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Author Topic: XCOM: Enemy Within - We've had our ups and downs, I admit  (Read 30326 times)

Mephansteras

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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #150 on: April 02, 2014, 05:03:42 pm »

Oh, I also updated pictures for Carlos and Sabal.

As another consideration, both Rickenbacker and Ishmael are probably 2 missions away from Sergeant. Maaaaaybe one, if one of them cleans house and takes all the kills.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #151 on: April 02, 2014, 05:31:57 pm »

If we ignore mexico the entire continent will be panicking, surely?
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #152 on: April 02, 2014, 05:48:01 pm »

If we ignore Mexico, we'll lose it and then Canada. We need to go Mexico. And if we win, we get an already trained soldier!
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #153 on: April 02, 2014, 05:53:10 pm »

We'll have to hit Mexico. We cannot afford to lose North America.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #154 on: April 02, 2014, 06:28:26 pm »

Ishmael is willing to go to Mexico... Or anywhere else for that matter...
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #155 on: April 02, 2014, 06:38:21 pm »

We'll have to hit Mexico. We cannot afford to lose North America.

Just so you know, part of the mod that I made is a change to satellites. They effect the host country less but have a continent wide bonus, so a single satellite over NA will bring them back down from Leaving XCOM territory. They'll be unhappy, but they won't leave. And we have two satellites we can use.

That said, Mexico is still a perfectly good option, especially if we have problems later in the month in other parts of the world (like Europe).

But not going to Mexico now doesn't mean that we'll necessarily lose any countries from North America.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #156 on: April 02, 2014, 06:53:23 pm »

I vote Mexico, partly because all of N.A. would hate us if we didn't, and mostly because I want that assault.  :P

EDIT: I just noticed the post about sats. I still vote Mexico, though I'm sure some opinions will be changed by that. There's also a high chance of everyone dieing due to the high difficulty.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #157 on: April 02, 2014, 08:01:14 pm »

I vote Mexico.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #158 on: April 02, 2014, 08:37:31 pm »

Mexico it is. I bought an extra scope, despite our rather meager funds, since I figured we could really use the extra accuracy.





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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #159 on: April 02, 2014, 09:24:33 pm »

Crossing my fingers... Come on Krauss. Rickenbacker, Ishmael, and Everking... It's all riding on them now.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #160 on: April 02, 2014, 09:34:23 pm »



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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #161 on: April 02, 2014, 09:37:30 pm »

Hell yeah!

Good show! :D
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #162 on: April 02, 2014, 09:48:46 pm »

     She has the stats of a Rookie, which is always what annoys me when the reward is personnel, and is also the reason I never buy the academy perk that allows you to recruit Squaddies - their stats are still Rookie level.

Edit: Correction - it seems that this has been changed so that all non-rookies start at Squaddie level.  Still annoying for higher ranks.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #163 on: April 02, 2014, 09:50:04 pm »

Awesome! I'm honestly surprised no one died that mission.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Within - Bitter RNG
« Reply #164 on: April 02, 2014, 10:08:21 pm »

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