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14th May '13 1:46:57 AM josh6243

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13th May '13 8:16:29 PM Jake

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* 3-hit combo from ''{{X-Com}}'': Cyberdisks, Psi-using aliens, and Chryssalids. Cyberdisks can fly and come with an accurate plasma cannon capable of rendering your units dead in a hurry, along with the fact that they [[CriticalExistenceFailure react violently]] [[MadeOfExplodium to dying]]. Best part about them? 50% chance they show up in the ''first month'', along with a psi-using alien. Oh yeah, those guys are fun, too. Once one of their allies spots ''one'' of your units, the psi-user amongst them gains the ability to go through your ''[[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard entire team]]'' for the unit with the lowest psi-defense (that you [[FakeDifficulty can't even see without the proper upgrade]]) and promptly makes that unit their bitch. Enjoy having that unit either run around randomly without their weapon, fire all over the place, or get Mind Controlled and take out 2 or 3 of their former teammates. The only way this crap gets more broken is when [[GameBreaker you get it]]. And then there are Chryssalids. [[http://ironshrinemaiden.deviantart.com/art/Pick-up-that-soap-83170472 Oh dear God there are Chryssalids.]] These things have one attack and one attack only: An infectious bite that instantly converts whatever was hit into a zombie (And kills tanks in a hurry). Said zombie becomes a new Chryssalid upon taking sufficient non-fire damage, which can then convert more units, and so on. And there is absolutely no defense against this bite: Your SuperSoldier of a Commander falls just as easily as your [[{{Redshirt}} Rookies]]. On top of this, they possess enough Time Units to charge at a unit from beyond visual range and transform it into a drooling zombie before the player is even sure it's there. Upon finding out that these things are involved in the mission, players are known to take drastic measures such as carrying a primed grenade at all times, killing civilians in the area to prevent them from being infected, and blowing up the body of every single Chryssalid that goes down, just to be sure.

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* 3-hit combo from ''{{X-Com}}'': Cyberdisks, Psi-using aliens, and Chryssalids. Cyberdisks can fly and come with an accurate plasma cannon capable of rendering your units dead in a hurry, along with the fact that they [[CriticalExistenceFailure react violently]] [[MadeOfExplodium to dying]]; the one advantage you do have against them is that they're much larger than a normal enemy and thus easier to hit, which is just as well because the only starter weapon that can reliably OneHitKill them is the rocket launcher. Oh, yeah; there's also a 50% chance that they'll show up in the ''first month'', along with a psi-using alien. And those guys are fun, too. Once one of their allies spots ''one'' of your units, the psi-user amongst them gains the ability to go through your ''[[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard entire team]]'' for the unit with the lowest psi-defense (that you [[FakeDifficulty can't even see without the proper upgrade]]) and promptly makes that unit their bitch. Enjoy having that unit either run around randomly without their weapon, fire all over the place, or get Mind Controlled and take out 2 or 3 of their former teammates. The only way this crap gets more broken is when [[GameBreaker you get it]]. And then there are Chryssalids. [[http://ironshrinemaiden.deviantart.com/art/Pick-up-that-soap-83170472 Oh dear God there are Chryssalids.]] These things have one attack and one attack only: An infectious bite that instantly converts whatever was hit into a zombie (And kills tanks in a hurry). Said zombie becomes a new Chryssalid upon taking sufficient non-fire damage, which can then convert more units, and so on. And there is absolutely no defense against this bite: Your SuperSoldier of a Commander falls just as easily as your [[{{Redshirt}} Rookies]]. On top of this, they possess enough Time Units to charge at a unit from beyond visual range and transform it into a drooling zombie before the player is even sure it's there. Upon finding out that these things are involved in the mission, players are known to take drastic measures such as carrying a primed grenade at all times, killing civilians in the area to prevent them from being infected, and blowing up the body of every single Chryssalid that goes down, just to be sure.

26th Apr '13 7:54:27 PM Papaga

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30th Jan '13 10:41:07 AM ChronoLegion

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** ''[[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]'' brings back the Cyberdisks (now with the ability to chuck grenades!) and Chryssalids, though it arguably nerfs psi-using aliens to just below the DemonicSpider threshold as they now rely on line of sight. However, it adds [[TheMenInBlack Thin Men]], who have the ability to spit a poison cloud with 100% accuracy, a high accuracy with their light plasma rifles, and burst into a poison cloud when killed.
*** Bonus points for these Chryssalids actually looking like a cross between a spider and a [[{{Starcraft}} hydralisk]] and being able to leap on and off the top of buildings. However, they have been nerfed to the point where their attack doesn't mean instant death. They can only infect those they kill, and you can further protect your soldiers by equipping them with the [[LikeCannotCutLike Chryssalids' own carapace]]. The Sectopods, like in the original game, are still a major pain in the ass (especially since they can perform two attacks per turn with their WaveMotionGun and still use their reaction plasma turret or launch a missile barrage), although a [[TheHeavy Heavy]] with certain skills and a rocket (or guided fusion) launcher can make short work of them in later stages.

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24th Jan '13 3:48:59 AM Korodzik

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24th Dec '12 5:36:22 AM Korodzik

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