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Title: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Spook Island on September 09, 2012, 10:42:26 pm

It only took them 19 years, but the greatest game of all time just got a remake.

It's now officially on steam for preorder with bonus content and a team fortress 2 Guile haircut for soldiers.
Just picked it up myself.

Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Spook Island on September 09, 2012, 10:56:48 pm
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Gravoth_iii on September 09, 2012, 10:57:23 pm
Looks fancy.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Uumdi on September 10, 2012, 02:20:17 am
I like spookisland more and more every day.

Seriously though, pretty hype.  I don't know, I hope they came a long way from shooting black blobs, I'll go check it out.  If its even half the game the original was, it should be fun.

EDIT:  Just watched the Last Stand trailer.  I didn't realize Firaxis was making it.  Its gonna be godlike.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Taser on September 10, 2012, 11:15:33 am
When I first read about this game, I wasn't sure how I'd like it since I read that it was turn based. However, the vids on it and the gameplay look awesome. Definitely considering this game.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on September 14, 2012, 04:38:50 am
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Spook Island on September 14, 2012, 05:12:58 am
Quote from: Araxiel on September 14, 2012, 04:38:50 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VP4YmExQAE&feature=my_favorites&list=FLEzXVxRP7ANxjv_s9DtiuIw

My body is ready.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: GreasySausageSandwhich on September 14, 2012, 01:12:58 pm
I downloaded X-com recently for a quick play through.

WHY DO YOU BASTARDS ALWAYS CRASH IN THE OCEAN.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Digglez on September 14, 2012, 09:47:24 pm
Quote from: GreasySausageSandwhich on September 14, 2012, 01:12:58 pm
I downloaded X-com recently for a quick play through.

WHY DO YOU BASTARDS ALWAYS CRASH IN THE OCEAN.

because earth is 70% water?
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: GreasySausageSandwhich on September 15, 2012, 03:00:28 am
More so I'm talking about the ufo doing figure eights over my base in the middle of friggin' Russia only to b-line for the nearest ocean when I intercept them.

Thanks for the first grade science lesson though.  I dropped out just before, in kindergarten.  I unfortunately picked up cigarettes, cocaine, and loose women as my new time passers.  It was hard to reintegrate into society after that.  Especially with having missed first grade and never knowing the Earth was 70% water.  People just couldn't take me seriously when they found out I didn't know.

DON'T SALT THAT WOUND!!  :cry:
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Ganner on September 15, 2012, 09:29:09 pm
Quote from: GreasySausageSandwhich on September 14, 2012, 01:12:58 pm
I downloaded X-com recently for a quick play through.

WHY DO YOU BASTARDS ALWAYS CRASH IN THE OCEAN.

select the max distance in the intercept screen, minimize and go back to 5x time while waiting for it to go back over land.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Uumdi on September 17, 2012, 09:12:50 am
Yeah I started a game where I roll with the punches, because I'll admit, when shit went wrong I'd reload.  I'd like to justify it as "within reason", but its totally cheating, haha.  So far so bad, 2nd terror mission didn't go so hot.

I played a lot of X-Com in my day, but I never became one of the dudes who can beat the final mission in 1 turn, with maxxed out mind control dudes.  Laser Rifles, Heavy Plasma, and human intelligence are where its at.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on September 17, 2012, 07:59:27 pm
Got it on preorder after all the hype from RPS, very much looking forward to it.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Spook Island on September 18, 2012, 03:10:21 am
Got my guile haircut in tf 2 so I've been rocking that all day.  The alien hat looks awesome with the pyro vision goggles.  Spook is pleased.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on September 24, 2012, 09:06:01 pm
Demo's out!

http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/200510/ (http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/200510/)

Downloading now, impressions to come.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on September 24, 2012, 09:54:17 pm
Quote from: okiN on September 24, 2012, 09:06:01 pm
Demo's out!

http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/200510/ (http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/200510/)

Downloading now, impressions to come.
5.4gb file size :/
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on September 24, 2012, 10:01:42 pm
Someone actually worries about file size in this day and age?

