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by Phaseless
Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:07 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Complete and utter Long War 2 domination looks like...
Replies: 10
Views: 17581

Re: Complete and utter Long War 2 domination looks like...

Holy hell how did you manage to end missions with 9.9 turns remaining on average?
Did you quit them? :D
by Phaseless
Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:05 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: I m NOT Santa Claus
Replies: 10
Views: 14845

Re: I m NOT Santa Claus

I wondered what those 8 comments are gonna be about santa Claus and xcom
Now I know
Am I any wiser now?
Not sure.
by Phaseless
Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:22 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Epic fail
Replies: 10
Views: 16199

Re: Epic fail

Haven retal incoming, all Teams are occupied, luckily a jailbreak Mission is going to complete getting infiltrated halfway through the timer on the retal. So I do this and I know, gotta Play this smart, gotta Play it safe, I Need those People to make it unwounded. So I move real slow, shinobi ahead,...
by Phaseless
Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:52 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Praised be Shinobi - Shinobi worshiper club
Replies: 5
Views: 10475

Re: Praised be Shinobi - Shinobi worshiper club

my shinobis constantly die and then I just buy the next recruits to Train them as my disposable Scout cannon fodder
(slightly kidding, shinobis are great but it's a fact that they're the class that dies most often on me. Once they get the reaper skill they're melee powerhouses).
by Phaseless
Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:47 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Epic fail
Replies: 10
Views: 16199

Re: Epic fail

Epic rainbow pod fail So they stand around in this troop ambush mission On the ceiling of a fuel station I throw a rocket at them Damage from the rocket Damage from the pump exploding Fall damage So everything is dead and officer survives with 1 HP :D I know I destroyed lots of loot but this was too...
by Phaseless
Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:52 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Ninjitsu Squad
Replies: 6
Views: 10707

Re: Ninjitsu Squad

You're crazy
And then you wonder why you explode the Roof away underneath your feet and fall to your death.
by Phaseless
Tue Dec 05, 2017 3:28 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Rational decision making on Basic Research
Replies: 26
Views: 48310

Re: Rational decision making on Basic Research

I also don't think that scientists as haven managers are a good choice in most situations. As I see it, you really want to detect faceless as soon as possible for various reasons, them interfering with resource collection and speeding up retals being some of the reasons. Also not having the scientis...
by Phaseless
Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:54 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Rendezvous Retalation (Faceless Missions) doesn´t work correctly??
Replies: 6
Views: 11236

Re: Rendezvous Retalation (Faceless Missions) doesn´t work correctly??

Against faceless (even with Advent remaining) I like to set overwatch traps since they don't Regenerate the damage they take during their turn. Then, they're easier to finish off while hopefully some rebels remain to flashbang remaining Advent.
by Phaseless
Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:42 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Rendezvous Retalation (Faceless Missions) doesn´t work correctly??
Replies: 6
Views: 11236

Re: Rendezvous Retalation (Faceless Missions) doesn´t work correctly??

- With a good Advisor: don't put under-leveled trash soldiers if you have a small haven. Personally I like Gunners with decent aim. - With some patience: recon the place, check where the faceless are, identify the pattern of the roaming pod. - With a good plan: ambush the roaming pod as far away of...
by Phaseless
Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:02 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Epic fail
Replies: 10
Views: 16199

Re: Epic fail

Psieye wrote:I've had a sniper blow himself up (explosive tank he used for cover) while throwing a smoke grenade.
wow
instant darwin Award

I've had a snek coil around a guy Standing near a truck
blowing up the truck and killing itself and my guy
worth it I guess
by Phaseless
Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:25 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Epic fail
Replies: 10
Views: 16199

Re: Epic fail

I guess the class of the shooter was
Kamikaze samurai
by Phaseless
Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:23 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Rational decision making on Basic Research
Replies: 26
Views: 48310

Re: Rational decision making on Basic Research

I personally use skynet to hack them
it's safe
by Phaseless
Wed Nov 29, 2017 6:42 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Rational decision making on Basic Research
Replies: 26
Views: 48310

Re: Rational decision making on Basic Research

Oh yes I'm getting a taste right now of fighting T3 with magnetics
Not
fun
I've done 3 or 4 basic research and paying the price now
Had to abort 2 of the last few missions with several dead and wounded
Although in part the problem was me not compensating by sending more soldiers
by Phaseless
Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:03 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Announcement regarding LW2+WotC
Replies: 73
Views: 363929

