They Are Billions Without The Zombies-COM // XCOM 2 WOTC Season 9 2024 // Part 98

Oscuridad looks much better in her demon armor compared to her R-tard armor

This episode has me seriously stoked for the final mission.

Tower defense Xcom style! <3 You love to see it.

my favorite rangers

Jan. 15, 2036
Dear Lady Sonia Ferriz,

I wish to thank you, for yours is the first letter I have received in my short life. I am Zhon Do, “Karma” to those of us who battle the Elders, and I am no lord. I am simply one who aspires to walk the path of the Skirmisher, and own no land upon this Earth.

Furthermore, I am NOT MATED to the soulless husk produced by Future Gift Farms. We call him “Cybernetic.” I have been assigned as his keeper; my duty is to watch him and ensure he does not become a danger to XCOM. While I fear he may turn on us, I equally fear the barely contained psionic power he wields. Future Gift Farms has meddled with forces beyond what should be achieved by a human, or one who is mostly human, and the consequences may be dire. In truth, I believe he is too dangerous to be left alive, but our Commander is certain his usefulness outweighs the danger.

It was Chief Shen who reprogrammed the computer which pilots the hitman. According to her notes, it is similar in function to that of the ADVENT SPARKs, providing motive action and sapience. However, like you or I, his skills lie within his organic brain. Without that computer, he would “be a vegetable.” Unfortunately, Chief Shen’s reprogramming wiped clean all digital records of his mission, or time with EXALT. Furthermore, he has told us nothing of his memories, because he seldom speaks at all.

Lastly, you should know that Cybernetic seems capable of operating on a mere four hours of sleep per night, and that Chief Shen also believes him to be just one example of a product line. If you were indeed his target, there may be more seeking you out, and they will not rest until they find you.

Be well, Lady Ferriz. I wish you luck on your quest to comprehend the alien landscapes spreading across this world, and I will request a more active channel be kept between Reaper HQ and XCOM for the sharing of information on Future Gift Farms.

Your ally,
Captain Zhon “Karma” Do of the Avenger

Timer mods are CHEATS.

Sorry Odd but no.1 on your epitaph would be misgendering soldiers (Caerbannog would lay flowers), along with the names of about 50,000 civilians in collateral damage 😂

surely balance life is amazing against a very high HP enemy? 55 HP v your 15, should mean you just take 20 HP away?

It would be great if at the end of each mission there was a real-time playthrough of the mission. It would be quick and brutal!

My favourite episode!

But Odd, I'm not writing you an epitaph. You just did a thing about mental health in Movember. You good?

Epitaph: But the fire damage should have...

Do the units get abducted anymore?

Tygen: "I'm sorry Commander... did you say I needed to research Farms?"

I cannot unsee the fact that the horns in the thumbnail make the text say: FART 98

Epitaph:
"I feel 100%"
Unfortunately the odds were at odds with Odd.

Hi guys I am running the same mod set because of how awesome this run is, and have a couple questions:

+ and - keys are not affecting game speed on enemy turn, do I need to configure something?

How can I retrieve gems that are in an old templar gauntlet to put them in a new one?

Love xcom, love Odd, peace ✌️

if we're going to increase pod size I think it would be fair to increase squad size

Commander odd: places all units too close together.
Didn't get nuked.

Commsnd me: places a unit near a spark for cover.
Gets acid grensded, micro missiles, and then hit by void rift

Actually, I love those missions but apparently, I'm in the minority. 🙂

Feels like we graduated from freedom fighters to tier 1 peak trained operators. But how long will it last? This season has swung dramatically so many times I can't trust the smooth sailing vibes, not one bit!

FART 98

Get well soon Odd

Love watching clean engagements like this

If you want to increase difficulty (I don't think you should), don't make it something that increases the chance of mission fails or squad wipes. I'd put increasing pod size in that category. If the missions are decided too much by the sequence of triggering enemies (like triggering three pods in a round or two meaning an almost certain loss), it's not much fun to watch. I'd rather have more light wounds (e. g. give enemies better aim, but maybe even reduced damage) than more shots from more enemies that randomly crit.

And yes, I also love stompings. They are pretty much only possible on non-timed missions anyway. If the missions are built like that, play them like that.

Commander keeps fighting sickness as well as alien, you have my respects while I hope you get better soon!!! I got honestly kind of scaered when I say the length of the episode, that is either really good or reeeeally bad. Lots of thanks for all the amazing work put into the awesome series!!! 😁

This was entertaining and satisfying to watch, so don't apologize :)

Also about Life Balancer from Future Cabbage Farms: He has about 20HP max, the Chosen Assassin has about 60HP max, if I understand that skill correctly and you use it while both are at full health, their health will become exactly the same (20HP). That is 40 DMG you deal to the Assassin with just one ability.

bonerboy42069 is a wise old soul.

Epitaph: "Ludus mundi, vita brevis." Subscript: "Stupid mission timers."

This right there is a Leviathan worthy team! Advent walked in the wrong neighborhood LOL

This was an incredibly fun episode for me to watch! Just such a great example of how good this squad it. I wasn't sold on Grim's power despite all the recent MVPs but this proved to me that he's amazing.

Epitaph: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. You also miss quite a few of the 99% shots that you do take"

He never missed his 69%

O7

I did find it hilarious how pods kept coming in and dying nearly instantly like this is a conveyor belt. It’s just like, “Ok other pods! Wait your turn for Odd to beat your asses! Now which pod wants to go first?”

Epitaph: “it was a 99% chance to heal”

Epitaph: “Totally not gonna miss this shot…”

Very good mission!

Me playing this modlist: got stomped on an Avenger defense (lost half my best soldiers and all their gear), good economy but really struggling to level up armor and weapons because I can't get enough scientists.

Odd: "hmm. Needs more enemies"

Enjoy these flawless missions, while they last.

I'm torn between two epitaphs The obvious "So long, Commander", and "Did you hear those stomps, I did"

commander, that health balance skill seems really good. If you have 10hp and an enemy have 30. You will get 15 each in total afterwards. effectively dealing 15 damage, and healing 5 hp. Crazy good on high HP enemies. and can be used for a snazzy +10 heal on teammates in a pinch

I LOVE a good flawless mission. Smoke the aliens every time commander.

Epitaph: Finally reached an enemy pod size I couldn't handle.

Don't feel bad about this. This was a great mission, just a case of everything going right for you for once.

Remember when we had a tracking shot sniper? That would be so good for all this no timer missions.

The way I read the “Life Balancer” skill is that if you use on a fat enemy with 30 hit points it will move hit points from the person with more to the person with less until both have the same HP. I don’t know if this stops when the lower person has full health.

In the most beneficial case, you could send someone out with 6 HP max and set any sonic targetable enemy to 6 HP