XCOM 2 : Sectopod, one shot kill

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[@bananacheese2]

Ranger turns to the support. “That still only counts as one!”

[@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025]

Gimly In An Alternate Timeline Be Like:

[@victoro9299]

😄

[@VaNDaIUKR]

Yep, Sectopod gives exactly the same xp as Advent trooper - 1xp

[@trumediamix1]

"Well that "one" almost killed you, and where's the fun in keeping score by myself?"

[@Hydra_mYi]

😂

[@Fyrebrand18]

That flanked ranger owes that support a life time of drinks.

[@jpheitman1]

If the squad is under my command, that is equal to one drink. Maybe two if I save-scum.

[@bloodred255]

yeah its the commanders's fault for overwatching everyone instead of,,,, using the supports shot as a regular shot or using the supports drone as protection for the ranger. I suppose he could have dashed the support into overwatch with the perk at captain? and I suppose the ranger could have been protected by untouchable.

[@DanStaal]

@@bloodred255 The support was dashed - there's the notification for the 'Ever Viligant'. No one else had line of sight on the sectopod where it was. The overwatches were justified, since if it hadn't been for the repeater they might need the firepower. Biggest problem is that the ranger was likely dashed to that cover in the first place - should have moved everyone else up to keep up with him and not dashed into unknown. However, I suspect the ranger (and possibly the rest of the squad) was in stealth before the dash...

[@biostar4]

Well that's one ironic statement Lifetime support of drinks

[@Dcook85]

Aliens: WTF! Player: THAT'S XCOM BABY!

[@LazyartistLast]

my favorite execution kill was against the berserker queen. first time she showed up (in that playthrough) and everyone was missing. thought my squaddie ranger was about to die, already missed twice. put her into overwatch so she could at least get a shot off before dying. queen charged, game froze for a second, and then the next thing i hear is Bradford saying we killed her. she had maybe one square missing and full armor when she got to the ranger. i didnt even remember giving her the shotgun with execution on it, and i almost jumped out of my chair with how happy i was.

[@rodi8266]

and then the advent trooper killed here with a 10% hit chance

[@thomasprice7893]

The alien leaders are all so bullshit I always send 2+ snipers with execute (the rifles don't even have any other attachments - I think execute is garbage on sniper rifles so I have separate rifles just for this purpose) and send either a phantom ranger or a reaper to safely spot them so the snipers can just plink them to death with ease.

[@B20C0]

@@thomasprice7893 If you have a Reaper, why not just go for Banish + advanced/superior repeater + extended mag? With a superior repeater and 7 rounds the chance for an execution is ~79%, with advanced repeater it's still ~52%.

[@thomasprice7893]

@@B20C0 Because banish is 100% reveal chance, therefore ~79% execute chance represents a 21% chance the thing survives and fucks the Reaper in the ass I don't think you appreciate the depth of hatred and disrespect I want to convey to these things - I want to put them down like dogs with ZERO (0) chance to fight back

[@randomintrovertedspider7510]

@@B20C0 Add in Inside Knowledge (Weapon mods effects are increases), AP Rounds, and a Superior scope (From the research that unlocks the third slot), you have a mini nuke to deal with a tough enemy, whether or not Execution gets activated.

[@veteranimperial718]

Ladies and gentlemen, these are the same xenos that conquered earth.

[@ChickenRieder]

Repeaters didn't exist in 2015

[@incompetencelogistics8924]

@@ChickenRieder the aliens didn't account for one thing when they invaded: stupid rng bullshit

[@jacobely6826]

@@incompetencelogistics8924 its only fair, we lost EU/EW because of stupid rng bullshit. the repeater is how xcom turns those tables against the advent!

[@himedo1512]

There also wasn't repeaters in the first invasion. Also not the same xenos, these are actually better. Do you forget original sectopods or something?

[@battlesheep2552]

IIRC the aliens didn't pull their punches in the XCOM 2 lore like they did in EU/EW, they just kicked XCOM's butt before it had a chance to reverse engineer alien tech and get the good weapons.

[@inquisitionagent9052]

That ranger is next level blessed. As if the hand of RN-Gesus parted the heavens and guided that plasma shot directly through a weakspot, into the fighting compartment of the vehicle. Killing the driver and saving that man's life. That's xcom baby!

