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And not just fire, but be the best overwatch frontliner in the game. They can't... Rangers are better than them. Higher aim progression, Rapid Reactions gives 3 shots over Sentinel's 2, and Grazing Fire makes them more reliable. Marginally higher aim progression. Rapid Reactions comes a level later...

8wayz wrote:Well, rewards are not mandatory, there are just a bonus. Like the Dark VIP mission - if you capture him, good on you, but nobody is forcing your hand.

You don't need a mandatory Assault to be able to KO a dark VIP...

And drones are rarely worth worrying that much about. Their stun ability is very annoying, but that's about it. Also I think there is a perk that allows the flames to damage robots. Drone stuns can make or break a mission, and the damage robots perk doesn't affect environmental fires, just the flam...

This would bring Hacking in line with Aim as the best progression (sharpshooter) is 28 while the worst progression is 16 (ignoring Psi who are even worse!), slightly less then 60%. Note that that is *progression*, not the final value. The final value of the lowest end is ~80% of the value of the hi...

Also, how to make the ability *stick*? How do I end up owning the MEC? Hack effect is lost when I evac out, and the nearby haven gains no MECs...

One specific class having the sole access to ranged hacking and feasibly acquiring the rewards from unlocking objective chests and doors makes sense when that class is otherwise a supporter who generally specs in heals and doubles as an officer. I agree, as far as *ranged* hacking goes. But what ex...

Hit & Run snapshot sharpshooter. With Rupture. I think also Mobility, not sure. Naturally, went AMF with him. <3

Having made more effort to use my Technical's flamethrowers, I find that even with the range buff, they are far too inconsistent in dealing damage or setting fires. That said, using them to deny ground is surprisingly effective. I have used the flamethrower a few times now to deny a flank, or preve...

85-90% of a Specialist's hacking stat before skulljack or gremlin buffs sound like a good number for me. Even with this, the other classes will still never be able to hack turrets, drones, MECs, or do so at a distance. All it does is make data objectives, vans, and doors more accessible to other cla...

I'm a simple man, so I've made simple changes: damage, range, chance to apply burning, etc. With some ini changes I made base flamethrower damage 4, then 6 and 8 for each respective gauntlet upgrade; chance to apply burning is now back to 70% (was nerfed to 60% in 1.1); base range is now 8 tiles in...

Hack PCS + Skulljack on a MSGT Ranger = LCPL Specialist hack. You will *never* succeed at a door, van, or skulljack with that. Brilliant comment. And why should he? Because it makes specialists *mandatory*. By your logic, why should a specialist be able to fire a gun? And not just fire, but be the ...

I think the Technical would be a lot better off if you simply had a fourth utility slot, like the Grenadier, wherein you choose one of three loadouts. 2 Rockets 3 Flamethrowers 1 Rocket, 2 Flamethrowers This still leaves them highly binary, and you will find that pretty much noone is interested in ...

Shinobi don't use sniper rifles and specialists don't have grenade launchers. Classes have advantages and disadvantages. If you really want you can equip a hack pcs and skulljack for bonuses to their hacking stat. Hack PCS + Skulljack on a MSGT Ranger = LCPL Specialist hack. You will *never* succee...

This mod might not be exactly what you're after but after awhile anyone can build up a decent hack skill. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=639884488&searchtext=hack+plus What? How does "successful hacking" help classes that have a bad hack score, and don't have ac...

Zyrrashijn wrote:instant autopsies is actually among the possible continent bonuses. As for starting bonuses, there are none, and you can't pick your starting country. So what?

Does instant autopsies include rendering?

Disagree with both explanation and simile. What you just said is close to "Aim is what Sharpshooters do" or something.
I don't want anyone to Haywire MECs, I just want them to not auto-fail skulljacks, and maybe sometimes get me something nice when opening a door.

Why is it that only Specialists (and, to a lesser extent, Shinobis and SPARKs) gain any appreciable Hacking skill increases? Why block 70% of the classes from hacking vans, jails, and skulljacking?

I am greatly saddened by the state of the Technical. Here is an attempt to rework it into something... nicer. Key issues are lack of reliability (rocket scatter, low flame range, low burning chance), and lack of late-game punch. Also, some questionable perks (concussion?). THE GAUNTLET The first maj...

Thanks! Not far enough to know that yet...
Damn! That *IS* a long way into the game.

Does Shredder work with Graze?
I could never confirm it, but I've been building my offensive gunners as if it did...

What is a "trap mission"? "Hmm, seven days to hack a relay for some intel and supplies? Sounds like a great deal. What, only Light presence? Sure, I'll just send out, like, four guys, infiltrate to 120, boost to 200, get in with my shinobi, done." *mission starts, first pod enco...

Useless lottery skill, worse than Precision Shot. Avoid.

You can rule out some hack missions as trap missions because they tell you up front they counter alien research/dark events or protect your data leak, etc, those can't be traps because they are specific to those rewards. Not true. Had a trap hack mission last night, the reward was stopping a UFO fr...

Soulfire needs to scale. It really, badly does. Maybe give it a damage bump at Soul Steal or something?

You want ADVENT to start dropping MINES!?
YOU SAVAGE SOCIOPATH!
I like you.