Re: Announcement regarding LW2+WotC

well that is a true great shame... i've bought the first xcom and hadn't played until i heard of LW... played and it made it a better game than it could ever been... even better with the enemy within expansion... same feeling with the xcom2... i can't even begin to fathom playing it without LW2... ...
by Phaseless
Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:17 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: What is a reasonable amount of soldiers/squads to have?
Replies: 25
Views: 48758

Re: What is a reasonable amount of soldiers/squads to have?

SonnyWiFiHr wrote:Unliberated ?
Nice tip. Will try that.
Advent will do it for you :D
Big downside is that it's real hard to save rebels on Invasion missions.
by Phaseless
Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:34 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Just had my first Invasion
Replies: 19
Views: 28433

Re: Just had my first Invasion

swarmed by enemies That only really happens on Turn 7 or 8. 4 waves of shit RNF before they get serious. A lot depends on whether your 10-man squad has elite dudes who can consistently kill 2 trash mooks every turn. Is the RNF point supposed to be the same every turn on an Invasion? I know sometime...
by Phaseless
Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:37 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Just had my first Invasion
Replies: 19
Views: 28433

Re: Just had my first Invasion

My usual strategy is to forego the pull and snipe tactics and bumrush the ground enemy troops using consumables and cooldowns early, on multiple pod activations. That way you're getting the whole squad closer to the beacon faster and at the same time since there's less enemies on the ground, RNF is...
by Phaseless
Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Building Tall?
Replies: 23
Views: 34037

Re: Building Tall?

A region that's not liberated but high on vigilance will hold a lot of legions that would otherwise end up in the surrounding regions. Makes it easier to keep more regions at low strenght. You're missing the %bonuses but you're still gathering supplies and with easier missions it's easier to get mo...
by Phaseless
Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:33 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Building Tall?
Replies: 23
Views: 34037

Re: Building Tall?

I've done away with liberating more than 1 region. What I do is I focus down a region, the region gets so much vigilance that ADVENT starts moving legions and sending UFOs. Hopefully I can stop some of those for profit, but it's alright if you can't, since you can also do the Troop Columns. You'll ...
by Phaseless
Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:07 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Building Tall?
Replies: 23
Views: 34037

Re: Building Tall?

Sorry for necroing my own thread but I thought this was preferable to a new Topic So I am late September or so in my campaign and I contacted about 11 regions, 3 of them liberated. Just had my first Invasion which was the hardest Mission ever. I savescummed which is something I don't do anymore usua...
by Phaseless
Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:26 pm
Forum: Terra Invicta Development
Topic: Terra Invicta Dev Diary #1
Replies: 34
Views: 100254

Re: Terra Invicta Dev Diary #1

That sounds quite interesting. Because it seems to aim at reality and how an alien invasion might actually look like, politically as well. I will miss the tactical combat but I am very interested what you guys have in store for us concerning combat. Since there are no details I guess you are still h...
by Phaseless
Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:22 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Announcement regarding LW2+WotC
Replies: 73
Views: 363929

Re: Announcement regarding LW2+WotC

I'm quite sad that you won't be developing Long War 2 for the expansion, but I understand your decision, and I support it and I am looking forward to terra invicta.
by Phaseless
Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:06 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Gas Grenades in 8-man squads
Replies: 3
Views: 7025

Re: Gas Grenades in 8-man squads

Funny, I used a gas grenade only once and it was in a retreat Scenario, albeit a completely unplanned one. It actually helped a lot in that Situation because of the mobility reduction. Was a dark vip Mission where I KOed the VIP and was running from the two guarding pods + RNF. I gassed the area in ...
by Phaseless
Sun Nov 05, 2017 3:49 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: How ADVENT moves Strength: the Reinforce Activity explained
Replies: 11
Views: 19277

Re: How ADVENT moves Strength: the Reinforce Activity explained

So some conclusions I would draw from your numbers Advent tries to reinforce regions neighboring to liberated regions and regions with golden path missions or facilities + surrounding missions. Also UFO landings are more likely in regions with GP+facilities and surrounding regions, and they are also...