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[Mephansteras]

Haven't had a chance to watch the videos yet, although I'm trying to catch up.

Depending on how you use them, Samurai can make decent officers. They don't do a whole lot at range, so doing command stuff until you need them to rush in and slash people can work out all right.

If you're using them more as scout/flankers then of course being an officer isn't too helpful.

[Strife26]

I just watched the beginning of 21 and now I can't stop laughing.

[Ashsaber]

Start of Day 6:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1xUmNnXs0&list=PL3DU-AFaZHocqbhSDq9inWvtInA5emo0W&index=37

Operation Mandible Section
-10 man "Raid" Operation
Featuring - Disgrace, Silver.
MVP: Arguably Silver, for being the damage sponge for the team.
(This is also the video given in the link and is a 45 minute long mission)
In a nutshell: Oh my god mistakes were made

Operation Caravan Coil
Link - https://youtu.be/ekV5VlTSXBU
Sabotage yet another Monument Mission
Featuring - One-shot.
MVP - Deep Six the not-chaingun-Goku
In a nutshell - Massive amounts of gun happened.

Operation Initiates of the Bowl
Link - https://youtu.be/togSETc9Gt4
Destroy Relay Mission
Featuring - (Nobody in Bay12).
MVP - Meatshield the Advent Drone
In a nutshell - We stole their shit and used it against them to great effect.

Operation Prudent Caves
Link - https://youtu.be/McAEr8tdG48
Escort VIP out of city
Featuring - Not-Graverobber (the fake one)
MVP - Arguably nobody.
In a nutshell - Much fuckery by our team and by the miracle of rookie difficulty we made it out ok.

Spoiler: Promotions (click to show/hide)

Brass
-Field Surgeon (Reduce wound recovery time for party)
-Ever Vigilant (Auto-overwatch at the end of 2 moves)
-Failsafe (No negatives on hacking)

Disgrace
-Covert (enemy detection range -20%)
-Hunter Instincts (gun damage +2 versus flanked target)
-Blademaster (melee: +1 damage, +10 hit)

One-Shot
-Long Watch (Overwatch uses squadsight)
-Phantom (remain concealed on first discovery)
-Deadshot (Crit+10)

Shock&Awe
-Concussion Rocket (rocket that deals shit damage but disorient/stun and leaves smoke)
-Shredder (gun attack reduce armor)
-Burnout (flamethrower makes smoke around user)

Galena
-Killer Instinct (when run and gun is active, crit+50)
-Stun Gunner (arc thrower hit increase)
-Fortify (Activate to get more def for turn)

Graverobber
-Training Discipline (move+3, dodge+20)
-Yamabushi Heritage (armor+2, defense+15, regen 2 hp/round, up to 6)
-Cutthroat (melee ignore armor, +2 crit dmg, +15 crit chance)

Ensign Redshirt
-Locked On (+10 aim, +10 hit per shot on target)
-Pump Action (saw off ammo +2)
-Suppression (can suppress)

Other notes:
-Brass is now an officer.
-Everyone currently on the roster is in. If God be willing I will remember to use them (more often).
-Everyone currently in (with exception of Lord British and Kaos) need promotions, and probably their next tier promotions.

[Greatness942]

I'll catch up when I'm not distracted by other stuff.

Mirihero Sakurai: Blademaster.

Anne Schmidt: Phantom

Eto Shuzaka: Concussion Rocket

Ensign Redshirt: Locked On

[Burnt Pies]

Silver'll take Killer Instinct, it fits her intended role as a guaranteed kill on anything short of a sectopod. To continue that theme, she'd also like to requisition a laser sight and talon rounds whenever they're available.

And maybe a smoke grenade if that sort of mission happens often.

[Ashsaber]

@Greatness942
Updates noted, and no pressure on the videos. It's all pretty samey after a while.

@Burnt Pies
I should remember that smoke grenade exist in the future.

[Ashsaber]

Starting point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muZxk5laet4&index=43&list=PL3DU-AFaZHocqbhSDq9inWvtInA5emo0W

Spoiler: Operations (click to show/hide)

Operation Toxin Gulf (Part 32)
Mission: Beat NPC and take him home.
Featuring: Disgrace, One-Shot
Damage: one NPC dude got winged.

Operation Book of the Preacher (Part 33)
Mission: Extract VIP from city
Featuring: Graverobber
Damage: Nothing serious.

Operation Murmuring Fjord (Part 34)
Mission: Destroy Alien Relay
Featuring: The Surgeon (first mission for him)
Damage: Literally everybody but the Surgeon.

Operation Taker Siege (Part 35)
Mission: Hack Computer
Featuring: Shock&Awe, Ensign Redshirt, King George IX
Damage: The redshirt and the King
Notables: Snakes like Kings.

Operation Flaming Bean (Part 36)
Mission: Extract VIP from city
Featuring: Shock&Awe, Brass
Damage: NOthing serious.
Notables: Best alien ambush (against us) to date.

Operation Refuge Sentry (Part 37)
Mission: Rescue VIP from prison
featuring: Nobody important.

