Can a hopeless war be fun for players? Is an alien invasion with

>Can a hopeless war be fun for players?

Yes.

>Is an alien invasion with human(like) aliens lazy?

Only if you make it that way. Don't worry about making things unique make them good.

>>51008343
>Can a hopeless war be fun for players?

Yes if they aren't immature twats.

> Is an alien invasion with human(like) aliens lazy?

A bit, but who gives a fuck?

As long as the players are aware of what they're getting into then yes, absolutely.

>Is an alien invasion with human(like) aliens lazy?
Maybe, depends how you roll with it. If they're just Humans but Green/grey/blue then yes.

>>51008343
It sort of depends, I think.

If you mean hopeless as in "No chance of winning, no chance to do well, no real chance to damage control, everything's just terrible and you can't really do anything to change that" then I'm personally not much of a fan. That isn't to say that I require a happy ending, or even the ability to win the war, I'd just want to feel like I have a chance to matter. Maybe I won't have a chance to win the war, but we can win a few battles, right? Otherwise there just doesn't feel like there's any point to me fighting, we're just going to die anyway.

Adopt the rougelike mentality. Sure, eventually you're going to die and everything will go to shit, but you can still have goals and aspirations. Your Dorfs are all going to die and your fortress collapse, but you still have little victories underway.

Then again, a lot of in comes down to your particular group and their interests.

>>51008343

You mean like the canonical end to XCOM? Sure, like >>51008853 says, be sure to let them win battles every now and again, and have actions matter.

Maybe, if they do well enough, have the ayys come to a negotiating table and make some minor concessions.