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Static Link
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over 8 years ago
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
over 8 years ago
@zitro: The bear hero or whatever he is got hit by the static, so it made his fur stand on end all fluffy-like, and the blonde chick is hugging him like a teddy bear.
over 8 years ago
Recommended Second Wave settings
-Red Fog
-Commander Choice
-Aiming Angles
-Perfect Information

Also, for first time play for first time play to make things faster and easier:
-Dynamic War
-Cinematic Mode
-The Friendly Skies
over 8 years ago
Sees name. "Oh wow, Zelda comic!"
Read name one more time. "Wait a second! Static linking? Is this programming joke about Zelda?"
Read comics about Dota and some Diablo clone. Way to kill all that buildup!
over 8 years ago
Ergo: knocking down a UFO to 90%, 75% or 60% hp, if it's a wanderer, gives it a 80%, 50%, or 10% chance, respectively, of succeeding it's mission.
over 8 years ago
You may notice that as you damage a UFO, the yellow explosion effects appear. That means you've knocked it down to less than 50% hp. For Wandering UFOs, that means you've disrupted their mission, as their success rate is 100% to 0% when their *HP* is 100% to FIFTY per cent.
over 8 years ago
Targeted UFOs zoom in on a straight line and land: they're abduction/terror missions and such. You have to down them to stop them.
Wanderers flit around for a while: they are on bombing runs and satellite hunts and such: you don't *need* to kill them outright...
over 8 years ago
Keeping pressure on them can keep them from building up the resource requirement THEY have to upgrade their ships and do base assaults... if you're doing well.
There's two UFO flight patterns: wanderers and targeted.
over 8 years ago
The aliens DO have resources and research, just like you. This can lead to the aliens gaining abilities and stats (et voila: http://ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Alien_Life_Forms_%28Long_War%29 ) The UFOs too.
over 8 years ago
Your HANGARS can be invaded. Your base can be invaded. Both multiple times.

There IS game balance. If you're doing badly: the canisters will have more meld: use it for upgrades and gene mods; this gives you a fighting chance.
If you're doing well, they'll have less meld.
over 8 years ago
And it's INSANELY difficult to have the manpower to take on every UFO and mission: some times you'll have to just take the hit: don't worry, you can liberate the country later with a Alien Base Assault (there's multiple assaults possible now).
And speaking of YOUR base....
over 8 years ago
Going back to Long War, I feel I need to emphasize: in BASIC XCOM, expect to die.
ESPECIALLY in Long War, you gonna die. A lot. You memorial wall may/will consist of most of your soldiers you'll have.

Keep in mind the fatigue rules.
over 8 years ago
nix that: i get it. it's just hard to tell that he's not always supposed to be fuzzy, because i've only seen him once ever normally, and once ever in an altered state.
over 8 years ago
@Matthew Horstman: i don't get it :x
over 8 years ago
So.... is this how Annie look in dota2?
over 8 years ago
@SteventheSlayer: I apologize, I didn't notice the purple bear thing got fluffier.

I should have been able to see this one.
over 8 years ago
Okay, Jo, see? THIS is a good DOTA joke. Because it's funny without needing to be explained to anyone who hasn't played the game.
over 8 years ago
@Otter: So the Simpsons character is named "Daddy Nahasapeemapetilon"? :p
over 8 years ago
@Technature: Everybody SHOULD get the joke about static electricity, but as for what Static Link is: it's a spell Razor casts which sends out a tendril of lightning to drain away the strength of his enemy (so they don't hit as hard) and transfer it to Razor (so Razor hits harder).
over 8 years ago
@Technature: Either this is subtle sarcasm, in which case, good job, ya got me, or you are really trying hard to be stupid. I mean, a little kid could figure this out. Ferocious bear + static electricity = fluffy cute bear.
over 8 years ago
Oh boy, more jokes for a game with a shit ton of details that I don't play and thus won't understand. Yaaaaaaaay.
over 8 years ago
@Otter: She's saying "AAAAAAAW", but the capital A's got smooshed together with the W.
over 8 years ago
Translation note: Bumerangue is the Portalgeese word for Boomerang, because Jo is Bazillion.
over 8 years ago
That is a total friend-zone hug.

Ursa better recognize the real danger is having to carry Crystal Maiden's shit for the next 6 months before getting friend-dumped.

KEEP RUNNING, URSA!
over 8 years ago
Why does Crystal Maiden say "Apu"? Apu means Daddy in my language, Ursa is not his dad. :D

(Yeah, I know it's supposed to be like a noise of endearment, before someone tries to correct it.)
over 8 years ago
Comic says "Stactic" Link
over 8 years ago
Fluffy!
Mr. Al
over 8 years ago
D'aaaw ^.^
Also, what, I'm first? That never happens. Feels... odd...