It's still weeks before launch, and my demo download's on 70% already. Can't wait to try it.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on September 24, 2012, 10:06:29 pm
Downloading with 300 kb/s. Its gonna take nearly 5 hours.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on September 24, 2012, 10:09:42 pm
Upgrade your connection, bro. Downloading on 1.4 MB/s here.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Taser on September 24, 2012, 10:47:43 pm
Sweet. Thanks for letting us know. Dling now. Should be playing it in about a half hour.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on September 24, 2012, 11:22:52 pm
Just finished the first proper mission after the brief fully-scripted tutorial and base introduction. It seems pretty great so far.

Edit: oh, and apparently that's the whole demo. Well, that was short. Pretty promising, though -- really looking forward to launch!

Basically if you want an quick look at how the game is actually played, try the demo. There's really nothing else to see here.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on September 25, 2012, 05:28:59 pm
What Okin said. It is a pretty short demo but gives you a basic idea of gameplay.

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Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on September 26, 2012, 02:22:05 am
RPS offering some further context to the demo: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/09/25/some-things-you-should-know-about-the-xcom-demo/#more-125588
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Molly on September 26, 2012, 08:28:55 am
I love it. I pre-ordered it. I can't wait to get my hands on it.

Granted, the demo is very short, the guided tutorial isn't mind blowing. For me, it felt like a XCom right from the start tho. I am excited  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on September 28, 2012, 01:21:29 pm
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on October 05, 2012, 01:45:39 am
Almost time.


I like Jake.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Dach on October 05, 2012, 06:22:21 am
Damn so hard to resist.... don't like the price right now but we'll see when it's out!  :mad:
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Kalp on October 05, 2012, 12:53:18 pm
When I see all these remakes I just feel sick. Graphics over content. Here you have one real and unique and original UFO
Forever love.
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Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Paul on October 05, 2012, 02:02:30 pm
It doesn't feel right to me. After playing the demo and watching a 2 hour gameplay video I'm pretty sure it's not for me. Too consolified, too many today's industry standards that have to be met. Good intentions when creating this but they can't escape the guidelines of their marketing guys.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: SixThumbs on October 05, 2012, 08:43:08 pm
Six men squad does seem a bit limited compared to the ~16 that were in the original and the second demo battle that was a little less walkthroughy still seemed too scripted and I can't tell if that's how all the maps will play out. You can't really afford to have cannon fodder recruits when you start out only deploying four to a map (and they already have specific roles that the squad would need).
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Molly on October 06, 2012, 09:41:34 am
Of course there is a tradeoff between marketing and gameplay but let's face the truth... This game will be the closest we will ever gonna get to the awesomeness of the originals.
And playing the 2nd demo mission made me feel like I am playing XCOM. And that's a good old feeling and made me preorder...

Can't wait for the release  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Uumdi on October 06, 2012, 08:30:07 pm
Yeah definitely looking forward to it, but did they try to justify the small squads?  Designated roles and specs would be badass for 16 man squads, and make almost no sense for 4-6 people.  Its fuckin X-Com, not baldur's gate =/

I guess if it plays like a mix between x-com and baldurs gate though, I don't see why I'm complaining.  Peanut Butter and Chocolate I hope.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on October 06, 2012, 09:53:44 pm
They did give some reason for it but I don't remember what it was.

I don't see what all the fuss is about, though. Smaller squads with specific roles for soldiers have worked awesomely in many other games in the same genre, like Jagged Alliance and Silent Storm.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Daergar on October 06, 2012, 10:36:47 pm
And to those that worry that it's dumbed down, that mostly stems from the early gameplay shown and craptastic reviewers/players. Given the large amount of skills/weapons/gadgets at higher ranks, I see it being more complicated than the original or Apocalypse (which is still my favorite).

My only real worry is the claim that you will finish a campaign in 15-20 hours and only go on 30ish missions per succesful alien-stompin' adventure. Feels short.

And if anyone has missed them, the "other" UFO series (Aftermath, Aftershock and Afterlight) is ridiculously good. Especially Aftershock with the proper mod.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Uumdi on October 08, 2012, 09:41:03 pm
Quote from: okiN on October 06, 2012, 09:53:44 pm
They did give some reason for it but I don't remember what it was.

