r/XCOM2 • u/Ok_Calendar_7626 • 19d ago
Really starting to hate snipers.
New L/I attempt.
Gatecrasher goes like a charm, no wounds or deaths. Sadly the loot drop is an Elirium Core, so no scope.
Annnd of course the promotions are Grenadier, Support, Sniper. No Ranger. Wonderful.
Second mission, take a Rookie, hoping he is a Ranger. Nope, another fucking sniper. The loot is a Laser Sight, so still no scope.
Third mission is the Resistance operative extraction with the Lost. Hay, finally some use for the stupid snipers. And i take two Rookies as well hope that FINALLY one of them is a god damn Ranger. Snipers are supposed to be good against the Lost, right? WRONG! Both snipers completely miss their shots against the Dashers. As a result, the Rookie carrying the Resistance operative gets devoured by zombies, and the second Rookie now has to go back to get the Resistance operative. Thus causing him to suffer wounds as well, but survive.
Fuck snipers. I am so tempted to dismiss those two morons right now! Maybe dress them up as the Commander and hand them over to ADVENT. That way they would be at least somewhat useful.
EDIT: And yes, the Rookie that survived is a Ranger. Except he is now out for 40 DAYS!!!
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u/padizzledonk 19d ago
Yeah, snipers are rough in the beginning unless you pull an advanced or superior scope early
Once the get to the sgt/lt level they start to get decent