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My latest campaign is stalled as it just wasn't fun having 3 high (6+) Str regions and only 1 'normal' (Str 3) region. I could still play but when just about every mission was a 2 hour slogfest with an 8-man squad for even basic "get some intel" missions, my motivation was killed. It was s...

I have no idea how no one else noticed. Probably because people didn't realise how improbable it is to get a Lib 3 detected with that much time (never mind noticing that it happened as soon as the old detected mission expired). That or they think it might be a hidden feature that gets met with myst...

Faceless are 14 Mobility and have range 3 on their claw swipe. They can't Fleche so they need to swing after moving up to 9 tiles. Provided you've killed everything else, a 12 Mobility rebel dashing (up to 16 tiles) should never get attacked by the Faceless. Assault rifles shooting at range 18 shoul...

That meant 2 rebels are actually Faceless. Whether the pods ALSO have Faceless is another matter.

I find the largest benefit snipers bring is switching on pods from squadsight. When I know where the pod is and that they're on Red Alert, they become predictable which is about as good as dead to me (assuming I'm not behind on tech or something). I can position my entire squad (tank, flankers in hi...

I've had a sniper blow himself up (explosive tank he used for cover) while throwing a smoke grenade.

There's definitely a difference between the timed missions. I have no qualms bringing immobile soldiers on a mission where I throw the evac flare. I have little qualms bringing a 13 Mob soldier to a S&G mission, especially later on when I tend to do these at Heavy (meaning 8-man so the slow guy ...

Agreed that Mecs are the big bump in the earlygame if you delay Laser: "I have fat HP, 2 armour, high mobility and don't waste my time worrying about being flanked. I will out-maneuveur your guys while suppressing them then slam them with my huge gun that can oneshot puny fleshbags. If you bunc...

There are good gripes being collected together in this thread. It does make me wonder if I should make time to help out with the community LWotC effort - specifically the strategy layer. I just need to commit to contribute.

gimrah wrote:17 movement with good defensive stats but 56 aim? Sharpshooter

I actually had the bizarre thought to build a sharpshooter tank once. Nobody cares about Aim when sniping a relay. Definitely not something you'd ever get with Commander's Choice.

infiltration times less than 3 days and weren't winnable. That's winnable. You'll (most likely, but not necessarily) take casualties, but you can get the VIP out on a Lib 2 or assassinate the VIP on a Lib 3 to win the mission after accounting for all the pods. Lib missions having low timers is a fe...

Ghost would go very well with full shooter build but, unlike you apparently, I actually find this build levels up slowly - probably because it doesn't get many kills and spends time doing officer training. So I won't get that benefit until end game. And of course if I take conceal as well then it's...

My 1.4 campaign only had shooty shinobi. In retrospect, I should have taken Reaper over HI (or Evasive). Without that, they need to wait until GSgt (Hit & Run) to contribute to damage. It'd be another story if I had an abundance of cover destruction and the shinobi had pistol skills. Otherwise, ...

loophole allowing donations in support of modders I believe (and I haven't read the letter of the law) that 'gifting' money to someone with no expectation or obligation of anything in return is perfectly legal. A frequent misunderstanding people have on Kickstarter et al.: "I'm buying somethin...

Bear in mind vigilance is only one factor in determining how much Str a region wants. Additional weights modify the overall desired Strength. A region surrounded by liberated regions is going to want 2x connections extra legions on top of vigilance. More if GP site and/or Facility and/or radio tower.

Side note: adding a mod on top of (vanilla) LW2 is perfectly ok. Probably not what OP meant but it's an option if someone really wants to tweak the balance further. Commander's Choice and Peek from Concealment have some impact on balance and are frequently used.

Tombet wrote:take my money!

By legal contract, denied. Welcome to the world of modding.

From what I've read on reddit, vanilla XCOM 2 and WotC are pretty much completely different code bases. There is no "port a change over from one to the other" without completely re-coding it.

Why this mechanics exist in the first place,and what purpose does it serve? To force the player to think of future pods before they meet them. Players aren't going to take orange-shots seriously if they're not serious. why does a mission need to be trivial early game,and straight up impossible late...

- Aug 4 - Intel mini-retal, East Africa, Str 5, 9-man vs Light-Moderate Featuring: - "Doc" MSgt revival spec officer with Salvo in EXO - "Pinto" MSgt ranger with Shredder in Warden, Hazmat - "Venom" GSgt OW spec in EXO - "Gangster" Sgt sniper - "Shadow&qu...

- Aug 4 - Supply Raid, New Indonesia, Str 7, 8-man vs Swarming, 47% infil Featuring: - "Wizard" MSgt smoke grenadier with Smoker - "Doc" MSgt revival spec officer with Salvo in EXO - "Pinto" MSgt ranger with Shredder in Hazmat - "Beam" MSgt rifle assault with ...

- Aug 3 - S&G, New Indonesia, Str 7, 6-man vs Light-Moderate (18), 100% infil Featuring: - "Dirk" TSgt gunner, Hazmat, Mindshield, Bladestorm, Combatitives, Resilience - "Pale Rider" TSgt sniper officer - "Diesel" SSgt tech, EXO, Hazmat - "Rogue" SSgt OW s...

- Aug 3 - Network Tower, New Indonesia, Str 7, 5-man vs Moderate Featuring: - "Trenches" MSgt assault, EXO, Hazmat, Mindshield - "Bulwark" MSgt tech, Warden, Tac Vest - "Teardrop" GSgt spec, EXO - "Shadow" GSgt shinobi, Hazmat, EXO, pistol, Formidable, Tac.Sen...

I've seen this happen too. Instant Lib 3 detection after respawn in a high Str region (twice actually).