[@VisceralV]

Sectos don't have drivers :P

[@rory8182]

@@VisceralV shhh, let the child have their fun

[@TheNapster153]

​@@VisceralVOld model from The Bureau game had them. Modern ones I assume have Sectoid organic pieces in them somewhere.

[@Skullhawk13]

@@TheNapster153no, the name is because humans incorrectly assumed them to be piloted by Sectoids. None of the aliens are called by their real names, and that includes mechs. It’s 100% AI, in both games. The bureau is not really accurate in a lot of ways, it’s “broad strokes.” Canon, not every detail canon.

[@FightCain]

Lol, and I can’t even play XCOM on normal without save scumming every mission.

[@ChickenRieder]

Cause and effect

[@Yukimurasanada29]

I used to before but my current campaign i dont savescum anymore, killed all the chosen already and only lost 2 soldiers.

[@ScottieMacF]

Takes a few games to get good at it. After a while you don't even bother putting your guys in cover half the time. Enemies never get a turn.

[@fishyfinthing8854]

Whenever I play a game I would look at all kind of guides, tips and tricks. Knowledge is power.

[@samuelaraujomedeiros6682]

Try Ironman on an easier difficulty. You'll get the hang of it. Than you can move up to a harder difficulty setting if you want.

[@Dragonblaster1]

I had a sniper's Superior Repeater kick in twice in three missions. The first was on the Berserker Queen (yay!) and the second was also on a Sectopod. The only other time it went off in that campaign was on an Elite Shieldbearer with about two health left and no shield, when she was on Long Watch. If only the flaming Gatekeeper had moved first!

[@skullthunder3181]

you won't have luck for the rest of your life now

[@DariousTheDark]

I actually started playing again, and received the Meat Over Metal Trophy yesterday.

[@skullthunder3181]

+sean murray what's that

[@beyondgaming6963]

@@skullthunder3181 The achievement for killing a sectopod the same turn that you encounter it... I got it the first time I ever encountered a sectopod... which was amazing and very lucky with 2 Crit shots

[@skullthunder3181]

Beyond Gaming yah i know that now i got the trophy thanks to a repeater kill several months ago. unfortunately, i ended up having to save scum that mission because my squad was getting killed

[@skullthunder3181]

Beyond Gaming ....yyyyyyah, ok thats hard to believe

[@pendagar449]

EXECUTED WITH IMPUNITY

[@Marceleleco16]

Wrong game but matches perfectly lol

[@thomasmackenzie989]

Prodigious size does not dissuade the sharpened blade.

[@wherethetatosat]

Oh dang, I was thinking it was going to be a deadeye, crit, high roll, specialty ammo type of deal. Always cool to see an execution on a powerful enemy. On the last mission, one of my specialists was just having a terrible time. Constantly triggering waves early, missed like 80% of her Overwatch shots even after holo-targetting was applied, and missed like half of her normal shots. Once the Avatars started popping up, we were about to be flanked next turn. She got the first Overwatch shot and...executed a full HP Avatar. It caused that side's pod to hold back for a turn.

[@Wyvern201]

I had a repeater kill all three alien rulers, take out the chosen at like 3 encounters and 2 sectopods in my entire first run. It was ludicrous

[@Packwatch2022]

repeater is the only way to make alien rulers worth it. I hate those things

[@bozzutoman]

The Lord of RNG occasionally giveth.

[@BeeWaifu]

I love how it seems to take a moment to realize that it's dead.

[@dominicdeluca7113]

I’ve gotten executions on the Chosen Warlock in his stronghold as he was on his final phase

[@thomasohare]

Sharpshooter with bluescreen +/- darkclaw absolutely murders sectopods (and everything else for that matter)

[@jare3459]

sectopod: ok time to kill 3 or heavy damage 6....why do I hear boss music?

[@NRV0]

Always nice to see some console love.

[@Blake_Stone]

"Just click heads, bra."

[@the_frenchiest_fry6577]

My favorite thing I've learned about sectopods is that: 1: they can be executed. 2: you can hack them and control them

[@Pulmonox]

"Hmmm... maybe we should write that spot down?"

[@AximandTheCursed]

"Oh yeah, definitely got the lucky execution, definitely"

[@thomasohare]

Never works for me when I want it even with Banish, extended mag and "20% instant kill chance". I never get it against a tough enemy.

[@fishyfinthing8854]

The 5-15% although small but it's always there. Sometime it could save you in a least expecting way.

