History LetsPlay / XCOMNeedsYou

** Laser carbines, and before them normal carbines, are the WeaponOfChoice for this XCOM Project.

** Most rookies are treated as basically worthless, due to [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy their poor aim]] and [[WeHaveReserves how cheap they are to replace]]. They are often [[SuicideMission sent to grab Meld canisters in dangerous positions]] or [[TheBait drawing out overwatches]]. While [[EliteMooks above-average rookies]] are treated better due to their rarity, worse ones face this trope more and more, until [[UpToEleven the very worst]], who don't even go on missions, instead being relegated to janitorial duty.

* TheAce: A few soldiers have excelled over the course of the series. [Insert examples later.]

* ConcussionFrags: Unlike the vanilla game, Long War (and hence this series) averts it.

* GameMod: Played with one for XCOM: Enemy Within, specifically Long War.

* PsychicPowers: Sectoids, [[GameMod unlike in vanilla XCOM.]]
* RapidFireNo: On occasion.

** For Scouts, Marksman's Rifles and Strike Rifles (essentially SniperRifle lite), due to [=EnterElysium=] sending Scouts into close-range combat.
* VendorTrash: While it has many other uses, this is mostly what [=EnterElysium=] uses Meld for.
** To a lesser extent, due to both being sold more rarely and having more use outside such things, weapon fragments, alloy, and elerium are sometimes sold to pay for some project.

* FanNickname: In-universe, if nicknames of the Let's Player can be called such: [=EnterElysium=] does have a few nicknames for various elements and enemies in the game:
** The income you get from various nations is referred to as "[[Creator/ParadoxInteractive tax base]]".
** Seekers are referred to as "Squiddies".

** EXALT, full stop. Due to a combination of [[ZergRush numbers]], durability (relative to the aliens usually faced), [[StuffBlowingUp rocketeers and grenades for non-rocketeers]] (which could be used even when they were supposed to be unable to attack), and the fact that [[CaptainObvious they are fought on]] [[ScrappyMechanic covert ops missions]] which involve extra objectives and sometimes require cutting the team down to four members, [=EnterElysium=] absolutely loathes them. It gets better after he takes some advice on dealing with them, but they remain a pain.

LetsPlay/EnterElysium's LetsPlay of ''XCOM: Long War'', [[GameMod based on]] ''XCOM: Enemy Within'', DLC for ''[[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]'', [[VideoGameRemake based on]] the game X-COM: Enemy Unknown from 1994, which is also known as XCOM: UFO Defense [[OverlyLongGag in some territories]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMexJmh0lT0&list=PLR5ZBfGW6e1k84-aYaOAd4gJzIpQP5y22&index=33 specifically the USA]].

* AerithAndBob: Most soldiers are named after people in the comments section, with a few exceptions. This leads to names ranging from normal like [[WebVideo/Jimquisition Jim Sterling]] and Timothy Mclean, to odd like Harv Hocgaming and Y, down to utterly silly ones like [=ThePurple=] Xeno and ''Kitten Socks''.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Sawed-off shotguns have significantly higher damage than pistols, which they replace. However, they also [ShortRangeShotgun have terrible range]] and reduce movement speed. While occasionally used later on, a simple pistol is typically preferred.

*** Similarly, he often works

** As of Season 2, EnterElysium seems to be paying more attention to the other stats.

** Pistols, aside from poor damage and below-average range, lack the [BottomlessMagazines infinite ammunition] they have in vanilla XCOM. Even worse, enemies usually have damage reduction from armor or cover, so the poor damage of pistols is even more limiting. They are almost never used. When laser pistols are developed, a few are created to give to Snipers (for when they are attacked from close range) and Assaults or Scouts (for when they are attacked from long range), but even then they are underused.

[[LetsPlay/EnterElysium]]'s LetsPlay of ''XCOM: Long War'', [[GameMod based on]] ''XCOM: Enemy Within'', DLC for ''[[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]'', [[VideoGameRemake based on]] the game X-COM: Enemy Unknown from 1994, which is also known as XCOM: UFO Defense [[OverlyLongGag in some territories]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMexJmh0lT0&list=PLR5ZBfGW6e1k84-aYaOAd4gJzIpQP5y22&index=33 specifically the USA]].

