XCOM 2: WOTC Beginner's Guide to Survival

These are my Top 10 Tips for defeating the alien menace in XCOM 2: War of the Chosen.
XCOM 2: WOTC Advanced Survival Guide
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"Faster Than Light, Far Beyond Eyes, Nova Siberia OC Remix, Cosmic Visions" by Big Giant Circles
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Dead Men Walking
2:28 Exploring The Map
3:56 Designated Scout
4:45 Gold Is Dangerous
5:21 Beware Of Overwatch
6:13 Predict The Enemy
7:08 Build Guerrilla Tactics
7:39 Modular Weapons
8:13 Ignore The Game/Devs
9:08 Bait The Enemy

[@gollygosh]

“The devs want you to die so it’s canon for Xcom 3” comedy gold

[@johnbower7452]

It is, but 3 is essentially Chimera squad which suggests you won. 😅

[@sortehuse]

Most important tip for surviving XCOM 2: DON'T PLAY ON LEGEND IRONMAN!!!

[@AngellusStar]

Nothing else is challenging enough to interest me though.

[@sortehuse]

@@AngellusStar Let me rephrase; If you need tips on how to survive XCOM2 then don't play on Legend Ironman, if you don't need tips on how to survive XCOM2 then go head 😀

[@marcellburton9349]

All u need is a good sniper and ranger

[@JamesDavis-iz1jz]

Commander be like: "Wait, I can tell them to run away? I forgot that was an option."

[@exoltik3199]

I think no matter the experience level, it's always great to hear an XCOM veteran's advice. Always helps to have a second opinion. Cheers! 👍

[@chonky2129]

"There are aim penalties to overwatch." oh... OHHHHH it's all starting to make sense because i use overwatch all of the the time lmfao

[@AngellusStar]

The OW penalty doesn't apply to shots taken during an ambush so he was mistaken about that. Of course you can still miss your shots unless they are 100% as I often do. That's why I usually don't put everyone on OW during an ambush; usually save 1 or 2 soldiers actions for afterwards.

[@sillymesilly]

Other commenter has mentioned that there no penalty for aim on OW.

[@AngellusStar]

​​​@@sillymesillythat's not actually what I said. I said there are no aim penalties for OW shots when they are taken as part of an ambush. In non-ambush situations OW penalties do apply. Not sure of the exact number penalty though; it's somewhere between -15 to -20 to the soldiers' aim.

[@FarmingUnclear]

Tip 1: save Tip 2: load Tip 3: repeat

[@dazta6738]

Just started this game last night. Fk man i'm gettin into this genre now. First game i ever played like this was Fire Emblem 👍 Like a game of chess with animations n sht 😆 Awesome games

[@BadPhD777]

Just started playing a few days ago. Really enjoying the turn based strategy and not having to make rushed decisions like when playing an RTS. I'm hooked!

[@Ruslakall]

Always take a reaper or a ranger with conceal on a mission for scouting and, get squad size upgrade. If you are lucky you may get the resistance order that freezes the mission timer until revealed, if you are fortunate enough to get it, use it

[@ausdoug974]

very helpful. The presentation is entertaining and I learned a lot. Thanks

[@30andBoard]

Great tips! Super helpful as I get back into XCOM2 :)

[@theafricanninja3224]

Use a Mimic Beacon in tight situations, place it behind cover but in line with enemy sight

[@mr.h1661]

Great video! I played the game a few years ago but never finished it (I gave up mid campaign). I'm returning to this game to finish it this time, this video was very helpful. Thanks!

[@sp1cychick3nsamm1ch9]

Awesome video buddy, I can’t seem to get past the second month but your tips are quick and understandable 👌 Im scared of what the avatar project turns out to be lol

[@napyet]

Hang in there! It can be rough. I won't spoil the Avatar project - but be prepared for a tough fight at the end!

[@insomnimac8368]

You got this. Take your time, low and slow. Just takes time and experience.

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

The best way to survive is to just embrace advent and be done with it.

[@FatalJapan]

I don't have a gaming pc to play xcom2 but I've put a good 600 hrs on xcom 2 on console. Wish i could play with some amazing mods.

[@KAEFARIK]

tip 2 flipped my brain, thank you!

[@AceGoodheart]

Best way to survive is to keep it on beginner level.

[@wolfe8035]

I had to sacrifice a Heavy Sgt so that my Templar I was trying to level up would survive. There were like 8 enemies, a mec had suppressed the heavy and a trooper on overwatch. Both my guys were 2 health so someone was gonna die...

[@Vnx]

Ignoring the crates on supply missions and hunting Advent sounds like how I play terror missions on EW. If there happens to be a civilian where i can grab them I will. Otherwise I focus on killing aliens to end the mission.

[@marcellburton9349]

Anakin i have da high ground 😂best tip for y’all

[@jessewilliams3166]

I love playing on legend. But I refuse Ironman in any game without godtier stability and lack of bugs. Too many runs I needed to load back because of a gamebreaking bug, a crash that made me auto fail a very winnable mission or just a genuine mis input cause i have a cat. I only save scum when it's one of those reasons but it's reason enough never to touch ironman. Otherwise amazing guide

[@Andrew-gc1ew]

Bro even life is Ironman and with unfair bugs

[@dazta6738]

Any games like this using UE4 or 5? Wanna try one of these in UEVR

[@VincentVanHalen55]

OK that happened to me too I thought the game was just mad And cheating when it dropped 2 Stun lancers and a priest on me in mission 2.

[@megazine]

The game is so hard. I don't know how players do the hardest difficulty on Ironman. Crazy

[@waffleman6666]

Only thing I can’t get over with in Xcom is when I lose a soldier I always feel like it’s because the RNG screwed me 80% chance to hit and miss and ether too late or I have to waste 3 other shots to bail out the guy I trouble and still lose a soldier never felt like damn that was a dumb move ima pay for just damn well that’s Xcom screw u over just cause

[@ChrisScoi]

But that's the point in the percentages 80% is 4/5 so the chance you miss is taxing

[@lucagubernati4695]

Comment erased as unrelated to ironman mode

[@Andrew-gc1ew]

He already told in the beginning of video that he will be talking about Ironman mode in highest difficulty

[@lucagubernati4695]

@@Andrew-gc1ew uhm the mode where game and game alone choose when to save? Perhaps i heard the word but i didn't understand the implication. I was just on my first playthrough looking for improvements. Thanks for clarification, i'll edit my comment.

[@DragonD_Dojima]

Im playing on normal and still getting my ass kicked

[@AngellusStar]

There are no aim penalties for OW when it is triggered as part of an ambush. You should get in habit of reading the tool tips on skyranger when it is in transit to and from a mission. Though of course in non-ambush situations there is always a penalty the ambush tactic would be almost pointless if there was a penalty for OW ambush shots. I agree with everything else you said although I'm no beginner so it was all already common sense to me.