>aliens come to earth >they want to help us and make things

>I literally know nothing about anything

>>323628658
>>323628792

Tygen actually specifically says that the aliens cure cancer, aids and ... I want to say malaria.

He has a lot of chats with Shen about the good/bad of Advent.

they also wanted to take away our anime so fuck 'em

>>323628658
>cure cancer
so, they delete /v/?
XCOM soldiers are angry /v/irgins?

>>323628658
they ban domestic animals and livestock

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And on top of that, they provide free snekfus.

>ayy cuck sympathizers

just as bad as the ayy's, shall be exterminating as well

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>Welcome back, commander.

What did he mean by this?

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>>323628658

cuck

>>323629462
>What did he mean by this?
Well, You see. He welcome you. Then he called you commander.

>>323629712
But he didn't just welcome you.

He welcomed you back.

???

>>323628658
Ethereals leave

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FUKKEN XENOS

>>323629551
BRADFORD IS OUR PROPHET

>>323629773
thats what happens when you see someone who you already know
instead of saying hello, I never meet you, he changed it to welcome back
i hope i was able to help you anon

>>323630000
Shit, this game is fucking deep. Thanks man.

>>323628658
We've already cured obesity.

You see anon, we humans are too proud to accept any aid of that sort. We claim that we want to see or make contact with aliens, yet deep down we are afraid and want to destroy them, as we are too prideful to even begin to imagine a life where we are not the dominant species, since we have remained as such for so long.

>>323630183

tumblr pls

>>323630000
You sound like a crazy person

>>323630439
>we want to destroy them
thats the fucking point, we are super predators, kill is what we do best
the aliens are very right to avoid contact with us

>>323630597
Tumblr maintains the position that obesity is not only uncurable, but natural and healthy.
We've already cured obesity and have had the cure for thousands of years. It's called put down the fork.

Educate me /v/.
Is the premise of X-COM 2 that the aliens won and now you're some sort of underground group trying to liberate the planet from ayyylmaos?

How do you get funding if that's the case? Do you go on missions where you raid Alien facilities and steal their tech instead of having an RnD department and that's how you get new shit?

>>323631076
>Is the premise of X-COM 2 that the aliens won and now you're some sort of underground group trying to liberate the planet from ayyylmaos?
Yes

>How do you get funding if that's the case?
You steal everything from the ayys

>Do you go on missions where you raid Alien facilities and steal their tech instead of having an RnD department and that's how you get new shit?
You still have an RnD department but you're still stealing all of their shit like in the other games.

ayy lamo

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Fuck off, space niggers. We're full.

>>323631076
>>323631201
And the shadow council is back. So I'm assuming they fund your shit as well.

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>>323631201

>You steal everything from the ayys

This, and you also capture and possibly ransom enemy VIPs on the black market

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VIGILO CONFIDO
VIGILO CONFIDO
DEATH TO ALIENS
DEATH TO SNEK WAIFUS

>>323631201
>>323631527
>>323631551
This game sounds fucking awesome, can't wait.

>>323631394
at least there are no niggers left

>>323628658
The Aliens can probably cure those, and possess quite advanced medicine, but what about psionic abilities? the ultimate gift of their makers, don't you want that?.The ethereals exist to uplift other species, That's our mission.

>>323631578
BELLATOR IN MACCHINA

>>323631551
I wonder who's actually buying the random shit you put on the black market.
I wonder if eggsalt will return in some form or another

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>>323631887
I thought they were the ones who became Advent

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>>323631887

>I wonder if eggsalt will return in some form or another

>implications are implied

>>323628658
Shit man I just finished reading Childhoods End earlier today, what the fuck.

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>>323629375
>that
>anything like the furshit snakes we're getting in xcom

so how did you do the first time you went to Newfoundland /v/?

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Anyone disappointed by the Advent troops?

I thought they would be regular humans recruited by the ayylmao but it looks like they are some kind of alien/human hybrid.

Would have been nice if their faces, gender and race were randomized just like XCOM but instead we get more faceless mooks.

>>323632017
It's possible, although they seemed like they were after world domination for themselves rather than ayy overlords.

>>323632041
Might be cool. It would make sense, I suppose.

This might be lame but I'd like to see a video where the firaxis team looks at and discusses the isis/Xcom pics.

Maybe even put a fanatical cult in Xcom 3 or a dlc?

Anyone else realize the aliens are literally the Combine? almost the same exact situation. though things are a bit more dire in half life world.

>>323628658
Because the aliens feed on negative energy. They pretend to be our friends, yet they abduct millions of people each year, mutilating them and bathing in their organs in vats on their ships and underground bases. They are willing to help humans, for a price. By accepting their transumanist agenda, you forfeit the salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ.

