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[KingofstarrySkies]

Greatorder, that guy is named KingOfstarrySkies and he is totally okay with that.

[scriver]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/11/xcom-2s-bleak-future-why-impossible-iron-man-mode-is-canon-ign-first

So, the long awaited explanation on the XCOM lost story.

Oh sigh. Well, there goes that hope.

[Wimopy]

Gotta agree with them though, it would be hard to carry on from XCOM1's victory ending. And a time travelling thing would cause a lot of questions as well. Not sure why so many people couldn't complete XCOM at all though. That's quite hilarious. Maybe we should look at other games' victory achievements as well. I wonder if they would paint a similar picture.

Imagined case:
"Lawl, now you gotta fight darkspawn in Dragon Age 2 because the Hero of Ferelden failed. Prepare your anus for when the Archdemon decides Kirkwall is next. Oh, and by the way, you can't save your brother/sister because the Grey Wardens are dead or fighting in Ferelden."

[10ebbor10]

Honestly, it's the same with pretty much every game on steam.

37% of all games have never been played (after March 2009 and while connected to the internet).

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/introducing-steam-gauge-ars-reveals-steams-most-popular-games/

[Rolan7]

Pretty sure they were tracking actual completed campaigns, though.  Which I think is one of the global stats listed after you win.

Though it's kinda weird.  Last time I won, the stats for money and stuff were hilariously overinflated by cheaters.  And I've failed a lot of campaigns, but only actually played to the end like once...  I guess more people stick around to the bitter end than I'd expect.

[10ebbor10]

Wrong thread?

[Graknorke]

Wrong thread?

Doesn't look like it to me.

[Rolan7]

Wrong thread?

Not this time   Just explaining things poorly I guess.
Based on the stats you see upon winning a game of NewCOM, I'm saying they know how many games were lost versus won.
But it's weird because I wouldn't expect many people to actually get to the official losing screen.  It's hard to recover in NewCOM.

I don't think they were using the Steam achievement stats, they have more precise stats already.

[10ebbor10]

I must say, I was confused by the notion of people cheating on a single player game.

Kinda obvious that it would happen though.

[Sergius]

Spread coverage as you want. But you wouldn't auto-lose because you just ran two bases with good coverage (lots of radars). Even without hyperwave decoders.

In oldCom you also were supposed to check the alien activity chart to see what your radars were missing. Usually that was more important in determining what countries needed more of your attention to prevent them from leaving.

[Hawk132]

Meet The XCOM 2 Sectoid and Viper - IGN First

[Lightningfalcon]

Shit shit shit shit shit pectoids can resurrect your troops now.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Nectoids confirmed for fucking your shit, rookie.

[IronyOwl]

Nectoids confirmed for fucking your shit, rookie.

Sectoid necromancer lords
Mortal Kombat thin men grappler snaek tits

At this point I'm pretty sure Chryssalids are just going to spontaneously burst out of your highest-ranking soldier while laughing about how it was them all along.

[Quartz_Mace]

The Sectoid gestures!

The unfortunate rookie's corpse is raised!

Zombie rookie has missed your soldier!

"Oh, that wasn't that bad."