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by brunodema
Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:05 am
Forum: Long War of the Chosen Development (Community Adaptation)
Topic: Suggestions: Covert Op Mechanics
Replies: 10
Views: 16608

Re: Suggestions: Covert Op Mechanics

The thing that I wish the most on LW2 port to WotC is an integration of the strategy layer of the mod with the elements brought by WotC making it simpler than it actually was in LW2 altogether. Example: remove the entire infiltration mechanic and replace it with the covert ops platform from WotC, si...
by brunodema
Mon May 22, 2017 1:30 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Aliens hitting me frequently through full cover
Replies: 110
Views: 155859

Re: Aliens hitting me frequently through full cover

I really don't like that aspect of the AI. I wish they'd suppress me more, make me think more about how to remove their overwatch or suppression, how to outmaneuver them when they're using special abilities. I might be wrong, but I believe that in LW2 just a few enemies are actually capable of usin...
by brunodema
Sat May 20, 2017 4:12 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: I have been spoiled by Reliable Damage
Replies: 15
Views: 21290

Re: I have been spoiled by Reliable Damage

Well, this is the way all XCOM works: is all about risk control. And I also believe that this is the beauty of this game and what makes it unique.

And God bless RNG, otherwise half of the fun of playing a game like this wouldn't exist.
by brunodema
Thu May 18, 2017 11:58 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Pod scampering question (alien positioning)
Replies: 0
Views: 2915

Pod scampering question (alien positioning)

Hi Something that I noticed in lw2 is that aliens seem to prioritise higher cover values (whats perfectly normal and understandable), but no so much the direction of the cover. What I mean is that I see aliens positioning themselves in high cover but in ways that they can easily get flanked in the n...
by brunodema
Wed May 17, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Enemy shooting on reveal
Replies: 17
Views: 38569

Re: Enemy shooting on reveal

This mechanic is one of the things I most appreciate in lw2, even though is hated in lw1 :lol: Knowing that you can be punished for moving relentlessly on the battlefield is a good way to encourage planing and make your troops movement more realistic (just think about the no cover strats in EW/LW1, ...
by brunodema
Mon May 01, 2017 1:13 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Flashbang mk2 and mk3 are needed
Replies: 9
Views: 14137

Re: Flashbang mk2 and mk3 are needed

Wow, I actually think that it would be more fun and challenging if they got nerfed instead.
by brunodema
Fri Feb 17, 2017 5:56 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Suggested fix to supply raid, troop column, HQ 0% infiltration abuse
Replies: 116
Views: 128633

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

I`d say it is an issue not in some missions, but in late balance in general. When you hit those MSGTs they just complete wreck EVERYTHING with NO problems. You are too OP late game, it doesn`t matter really how much and how tough enemies you are facing, you just gonna snowball them all. I mean it i...
by brunodema
Fri Feb 17, 2017 5:51 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Increase quality more so than quantity on 0%
Replies: 7
Views: 10906

Re: Increase quality more so than quantity on 0%

If you did bring in higher quality troopers, you'd have to bring in Advanced versions of troops rather than entirely new ones. For instance, a Sectoid Commander instead of a Sectoid would be pretty horrifying on the first supply raid. I believe that this is a very nice way to effectively increase q...
by brunodema
Wed Feb 15, 2017 2:11 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Close combat assaults and sword shinobis seem useless
Replies: 26
Views: 38853

Re: Close combat assaults and sword shinobis seem useless

Just as the case of technicals, sword shinobis aren't that bad if know where they can be useful. Missions where you just have to kill aliens as fast as possible are where assaults/technicals/combat shinobis shine, because it probably won't make a difference if you activate an unwanted pod... you jus...
by brunodema
Wed Feb 15, 2017 2:06 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Suggested fix to supply raid, troop column, HQ 0% infiltration abuse
Replies: 116
Views: 128633

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

The difficulty doesnt make any difference in this case: 0% supply raids are doable (not easy, DOABLE) both in Veteran and Legendary, and in both difficulties they can make XCOM snowball to the point that the aliens can't catch up anymore. I agree that a lot of suggestions from here would probably fi...
by brunodema
Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:47 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Seeing Adevent/ALien Perks?
Replies: 5
Views: 8878

Re: Seeing Adevent/ALien Perks?

I think he's referring to a full inspection function like LW1 had. I especially appreciated it for learning about which Heavy Floaters, Mutons etc had stuff like Bombardier and other more annoying (especially overwatch related) perks. For instance, only through extremely frustrating trial and error...
by brunodema
Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:00 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Feedback from my playthroughs
Replies: 18
Views: 22562

Re: Feedback from my playthroughs

Suggestion to nerf 0% Supply Raid/Troop Column. Clearing any SR at less than 50% permanently increases the troop Vigilance at the area by 2. (You just wiped out an alien army. They should be more alerted to you). Also, the aliens will send higher tier troops earlier in the whole campaign. This incl...
by brunodema
Tue Feb 14, 2017 1:08 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Dark Events in LW2??? Seriously?
Replies: 12
Views: 25190

Re: Dark Events in LW2??? Seriously?