[@Alex-ui8xp]

Reaper + Banish + repeater = what chosen

[@beyondgaming6963]

That 5% instant kill chance... and you get it... damn... RNG loves you and hates me... had 99% chance to hit, had to hit the shot or the mission failed... my soldier missed...

[@Metoria331]

"call the ambulance!! but not for me!"

[@serpentwolf5582]

I love how you had to stop and probably pray to that guy for the rest of it XD

[@someone6u6dont6no]

had this happened with the archon king lol hit him once to take his armour down and the second hit killed him even though I only took 2 health out and his armour

[@famaplay]

u won the lottery duuude

[@Tom-H1]

he was very vigilant

[@bobmartin9918]

That callsign is oddly appropriate.

[@shikikankillzone4239]

The aliens would have lost in XCOM 1 if repeaters existed back then

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

Its like the shot snapped it "neck"

[@O5680]

Somebody just got a promotion!

[@Hitman2b]

you know why i love this game sniper are OP especially in the first game if well place in high ground with shared vision they can be very deadly

[@plinius902]

i was in a ovni mission in vanilli and i got a execution and 2 hair triggers from both of my rangers with normal equipment, not even advanced

[@nemesisevil792]

Прикольно!

[@cyllananassan9159]

in long war they have 4 shields and 3 full lines of health... on rookie mode

[@DariousTheDark]

I created my own long war on Enemy Within. I just never researched the gate to assault the enemy ship.

[@Keluvorangesoda06]

This guy kills a sector pod with 1 shot cause have a 5% repeated chance and my guys seems to not even hit a target when there's 95% chance to hit

[@leonrblitz4351]

Thats Xcom for you Huray!

[@danielgally6389]

Memes aside was that am execution kill

[@azariah_kyras]

Repeaters stay winning

[@Nicofaster21]

in my playthrough i must have had less than 5 execution kills, but the very first one was against my first sectopod, big ass scary robot, only to be inmediately destroyed by a lone dude

[@purple_1884]

Wasn't as anticlimactic as Chosen Hunter getting executed during Stronghold mission in my last run

[@jhur7588]

Just the other day one of my snipers one shot the Archon King, and carried the rest of the mission

[@davidoftheforest3822]

I had a panicked Ranger 2 shot kill the Assassin boss. Shes like AHHHH bang bang *dead*

[@alpha198delta]

When you execute a big thing.

[@Ambu570]

**Luck credits -99999**

[@borislav5928]

"and stay down"

[@AxoCatWasTaken]

This is going to be blessed by the algorithm soon so... Take your "been here before this guy got 20 subs" ticket here

[@igorstaniaszek2438]

impressive

[@sparkedlemur1065]

Neat

[@kaiserschnitzel89]

I can't understand it when people call specialists "a worthless class."

[@penguinmaster11321]

they're your medics and sectopod poppers, who in gods name would call them useless?

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

Their main draw is anti-mech, forced damage, or team wide protection. If you get lucky they can take clip size overwatch shots. The issue is... compared to everything else this isn't as good. Grenadiers and Psi do forced damage, Sharpshooter are anti-mech naturally, and team wide protection is done by killing everything. Specialists are best for overwatch or Sectopods on the fragile objective. With Factions this also means you're replacing one of your base squad... Specialist is the best to replace. Ranger - Rapid Fire and scouting. Grenadier - Deny cover + damage. Sharpshooter - Anti-mech, weak enemies, and priority targets. Psi - AoE initiation, certain kills, no loot destruction. Spark - 3 actions in 1 turn incase of emergencies. Faction character

[@MGSLurmey]

@@Buglin_Burger7878 I seriously disagree, especially early game. Having a field medic is an absolute *requirement* for every mission unless you want to lose half your soldiers by the midgame.

[@lanceleader163]

Rainman indeed

[@JonatasAdoM]

On overwatch covering fire no less!

[@lordcaedus8713]

Nobody made fun of the support classes after that battle

[@knox7945]

He's not called rainman for nothing.

[@theresgoldinthesecomments4067]

Sniper rifle with the right perks can do the trick.

[@lobonocturno420]

0.30 how much damage did it give ?

[@starlightdragon2665]

And that is why you take repeaters

[@zafelrede4884]

Yeah those weapon mods are a little OP lol.

[@gollygosh]

Me who’s played 2 playthroughs and never seen a repeater

[@residentrump3271]

Is it just me, or are Sectopods WAAAAAY easier in this game than the previous XCOM console game?

