They are always found waiting at the bus stops in ADVENT city centres. Like the one that Odd had half his squad waiting on the top of in that one mission...
@@omerkursadnarinoglu3818 The "one-sided shield" seems to be one of the Tweaks Odd's team has done to make the Warlock harder, since that's how his Spectral Army has worked all this campaign and the previous, failed one.
@@Myomer104 The immunity shield was something in Season 8 as well via the "Don't make a sound mod", the mod was simply updated to give visualization on the shield being used since people were being confused about the immunity. Anyways this level of reinforcements is fine since being a summoner is his thing, otherwise would have been a stomp as per-usual and Odd made bad plays this episode which contributed to his trouble more than the Warlock's efforts.
I'm sorry but don't mess with numbers anymore. What the hell is that action economy of warlock he literally moved and made 3 summons. While it's nice to watch you struggle against aliens it's not fun to watch you torture yourself.
We didn't even tweak the action numbers with this latest thing, it's just upping the damage on the Chosen's pathetically weak weapon damage. They already had this amount of action economy and the Warlock's was even nerfed slightly.
Yeah but we also saw the warlock die in one turn to his A team last episode with lots of grenades, and this wouldn’t have gone half as bad if he hadn’t grouped up against the mass mindscorch. Which made tones of shots miss and wasted lots of actions
@@Pruhbruh_ true but if numbers keep going up the chosen chambers will be impossible two pods of reinforcements and chosen plus the chosen thingy (which have 30 hp without mods) would be a nightmare and chosen call reinforcements whenever he is defeated and unless he take 2 cyclic fire at it it will regenerate chosen more than once. I hope populated chosen chambers are not in the mod list.
There is some entertainment to be had by watching the commander struggle but the idea is to OVERCOME obstacles not keep making them bigger. Stop beefing the enemies !
Well, I'd say you definitely need to load up specifically for the Warlock for the next few missions in his territory - he's now responsible for both of your last two casualties.
I’ve got to say Odd I love what your doing the season is awesome but two things. 1. You gotta have more healing the enemy is just brutal fighters now even when you’re dominating one hit really hurts and slows the team. 2. Please don’t increase the numbers of enemies I think it’s right for the buffs the enemies have this season plus you are getting into the analysis paralysis lately and that’s when you’ve so much to watch already. Keep up the good work though it’s a wild ride!
Maybe I'm just not understanding the financial and personnel situation correctly, but at this point I feel like its an absolute MUST to have either Mind Shields or some kind of cleansing Gremlin or Smoke on any mission with even a CHANCE of the Warlock showing up. The AoE Daze from Mind Scorch and Mind Control is just too much with all his summons to kill.
The Warlock has an ability called "Overwhelm Mind Shield," letting him Soulfire soldiers with Mind Shields for unavoidable damage. Odd felt he could keep up with the debuffs more than the damage, and he could for a time. That time has passed.
it's really just irresponsible at this point to ever not run full mind shield team in his territory it makes the warlock waste turns, it saves units from daze and mind control, and without them everything is broken
----- Major Amy "Collux" Penton Log 99 ----- In light of trying to keep with my healing protocols, as well as some R&R, after my Genetic Modification surgeries I will be releasing a documented version of a conversation I had with Captain Zhon “Karma” Do that happened just before we embarked on Operation Garnet Goat, the mission where we nearly became overrun by feral chryssalids: Zhon Do adjusted his suit of "warden armour" on the flight elevator deep in the Avenger's hangar. The boarding ramp of the Notice My Curves stood open waiting for the squad. He checked the time. The clock on his HUD read 14:38 local time. They will be departing soon. Glancing up for the fifth time since he reported to the Skyranger, he again cast a watchful eye on Cybernetic. He supposed he would never trust that man, if indeed that's what he was. He glanced down again to ensure his gear was ready. He could not fail today. Amy made her way through the maze of the Avenger's rooms and laboratories, checking in with the armoury to grab her gear for the next mission. She already had most of the items she needed on her, it was more to keep up appearances and grab the Nano-Medkit she'd been issued. After she'd picked it up she went up to the hanger to get ready with the rest of the squad she'd be going out with. Her eyes first saw Cybernetic, the body in his armour, which he rarely took off, all rigid and still. Was he calm or was he angry? She shook her head, never mind him. She took up beside him and alongside another member she had seen join XCom more recently. Captain Zhon Do. "Hey, you like to be called Karma, right?" she tried to ask as politely as she could without startling him. ----- End Log -----
It's always the one one wants it to be the least! But that's just part of the awesomeness of the game. Getting back up and making hard situations worse, only to keep moving foward somehow until what seems like a miracle occurs. Just kddding, I feel like you respond quite well in the crazy situations and somehow it really looks like you have more fun in them. Hope that's the case indeed. Many thanks for this amazing series, almost 100 now (and get better soon)!!! 😁
Instead saving dazed group all, you could have left Wraith(which has already full cover) dazed and only move the flanked ones. Jotun’s move for freezing cost her life unfortunately
Man im loving watching these episodes again. Its been too long since ive seen you play Xcom, especially since I started watching back with enemy within. I might have to make a character for the new season if im able.