Spoiler: Promotions (click to show/hide)

Disgrace
-Shadowstrike (when concealed, hit+50, crit +50)
-Evasive (dodge+100 until hit)
-Bladestorm (Bladestorm)

Brass
-Field Surgeon (Wound time down)
-Ever Vigilant (Free overwatch after two moves)
-Failsafe (no hack penalty) [If a promotion is not selected, I will go with this one for the next session]

Shock&Awe
-Tandem Warheads (explosives don't have damage falloff)
-Formidable (Armor+1, take less explosive damage)
-Phosphorous (Flamethrowers hurt mechanical)

Surgeon (Darkening Kaos)
-Death From Above (kill target from higher place doesn't end turn)
-Rapid targetting (free holo use)
-Snap Shot (fire after move)

King George IX
-Ghostwalker (Detection-40%, activated)
-Low Profile (Partial cover counts as full)
-Cuttthroat (Melee crit damage+2, crit chance +15)

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Shen's Last Gift has revealed itself (mission has no infiltration time)

Which priority should we go with?
1. Business as usual (establish more contacts and do more missions)
2. Liberation missions (start infiltrating towers)
3A. Shen's Last Gift (though we'll need to wait on enough lasers for a full group of six)
3B. Shen's Last Gift without full laser complement.

[Strife26]

Lets go with Ever Vigilant for Blase, an unorthodox but possibly useful option. Effectively, it'd require that he do a dash into a blind corner to be useful, but for total stealth, that's actually very useful in my experience.

Besides, taking failsafe means that there's no chance for him to fail a hack to set up an ambush on the reinforcements.

[Mephansteras]

For the Technical Graverobber, I think I'll take her and redo her a bit.

Name: Lydia Black
Nickname: Hellion

Looks: Something like this

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Ashsaber]

@Mephansteras
I'm gonna have a fun time figuring this one out.

@Strife26
Got it.

[Greatness942]

Eto Shuzaka: Phosphorus

Mirihero Sakurai: Shadowstrike

[Darkening Kaos]

     The Surgeon will choose: Rapid Targeting.

     I've yet to watch the vid, my net-access is shit at the moment, and Youtube always gives me trouble as well.

     As for priority missions, at present I'd try to focus on both 1 and 2.

[Mephansteras]

Shen's Last Gift has revealed itself (mission has no infiltration time)

Which priority should we go with?
1. Business as usual (establish more contacts and do more missions)
2. Liberation missions (start infiltrating towers)
3A. Shen's Last Gift (though we'll need to wait on enough lasers for a full group of six)
3B. Shen's Last Gift without full laser complement.

Hmmm, I'm inclined to go 2. 3A might be ok, depending on how familiar you are with that mission. I have found it is much easier once you know what to expect. Although I haven't tried it with LW2 yet, so I don't know if they changed anything.

[Burnt Pies]

I don't think it's been changed very much in LW2 aside from SPARKs no longer getting shred on normal gunshots as standard. So, bring along some shred of your own.

I'll vote 3a, with a side of 2. We do need to prioritise a liberation somewhere.

[Ashsaber]

List Start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMybutrYHpA&list=PL3DU-AFaZHocqbhSDq9inWvtInA5emo0W&index=50

Spoiler: Operations (click to show/hide)

Operation Famous Warehouse
https://youtu.be/AMybutrYHpA
Type: VIP Capture
Features: One-shot
Notables: XCOM interrupted an ADVENT museum visit and shot everyone to death.

Operation Hate Cause
https://youtu.be/RrkjJiCVos0
Type: Hacking Computers
Features: Disgrace, Hellion (newcomer)
Notables: 2 tactical screwups and nobody knows how to dodge.

Operation Dementia Alley
https://youtu.be/V-ijULfZnLk
Type: VIP Capture
Features: Galena
Notables: Things go boom.

Operation Phoenix Cap (Important)
https://youtu.be/k5peJ5GWCbU
Type: Tower Capture
Features: Brass, Graverobber
Notables: Samurai Honor rescue captured girl!

Operation Silk Canid
https://youtu.be/xgMcTF3I60U
Type: Steal Item
Features: Nobody Important (Marvy, I guess)
Notables: Laser weapons gets used for the first time. It is glorious.

Operation Harvest Grove
https://youtu.be/iTv4NmvwUWk
Type: Rescue People
Features: Shock&Awe, Ensign Redshirt
Notables: ADVENT hated us with a burning passion.

Operation Rare Rifle
https://youtu.be/1QnyD3J8Fe0
Type: Rescue People
Features: Disgrace
Notables: Disgrace gets shot in the face trying to save a friend but is otherwise fine.

Spoiler: Promotions (click to show/hide)

One Shot
-Center Mass (Gun damage +1)
-Independent Tracking (Holodef duration +1)
-Low Profile  (Low cover is full)

Graverobber
-Lightning Reflexes (Lightning Reflexes)
-Untouchable (Blocks 1 hit after a kill)
-Implacable (Gets a bonus move after a kill)

Ensign Redshirt
-Aggression (Crit+5 per visible enemy, up to +30)
-Center Mass (Gun damage +1)
-Cool under Pressure (+10 aim on overwatch and can crit)

Hellion
-Concussion Rocket (pew pew for stun and smoke)
-Shredder (gun removes armor)
-Burnout (Fire causes smoke)

King George IX
-Ghostwalker (detection -40%)
-Low Profile (Low cover = high cover)
-Cutthroat (melee crit+15, crit dmg +2)

Current Mission Lineup-
-Normals (nobody cares about these)
-Attack Regional HQ (taking volunteers, infiltration type, 10 slots)
-Attack Tower (taking volunteers, 5 slots)
-Attack Alien Kings (fuck this mission for now)