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[SOLDIER First]

Restarted another new Long War campaign. The Cinematic Mode advanced option is so helpful for soldiers not sucking balls at shooting a bulbous alien head poking out from behind a trash can at ten feet, cough cough every single rookie in the base game

On the third abduction mission (which was the laundromat/restaurant map) I had a Gunner and Scout positioned behind the green spiderweb abductor thingy between the buildings, an Assault on the furthermost piece of the laundromat's outer wall perpendicular to the road, and a Sectoid hiding on the closer edge of the restaruant with low cover from the Assault and high from the other two. Guy had one health and some apparently pretty big clone-balls because he took a shot at one of the pair instead of retreating or anything, although I might have had someone in Overwatch and just forgotten.

Shot goes pretty wide, but before I can see the actual outcome it freezes. Darn thing crashed on me, probably because Steam decided to update it while I was playing? Question mark?

XCOM: Enemy Within (with Long War)

[Culise]

... I already got the best prize on the first try. I just thought that because I messed up a few times, doing better would get me a better thingy. FML.

On the amusing side, if you really screw up by the numbers...

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...they send you a grenade, only given the instructions, someone presumably forgot to pull the pin first.

[Akura]

... I already got the best prize on the first try. I just thought that because I messed up a few times, doing better would get me a better thingy. FML.

On the amusing side, if you really screw up by the numbers...

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...they send you a grenade, only given the instructions, someone presumably forgot to pull the pin first.

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Nah, that's the marching parade. He's talking about the inspection by Rufus afterwards. The "best" "reward" for the parade is a few thousand gil. Actually, that can be substantial if you're trying to get the Gold Pass early, and don't want to try and grind minigames or Cactuars.

[ein]

grinder and sigmund showed up next to each other, and when i tried to run the fuck away gracefully retreat, menkaure blocked my path

dungeon crawl stone soup

[Ibid Straydrink]

Troodons.

In other news, I've decided to uninstall Ark.

[Akura]

Battle Royals are the most cockeyed bullshit I've ever seen. You set up three Pokemon, and three NPCs set up nine(three each) Pokemon that specifically counter whatever you send out, then gang up on you, only attacking each other to steal your kills. I send out Ribombee, and the other three will have Rock, Fire, and Poison, guaranteed. Send out Scyther, and again, Rock, Flying, or Electric. Send out Raichu, they've got Dark, Ground, or Grass. Send out Primarina, they've got Grass, Electric, and Steel. I also think it's bullshit that Ambipom can learn Thunderbolt.

Also, opposing Pokemon seem to have significantly higher stats than they should.

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Pokemon Sun. Managed to win just one, and gained 2 BP. The prize for losing is 1 BP. I've got some Pokemon going through training that hopefully should even the odds, including a Shellder(will evolve) with excellent IVs and Skill Link.

[ein]

not to mention the fact that the game slows down to an absolutely pathetic 5fps during battle royales

[Iceblaster]

Seems like the AI needs to be better tuned to not specifically target the player

at least in paradox games you only have a sneaking suspicious the AI is conspiring against you

[Rolan7]

And then you realize that they're all murdering each other just as much

Bought a camera, wondered what it did...  Took a picture of the shopkeeper.  He took offense to that.
Spelunky HD

Final Fantasy Tactics (mobile) doesn't pull any punches in mission TWO.  And I hadn't figured out how to change jobs or learn abilities with this interface, so I didn't have a knight to tank.
Final Fantasy... Spirits Within

Having an ability which targets multiple people with splash damage is understandable when it triggers on the enemy's next turn.  Apparently that includes the nonsense turn rulers get when you do almost anything, including trying to run away.
XCOM 2

I rolled a nat 1 on my wingsuit when it actually counted.  I don't know why there's a roll, just occasionally it doesn't deploy.
Far Cry 4

A clumsy or outdated mod made a meaningless event play every week or so.  So I quit.
Crusader Kings 2

[SOLDIER First]

Feral ghouls by the train station.

A random super mutant attack (at level 6?!) halfway to Corvega.

Surprise mirelurk buttsex at Thicket.

Accidentally shooting a settler in the leg while trying to skip dialogue. They weren't very pleased.

Fallout 4 Survival Mode. Jesus fuck.

[Teneb]

Made 22 metres in QWOP. I actually could've won, but I get too impatient and press a bit too longer than I should.

[Twinwolf]

Accidentally shooting a settler in the leg while trying to skip dialogue.

I mean, that would end any conversation I can think of.

[SOLDIER First]

And end up with them killing me using their dinky little peashooters because I couldn't find the second one fast enough.

[ein]

Spoiler: i thought i could take em, but in the end, fedhas appreciated my contribution to the ecosystem (click to show/hide)

dungeon crawl stone soup

[Thexor]

My wannabe-lich was obliterated by Celia. I'd nearly brought her down, after kiting her around the tomb and blasting her repeatedly.

Unfortunately, I got triple-hit. She got up a Forgery of Haze, basically an identical clone with all her abilities, and rather than continue kiting until it timed out (or wait out my Rod of Recall activation and come back once I'd gained a few levels), I went in for the kill with my movement infusion. I did not notice that Celia's Forgery had cast Chill of the Tomb while I was repositioning... which is a slow-moving projectile that detonates in an AoE big enough to cover nearly the entire room, including where I was now standing. And apparently both Celia and her Forgery still had Invoke Darkness ready, a beam attack.

I was struck simultaneously by the incoming Chill plus double Invoke Darkness, and the combination dealt just barely enough damage to kill. Amusingly, I ran the numbers after the fact, and I would've survived... except I got clipped by the lingering AoE of Cold Flames. That 33 extra scratch damage was the difference between me surviving and consuming a soul to fully heal, and me being insta-killed on Roguelike mode.

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Tome 4. Was trying a no-minion Necromancer out. So far, not terribly impressed; I feel an awful lot like a Fire Archmage, except I don't have shielding talents and don't cry if I get alternate Daikata. I might put off another attempt with this build until 1.5 comes out, since apparently Lichform is getting two resistances upgraded into immunities and is gaining innate critical resistance, so this might be more rewarding in the near future!