First impression on insane difficulty?

[Vallhalla]

I tried it and had a really a hard time lol. Is it just impossibly hard?

[Skiptro]

You should watch seasoned turn based players like ChristopherOdd on youtube. There is a certain way of weighing the consequences of your moves, once you start to think like that you'll have an easier time.

[Yellowdragon]

I just got destroyed in Iron man experienced run, and my save was deleted(lol). So yeah It's incredibly hard with new different mechanics unknown to xcoms' players. I'm sure It will get easier with more experience.

[Hezz]

Cant go past Act1 - Chapter 4 like i've tried 50 time, no way

[Viper]

Imagine that hard on a hard difficulty. Whats the odds...lol

[Coyote]

Cool! Cant wait to tackle it after i beat the game the first time :d

[Medvezhak]

Originally posted by Skiptro:

You should watch seasoned turn based players like ChristopherOdd on youtube.

But he plays on experienced difficulty not on insane.

[Asylum]

Originally posted by Skiptro:

You should watch seasoned turn based players like ChristopherOdd on youtube. There is a certain way of weighing the consequences of your moves, once you start to think like that you'll have an easier time.

He doesnt play on insane, even a guy who worked on the balance team for Longwar mod team on Legendary said he was having issues on it so he did Experienced

I tried to play insane and got destroyed but am having an easy time with Experience so its kinda bleh since exp feels too easy and insane felt hopeless

[Medvezhak]

Also have the same problem. Insane is too hard and experienced is too easy :C

[Sarcastro]

I am going to hold off on insane till I complete the game on experienced. But I am looking forward to the challenge think I need to get a firm grasp on the many nuances this game has provided.

[Hezz]

I like a good challenge but where i am feels really impossible.

The is a E-Hole from wich 2 grenaders spawn and as they spawn, they get their turn starting and literally one shot one of your gear if they are around (even if covered, they just jump the obstacle and one shot you). Only option is t o overwatch them and pray for RNG it kilsl them wich happens 1/4 of attempt and then, another e-hole with 2 grenaders spawn BUT with 10 small ones who put you at 5% if they hit you... like nope, cant deal with that. Tried for 5 hours straight, no way.

[Nianhe]

Its fun. Tried at first to play Ironman Mode and Insane, but it felt impossible without knowning the game mechanics. No im just doing insane. Im in 2.3.

@ Hezz: Dealing with grenaders is actuall quite easy. You can kill them in melee if you poked them once and as long the didnt take any dmg, they are quite slow and short range, but if they hit you melee or with their gun. You are dead. You will love Boomers.

[Ozymandias]

Originally posted by Hezz:

I like a good challenge but where i am feels really impossible.

The is a E-Hole from wich 2 grenaders spawn and as they spawn, they get their turn starting and literally one shot one of your gear if they are around (even if covered, they just jump the obstacle and one shot you). Only option is t o overwatch them and pray for RNG it kilsl them wich happens 1/4 of attempt and then, another e-hole with 2 grenaders spawn BUT with 10 small ones who put you at 5% if they hit you... like nope, cant deal with that. Tried for 5 hours straight, no way.

LOL I had trouble with that E-Hole, too. The trick is to stay further back near the entrance so your overwatch doesn't get crapped on by the barriers. Then plug up the holes.

Also melee works on grenadiers if you "stagger" them with another attack first.

[Vallhalla]

Originally posted by Hezz:

I like a good challenge but where i am feels really impossible.

The is a E-Hole from wich 2 grenaders spawn and as they spawn, they get their turn starting and literally one shot one of your gear if they are around (even if covered, they just jump the obstacle and one shot you). Only option is t o overwatch them and pray for RNG it kilsl them wich happens 1/4 of attempt and then, another e-hole with 2 grenaders spawn BUT with 10 small ones who put you at 5% if they hit you... like nope, cant deal with that. Tried for 5 hours straight, no way.

Yeah at that point I just pray that the grenadiers spawn from the e-hole with their backs towards the hole, so my overwatch fire can push them back into the hole. If it didn't, another reset for the next 2 hours.

[madracc00n]

Good that we finally have a game that have a hard default setting.Not legendary that is super ez mode.But to be honest game is quite different to xcom and take some time to figure out that overwatch is very strong and that u can close holes by placing mine on it,after u do game becomes much easier.