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Densiz Dec 22, 2015 @ 11:24am
how is multiplayer? (or vs friend)
be honest pls. (it is not about money! it is about time. )
is it skill based?
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Milk Dec 22, 2015 @ 11:28am 
Its very lame and the point costs for units arent very balanced.
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P-47 Thunderbolt Dec 22, 2015 @ 11:34am 
Not many people play.

It is fun.. It is a good tool to test things. It is very limited.
Last edited by P-47 Thunderbolt; Dec 22, 2015 @ 11:35am
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cyrusinitaly Dec 22, 2015 @ 3:29pm 
It is skill based, but apparently not many players. If you want MP, wait for XCOM 2
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AUTOMATED GAY SPACE COMMUNISM Dec 22, 2015 @ 5:01pm 
Just played melee units only with a friend.

It's goood.
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Bullett00th Dec 23, 2015 @ 2:44am 
as someone who frequents MP with a friend I have a lot to say about it. And I've said it many times so I'll just copypaste from another topic if you don't mind)


basically it is semi balanced by your skills, the squad you assemble and squad points.

you choose a predefined amount of points that each player has when assembling a squad. it can be 7500, 10000, 20000 or unlimited.

You then assemble a squad using any soldiers and/or aliens (except sectopods) within the point limit. Aliens and exalt cost a predefined amount of points and cannot be tweaked, while XCOM operatives have a certain amount of predefined class setups (you can't choose individual perks), each of which is specced for a certain playstyle and costs a different amount of points. Apart from that all weapons, armor, equipment (1 slot per unit) and gene mod setups cost additional points.

After long and careful squad assembly you enter the game and find out that your enemy has chitin plating so all your effort with steathily flanking with cloaked seekers was fruitless)

Overall it is MOSTLY balanced, but I've found Muton Elites to be a universal unit because grenades are the most reliable weapon in multi and they throw them really, really far. The one issue you'll encounter is client desync which means you and your opponent are bound to see different things on the map (intact cover vs destroyed cover, different positioning, LOS screwups etc), which is why MP cannot and shouldn't be taken seriously and is highly advised to play with a friend to avoid ragequits.
You're unlikely to find people looking for public games anyway.
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