So yeah, fuck them.

>>323632367
I think one of the designers actually had to give an explicit answer that XCOM weren't terrorists, rather freedom fighters toppling a regime, and so won't do anything too ISISlike.

I'm waiting on the mod that lets you go full insurgent though

>>323632508
I'm hoping for a week 1 mod that replaces all the music with nasheeds

>>323632367
I was hoping there would be a point where the random civvies would start actively assisting you rather than betraying your prescence.

>>323632508
You realize the only difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is what side you're on

>>323632225

Round 1 blind: 2 KIA
Round 2: everything by the numbers
LW: CLEANSE AND PURGE

>>323632508
Just like how ISIS, Al Qaeda, Mujahadeen, and Several others were "Freedom Fighters"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIj8DpkH1xA

How aliens truly work.

And, what happens when you accept their aid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlOwUToT9G4

>>323632665
>>323632638
I know, I worded it badly, but the gist of what he was saying is that the game unfortunately won't be ISIS simulator 2016

>>323632508
Can't fuckin wait either, hopefully it includes the option to target civilians during terror missions so you can kill them if you suspect them to be one of the Faceless.

>>323632380
nah, the combine is more like the inter-dimensional blood demons from Apocalypse that got a little further and aren't blood demons, but regular sized demons

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>>323632347

Their gender is randomized, and it's implied they're being mind controlled and/or modified after they enlist.

Besides, even if they weren't, XCOM are terrorists

I just dislike that it doesn't look like there's a medic class for them yet

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>>323628658
>Believing the Mainstream Media Propaganda about extraterrestrial immigrants

>>323632347

In interpret it as another way the ayys are eradicating the identity and independence of people.

I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees

VIGILO CONFIDO

>>323632347
We knew pretty early that they were weird gene-modded humans. In one of the early demos, the reporter noticed that the advent troopers bled yellow blood and jake solomon got tongue-tied

>>323632225
I had a vague idea what was coming, but I didn't know how to execute it properly. It was super cool. I sent three to activate the ship beacon and the other ones provided cover/ran.

The three on the ship had to take turns making a blue move and firing/reloading while the odd man out got to gold move I think. everyone lived and I got the last person to the evac literally right before the bombs came. Shit was like a movie.

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>>323632503

Aliens confirmed for HIGH ENERGY

>>323632638
makes me wish they'd allow you to be more cruel or humane with how you did things. choose to be a resistance or just terrorists.

Every mission in XCOM 2 will be a Terror mission

You are the terrorist after all

>>323632347
>I thought they would be regular humans recruited by the ayylmao but it looks like they are some kind of alien/human hybrid.


Because this game is based on reality, not your fantasy. The biggest supporters of the aliens will be grey/human hybrids.

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>>323632116
It better be a mod

>>323632792
I got what you meant, I just wanted to be a smartass. Shame we won't get to make public examples of any aliens though (or choose not to, whatever). I think it would add a layer of branching gameplay paths, like if there were different groups that gave you more shit/looked down on you for doing it

>>323632225
>get the mission kinda early
>don't want to risk my ranked soldiers, or else they're wounded already and recovering
>send in 6 fresh faced 0 mission 0 kill rookies
4 kia

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>>323633112
Maybe we'll get to shit on this guy, whatever he is.

>>323632895
>>323629419

>I'D RATHER DIE ON MY FEET AND LET OTHERS DIE FROM STARVATION AND DISEASES
>ALL COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE UNDER ADVENT RULE

People like this need to be watched by the Advent Bureau of Investigation.

>>323633263
He looks like a prick. wouldmakeexampleof/10

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>EU hinted at some sort of potential "loss of humanity" risk vs reward game style where you balanced increasing power with alien shit with losing your humanity
>Shen kept talking about how risky it was integrating alien tech as close as you were
>EW seemed even more likely, with it's fucking title indicating some sort of internal threat, plus mech and genemodded troopers
>Nothing ever happened
I don't know how possible it would be to mod, but some sort of "morality" system where if you mod Soldiers too heavily with alien stuff you'd run risk of conversion or other downsides would be cool. Also could add auxiliary bonuses for staying relatively "pure".

