35
Views: 54760

Re: Am I the only one that thinks AWC perks should be visible?

This is a good point imo, but the counterpoint is that you're frontloading the decision. Once you decide what you're going to do with different combinations of AWC perks you'll have little reason to engage with the decision-making process again. You lower the variety of the game but get to decide h...
by Bu6613man
Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:17 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Am I the only one that thinks AWC perks should be visible?
Replies: 35
Views: 54760

Re: Am I the only one that thinks AWC perks should be visible?

If you can see all the AWC perks in advance you're going to select soldiers for your team which have the ideal AWC perks that you want. That turns the "input RNG" designed to make your soldiers different in every playthrough into a maximization game where you select the best AWC soldier a...
by Bu6613man
Sat Mar 25, 2017 3:13 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Accolades where they are deserved...
Replies: 3
Views: 6498

Re: Accolades where they are deserved...

I completely agree. Completely. There are a few things that frustrate me. But I bought Xcom 2 for LW2. I never played the base game, and now Xcom 2 is my second most played game on steam. It's like an infinity of fun. Thank you modders and testers.
by Bu6613man
Sat Mar 25, 2017 3:07 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: What to do about Overwatch?
Replies: 38
Views: 69339

Re: What to do about Overwatch?

Well, this thread has degenerated a little bit. But I'm really intrigued by this question. The overwatch tree for the Ranger is perhaps the most interesting tree in LW2 in my opinion (deciding the right Sharpshooter tree is another great question.) I think that my past trouble using OW rangers, excl...
by Bu6613man
Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:49 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Changing infiltration math to balance small squad ops
Replies: 45
Views: 49195

Re: Changing infiltration math to balance small squad ops

Making stealth deep and compelling seems like you'd be building an entire side game within Xcom. I mean if Pavonis can pull it off, that'd be amazing, but I'm pretty skeptical that it's feasible. FYI, check out Invisible INC for an amazing tactical stealth game. it'd be better if you just worked ou...
by Bu6613man
Sun Mar 19, 2017 7:52 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: AWC Balance
Replies: 50
Views: 95840

Re: AWC Balance

Honestly, it sounds like you just got really unlucky. I wouldn't count the AWC out from this set of bad rolls. However, since there is already a ton of RNG in LW2, I totally get the impulse to want to get rid of RNG that feels unfair or forced. I've been thinking of revealing my AWC perks, but I fig...
by Bu6613man
Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:41 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: What are the abilities/weapons that destroy loots/corpses?
Replies: 6
Views: 12306

Re: What are the abilities/weapons that destroy loots/corpses?

Popping in to mention that Needle Grenades lets you use both grenades, AND heavy weapons, without destroying corpses.
by Bu6613man
Fri Mar 17, 2017 7:23 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: [Feedback] 1.2 Perk Tree: Tier balance (Wall of Text Warning)
Replies: 45
Views: 53129

Re: [Feedback] 1.2 Perk Tree: Tier balance (Wall of Text Warning)

Thoughts: Failsafe: I've never understood why people like this perk so much. The penalties for failing hacks are negligible, and generally you don't bother taking a hack action if you have a high chance of failing it anyway. Hi, I'm a fan. Just jumping in to mention why I like Failsafe so much. I a...
by Bu6613man
Sat Mar 04, 2017 3:39 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Viewing AWC skills before training in 1.2
Replies: 5
Views: 9360

Re: Viewing AWC skills before training in 1.2

I'm thinking of doing this, but I want to increase the time it takes to train AWC perks to compensate, so the cost/benefit ratio stays the same. Anyone got any input on how much I should increase the AWC training time?
by Bu6613man
Sat Feb 25, 2017 4:55 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Overwatch-specific builds
Replies: 29
Views: 64196

Re: Overwatch-specific builds

Am I using killzone wrong? It doesn't seem like it should be the end perk of the Ranger Overwatch tree. I chose it on my overwatch ranger, whom I love, but now I really wish I'd chosen either of the other perks. I have enough ruptures, so I thought, might as well get the overwatch specific skill on ...
by Bu6613man
Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:18 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Overwatch-specific builds
Replies: 29
Views: 64196

Re: Overwatch-specific builds

OW builds are generally inflexible and provide you with not a whole lot to do on your turn. It's good practice to do as much as possible on your turn and leave ADVENT with as little to do as possible on their turn. It keeps soldiers alive. I find overwatch builds combos extremely well with Threat A...
by Bu6613man
Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:45 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Increase quality more so than quantity on 0%
Replies: 7
Views: 10908

Re: Increase quality more so than quantity on 0%

I'm in may, and i've done 3 supply raids, and can confirm that they snowball you like no other. On the other hand, they've all been really small infiltration times. Often, 0% - 10% raids have been the only real option. I think that they are designed to be a high-risk/high-reward sort of option. By t...
by Bu6613man
Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:12 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Overwatch-specific builds
Replies: 29
Views: 64196

Overwatch-specific builds

Hi! Are overwatch rangers, or specialists, any good? I was having a discussion on builds over on youtube (Northernlion), and I ran into some disagreement. I think that overwatcher dedicated soldiers go well with aggressive classes like assualts or technicals. But someone else said that they were eve...
by Bu6613man
Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:46 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Research Priority Order
Replies: 16
Views: 28025

Re: Research Priority Order

Tuhalu wrote:
Bu6613man wrote:Wait... Do autopsies get faster based on the amount of corpses you have?
If you have 10 of a corpse, they research instantly. It's a hard number, not a matter of a sliding scale. This is the same as vanilla XCOM2 iirc.
Does it consume all 10 corpses? Or just one?
by Bu6613man
Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:48 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Research Priority Order
Replies: 16
Views: 28025

Re: Research Priority Order

Skeazix wrote:There's a point when you accumulate enough corpses that autopsies become instant. I try to wait for that on most autopsies and just work on big projects unless I'm out of funds.
Wait... Do autopsies get faster based on the amount of corpses you have?

Ps. Thanks for the replies folks! :D
by Bu6613man
Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:54 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Research Priority Order
Replies: 16
Views: 28025

Research Priority Order

Hi! I got pretty lucky in my Lib Chain, and then got an early 0% supply mission right before my HQ. Everything went passably well (barring one little micro-missile fiasco at the very end) and I now have a liberated region in late April. So, here's my question: What should I research, and in what ord...