They surely could be better described, so you could know the exact duration, chance to apply and sometimes effects. I wonder if lw1 had the same system (announcing the permanent alien upgrades), if everyone would also be losing their shit like they are right now :lol:
by brunodema
Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:12 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Performance issues in Swarming/Final missions
Replies: 7
Views: 13193

Re: Performance issues in Swarming/Final missions

Bill wrote:Try reloading a save. Most of my slowdown comes from debris
I tried but had no luck. And I even reloaded a lot of times, because it was so painful to play with the slowdowns that I couldn't play more than 30 minutes straight without losing the will to play the game.
by brunodema
Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:23 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Performance issues in Swarming/Final missions
Replies: 7
Views: 13193

Performance issues in Swarming/Final missions

I'm currently trying to play the last level of the campaign but good god, the lag I'm getting is unreal. I usually can play around 40-50 fps with my settings and 30 fps on some retaliations. A couple levels like HQ Assaults or late game main quest missions take longer alien turns due to the number o...
by brunodema
Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:29 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Thoughts on revealing the AWC soldier perks?
Replies: 31
Views: 39958

Re: Thoughts on revealing the AWC soldier perks?

so i just made them visible and upped the normal rank to get the lvl2 and lvl3 perks to balance . No OP early soldiers due to sheer luck, better planning for my soldiers builds, looks perfect to me. And i would rather have the OP perks removed completely rather then relying on RNG to allow those pe...
by brunodema
Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:43 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Thoughts on revealing the AWC soldier perks?
Replies: 31
Views: 39958

Re: Thoughts on revealing the AWC soldier perks?

Thanks for the feedback. In the mean time, I just realized that you can retrain soldiers on the AWC, so my argument kinda has no point :lol:

Maybe lock the topic, delete it, etc :D
by brunodema
Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:11 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Thoughts on revealing the AWC soldier perks?
Replies: 31
Views: 39958

Thoughts on revealing the AWC soldier perks?

So, I like testing crazy or unused builds on soldiers and I believe that perfect class balance means that every single perk should be useful at some point, but ofc that extremely hard to accomplish. I heard on Joinrbs stream that during testing, some testers played with AWC perks revealed but it did...
by brunodema
Sat Feb 11, 2017 3:27 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Stealth missions in the age of chryssalids
Replies: 6
Views: 10108

Re: Stealth missions in the age of chryssalids

One thing I learned from playing LW2 is that sometimes we get too crazy about stealth missions and forget that we actually can get in, kill everything and get out. Maybe you could focus during this period on larger teams instead of small infiltration squads. Or just avoid these missions, like said a...
by brunodema
Sat Feb 11, 2017 3:23 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Reworking the Technical
Replies: 19
Views: 24387

Re: Reworking the Technical

I've finished a campaign on veteran and played half of another also on veteran (lost to Avatar). I can't get all the "hate" that technicals get, even though they're pretty situational class. They clearly aren't the best class ever for long missions, like HQ Assaults, Supply Raids, Golden P...
by brunodema
Sat Feb 11, 2017 3:13 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Destroy Relay mission?
Replies: 6
Views: 15971

Re: Destroy Relay mission?

What do you mean "least reward"? AFAIK they counter most of the times Dark Events, Retaliations and are even Liberation events, so I believe that they can be pretty crucial at some points of the campaign.
by brunodema
Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:39 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Why I stopped LW2 - but thanks for everything
Replies: 42
Views: 55340

Re: Why I stopped LW2 - but thanks for everything

Have you already got to the mid/late game? A lot of people complain about not having big gunfights on early game and end up missing the real warfare that happens on late game, where you have retaliations + invasions + golden path + HQ Assaults + etc missions.
by brunodema
Wed Feb 08, 2017 7:36 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: there is reasons to liberate more than one region?
Replies: 4
Views: 8115

Re: there is reasons to liberate more than one region?

I guess it depends on a lot of factors. You may be trying to liberate a region for an increase in income (if you are in late game and need supplies to get equipment) or you may need corpses and the loot from the HQ. For me the problem isn't raiding the HQ itself, but assaulting the Network Towers :P
by brunodema
Wed Feb 08, 2017 7:29 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: How does the AI deal with reconcealed soldiers?
Replies: 3
Views: 6054

How does the AI deal with reconcealed soldiers?

Hi So... I was trying to stealth for the second time a facility assault and I ended up savescumming because I got pretty mad, and I'm not proud of it. What happened: they flanked one of my three shinobi team (no problem here), but he had conceal on it, so I just hid and used the perk. Three turns af...
by brunodema
Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:13 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Dark Events
Replies: 57
Views: 70210

Re: Dark Events

Maybe couple active DE's with Avatar facilities? So when you take one facility down you remove avatar progress and also remove one of the actives DE's?