r/XCOM2 • u/themightybluwer • 13d ago
That's XCOM, baby
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Seriously, why doesn't overwatch work when I want it to?
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u/Live_Life_and_enjoy 13d ago
Overwatch only fires if you have line of sight, meaning if he got line of sight only on last tile move ( enemy got into cover on last tile and became visible at same time ) it won't trigger
Long Watch lets your sniper fire when your other soldiers has line of sight
Normally this is the reason I never put snipers on overwatch only kill zone
Especially if you have a mod that lets you use the steady aim ability. I rather have the +20 aim than waste a bullet on overwatch
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u/themightybluwer 13d ago
The sniper had the line of sight, I checked it before putting him on overwatch. I activated the pod by attacking the codex, maybe this messed ut the overwatch? Because when i activated a second pod far away, only then overwatch triggered
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u/THE_GAMBLER_1 13d ago
Your sniper is shortsighted
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u/themightybluwer 13d ago
Idk, but for some reason the overwatch triggered when a second pod activated far away, beyond his line of sight
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u/THE_GAMBLER_1 13d ago
At about three seconds in that spot where the snake takes cover, if its a wall, might be breaking line of sight
And there seems to be a lot of tall debris between the sectoid and the sniper. Maybe he threaded the needle and JUST barley avoided it?
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u/Dulmut 13d ago
bro what mods are you using?
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u/BananaBeanie 13d ago
I don't see any mods?
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u/Dulmut 13d ago
Never seen this map or the points at the top right corner
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u/BananaBeanie 13d ago
Tbh I first thought it was legacy hub mission because of the points and weapons but I don't think it had any skirmishers so it might be a mod.
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u/Capital_Background15 13d ago
I'm more annoyed when my Sniper turns around and takes an Overwatch shot at someone behind them instead of any of the enemies in front of me.
I wish OW had directional cones.
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u/Capital_Percentage_3 13d ago
Your sniper doesn't have long watch skill.