Specialists - The team must make 3 kills with special attacks

[FénX]

This message is displayed in upper right corner along with MDs name. Does anyone know it's meaning?

[jerome_lee]

Distracting shot counts even if used on a non overwatching enemy

[jerome_lee]

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These appear to be worth doing, Steroid had one where I had to avoid letting anyone except him getting wounds in a mission. He gained some stat increases when I completed it.

IMP had same challenge and turns out you DON'T need to get the merc with the challenge get wounded to accomplish if no one else got wounded. That counts for the challenge.

[Shuri-Sama]

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Besides overwatch does anybody know the answer to the OP's question?

What count as "special attacks"?

It's not everything on the bottom bar because the snap shot ability doesn't count.

besides overwatch with a mg you can also use all blue skills (if its not a passiv one). for exaple skill of scope.

[Otto Abnormalverbraucher]

Both brutalize and throwing knives also count.

[gerald2]

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This message is displayed in upper right corner along with MDs name. Does anyone know it's meaning?

it means u need use special perks i believe no overwatch and such

[amills1]

I think special attack is basically anything other that using the regular weapon attack. So merc specific abilities, perk granted abilities and overwatch all count. The last is the easiest method if you sneak up on your enemies and set up overwatch in advance.

For the killing all enemies via shots to the groin it isn't too bad for a small squad battle. But it's crazy if you are trying to clear an entire map.

[LArc7thHeaven]

Just reload the encounter until it changes or gone, but if gone you're missing extra xp bonus

[r47926]

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For the killing all enemies via shots to the groin it isn't too bad for a small squad battle. But it's crazy if you are trying to clear an entire map.

Yes, the "kill all with shots to the groin" is the only one that's crazy difficult. I would think about reloading if I get that one.

And I would always try to do these tasks. Even if you don't get an attribute point and don't need the cash, you can always use the XP (usually around 300) !

[mark.morati]

With respect to the special attacks, another example was when I killed three hyenas with as shaped charge by Barry, however, Ice got +1 Leadership for completing the specialist task. I assume when it is a team task, a random merc gets the completion.

[sandman25dcsss]

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With respect to the special attacks, another example was when I killed three hyenas with as shaped charge by Barry, however, Ice got +1 Leadership for completing the specialist task. I assume when it is a team task, a random merc gets the completion.

No, you see which merc will get award above the task as far as I recall

[youptou]

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Besides overwatch does anybody know the answer to the OP's question?

What count as "special attacks"?

It's not everything on the bottom bar because the snap shot ability doesn't count.

Yes Overwatch, Pin Down, Distracting shot worked for me. I couldn't try melee or charge.

[nicholaslovell]

I always do these. You gain at least 300 XP for the character, and a stat boost (so the value of a magazine) or $2,000 from AIM. Plus it forces you to play the game differently. Although MD killing 2 enemies at point blank range may not be worth it. Barry or Fidel in shotgun builds on the other hand…

I’ve used a lot of distracting shots for special abilities. I believe Run and Mobile shot too (so weaken an enemy first then use a pistol for the coup de grace). I agree that I think overwatch counts, as well as mercs unique abilities like Kalyna’s ignore armour trait.

Perks are so valuable that I am an XP hunter.

[monch2581]

MGL kills count as special.

[ragnakore]

nades, nades, nades.

[orochiart]

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This message is displayed in upper right corner along with MDs name. Does anyone know it's meaning?

those are random objectives that appear during combat. Specific merc will gain around 300 experience and sometimes even a +1 to a stat if you successfully complete the objective. There is also a chance that mission won't give you exp but $2,000.

This is one of ways you can get experience. Because as you gain levels it is harder and harder to gain levels. Combat kills don't give a lot of experience. And quests don't give a lot of experience as well. Maybe it will give you 400 experience but it will be split between all your mercs in sector. So if you have 5 mercs each of them will only gain 80 experience.
Objective experience is not split between all your mercs. Your merc will gain entire 300 experience.

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Besides overwatch does anybody know the answer to the OP's question?

What count as "special attacks"?

Now for special attacks... You achieve those with Knife throw kill, Knife brutalize kill, if your merc has special attack like Kaylan for example. You click that icon and she will ignore the armor. If she kills an enemy it will count as special attack.