I don't see what all the fuss is about, though. Smaller squads with specific roles for soldiers have worked awesomely in many other games in the same genre, like Jagged Alliance and Silent Storm.

Agreed.  I'm excited.  Comes out tomorrow, hot damn.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Uumdi on October 08, 2012, 09:41:55 pm
Quote from: Daergar on October 06, 2012, 10:36:47 pm
And if anyone has missed them, the "other" UFO series (Aftermath, Aftershock and Afterlight) is ridiculously good. Especially Aftershock with the proper mod.

X-Com: Enforcer GOTY all years

how do i delete my post oh god i hate myself right now.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on October 10, 2012, 10:10:08 pm
Got beaten by the game on classic difficulty ironman mode. Now starting over. :(
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Tibe on October 10, 2012, 10:48:55 pm
Pretty descent game, somewhat stays true to the original Xcom and has a kinda cool turnbased combat I acctually like( I normally hate all turnbased games). But for me atleast...doesnt have asmuch replayvalue as the original. Something just feels like I played it once, I did it all.....
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on October 11, 2012, 01:56:08 am
Quote from: Araxiel on October 10, 2012, 10:10:08 pm
Got beaten by the game on classic difficulty ironman mode. Now starting over. :(

Yeah, apparently that's to be expected. I don't know whether I should start my first game as Normal with Iron man or Classic without. Probably the former.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Uumdi on October 11, 2012, 04:26:42 am
I misclicked when attacking the alien base and dove my highest rank assault right down into 5 cryssalids instead of up on the desired, well-covered vantage point.

I thought "well at least I'll find out if they still rape squads like they did in the original"

Boy do they.  Starting over tonight.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Gristle on October 11, 2012, 08:15:45 am
Lost my whole 5 man squad to 3 surprise cryssalids. To hell with that underground base!
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Tibe on October 11, 2012, 09:16:17 am
Quote from: Gristle on October 11, 2012, 08:15:45 am
Lost my whole 5 man squad to 3 surprise cryssalids. To hell with that underground base!

Shot a rocketlauncher at those, while the others just finished them off with heavy plasmarifles. The base is a painfully long mission.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Molly on October 12, 2012, 04:08:39 pm
It's AWESOME  :mrgreen:

And I love this nickname thing :D Especially on my support captain "Hardcore" Ho and on one of the assaults "All Day" Daly  8-)
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Armpit_Sweat on October 12, 2012, 07:44:56 pm

   
I am VERY impressed so far - the spirit of original X-Com is strong within this one! Only 3 hours in... Need to buy chocolate milk, brew fresh coffee and roll  lots of joints! I really hope to stay just as impressed after playing 20+ hours, as I am now.
 
Btw, playing my first game on Classic difficulty and Ironman option :) Hoping to start raging at some point!
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Havoco on October 12, 2012, 09:23:07 pm
Has anyone gotten to the point for using the gollop chamber? It says I need someone with high psychic but I got a top ranked guy in that and it still wot let me use it.

NVM im stupid
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on October 12, 2012, 10:00:34 pm
Quote from: Armpit_Sweat on October 12, 2012, 07:44:56 pm
Btw, playing my first game on Classic difficulty and Ironman option :) Hoping to start raging at some point!
Don't do this to yourself. My entire squad of my best men got wiped out in a bomb diffisual mission. Play Classic or something but not on Ironman mode. First finish the game before you hate it then try out ironman. :)
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Armpit_Sweat on October 13, 2012, 09:58:00 am
Quote from: Araxiel on October 12, 2012, 10:00:34 pm
Don't do this to yourself. My entire squad of my best men got wiped out in a bomb diffisual mission. Play Classic or something but not on Ironman mode. First finish the game before you hate it then try out ironman. :)
   