YES!!! I was shouting at the scream to target the warlock. The floaters were NOT the primary threat. Really poor decision IMO. But he did a great job keeping the rest of the team alive and it was fun to watch, so great content overall!
@@Wolfeson28 Either way, killing the Chosen sooner should have been the priority. His ability to summon reinforcements can really compound a problem. Glad it worked out as well as it did in the end, but I think he could have saved some pain by killing the warlock sooner.
I wonder if Cookie had made her shot when mind-controlled and another fatality occurred (57% shot if I recall correctly) whether that would have triggered the Commander to call an evac - fortunately we'll never know...
Have only watched the first 18 minutes up to this point and I think the name of this episode should be: Just do it! All the wasted turns trying to get the best opening ultimately lead to the squad being in a bad spot for the follow-ups.
I was lucky enough to start getting sick during my de-load week right now. I still feel antsy with desire to exercise but I'm also in an exhausted and congested meat-prison that precludes it. Good luck commander.
Chris that was an extremly strange episode!!!! why in the hell you didnt kill the Chosen before? you got about 3 or 4 tunrs to do that and keep letting him live! for sure the oddest episode up to now :)
As long as any of the summoned Spectral Army is in play, the Warlock is invulnerable. Not a big deal if you can wipe them out with overwatches, but otherwise that's almost always three activations on your turn gone assuming you even have a way to kill them.
Might be remembering wrong here, but I think the "Fallen Heroes" covert ops missions, is a way to get your items back from fallen soldiers. Maybe worth checking out, if it is a way to get the domination gem back.
@@evilbob840 It's not. He gave Maelstrom both the Domination and Compulsion gems on the mission where she died. He brought her corpse back, but for some reason the gems, and her Celestial Gauntlets, are missing. No idea why.
I honestly think there should be a cool down once you put a chosen down. I mean you fill them with bullets and they show up next mission? I think it's bs. Like a week base down to 5 days maybe when they fully upgrade? I don't know just saying I didn't like Jotun build I think a templar it's more value. What's with the halo though?
Chris are they ever going to announce the winner of the custom quest for metro man? They haven’t said anything. I even submitted a ticket asking about it since November 28th, still nothing
I wonder whether it would have been a better move to shoot the Warlock from high ground instead of waking the dazed soldiers, but hard to tell without knowing how good that shot would have been, especially with the Warlock in high cover regardless... But everyone who was still alive at that point still survived anyway. It also feels questionable that the Warlock can still act while he's in his stasis shield with the Spectral Army up. Yeah, no need to worry about getting that 6 in that 6-7, even the damage preview reminded you that the Requiem rounds have piercing.
And this is why you're INSANE for wanting to make the game harder. More wound times? Stronger Chosen? Bigger enemy pods? Bro, you're having some ups, sure, but dude the game is hard enough! 17 dead so far. Obviously the conflict makes the episodes more exciting, but that doesn't mean shoot yourself in the foot!
When you said that civilians didn't have purple health bars, I just got this incredibly vivid image of a "Praetorian Salaryman".
You've just got growing corrosion payment due...
They are always found waiting at the bus stops in ADVENT city centres. Like the one that Odd had half his squad waiting on the top of in that one mission...
