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I found PSI to be underwhelming given the hype I heard. They are slightly more powerful than any of the base classes, but I don't think they are nearly powerful enough to justify a strategy where you push any early resources into PSI, given the time and money it takes to cook one up. And by the...

Well, it depends, do you mean RTS for just the battle screen? Because my favorite 4X game, Sword of the Stars (The original) was that. Not to mention that is essentially Total War, too. In fact I tend to think 4x games are made better by that element, especially if real world geometry of the...

So lets do a summary. Feminist Canada was involved in multiple conversations about supporting Gomeshi's victims, and wanting Gomeshi to get 'justice'. Someone asked them to prove Gomeshi was guilty. Feminist Canada stated 'we don't need to offer proof, because we believe all women' (Then, on...

This has always been his argument of last resort. The worst part is he will rely on it even when someone does explicitly say something. Because he will derive intent that is unreasonable from their statements (See Hitman). But since Tan has the mind of a 5th grader, and the 'I'm rubber your...

Not when the entire context of conversation and topic is a trial where someone will be thrown in jail. You can't be this stupid. Is this the kind of logic you use to feel okay about another man fucking your wife? Do you actively say you're not okay with the man satisfying himself from fucking...

I haven't been watching because it was specifically pitched as a procedural (Episodic) show. Is it 24 episodes? Typically they are always procedural. If it does turn serial, I'd probably give it a go but aside from Star Trek I've never really enjoyed a procedural.

He's still upset people called him on his hyperbole about mean things on twitter being 'absolutely like' lynch mobs. And he tried to make the comparison that the line 'this mentality lead to lynch mobs in the past' is the same as making an absolute statement about a modern phenomenon being the...

They were about the trial, Tan. And that twitter account has been tweeting and rewteeting that kind of rhetoric since it began. Which is why the recent tweet about not needing proof is interpreted the way it is. What I find fascinating though is the tweets pictures are literally talking about...

Except they've been retweeting and making political statements to that effect for weeks, which is the reason people asked them to offer proof of their claims that Gomeshi is innocent, and then their response was the above sentiment. Yeah, asking for evidence is something for and by 'old...

It's been out a while but still putting this in spoilers (About the ending). I just saw it, beat Commander Iron Man (Been swapping between Commander and Legendary, every time I fuck up on Legendary I swap back and do a bit on Commander, to practice.)

I actually got a real jackpot scan in my current Legendary play through. Ammo and a Grenade. Extremely useful, super early game I got tracer rounds for my sniper and an Acid grenade.

I agree with this, yeah. Someone on Reddit said it too. Either 1.) The other wolverine films have been hampered by the lack of R rating on the fight scenes, and that is changing. or 2.) They are going to add more shit to make it R for the sake of being edgy. One would be great. Two would suck.

Getting old sucks bro, don't hate me, I'm just the messenger. I still think Libraries are relevant though. (They need to become the new book store, and they are actually. My local library has been pretty stellar for a while.)

Feminist Canada;We don't have to 'prove' that #JianGhomeshi assaulted women, because we #BelieveWomen. Mist danced around this but backed off a little when she saw the implication. But it is pretty obvious most feminists want to do away with due process all together. Once more this is the...

It's a dude who fights with claws. The other movies honestly did feel hamstrung because they were not R films. Wolverine is one of the few super heroes that an R rating wouldn't just be a ham fisted addition.

Yes, -40%. It is effectively high cover. In addition, Flash Bangs are -25 to the enemies accuracy, and the disorient effect prevents psionics, as well as halves their movement rate for 2 turns (Which makes it very hard for them to flank you). Early game you should always bring 2 flash bangs and...

I don't ever upgrade by B team's weapons. When an A team guy goes down I just take his weapon and give it to the B team guy. Also, repeaters DO stack with stocks, and it's awesome. That is the combo I use on my specialist, since if I'm shooting with her and not hacking or using the gremlin it...

I'd still build GTS first, I think. That 5th squad member, and the ability to have squaddies ready to go is massive. AWC I think has to be second (Which is painful, because proving grounds will have to get pushed to the fourth construction, and special ammo/grenades are extremely useful.) In...

Anyone know if reloading with a free auto-loader interrupts serial? I originally gave my snipers extended magazines for kill zone. But it is uber rare if my kill zone gets more than three shots, and it seems like the free reloads are much better (I have 2 spare advanced reloads, so 9 bullets...

Well, this is true, but if they weren't this powerful--I'd never use the WAR suit, ever. That second inventory slot is extremely powerful. You'd never trade that for +1 armor and a mediocre heavy weapon for an inventory slot, I don't think. The versaility of that second slot is big given many...