[LetsPlay/EnterElysium]]'s LetsPlay of ''XCOM: Long War'', [[GameMod based on]] ''XCOM: Enemy Within'', DLC for ''[[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]'', [[VideoGameRemake based on]] the game X-COM: Enemy Unknown from 1994, which is also known as XCOM: UFO Defense [[OverlyLongGag in some territories]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMexJmh0lT0&list=PLR5ZBfGW6e1k84-aYaOAd4gJzIpQP5y22&index=33 specifically the USA]].

[=EnterElysium=]'s LetsPlay of ''XCOM: Long War'', a [[GameMod mod]] for ''XCOM: Enemy Within'', which is expansion for ''[[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]'', [[ObviousBeta [insert rest later]]].

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: [=EnterElysium=] has a few patterns to his playstyle.

* FanNickname: While a minor example, [=EnterElysium=] does have a few nicknames for various elements and enemies in the game:

* PsychicPowers: Sectoids, unlike in vanilla XCOM.

* VendorTrash: While it has many other uses, this is mostly what [=EnterElysium=] uses Meld for.

* ArmorIsUseless: Evidently believed by [=EnterElysium=], who initially puts everyone in armored vests rather than full armor and does not research armor, instead preferring weapons technology.
** As of Season Two, the first tendency is almost completely reversed. Time will tell for the second.

A Let's Play of [[GameMod XCOM: Long War]], a mod for XCOM: Enemy Within, an expansion for [[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown XCOM: Enemy Unknown]], [insert rest later]. Done by [=EnterElysium=].

* AerithAndBob: Most soldiers are named after people in the comments section, with a few exceptions. This leads to names ranging from normal like [WebVideo/Jimquisition Jim Sterling] and Timothy Mclean, to odd like Harv Hocgaming and Y, down to utterly silly ones like [=ThePurple=] Xeno and ''Kitten Socks''.

** Also true of the game in general. A few mistakes or bad missions can put you back quite a bit, especially given that Long War is [[NintendoHard unforgiving]].
* CombatMedic: The rule, as can be expected for XCOM.

* MechaMooks: Drones.

** For Scouts, Marksman's Rifles and Strike Rifles (essentially SniperRifle lite), due to [=EnterElysium=] sending Scouts into close-range combat.

** Snipers with a marksman's rifle or laser strike rifle (until laser rifles are created), a SCOPE, and a laser sight.

* Pistols, aside from poor damage and below-average range, lack the [BottomlessMagazines infinite ammunition] they have in vanilla XCOM. Even worse, enemies usually have damage reduction from armor or cover, so the poor damage of pistols is even more limiting. They are almost never used. When laser pistols are developed, a few are created to give to Snipers (for when they are attacked from close range) and Assaults or Scouts (for when they are attacked from long range), but even then they are underused.
* Battle Rifles, heavier rifles which decrease Mobility and Aim in exchange for higher damage. While they have their uses, [=EnterElysium=] does not use them, preferring carbines (which deal less damage in exchange for more accuracy and mobility) or, sometimes, normal rifles.
* For Scouts, Marksman's Rifles and Strike Rifles (essentially SniperRifle lite), due to [=EnterElysium=] sending Scouts into close-range combat.

* AerithAndBob: Most soldiers are named after people in the comments section, with a few exceptions. This leads to names ranging from normal like Timothy Mclean and X, to odd like Harv Hocgaming and Y, down to utterly silly ones like [=ThePurple=] Xeno and ''Kitten Socks''.

* FanNickname: While a minor example, EnterElysium does have a few nicknames for various elements and enemies in the game:

* PsychicPowers: Sectoids, unlike in vanilla XCOM.

A Let's Play of [[GameMod XCOM: Long War]], a mod for XCOM: Enemy Within, an expansion for [[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown]], [insert rest later]. Done by [=EnterElysium=].

** Minor example: Several times, an Assault has been mistaken for a Scout (see above). Unlike the base game, Assaults do not get Lightning Reflexes until high level. Hence, they still get hit by Overwatches.

* ContinuingIsPainful: If a soldier in XCOM is critically wounded,