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[Mephansteras]

We went out to a landed alien ship today...with nothing but pistols. Really?? Pistols? No wonder those chumps got splattered by aliens. I'm not dumb enough to go in there with a stupid pistol, I'm a sniper. No, thank you, I'll just build up these mission credits until I can afford something that'll actually have a chance of taking out an alien at long ranger. Might get a rifle at some point, maybe save up for a laser rifle, not sure yet. But there's no way I'm going to stick my nose in an alien spacecraft so I can get blasted in the chest by weird green energy!

[zchris13]

What, you've never gone pistol sniping with the magnum?
You should try it sometime!

[Luckk]

Does it cost anything for armor (is there even armor)?  I can't believe these aliens are hostile.  What have we done to deserve to die in such awful ways?  I also can't believe how this x-com group is set up.  I got promoted for sitting there, watching people die left and right while everyone was going crazy!  This team is going to be the death of me one of these days, be it during an alien attack or while playing a good round of grenade golf.  I just know it.

Anyways, I am going to save up for a rifle so that we have more then just pistols.

[ac31]

quibble the second eh?

lets hope he survives better then his original copy

and ive rejiggered the point system, to make it a bit more balanced, but still, its not finalised

yet...

Points work as follows, 1 for each kill made, no more mission points srry
you can use anything as long as its value is EQUAL TO OR BELOW your current kills
if you have 8 kills you can use everything up to the alien grenade, you cannot however
use the autocannon with he or INC ammo due to its +2 modifier, autocannon with ap ammo is fine tho
all basic ammo is free, and havign multiple of an item is free too, so as long as you have one kill
you can have as many grenades as you want


pistol 0
flare 0
grenade 1
smoke grenade 2
Rifle 2
stun rod 3
Heavy Cannon 4
HE and INC +1 each
Rocket launcher 6
large rocket +1
inc. rocket +2
Autocannon 7
HE ammo +2
INC ammo +2
alien grenade 8
Laser pistol 6
laser rifle 12
heavy laser 14
plasma pistol 18
plasma rifle 26
heavy plasma 40
blaster launcher 60
personal armour 12
power suit 26
flying suit 40

ill update the crew roster and post stats of each soldier in a minute, remember there is a limit to the amount a soldier can carry, based on its strength, so dont go taking 2 rocket launchers and a plasma rifle on missions, it just doesnt work

and for the record i have NO IDEA why luckk got promoted, he just did, despite having done nothing

[zchris13]

and for the record i have NO IDEA why luckk got promoted, he just did, despite having done nothing

Yeah, I've noticed stuff like that happens.

[Mephansteras]

Personally, I think your point system is going to doom us. By the time we would reasonably have Heavy Plasma, we're going to be VERY lucky if we have more then one or two people with enough kills to use it, especially with the high death rate in X-com.

Also, unless you planning on giving clones points later on based on previous 'lives' or something, we're going to end up with characters who will never get points. You really can't kill anything with a pistol later in the game, it just won't work. Even rifles and grenades are pretty much useless against Snakemen. And if we have to fight Mutons, well, anyone not using Alien tech is probably going to be useless.

[ac31]

pistols will probably doom everyone, the problem is that once someone gets to a certain point they can rack up kills pretty easily, i mean, to get to the plasma rifle you only need 14 kills with the laser rifle, which is pretty easily accomplished.

i think from my experience and the way ive tried to set it up that late game there will be a couple of super-powered soldiers who kill everything and maybe a couple of newbies who hide in the skyranger.

ill probably add in mission points when i come back to my senses

[CJ1145]

Please do so immediately. Think about it, it makes sense for mission points to exist, as it's an immense accomplishment for someone to even survive a mission without being mercilessly tracked down and sodomized by Mutons.

[zchris13]

It's almost like he really does hate us. 

Oh, and can I come back?

Make me say nothing. Just "..." all the time. Representing an awkward stare.
Because I've been through death.  Death was scary.

[Mephansteras]

pistols will probably doom everyone, the problem is that once someone gets to a certain point they can rack up kills pretty easily, i mean, to get to the plasma rifle you only need 14 kills with the laser rifle, which is pretty easily accomplished.

i think from my experience and the way ive tried to set it up that late game there will be a couple of super-powered soldiers who kill everything and maybe a couple of newbies who hide in the skyranger.

ill probably add in mission points when i come back to my senses

You must play very differently from me. I usually end up with a few soldiers with a ton of kills and the rest with < 10 until long after I've gotten Heavy Plasma researched. Heck, I usually have quite a few with almost no kills by the time I hand out laser weapons to everyone.

[zchris13]

We should get points for assists.

[Luke_Prowler]

Sweat. that mean's I can use a rifle. to bad I can't use it for a while.

Did I have the most kills?

[ac31]

Did I have the most kills?

yes

 

We should get points for assists.

no

and to address concerns based on point may i remind you that there were 8 aliens in a single small scout

theres plenty to go around folks

[Luke_Prowler]

Ya! That's right! I am the most bad ass super soldier around! Fear my awesome power, xenos!

*jumps up on table and dances*

Luke Prowler, Super Soldier, has passed out from pain

[zchris13]

Ya! That's right! I am the most bad ass super soldier around! Fear my awesome power, xenos!

*jumps up on table and dances*

Luke Prowler, Super Soldier, has passed out from pain

I'm pretty sure that you're not a super soldier yet.

Can we gift points, if we so desire?