The best comparison I can think of is DoW2:Chaos Rising's campaign corruption mechanic

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>>323633337
I wonder who could be behind this post

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>>323633337
AYYS GET OUT

>>323633365
I would have just made them more susceptible to PSI attacks

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>>323633110
>implying it wont be

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>>323633438

>Tfw punched a Thin Man off a roof with my MEC
>His lifeless body landed on a truck and caused it to explode

FUCK

YOU

FUCKING

ASSHOLES

YOU DESERVED EVERY MINUTE OF THAT FOR RAPING ME COUNTLESS TIMES

>>323633052

This. Maybe it's in the full game, (I doubt it,) but this is my main and really only non-nitpick issue with the game so far. It really should feel like it will take a lot of effort to convince humanity that you're right, like the Advent shill OP said, on the surface, things have gotten a lot better for the average person, and there's been 20 years of illuminati/muh J00s-tier propaganda against you.

It should be morally grey to an extent, you're trying to liberate what looks like a peaceful planet.

>>323633583
that's fucking the sims isn't it

>actually wanting more overpopulation
You remove those diseases and causes of death you have more people alive, those things help keep humans in check.

>>323633680
Nah it's just a 3D model that's been floating around the web that someone probably threw into a poser or something.

>>323633690
You forget that the aliens killed a ton of people on the initial invasion, and also they're harvesting people for spooky science shit. It's not like the human population is out of control

>>323633337
>>ALL COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE UNDER ADVENT RULE
They are also completely preventable without killing people dumbass

>>323633752
ah, dammit. And here I went almost getting hopeful. The stuff in the background really threw me off, the table and the chair has that uncanny 'the sims' feel to them.

>ITS OKAY TO BE SLAVES AS LONG AS THE CURE AIDS

You guys are fucking retarded. Holy shit.

>>323632347

shoulda gone the hl2 route

the lowest tier of alien mooks is just regular humans that switched sides for a nightstick and better food rations

then put the varying degrees of hybrids above them


would have definitely been more interesting killing actual humans who were just a little selfish or maybe even thought they were doing the right thing by trying to keep order, than just killing mind controlled/brainwashed mask wearing soldiers

>>323633646
they'll probably pull something like

>YES COMMENCE OPERATION KILL ALL HUMANS
>SIR YOUR MIC IS ON
>OH SHIT

and then everyone will rise up. whatever, who's playing this for the story?

>>323629462
thing I don't get is, the council gets mindcontrolled when you lose, and if Xcom 2 takes place after the aliens win, how come he's still helping you?

>>323633907

>I didn't read the thread

>>323633986

He could be a double agent.

>>323633907

>it's okay to be a wageslave as long as I get money for it

>>323633986
because the loss conditions arent the same
to lose in EW all the counsil countries have to drop out
XCOM 2 begins with the XCOM base assault succeding and you get captured

>>323633946
Also would've made sense why the low tiers disappear as you get further into the game, as they likely would've converted.

>>323633907
These are the people who will accept the aliens as their saviors.

>>323633982

Kek. Good point. I just want an excuse to use my dank Nasheed playlist

>>323628658
>Obesity
>needing to be cured

check your privilege ayy sympathizer!
my first mod with be a body positive XCOM

Anyone feel that all this ISIS pretend posting is in bad taste?
I mean real people died in those attacks

>>323635224
Is it in any worse taste than posting about WWII? Or any game referencing real life events?

>>323632638
No it isn't.
The goal of a terrorist is to create terror for political goals.
A freedom fighter is someone who may use terrorism or may not use terrorism, but whose goals are freedom for a political group.
They're very similar terms, but your side has nothing to do with it.
It's your objective and how you accomplish it.

>>323635224
>nazi killed peoples! nobody should make jokes about them
also if you don't make fun of them they have already won

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>These pieces of shit will be the first ones to submit to the alien overlords.

>>323635586
first one's to hang, they're long gone.

>Wonder what the fuck happened t9 the sweater guy
>see him now
God damn, man.
I'll make them pay for what they did to you.

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because!!!

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>>323628658

>>323634182
> XCOM 2 begins with the XCOM base assault succeding and you get captured

If they pull off a "it was all a dream" schitck I swear.

>>323637178

You were captured, it was VR to find out how humans would act against their plans.
I'M MR MEESEKS

>>323637302
LOOK AT ME

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why is he so perfect?

>>323632041
>he hasn't seen egg bauer savior of mankind

>>323632041

Tygan is straight up ex-eggsalt, I'd imagine their remnants will still have some role to play

>>323638156

wait nevermind he's ex advent, dont know where I got that idea

>>323628658
Because Humans are Faggots.
If this ever does happen IRL, {Mind you it probably wont}
Then we may as well just submit to our alien overlords.

>>323632041

>This nigga thought to wear a tie to work IE fighting an elite crack squad of top tier geared out troops

Professional as fuck

I'm really loving the squad development and the general combat so far, but there have been some things that completely bug me out.

