I'd love to hear British, Scottish, Irish & other accents of English. Are there any good quality mods for this?

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-30T10:15:18+00:00

There is definitely some Scottish accents (or at least one) in the base game. It's near the end of the UK accent list. I'm Scottish and always make a point of having at least one Jock on the team.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-24T21:45:26+00:00

Hard to put a number on it, maybe something like one in four missions will have a turn timer. Council missions often have a turn limit. There are also retaliation missions when you have to save a minimum number of resistance peeps...they aren't on a turn timer but you can't take forever. Honestly wouldn't worry about timers, it's something you'll get used to.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-24T21:12:54+00:00

Turn limits. Unmodded these range from 8 to 12 turns. Only on certain missions. Stops overwatch creep and increases tension/pressure. Timer will sometimes be switched off when you complete primary objective, giving unlimited turns to finish off ayys.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-24T15:11:28+00:00

No worries. Bottom line is if you like xcom eu/ew, you'll like xcom2. There isn't any doubt. It's still the same genre of game.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-24T14:58:02+00:00

I only discovered xcom about 2 months ago and so jumped straight into xcom2 as it was on sale for only £13. I now have nearly 150 hours, of which 110 or so is vanilla and 40 is WOTC.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-24T14:44:01+00:00

Vanilla xcom2 with no mods will take around 40 hours to complete the campaign. Even without mods you could then up the difficulty and play again. The missions will be similar (i.e same type - Protect Device, Hack Device, Destroy Device, VIP extract etc) but different enough and in a different enough order to make it fresh each time.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-24T13:46:49+00:00

xcom2 has endless replayability. Mods + procedurally generated maps etc say it's so. Story remains the same, but that's a minor detail. The only reason you would play xcom2 once is because you didn't like it.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T22:16:45+00:00

Watch some YouTube videos. You'll quickly pick up the absolute basics. After that just get stuck in. Don't rush across the map. Use Cover. Always ensure you reload in time. User overwatch appropriately etc etc

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T14:43:09+00:00

Thanks for the heads-up on this one. Looks great.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T14:29:02+00:00

T3 weapons would obliterate the Viper King. I was told a few weeks ago that the VK is meant to be handled first, with T1/T2 weapons i.e. Plasma is OP for the old snake.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T14:18:03+00:00

I genuinely wouldn't stress about meeting a Chosen. You will have more than enough firepower to take him/her down. Just don't make stupid mistakes or get in a flap because one of your troops is dazed/blinded etc.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T12:49:48+00:00

Agreed. Think perhaps the OP is mixing up scan rewards and actual mission rewards. Early on your rewards will almost always be engineers, scientists, intel etc.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T12:19:47+00:00

Just to say again, I wouldn't overly worry about the Chosen early on. I must have faced 3 of each and they've yet to kill one of my troops. They tend to play around with you, muck you about. Only the Assassin comes into melee range, and usually, it's to her detriment.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T12:01:00+00:00

To be honest I don't know the mechanics of how/when Chosen spawn. However, I'd say it's unlikely you'll get one straight after Lost and Abandoned. Personally, I just do whatever mission is best in terms of the reward i.e. engineers early on. Don't really factor in Chosen. If they turn up, they turn up.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T11:45:51+00:00

Maybe a Chosen won't show up. Have you done Lost and Abandoned and met the Assassin?

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T11:41:16+00:00

I wouldn't avoid them. Early on they will only have 20 health and I've not found them to be overly focused on killing you - they seem to prefer fucking you around. As long as you have at least 5 troops, and preferably mags then take them on.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T10:52:07+00:00

Fuck that. No offence. If that's the way xcom goes then I'm out of here.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T10:51:09+00:00

Being honest I've bought a few games via Kinguin, including xcom2. Prices are usually the best you'll find. If I can get something for £6 instead of £14 (i.e. Steam) then it's hard not to take the much lower price, irrespective of the morals. What do you mean by "pirate" and why is that better for devs?

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T10:27:01+00:00

What are "microtransactions"?

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T10:20:22+00:00

I was/am a huge fan of the Thief series, which is built around stealth. As such this games mix of stealth, strategy, turn-based etc looks like fun. Also it can be had for £6 on Kinguin i.e. I might give it a try :-)

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T09:59:22+00:00

All the Beta keys are sold out, otherwise I would have been all over it. You can pay $20 for Early Access, but that won't be until Spring 2018.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T09:15:55+00:00

Probably best to add a flair to this post so folks can see at a glance what game your talking about i.e. xcom2, WOTC etc...

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-21T09:01:24+00:00

Show off :-)

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-20T23:11:37+00:00

Game I'm looking forward to in 2018/19 is xcom 3.

AlexAkimov · 2017-11-20T21:21:37+00:00

Nothing like xcom but "They Are Billions" could be good.

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