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[Neonivek]

I know... the Shiv essentially has skills and equipment... it just has to buy them unlike soldiers.

[BFEL]

Honestly I have no clue why I even use humans when SHIVs are currently this strong

Lack of skill pool? *shrugs*

Skill pool is irrelevant when your SHIV can heal 2hp/turn, has almost as much hp as a sectopod, can move giant distances, have free reaction shots, and can one shot every single threat bar the mechs with deadly accuracy.

Wait SHIVS regenerate? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

[Neonivek]

Welp, sounds like I need to actually make a SHIV

From what I'd been told, they were better than soldiers at first, then the soldiers overtook them. Apparently not.

That is how they work in the first game without expansions.

The expansion apperantly super charged them O_O from what I hear at least... I am short on cash and am keeping to only must haves.

[WillowLuman]

I really want a Dalek reskin for them

[Kydrasz]

I really want a Dalek reskin for them

In that case I want a cybermen reskin for the MECs.

[umiman]

Welp, sounds like I need to actually make a SHIV

From what I'd been told, they were better than soldiers at first, then the soldiers overtook them. Apparently not.

They don't just regenerate, they have ungodly evasion. Seriously. Almost nothing can hit them.

I just beat impossible ironman with only SHIVs. It was so freaking easy. I'd run into groups of like... 3 elite Mutons, Mectoids, etc.

No damage.

Even if it took damage it'd just heal everything back up after awhile. The only time I had trouble was during base defense... mostly because I had no SHIVs at all.

I should have made a video of me breezing through battleship clearing with just SHIVs. Poor aliens must have been so freaked out. The EXALT base siege was particularly hilarious. Watching little lasers breeze past my SHIVs was always good for a laugh.

[umiman]

Nah, was some random bloke I used until I got SHIVs. The guy was so slow I had to constantly wait for him to catch up.

[WillowLuman]

I really want a Dalek reskin for them

In that case I want a cybermen reskin for the MECs.

They're far too bulky, though.

[Kydrasz]

I really want a Dalek reskin for them

In that case I want a cybermen reskin for the MECs.

They're far too bulky, though.

How about genetic mod soldiers then? We are 'upgrading' them.

[WillowLuman]

They can be the Flesh, maybe.

[WillowLuman]

Impossible?

[Mageziya]

Impossible?

Normal.

If it was impossible, it'd actually be justified.

Fear the lizard men. Rockets are NEVER overkill with Thinmen.

[umiman]

If it was impossible difficulty, you wouldn't catch me dead on a council mission without rushed laser weapons or size 5 squad or a team of all heavies and assaults. 4 regular xcom soldiers cannot withstand impossible thinman hordes. You don't do enough damage in a turn to kill 2 of them.

[Mageziya]

Hell, they're terrifying on Classic. Rule of thumb is that for every Thinman alive at the end of the turn, there will be a dead or dying soldier.

Also, it took me forever to realize that they're a reference to the conspiracy theories about Lizard Men running the governement/world/ect.

[Tack]

Btw for all interested - Enemy Unknown is on a massive huge special currently ($15).

EW, however, still costs an obligatory $50...