How to recruit more of the new classes?

[Guy]

I have 1 reaper, skirmisher and templar. How do I get more?

[Silverangel]

The same how you would find the answer in Forum easy instead of needing own Thread. Search for them (with Ring Missions)

[phillip_lynx]

Or read the READ FIRST - FAQ -Thread which is pinned.

[Guy]

Thanks officers!

I did read the faq when it was first posted, it did not have that info at the time. I didn't know I should read it every day.

I also tried the search function but I couldnt guess the exact keywords I need to enter to find my answer.

Keep up the good work.

[drake_hound]

You can recruit more of the special hero classes. but it is random.
If you lose your only hero class. next month coverops will probaly give you another.
Same story for them getting captured.

[Guy]

Originally posted by drake_hound:

You can recruit more of the special hero classes. but it is random.
If you lose your only hero class. next month coverops will probaly give you another.
Same story for them getting captured.

Much appreciated.

[drake_hound]

But you need high reputation with the faction. if you already have 1 sometimes a covertops will popup randomly. that says recruit Reaper Templar or Skirmisher.

[Uottafac]

I managed to get only one other reaper in my first game. The chance to have other heroes is very slim.

[Xarathos]

from what i have investigated you onlly get an aditional one if for your starting class ie if you did the quest you will only get an aditional reaper, if you choose your starting faction you will get aditional from your starting action

have seen videos of people geting recrutis for more but in my current playthrough i only got an aditional reaper, and did instal a mod and after i intalled the mod i got the same treatment as when i got my reaper

[Hoot]

It's fairly rare but you can get an extra one through Covert Ops. To be honest though, taking more than one on a mission kinda gimps you a little, given that they are all pretty specialised in their roles.

I mean sure, getting two maxed out Templars with Ion Storm, Arc Wave and Reflect would be kinda ridiculous, given that they could wipe out any single pod themselves, but the time and AP investment to get that setup is kinda prohibitive, especially on harder difficulties.

[AlexMBrennan]

Same story for them getting captured.

Are you sure about that? Because that would allow you to recruit an unlimited number of special classes (e.g. get reaper, allow Reaper to be captured, repeat until the Chosen has a dozen Reapers locked up, free them all, profit).

To be honest though, taking more than one on a mission kinda gimps you a little, given that they are all pretty specialised in their roles.

Seems to me that an all-Reaper covert ops squad would completely negate the ambush risk, so giving the player more than, say, 2, Reapers means all that work on implementing the Chosen ambush element would have been wasted.

[drake_hound]

Originally posted by AlexMBrennan:

Same story for them getting captured.

Are you sure about that? Because that would allow you to recruit an unlimited number of special classes (e.g. get reaper, allow Reaper to be captured, repeat until the Chosen has a dozen Reapers locked up, free them all, profit).

To be honest though, taking more than one on a mission kinda gimps you a little, given that they are all pretty specialised in their roles.

Seems to me that an all-Reaper covert ops squad would completely negate the ambush risk, so giving the player more than, say, 2, Reapers means all that work on implementing the Chosen ambush element would have been wasted.

The 2nd rescue missions takes forever to pop up. let alone a 3rd 4th or fifth.
My captured soldier spend months in undetected prison. till I killed the assassin.