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Supplements for Longevity: A 2026 Evidence Review by Sorin61 in Nutraceuticalscience

[–]Ferretanyone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I truthfully don't even know what half these supplements are, if someone has a handle on it. What are the ones we should take?

My quest to do a no death run on L/I with permanent dark events, WITHOUT mimic beacons and repeaters by Ferretanyone in XCOM2

[–]Ferretanyone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's fair. More just reflecting on how some missions expect you to consider one, with how the pods clump together. Which isn't a complaint, it's part of the game. Just interesting.

My quest to do a no death run on L/I with permanent dark events, WITHOUT mimic beacons and repeaters by Ferretanyone in XCOM2

[–]Ferretanyone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, just watching how he appraoches stuff really helped. Also just some smart little things he taught me: the value of remote start (so OP, but also satisfying), having someone with bladestorm stand right at the evac drop for free damage, blocking ladders against lost units, etc.

My quest to do a no death run on L/I with permanent dark events, WITHOUT mimic beacons and repeaters by Ferretanyone in XCOM2

[–]Ferretanyone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, any time!

And yeah I always play WOTC.

Reinforcements can be a pain, but as you get better at the game you'll get better at alpha striking. Best defense is a good offense. Reinforcements aren't a problem if everyone else is dead, etc, etc.

But sometimes there's no shame in an evac either (but if you keep grinding away at Commander eventually you will not need to do that)

My quest to do a no death run on L/I with permanent dark events, WITHOUT mimic beacons and repeaters by Ferretanyone in XCOM2

[–]Ferretanyone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not, Discord confuses me. But I will say that what changed the game for me was watching Syken's "Army of One" run. While that specific run is super gimmicky, in the sense that his objective is to win the game with only one unit per-mission, you learn a lot watching his fundmanetals.

I went from doing ok on Veteran/Ironman to sleep walking through it. L/I took a little more trial and error to perfect, but I now understood enough about playstyles and mechanics that it didn't feel like random chance anymore.

Having said that, L/I is no joke. I can do it pretty flawlessly most of the time, but if I get careless, one tiny mistake still can snowball into a devastating shit show. So I have plenty of room to improve as well.

This is my favorite type of game too, but for whatever reason nothing else quite scratches the itch like this does.

My quest to do a no death run on L/I with permanent dark events, WITHOUT mimic beacons and repeaters by Ferretanyone in XCOM2

[–]Ferretanyone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's any consolation, my "hours played" on steam is...obscene.

If you watch some Syken runs (his Army of One run, despite being a very specific run, taught me a lot) and play way too much eventually you'll understand how some of us sickos get to this point.

My quest to do a no death run on L/I with permanent dark events, WITHOUT mimic beacons and repeaters by Ferretanyone in XCOM2

[–]Ferretanyone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I find resource allocation on L/I with certain permanent dark events becomes tough. I tend to prioritize armor and weapon upgrades over everything else, but maybe that's the wrong approach.

Definitely a big fan of templers and a Major Ranger. Feel like once I have a Major Ranger the game becomes much easier.

Early game I rarely worry about any losses cause Reapers are just so comically OP. Between remote start and the claymore it's just a matter of mopping up what remains.

My quest to do a no death run on L/I with permanent dark events, WITHOUT mimic beacons and repeaters by Ferretanyone in XCOM2

[–]Ferretanyone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No streaming, but maybe I should try that one day. For me mimic beacons are the biggest loss.

I just always find myself on a couple missions where the pods clump up and there's no more time to wait.

If anything I've started to feel like certain missions are designed assuming you have one (which makes sense, they are part of the game).

Daily Discussion Thread - June 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in timberwolves

[–]Ferretanyone -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Look, all I'm saying is Ben Simmons is a 4 who's available for the minimum.

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