WE NEED THAT MODDED INTO THE GAME NOW
I am of the opinion that the Warlock being able to conjure an army that large in a single turn is fucking bullshit.
Scratch that. The Warlock overall is fucking bullshit. He needs to be the first Chosen you kill permanently.
Yeah it feels like every time folks go tweak the chosen the warlock gets cracked out, lol. Poor hunter is barely noticeable.
They probably forget adding action cost to those skills and also after the spectral army he should be in stasis not this one sided shield.
@@omerkursadnarinoglu3818 The "one-sided shield" seems to be one of the Tweaks Odd's team has done to make the Warlock harder, since that's how his Spectral Army has worked all this campaign and the previous, failed one.
@@Myomer104 The immunity shield was something in Season 8 as well via the "Don't make a sound mod", the mod was simply updated to give visualization on the shield being used since people were being confused about the immunity.
Anyways this level of reinforcements is fine since being a summoner is his thing, otherwise would have been a stomp as per-usual and Odd made bad plays this episode which contributed to his trouble more than the Warlock's efforts.
I have an idea. Let's turn up the difficulty till we squad wipe every mission.
I'm sorry but don't mess with numbers anymore. What the hell is that action economy of warlock he literally moved and made 3 summons. While it's nice to watch you struggle against aliens it's not fun to watch you torture yourself.
We didn't even tweak the action numbers with this latest thing, it's just upping the damage on the Chosen's pathetically weak weapon damage.
They already had this amount of action economy and the Warlock's was even nerfed slightly.
@Deadput it is nerfed? Ouch.
Yeah but we also saw the warlock die in one turn to his A team last episode with lots of grenades, and this wouldn’t have gone half as bad if he hadn’t grouped up against the mass mindscorch. Which made tones of shots miss and wasted lots of actions
@@Pruhbruh_ true but if numbers keep going up the chosen chambers will be impossible two pods of reinforcements and chosen plus the chosen thingy (which have 30 hp without mods) would be a nightmare and chosen call reinforcements whenever he is defeated and unless he take 2 cyclic fire at it it will regenerate chosen more than once. I hope populated chosen chambers are not in the mod list.
Nine summons in one turn is a bit much. I enjoy watching you challenged, but only to an extent.
How did you resist calling this ep "Go to Hell, Col. Sanders!"
Naturally, right after Odd reacts to a missed shot with "that really chokes my chicken".🤣🤣
There is some entertainment to be had by watching the commander struggle but the idea is to OVERCOME obstacles not keep making them bigger.
Stop beefing the enemies !
Well, I'd say you definitely need to load up specifically for the Warlock for the next few missions in his territory - he's now responsible for both of your last two casualties.
I’ve got to say Odd I love what your doing the season is awesome but two things. 1. You gotta have more healing the enemy is just brutal fighters now even when you’re dominating one hit really hurts and slows the team. 2. Please don’t increase the numbers of enemies I think it’s right for the buffs the enemies have this season plus you are getting into the analysis paralysis lately and that’s when you’ve so much to watch already. Keep up the good work though it’s a wild ride!
FYI freezy grenades will brake the Warlocks mind control but will only freeze him for 1 action.
..... Jotun😭 Not sure what those decisions were, but I feel betrayed commander.
Never gave her more mobility either which is just sad
Holy, that was really tough mission.
RIP
Unless i am missing something, Hildi could have freeze the floater and go back to cover and then grenade, she didn't need to stay in the open....
1:10:55 When it rains, it pours. Excellent accomplishment under extreme pressures, Odd.
Maybe I'm just not understanding the financial and personnel situation correctly, but at this point I feel like its an absolute MUST to have either Mind Shields or some kind of cleansing Gremlin or Smoke on any mission with even a CHANCE of the Warlock showing up. The AoE Daze from Mind Scorch and Mind Control is just too much with all his summons to kill.
The Warlock has an ability called "Overwhelm Mind Shield," letting him Soulfire soldiers with Mind Shields for unavoidable damage. Odd felt he could keep up with the debuffs more than the damage, and he could for a time. That time has passed.
Yeah, those smoke clouds NEED to be used in his territory. There is no avoiding it these days.
it's really just irresponsible at this point to ever not run full mind shield team in his territory
it makes the warlock waste turns, it saves units from daze and mind control, and without them everything is broken
Everytime he says Oscuridad I always hear Obscure Daddy, lol
A real scream at the screen episode
I really love how the chosen are a threat this season, good job on the mod team!