I am not doing very good :( Three lieutenants got killed on the last mission, and 2 sergeants are out of action for two weeks... It was a sad, sad evening back on the base :(
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Molly on October 13, 2012, 10:50:28 am
I am actually playing normal right now for the story and stuff.
The 2nd playthrough is for the challenge ^^
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on October 14, 2012, 03:42:37 am
I beat the game on Classic Difficulty without Ironman mode. Now gonna wait for patches for those glitchy line of sight and other stuff, then gonna try ironman mode.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Paul on October 14, 2012, 04:51:46 pm
I must say to my surprise the game is very good. I expected worse with all the consolification and industry standards but it worked out well. However I don't like how linear the weapon selection is. With getting rid of limited ammo they also lost an important balancing point as well as the good old logistics fun. Apart from the initial research/production cost there is just no reason to use laser at all once plasma is available. They did a better job with the armours though.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Armpit_Sweat on October 15, 2012, 03:09:37 pm
My Ironman game did not end well at all... Was figthing them green Mutons and "robo-disks" with raw recruits in the end :( Playing Classic difficulty, with normal saves now :) My top soldier has 40+ kills now! It is still very fun, and i am very pleased with the new X-Com! Good times!
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Molly on October 15, 2012, 04:24:45 pm
I am kinda annoyed by the class distribution tho... I have a shitload of Heavy and Assault now but barely have any Sniper nor Support. Weri annoying.

...but my favourite Assault is Psionic and wears my very first Ghost Armor :D Awesome fun  8-)
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on October 15, 2012, 10:16:31 pm
Heavy and Assault are OP as fuck anyway, you should be happy. They're the only ones who get to shoot twice a turn. Run and gun flanking shotgun double-tap is top tier.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Paul on October 16, 2012, 01:00:12 am
Well, an "in the zone" sniper killed like half of the aliens of a terror mission in a single turn, allowing me to save a lot people. Also the medpacks of a doctor skilled support are so helpful in long missions that I usually bring two of them. I think it's pretty balanced.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Havoco on October 16, 2012, 01:31:35 am
A sniper can shoot twice as well. But ya, assault definitely OP. Being able to use the Dash skill and shoot twice is crazy.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: okiN on October 16, 2012, 01:45:21 am
Quote from: Paul on October 16, 2012, 01:00:12 am
Well, an "in the zone" sniper killed like half of the aliens of a terror mission in a single turn, allowing me to save a lot people. Also the medpacks of a doctor skilled support are so helpful in long missions that I usually bring two of them. I think it's pretty balanced.

I had to assault a large UFO once with one assault, one heavy, two supports and two snipers due to casualties from previous missions. The result is that I'm camped out in a doorway trying to fend off about ten aliens, all chrysalids or floaters, with a squad made from "I can only use my pistol!" and "All I have is this shitty assault rifle." Didn't go too well.

My assault guy, on the other hand? If he doesn't kill a chrysalid with the crit from his second shot, he's guaranteed a finisher on the free shot when the enemy closes within three tiles. Heavy with shoot, overwatch, second reaction shot after successful first is also useful as fuck.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on October 16, 2012, 03:45:15 am
Damn i was doing so good on my Classic Ironman without any loss. I am on June and i lost 2 veterans.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Molly on October 16, 2012, 08:38:33 am
My Colonel Sniper with Skeleton Armor, SCOPE and Plasma Sniper is the deadliest guy I have: Double Tap, Squad Sight, Executioner... shooting across the whole map with 100% hit probability. Second favourite soldier: "Hardcore" Ho, Titan Armor Support with 20 hitpoints  :mrgreen:

Atm I am discovering the possibilities of my Psionic, Ghost armored Assault Major tho... aggro'ing the Beserker, switching invisibility on and then grappling away is funny as hell cuz the Beserker keeps chasing him down to the last known location in the next turn while everyone around him is on Overwatch shooting him into pieces in his own turn :mrgreen:
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on October 16, 2012, 07:59:15 pm
I am in for 4 months and still i am on my first story mission (capture a sectoid) but there is no sectoids on the missions to capture anymore.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Segd on October 17, 2012, 03:24:40 am
It reminds me last UFO I played(UFO afterlight): interesting base management but arcade tactics. Nothing to compare with Jagged Alliance, Silent Storm or other good tactical games.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Tennenoth on November 09, 2012, 03:24:36 am
Thought I would give this a little bit of a revive since I have recently bought the game, enjoying it massively I must say.