[@ja-mesche6691]

But the other enemies types are also way harder and more variants, so that kinda balance it out, especially if u are playing War Of The Chosen

[@zafelrede4884]

You have a lot more ways to take them out quickly.

[@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT]

That's XC... Hey! That's not the way it's suppose to work! You wound me. 😢

[@tanksniper380]

The hell did you manage that

[@Dragonblaster1]

@Sreerag Nair Or the advanced one in the middle.

[@dylanstevens3744]

my last campaign i did this to the archon king

[@greyd.99xsome]

Well, how about that?😏

[@Eothr]

...HOW?!

[@nautilus5922]

I mean, it WAS a prototype

[@orctrihar]

Ah yes, does a one shot on a spectre by by a weapon gear with the second reflex shot, game never let the turn end, really funny.

[@mwbgaming28]

Now try it without a repeater

[@starplatinumrqm]

well, idk why this video has more than 10 views honestly

[@Keluvorangesoda06]

I'm starting to regret using repeaters having a benefit proc once every 40 missions usually on someone that doesn't matter over something that helps on every mission seems The same as playing the lottery yeah you have a chance to win millions but you also have a chance of just save your money

[@incompetencelogistics8924]

Depends on the repeater. Superior repeaters on someone who can shoot s lot will proc very often, meanwhile a normal repeater on a ranger may be less useful

[@bornforburning777]

Repeaters ought to be stuck on weapons that are going to be shot a lot. Reaper with expanded mag + banish, ranger with double tap and maybe also a hair trigger mod; death from above on anything BUT a sharpshooter, serial with, again, expanded mag or (I think) advanced autoloader, and probably skirmishers, if you are running those. Think about ways to maximize RNG dice-teamwork, any kind of bonus action that isn't parry or free movement, etc. Repeater is a very meta-game type weapon mod. It's not about maximizing damage on a specific shot; it's about maximizing damage long-term due to making informed decisions about how to stack the odds in your favor. But yes. 5% repeater is generally quite bad. 10% is a massive improvement, from 1/20 to 1/10.

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

​@@bornforburning777 The issue is if you play maximizing hit chance this often means destroying cover and not getting benefit from repeaters or they are better replaced with hair trigger.

[@vexn3699]

Ah, the repeater... A small but significant chance to get some payback at the game for it's bullshit.

[@OneTwoMark]

Was this the chance to instant kill gun mod or something?

[@DariousTheDark]

OneTwoMark, no mods, just ranked up players. I don't remember if it was a soldier perk.

[@kaslam_]

The standard repeater have 5% chance to instant kill. That's probably what happened.

[@MGSLurmey]

Yes, it's the "gun mod" called the Repeater. How people misunderstood your comment to think you were talking about game mods is beyond me.

[@dark1blade554]

What mod is the movement?

[@DariousTheDark]

Ever Vigilant

[@commandermicrowave4905]

I too one shotted an archon king

[@stefanhaken5132]

People get 1 kill on a AT-ST but I cannot hit with 90%....... from above........ at close range.......

[@xXFeralArtsXx]

Let's be honest, EVERYONE here has put execution on someone and completely forgot about it only to be reminded by a mid-combat clutch execution out of nowhere. xD

[@lancourt]

There's a reason you put repeaters on every gun you can

[@chocolat2934]

what dafuk are your gears m8?

[@DariousTheDark]

what?

[@BrianFlyingPenguin]

@@DariousTheDark Pray tell, what equipment was assigned to that marvellous marksman, my good sir?

[@miguelmolinasalta]

excomunicado

[@Deadvalley200]

I’ve done this

[@aleksandrgordeev8924]

Hoooow? Oo

[@Yubnub_dunduY]

Repeater obviously

[@JohnnyGaunt]

Pero wtf.

[@user-lh8pk1dn7f]

yeah, makes sense that in the same game you can miss on a 100% chance

[@DariousTheDark]

I have one of those videos as well

[@zafelrede4884]

That's not possible unless it's a bug.

[@N1k4_Gr1v]

Stupid 50/50 chance

[@goldeneyekiller101]

Meh repeater kills aren't impressive anymore

[@batman_2004]

Lol sectopod is weak in xcom 2.

[@blackcat19778]

I find this design so lazy compared to XCOM. Like how the hell are you able to stand on these little feet? Who designed this model? A 4 y.o. ?