I was so stressed this episode. It was so close to a team wipe. RIP!!
----- Major Amy "Collux" Penton Log 99 -----
In light of trying to keep with my healing protocols, as well as some R&R, after my Genetic Modification surgeries I will be releasing a documented version of a conversation I had with Captain Zhon “Karma” Do that happened just before we embarked on Operation Garnet Goat, the mission where we nearly became overrun by feral chryssalids:
Zhon Do adjusted his suit of "warden armour" on the flight elevator deep in the Avenger's hangar. The boarding ramp of the Notice My Curves stood open waiting for the squad. He checked the time. The clock on his HUD read 14:38 local time. They will be departing soon.
Glancing up for the fifth time since he reported to the Skyranger, he again cast a watchful eye on Cybernetic. He supposed he would never trust that man, if indeed that's what he was. He glanced down again to ensure his gear was ready. He could not fail today.
Amy made her way through the maze of the Avenger's rooms and laboratories, checking in with the armoury to grab her gear for the next mission. She already had most of the items she needed on her, it was more to keep up appearances and grab the Nano-Medkit she'd been issued. After she'd picked it up she went up to the hanger to get ready with the rest of the squad she'd be going out with. Her eyes first saw Cybernetic, the body in his armour, which he rarely took off, all rigid and still. Was he calm or was he angry? She shook her head, never mind him. She took up beside him and alongside another member she had seen join XCom more recently. Captain Zhon Do. "Hey, you like to be called Karma, right?" she tried to ask as politely as she could without startling him.
----- End Log -----
It's always the one one wants it to be the least! But that's just part of the awesomeness of the game. Getting back up and making hard situations worse, only to keep moving foward somehow until what seems like a miracle occurs. Just kddding, I feel like you respond quite well in the crazy situations and somehow it really looks like you have more fun in them. Hope that's the case indeed. Many thanks for this amazing series, almost 100 now (and get better soon)!!! 😁
Instead saving dazed group all, you could have left Wraith(which has already full cover) dazed and only move the flanked ones. Jotun’s move for freezing cost her life unfortunately
Just starting the video: "Boy, I hope the Praetorian research finishes this episode.. I wonder what it unlocks!"
Will update after video.
YAY!
I'm at 35:11 and like "just rescue the VIP and get out of there!"
Am I wrong?
Reached the end of the mission. New title suggestion: The Commander is flummoxed!
You should consider installing "Preview Bodies Location" or whatever it's called again, if you don't have it. Might save you some hassle.
He does have it, he just forgot it was there.
You could have rescued the templar and evaced. There was no need to try to kill everything.
Man im loving watching these episodes again.
Its been too long since ive seen you play Xcom, especially since I started watching back with enemy within.
I might have to make a character for the new season if im able.
Too many damn summons together.
I think freezing HIM and taking out the floaters first was the better option there.
YES!!! I was shouting at the scream to target the warlock. The floaters were NOT the primary threat. Really poor decision IMO. But he did a great job keeping the rest of the team alive and it was fun to watch, so great content overall!
Or save the freeze to remove a mind control.
Can't freeze Chosen, guys.
@@Wolfeson28 Either way, killing the Chosen sooner should have been the priority. His ability to summon reinforcements can really compound a problem. Glad it worked out as well as it did in the end, but I think he could have saved some pain by killing the warlock sooner.
@@Wolfeson28 Oh....That's a change I didn't know about.
Staying to finish the mission was a tough call, I respect it.
I wonder if Cookie had made her shot when mind-controlled and another fatality occurred (57% shot if I recall correctly) whether that would have triggered the Commander to call an evac - fortunately we'll never know...
This was a fixed evac mission, so there was no way to leave early except for just rushing to the evac "every soldier for themselves"-style.
Who wants to carry the Frost Cheese Bomb this mission? Not me - that person has high rate of catching death.
That's because they go for the cool ones!
Sorry, couldn't resist, hahahahaha.
Haven't seen the episode yet, but when I played LW the max infiltration was something to go for as long as there where plenty on soldier in the bank.
