Reaper and Muton Combatives
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:40 am
So I had a network tower go bad (shinobi got spotted a fair way from the objective) and things got a bit sticky. Couple of soldiers took wounds, could easily die to another hit. Had a Muton Elite that needed to be controlled - Aha! Why not channel my inner XWynn and combative-lock him with Jane "Siren" Payne, sword shinobi? Sounds good. But planning out the rest of the turn, that would leave two Najas uncontrolled. That's a recipe for two dead soldiers - need a better plan...
Wait - I once saw XWynn use Reaper on a Muton, because the first strike is guaranteed 100% to hit and that will bypass the Muton's melee parry. If Jane kills the Muton Elite, she can reaper chain through the sectoid commander to the two Naja. She has my one and only Fusion blade, even with the damage dropoff she should still be able take care of them all. Let's do it!
With a wild scream (the Payne Siren, obviously) Jane runs across the map, leaps into the air and scythes down the Muton Elite - who parries, counter attacks for lots of damage and stuns her.
RIP Gunnery Sergeant Jane "Siren" Payne. Lucky it wasn't a squadwipe actually.
So help me out here team:
1. Am I crazy or did anyone else see XWynn use Reaper to kill a Muton (first strike 100%)?? I think in his case it was a Muton, not Muton Elite, if that matters - but I don't recall the Muton being disoriented or anything like that.
2. What exactly are the odds of a Muton/Centurion/Elite parrying? Maybe XWynn just got lucky or something. [Also, maybe it was still the right play to send Jane despite a parry chance.... trying to find comfort in my grief obviously!)
3. While I am here, can the initial 100% to hit reaper strike end up a graze? Just something I have wondered about previously.
This is post 1.5 if that matters (don't think it does)
Regards
Mudhut
Wait - I once saw XWynn use Reaper on a Muton, because the first strike is guaranteed 100% to hit and that will bypass the Muton's melee parry. If Jane kills the Muton Elite, she can reaper chain through the sectoid commander to the two Naja. She has my one and only Fusion blade, even with the damage dropoff she should still be able take care of them all. Let's do it!
With a wild scream (the Payne Siren, obviously) Jane runs across the map, leaps into the air and scythes down the Muton Elite - who parries, counter attacks for lots of damage and stuns her.
RIP Gunnery Sergeant Jane "Siren" Payne. Lucky it wasn't a squadwipe actually.
So help me out here team:
1. Am I crazy or did anyone else see XWynn use Reaper to kill a Muton (first strike 100%)?? I think in his case it was a Muton, not Muton Elite, if that matters - but I don't recall the Muton being disoriented or anything like that.
2. What exactly are the odds of a Muton/Centurion/Elite parrying? Maybe XWynn just got lucky or something. [Also, maybe it was still the right play to send Jane despite a parry chance.... trying to find comfort in my grief obviously!)
3. While I am here, can the initial 100% to hit reaper strike end up a graze? Just something I have wondered about previously.
This is post 1.5 if that matters (don't think it does)
Regards
Mudhut