This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2017/08/22/xcom-2-war-chosens-leaderboard-may-end-diplomacy/
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2017/08/22/xcom-2-war-chosens-leaderboard-may-end-diplomacy/
Okay, normally, I love this sort of thing, but in XCOM? Basically, chess puzzles with leaderboards? I’ve got better things to do with my XCOM time.
Puh-lease. Everyone knows the answer to that question*.
-Tom
* just to be clear, the answer is me
Challenge fucking accepted.
Yeah, Tom doesn’t stand a chance
As another jerk in Alabama, I will be terrible at this. So it won’t be me. :)
As a reknowned save-scummer in these games, I’m out.
Hell, I probably replay more turns than are in a given combat in Tactics Ogre thanks to the rewind feature. I’m the worst.
shit, if i get this i’ll miss my plane to pax
God I can’t wait to play this. I need more XCOM in my life.
As do we all.
Reviews are trickling out. Seems like folks are liking it quite a lot based on the scores, but I haven’t read any of them yet.
RPS Based on the last paragraph, he loved it.
IGN 8.8
Game Informer 9.25
Eurogamer Recommended
Gamestar gave it a 8.9, and they are harsher than your IGNs and Game Informers.
That’s good news on the reviews because I ended up picking it up. Looking forward to playing it.
We don’t need no stinkin’ reviews. Seriously though. I can’t wait. The reviews will be read after I get the game.
If only I had the hours to spend on this… fml
Hope the wife likes MREs. I’m going to be busy starting tomorrow. :)
Jake Solomon’s answers indicate he’s a very thoughtful designer, and very hard on himself and his work (which is maybe why he’s good at it!). Very favourable impression.
I keep seeing references to other classes, SPARK for example, and researchable items like Viper (?) armor or something that seems to be from the existing expansions. I also note that WotC re-balances and accounts for said expansions if you have them. Should I get them? It sounds like it would just be more “stuff” to experience then? I don’t care about the story stuff being added, but I don’t want to have fewer cool things to research or play with (or fight).
EDIT - Firaxis may have answered my own question actually, reading a little further in the AMA @Fifth_Fret linked I see this:
With no story missions being added, owning the DLC and leaving the default “integrated dlc” option checked would just give me more content to experience, seems like. $20 extra is a lot, but if I’m going in on War of the Chosen, I may as well go all in.
I personally would say, if you can afford them, get them. Some people here didn’t like difficulty of the alien bosses but I loved them. I found that the Tower mission got repetitive, but I still played through it each game. I can’t help it. I’m an unrepentant fanboi.