No Michael Mccann. Central command doesn't have facial animations anymore, it's all static vid. No Vahlen, as much as I hated that bitch, I'll miss her. Sleep tight, Shen. If XCOM lost base defense, what the fuck happened to EXALT? Shouldn't Bradford be dead?

>>323628658
remember twilight zone episode "to serve man"?

yeah.

>>323639484
>exalt squad leader removes tie
>objective updated - survive

>>323635224
No fuck off

>>323639902
>Shouldn't Bradford be dead?

he survived, and took the mantle of Punished "Venom" Bradford.

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>>323632225
I knew what to expect in that mission, so I went in with 2 MECs and a sacrificial redshirt. Lost the redshirt, nearly lost a MEC.

>>323640783
He lost everything and took to drinking. Sounds more like Max Payne to me.

>>323639902

On Vahlen
How surprised will you guys be if she's NOT working Advent either as a researcher or double agent?

Also, what's to stop someone from just recreating Shen or other characters and sending them to the character pool? What keeps someone from sending a character named "BRADFORD DIES" or other potental spoilers?

I worry that the character pool can be abused by shits.

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I'm super fucking hyped to go full FUCK AYYS, it's always been fun to dick around and pretend xcom is like how it gets portrayed on /v/ and in the rulebook thing but this time around we really are just looting and pillaging. It's gonna be a good fucking time.
Also what the fuck how is the council back, they're shown in a loss to be mindcontrolled, and it's not like they hav eany sort of tonal difference in the end screen, they're very explicitly controlled, considering the invasion is literally a test of human psionic power and potential.
>>323639902
I'm not 100% but I think exalt is dead, considering X2 is based upon a failed base assault, you can definitely have fragged them before that, also there's an exalt bandana available, so they definitely existed.

>>323632225
I got a bit confused when the NEVERENDING WHALE SPAWNS started and shit went a lot worse than it should have. That said, I only lost one lad that was defending the other lad running to activate the transponder. Then through some miracle I managed to get him out even though he was that deep.
Fucking tense for awhile though.

I can't get into Long War, feels like they just made a mess of the game by shoving in a bunch of shit and changing things up just because

>>323639902
>>323641149

If the EXALT bandana is anything to go by, I'd guess the canon reason is their members joined resistance groups (including XCOM) out of necessity. The bios for soldier recruits include ex-cons, so XCOM's not likely to be too picky.

>>323641149
Enemy Within isn't a part of X2's timeline. Which means the point when it's supposed to start (Base Defense), is when XCOM was defeated. EXALT are out there, somewhere.

>>323641142
Probably bouncing on that Muton dick. Hopefully.

>>323641374
I mean, I like that, and exalt certainly didn't get to their late tech gene shenanigans but if their soldiers are still about then they should get soem sort of gene mod bonus, are there even gene mods taht we know of? There's exo suits and psi and shens last gift is most definitley mechs of some sort. The only thing i really realy enjoyed from EW was gene mods, mechs are fun and the little differences are cool, but gene mods were the shit.

>>323628658
>they cured AIDS
So they killed all gays?

>>323641493
No fuck mutons.
Gape is shit.
Seeker or Chyrssalid(non-fatal)

>>323641720
I'd pay to a seeker ruin that questioning bitch.

>Long War
>500 sectoids in first mission alone
>miss miss miss
>grenades do nothing
artificial length.

>>323641990
>artificial length.
that shit's gonna end up in somebody's screencap

>>323641990
If you hate missing so much why don't you try CLOSE RANGE

Can't miss if they're right in front of you

>>323642181
then you just get flanked and ded because there's so many, I'm sure this is going to be so fun when mutons show up and a mission takes 3 hours

I have no source but I remember hearing under Advent rules there are no pets or livestock allowed period. Also the aliens eat green goop made of people so yea, pros and cons.

>>323628658
Also gave us snayyk tits.
What's not to love about them?.......

>>323642816
where are people getting all this deep lore, streams?

>>323643092
Yeah. Devs released an incomplete build to a few streamers, I think it was last month. Not to mention they themselves have been opening up to some deep stuff on their Youtube channel.

Doesn't really bother me seeming as they're most likely going to have 3 acts much like EU.

I think they should have brought back Shen as a geriatric or cybernetic abomination instead of his gadget girl daughter.

>>323633337
Kill yourself Ayy fucker The earth belongs to the humans peace my ass

>>323642945
yeah the furshit you mentioned

so what's gonna happen
>game ends with the conflict awakening sleeping aliens in the sea
or
>aliens summon elder god from other dimension

>>323643092
The Green goop stuff was the analysis of the Alien Food containers you got in EU/EW.

So we know that they aren't above mixing human in with the other nutrients.

Loving the alien