Yes, timers get much easier once you get your guys up a little. Armor actually lets you handle a mistake, so you can be a bit more aggressive. It also gives you an extra inventory slot, so you get a lot more versatility. In addition, with better aim, you're not so restricted on positioning to...

Never took blade storm on my Commander/Ironman play through, Implacable+Untouchable are just such a brutally effective combo at colonel. But there are tons of cases where Bladestorm would be pretty awesome before colonel, I think. Once you get colonel and you can get double tap or reaper...

You know, they get overlooked, but honestly, specialists are enormously powerful. Gremlins only taking one action, and things like healing not ending the turn make them able to deal damage and play defense in one round. Combined with Haywire protocol reliably being able to stun robotic enemies...

This is what I really like about the game. Normally chain shot is a garbage skill. However, there are items in the game that can turn it into one of the most beastly skills in the game if you build it right. How you set your team up, items, matters a huge amount. Honestly, I found the boards...

Btw, some reallygood info in this thread on Reddit.Shows how not all damage ranges are direct rolls--but rather some are chances at bonus damage. (For example, grenades are base 3 damage and a 20% chance at +1 damage. That's why they almost always hit with 3 damage.) Crits are also not double...

You can change them after you get them, even swap their genders and nationality. You can change them at any point in the campaign even. It's not like EW. (It's why I said the character pool was not needed earlier--you can remake any random person you get into whatever you want.) Are you...

Shot guns though have the biggest accuracy bonus for short distance (40%). At 5 tiles it is +20%. The problem really is you can't be aggressive with your ranger really before predator armor. And if you were being aggressive, better to use the sword to flank. (Since you don't have Run n Gun.)...

I agree, but I think the sword is balanced fine as is. I say this because I don't think the sword is supposed to be competitive with a gun, at all. The good thing about the sword is you don't need run and gun to flank an enemy, you can always use the sword. And unlike a pistol, the sword...

Gravitational waves detected.If true, this is nobel prize territory for sure (One of the researches colleagues made a tweet about future nobel prize winners being around or something). Edit: Shit didn't see this posted in the Science thread, heh.

Ranger is Omar Little, Nickname is Rip N' Run. Made him as a joke, but main ranger got killed and Omar became a super bad ass.

Also, I was kind of cold toward phantom rangers before but after growing more comfortable with how concealment works, I'm pretty convinced they are the most useful class in the game. Early game, I agree with Gav, blade master for the first ranger is probably better to finish things off, since...

Yeah, it is looking like that's not the case. There isalready a mod out for it though.To make it retroactive, it does not mess with achievements, and given what the developer said and how often you get dog shit abilities, I'm thinking this was unintentional.

Edit: It appears it's not the case that if you retrain you get hiddens. Apparently it might reroll the rank, but you don't just automatically get it. Hmm. I wonder if this is intentional given what the developers wanted. There is a mod that auto-grants you the ability, makes it retroactive, but...

All you need to do is build it before your soldier gets colonel. (From the developers) The AWC doesn't give a random chance to gain an ability on each level-up. What happens is that each soldier gets a single AWC ability rolled for either when the AWC is built (for existing soldiers) or...

Nice, must have gotten lucky, got the GTS perk both times in the U.S. That actually makes things more interesting. I wonder if they are weighted at all, due to some continents having 2/3 and Asia having 4, I believe?

It depends...If you think you'll have radio towers built, and areas to open that month (Or the next month), then no, the intel is too valuable. If not, because your radio comms are still a few weeks from being built and you need to set up towers, I'd take the gamble for an extra engineer early...

And the GTS vulture ability, an extra piece of loot every time really adds up, always has a chance to be a core. It really depends, purely on what you have built and your needs. If I've got a workshop, I'll sometimes forgo engineers for an extra scientist or supplies. Early game really pushes...

In proving I only do experimental ammo--Ammo and Experimental armor (After you get predator) always return something extremely useful, I'll do experimental heavy only if I have a lot of extra cores (By the time you can do heavy weapons, you need cores for armor. =-/). Some grenades and heavy...

As far as I know it prevents all except movement and basic fire. Another big thing is aiming angles are in, too. Not sure if they were in the base game EW, I know there was an option for them in second wave (But was unsure if that was elevation angles). In any case, depending on the angle of the...

Btw, here is the status effects from the INI if anyone was curious. BLEEDINGOUT_TURNS=4 BLEEDOUT_BASE=50 BLEEDOUT_SIGHT_RADIUS=3 BLEEDOUT_ROLL=100 BLEEDOUT_BONUS_ROLL=50 BURNING_TURNS=2 ACID_BURNING_TURNS=2 CONFUSED_MOBILITY_ADJUST=-5 CONFUSED_WILL_ADJUST=-3 DISORIENTED_TURNS=2...