However, I have a question, I took some screenshots of Hector "Flash" Santiago, my heavy weapons guy back when he was the lone survivor for the tutorial mission. I had him tagged to survive the tutorial mission as soon as he walked off the plane due to being the only one with a moustache, he survived naturally. Three days later I look back at a screenshot of him to see a weird wolf head in the background, I didn't notice it while playing and I was wondering if anyone else saw something similar?

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I also love how everyone gets off with a weird snarl, as if they hate being inside or something...

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Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Taser on November 12, 2012, 05:22:05 pm
The werewolf that stalks you wanted you to have its picture to remind you that its always watching.




In other words.. idunnolol.jpg.

Maybe something the game developers put in to freak people out just for laughs when they first look over their screenshots?
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Leesin on November 14, 2012, 01:56:27 pm
So, is it just me that got bored of this game quickly because it's a really dumbed down version of the XCOM games? there are far better options out there, I hope this is moddable so the community can add everything to the game that's missing, because I don't see myself ever completing it, sadly.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: [ptx] on November 14, 2012, 02:00:23 pm
I was greatly disappointed by this game as well, didn't expect it to have such shallow mechanics...
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on November 14, 2012, 03:03:12 pm
Its a console game.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Molly on November 14, 2012, 04:34:26 pm
Still love it. Granted - it's easier... on certain difficulties. But there are mods already, unshackling the enemy AI and then it's already on "normal" hard  :mrgreen:

Google for the "xcom nexus" and enjoy (too lazy to put the link in here...)

Aunt Edith says...

VINNY! Thx mate  :wink:
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Araxiel on November 14, 2012, 04:43:23 pm
Quote from: benkei on November 14, 2012, 04:34:26 pm
Still love it. Granted - it's easier... on certain difficulties. But there are mods already, unshackling the enemy AI and then it's already on "normal" hard  :mrgreen:

Google for the "xcom nexus" and enjoy (too lazy to put the link in here...)
http://xcom.nexusmods.com
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Zanze on November 19, 2012, 01:16:32 am
I/I

Everything goes fine until Thin Men, and shortly after everything goes to hell.

Sectoids? A Joke.
Floaters? Laughable.
Chrysallids? Overwatch hilarity.
Mutons? Breakfast.

Thin men? Prepare to get your soldiers 1 shotted from across the map despite max cover or hunkered down.

Dafuq? How do I counter them? Despite only moving in max cover, despite suppression, despite everything I have done they continue to dodge 80% chance to hit attacks and 1 shot my teammates 1 by 1. I almost got to the alien ship at one point without even capturing one. I blow em to bits when I get the chance just to make sure they don't 1 shot my teammates.
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Oberyn on November 19, 2012, 04:08:45 am
Are you serious? Thin men have plasma pistols that do almost no damage and will get one shot by laser rifles or above. I only played through the game once on normal difficulty, but thin men were always one of the least dangerous enemies in my eyes.
The missions where I ended up with ridiculous amounts of deaths (3 or more squad members, often very valuable high ranking ones) were always due to sectoid commanders and ethereal mind control shenanigans, although that was mostly my fault for stubbornly going after arc thrower captures. Capturing and interrogating an ethereal is sooooo worth it. The first time I ran into a sectopod also wasn't pretty, I had no idea what the charging up for 1 round mortar attack was and had a bunch of soldiers clustered behind cover in the same area, but they were mostly new squaddie recruits so that was allright. 
Title: Re: X-Com: Enemy Unknown (Hold on to your butts)
Post by: Zanze on November 19, 2012, 06:56:52 am
Quote from: Oberyn on November 19, 2012, 04:08:45 am
Are you serious? Thin men have plasma pistols that do almost no damage and will get one shot by laser rifles or above. I only played through the game once on normal difficulty, but thin men were always one of the least dangerous enemies in my eyes.

Thin men on normal are jokes.
Thin men on impossible will almost guarantee a 1 hit kill if your soldier is not in full cover or hunkered down and they can see him/her. (No armor yet)
If your soldier is in good cover, then its roughly 50/50 that he will kill your soldier.

Also, on Impossible, their poison makes rookies panic. A lot.