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[GlyphGryph]

We're having an argument about the feasibility of the FPS game making any sense.

[dogstile]

Wanna move that over to either PM's or make a thread for the FPS? It doesn't have any relevance here aside from "its part of the series".

[warhammer651]

learned to work with their alien alloys (but notably never figured out how to produce it)

actually, you can produce alien alloys from scratch in the game

[Kaje]

We're having an argument about the feasibility of the FPS game making any sense.

Which isn't this game - thus, off topic.

[Neonivek]

Weapons in use by the military during the Cold War have totally changed since world war 1. Also, there's a difference between a weapon being developed and a weapon being popular.

Sorry I mean second world war. Also no... Many of the weapons developed for the Cold war were just alterations of currently existing weaponry.

Both weaknesses shared by humanity, hence no advantage to either side.

Also, I guess the electric gun would be totally useless in X-Com 1. If only electricity helped stun things. Then a ranged weapon that did that would be totally more useful than the stunrod. But alas

Because an electric gun would be impractical. We have the technology RIGHT NOW to make an electric gun (We had that technology in WW2)

The difference however is that in the Xcom FPS you absolutely needed the electric gun and thus the impractical nature and cost was considered worthwhile. For example you developed those flame grenades in it, but why use those over a normal grenade in Xcom?

Many of the weapons were specialised for those specific aliens and their weaknesses.

Which isn't this game - thus, off topic

Story... Related

Also change the topic then... no really... "This is off topic" without any real change of topic is a useless statement.

[Zangi]

We're having an argument about the feasibility of the FPS game making any sense.

The FPS games can all be non-canon and totally ignored in my opinion.

[Kaje]

Also change the topic then... no really... "This is off topic" without any real change of topic is a useless statement.

The topic is about the NEW XCom game - the strategy one - not the crappy FPS that hasn't even got a release date.

Off. Topic.

[dogstile]

Back on topic, new gameplay video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0KNOGNxDVY

This one proves that a player can learn to avoid making the same mistakes (burning cars *fistshaking*) and that no matter what, everyone will ignore run and gun.

[Sharp]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6nIgJd7vy8 - Unedited playthrough of a bomb disposal mission. This one is played by someone who seems to actually know what they're doing. Yes, i'm confused too.

WTF Bomb Disposal mission?!?!?

Yeah the aliens are setting up a bomb in Japan, who should we call before they set up the bomb and it goes off? XCOM!
Ok XCOM, arriving from a base in Europe, no that's fine I'm sure the aliens won't be finished before you arrive.
Oh XCOM you finally made it, the bomb is going to finish powering up in 4 turns, good thing your here to fix the problem.
And good thing the aliens don't bombard w/e with their UFO's but just spend 3 hours setting up a bomb waiting for you guys.

[forsaken1111]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6nIgJd7vy8 - Unedited playthrough of a bomb disposal mission. This one is played by someone who seems to actually know what they're doing. Yes, i'm confused too.

WTF Bomb Disposal mission?!?!?

Yeah the aliens are setting up a bomb in Japan, who should we call before they set up the bomb and it goes off? XCOM!
Ok XCOM, arriving from a base in Europe, no that's fine I'm sure the aliens won't be finished before you arrive.
Oh XCOM you finally made it, the bomb is going to finish powering up in 4 turns, good thing your here to fix the problem.
And good thing the aliens don't bombard w/e with their UFO's but just spend 3 hours setting up a bomb waiting for you guys.

Stop pointing out logical fallacies with the mission and enjoy the more varied mission objectives. At least its not all just "Kill ## Alienz!"

[timferius]

Anyone else want to let the bomb go off to see what happens?

[Shadowlord]

Yeah, I can see it now.

<Alien Commander> So I got an idea. We plant a singularity bomb which alters the gravitational constant on Earth to collapse it into a black hole, without making it any more massive or affecting any other planets. Then we colonize Mars. What do you think?

[forsaken1111]

Hey maybe they held off detonating the bomb to get the XCom team in the blast, anyone think of that? I mean the war is primarily XCOM vs. ALIENS after all.

[alway]

Hey maybe they held off detonating the bomb to get the XCom team in the blast, anyone think of that? I mean the war is primarily XCOM vs. ALIENS after all.

That or the bomb was itself just a lure to force XCOM deployment into their trap.

[dogstile]

I don't care how illogical it is, that mode looks like it could be frantic. I like that.