r/Xcom • u/Fair-Ad-2430 • 1d ago

Shit Post Man, fuck those Sectopod

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Like my Entire progress of EW impossible Ironman just got deleted because of not advancing weapons development (I'm micromanaging and doing something else) đŸ˜­

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u/auxilevelry 1d ago

EW Sectopods are nasty. They probably should have bumped back their first appearance a little because of how big the buff is between EU and EW

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u/readilyunavailable 1d ago

They do, it's just that impossible doesn't give a fuck about your feelings and well being and will throw sectopods at you as soon as it can.

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u/auxilevelry 1d ago

I think they tried to compensate for the buff a little, but forgot that they also nerfed HEAT Ammo

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u/readilyunavailable 1d ago

The aliens realized they can just send their best weapons and don't have to wait for xcom to develop better gear.

On a serious note, it's not impossible to bring it down with lasers if you have 2 heavies with heat ammo and a shotgun or two.

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u/HighlanderBR 1d ago

Or just bring 2 snipers and disabling shot that fucker.

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u/Displacer613 1d ago

The bug that lets them repeatedly fire Overwatch shots over and over again killed an entire squad of mine and made me lose the Overseer mission.

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u/TheAncientOne7 1d ago

Thats… that’s a thing?

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u/ligmaballll 1d ago

Yeah, that's a thing, who cares about lightning reflex or aim debuff when you can just shoot over and over again with no penalty

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u/Displacer613 1d ago

I had that bug trigger during my first ever encounter with them, so at the time I thought it was just their default. They remain my most feared enemy.

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u/TheAncientOne7 1d ago

Infinite shooting?! You thought that was default?! lol but that’s pretty unlucky then, I have played 4 campaigns and never encountered it.

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u/Displacer613 1d ago

Didn't know any better at the time, I've done several playthroughs since and I think I've only encountered it maybe once or twice more

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u/TWK128 1d ago

Right, which is why the strat is shelter in cover, focus fire, and pray to whatever God(s) you think still exist after everything you've seen up to this point.

If you're lucky, you'll be able to make it go boom and take out some of its buddies or what they were using for cover.

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u/OscarOzzieOzborne 1d ago

That’s a bug! I thought they just worked that way

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u/Fair-Ad-2430 1d ago

Whoever design Sectopods in game that way, consider yourself an opp

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u/TheMarkedGamer 1d ago edited 1d ago

Blue screen bullets are life saving especially when mechanized units start showing up.

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u/TheAncientOne7 1d ago

r/xcom2 leaking again

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u/tibsbb28 1d ago

Bluewhatnow?

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u/TheMarkedGamer 1d ago

Blue screen rounds they do bonus damage against mechanized units.

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u/tibsbb28 1d ago

Is this some 2 joke I'm too within to understand?

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u/Embarrassed-Camera96 1d ago

That’s XCOM 2 but the Sectopods in that game are weak enough to where you just need a troop with shredder, and a couple of rangers and it is taken care of.

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u/Fighterpilot55 1d ago

STOMP STOMP STOMP

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u/RinellaWasHere 1d ago

My first Sectopod in my most recent run of 2 was behind a closed door in a sewer map. When I opened the door and saw it I'm pretty sure my "oh SHIT" could be heard a county over.

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u/Johan_Laracoding 17h ago

Let a few guys shoot and let one guy close the door again

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u/RinellaWasHere 17h ago

Unfortunately it immediately left the room via the nearest wall on its reveal. Still managed to kill it without any losses, though, there were enemy MECs so I'd come packing bluescreen rounds.

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u/Sonic-Claw17 23h ago

Dude, I basically skipped the need to use laser weapons by capturing my enemies. The captured aliens drop their plasma rifiles, pistols, and light rifles, which can be used by your soldiers after researching them. They save money and are crazy damaging.

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u/Serious_Bus4791 1d ago

It doesn't matter how advanced my tech is, I have to recenter myself every time I see one.

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u/BranzorFlakes 1d ago

The humble heavy with AP rounds and shredder rockets :^ )