Too many other things to tackle
Have only watched the first 18 minutes up to this point and I think the name of this episode should be: Just do it!
All the wasted turns trying to get the best opening ultimately lead to the squad being in a bad spot for the follow-ups.
That's Odd in a nutshell
That does seem to be a pattern with dead soldier missions.
I was lucky enough to start getting sick during my de-load week right now. I still feel antsy with desire to exercise but I'm also in an exhausted and congested meat-prison that precludes it. Good luck commander.
Watching on my new phone 2160p, looks soooooo good
looking forward to no. 100 - lets go!
Kindly request someone from the mod team update the burning damage description 🙂
Crazy fight there mate
45:00 That was when it became apparent that the game had decided that one of your guys was gonna die, no matter what.
you made multiple tactical mistakes commander, a price had to be paid...
35 could be call sign for sq 3 and 5th leader from the top. Strange call sign though.
Ugh, hunting for field commander in the sewers can always go good or really bad, its so hard.
Chris that was an extremly strange episode!!!! why in the hell you didnt kill the Chosen before? you got about 3 or 4 tunrs to do that and keep letting him live! for sure the oddest episode up to now :)
Who’s gonna tell him?
As long as any of the summoned Spectral Army is in play, the Warlock is invulnerable. Not a big deal if you can wipe them out with overwatches, but otherwise that's almost always three activations on your turn gone assuming you even have a way to kill them.
Good luck Captain
We not robots, but humans, and 3 days out off work is acceptable, dont hasitet take more 😂
Don't keep adjusting the numbers.
Might be remembering wrong here, but I think the "Fallen Heroes" covert ops missions, is a way to get your items back from fallen soldiers. Maybe worth checking out, if it is a way to get the domination gem back.
Yep, you are remembering right. The only question is if that's where the domination gem is.
@@evilbob840 It's not. He gave Maelstrom both the Domination and Compulsion gems on the mission where she died. He brought her corpse back, but for some reason the gems, and her Celestial Gauntlets, are missing. No idea why.
You should give a movement PCS to Jotun, it just might make her movement insane Edit: Welp
Gosh those summons are insane. I wonder if it's worthwhile to leave a weaker unit alive to block his ability to spawn more.
I honestly think there should be a cool down once you put a chosen down. I mean you fill them with bullets and they show up next mission? I think it's bs. Like a week base down to 5 days maybe when they fully upgrade? I don't know just saying
I didn't like Jotun build I think a templar it's more value. What's with the halo though?
Pounceeeee :(
Have you considered not being sick?
Chris are they ever going to announce the winner of the custom quest for metro man? They haven’t said anything. I even submitted a ticket asking about it since November 28th, still nothing
I wonder whether it would have been a better move to shoot the Warlock from high ground instead of waking the dazed soldiers, but hard to tell without knowing how good that shot would have been, especially with the Warlock in high cover regardless... But everyone who was still alive at that point still survived anyway.
It also feels questionable that the Warlock can still act while he's in his stasis shield with the Spectral Army up.
Yeah, no need to worry about getting that 6 in that 6-7, even the damage preview reminded you that the Requiem rounds have piercing.
Interesting trade
Ahhh, the missions might be dangerous again. Great to see. Buffs to the chosen are good, they suck!
If you were half as sick as me you'd be sick for weeks!
Hope you get better.
no healing on missions , is not good
09:11 why are you even speaking words into the universe like I don't want to open on the group in front of the truck, one missed shot...
Hey Chris are you planning to play Indiana JOnes and the great circle anytime soon?
that is why you should always over infiltrade
Odd if you kill another Templar I’m not watching this series anymore 😂
And this is why you're INSANE for wanting to make the game harder. More wound times? Stronger Chosen? Bigger enemy pods? Bro, you're having some ups, sure, but dude the game is hard enough! 17 dead so far. Obviously the conflict makes the episodes more exciting, but that doesn't mean shoot yourself in the foot!
If you over infiltrated, you would’ve had a significantly easier time
How long until missions for killing the chosen pops up? We really need to get rid of that warlock. Wrecks you every time!
O7
Missing a freaking 92 just to get counter shot by the warlock and then die... jfc Xcom numbers in full effect. Such absolute trash.