History YMMV / XCOMLongWar

* MisaimedRealism: Some of the criticism of the Fatigue system cites this point. Soldiers in the real world indeed are rotated in and out of the frontline to give them a chance to relax and heal, but ''Long War'' suggests that soldiers need to take weeks or even months off to recuperate after going on just a single combat mission.

* MisaimedRealism: Some of the criticism of the Fatigue system cites this point. Soldiers in the real world indeed are rotated in and out of the frontline to give them a chance to relax and heal, but it doesn't take weeks or even months for them to fully recuperate.

* ContestedSequel: The second iteration of ''Long War 2'', due to the obtuse campaign progression and equipment upgrade mechanic.

** Some players like the Infiltration mechanic in ''2'' because it actually makes stealth viable, as opposed to merely a means to set up an ambush, and makes the game play more like how the guerilla movement XCOM is supposed to be. Others, on the other hand, consider it a problem since the mod gives players all these fancy new classes and a bigger maximum squad size and then penalises them for wanting to go to town on the aliens. Several mods-to-the-mod have been made to reduce the penalty for low infiltration so players can actually make use of their combat power, and eventually the mod itself changed things so bringing only one soldier doesn't make that much difference to infiltration as bringing three or four.

* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: While there's no debate that ''Long War 2'' comes up with a handful of interesting mechanics (like more weapons tiers, more enemy types, much more missions, and the infiltration system), there is a portion of the fanbase that considers the official ''War of the Chosen'' DLC superior overall despite that add-on's own shortcomings. The most frequently cited reasons are ''Long War 2''s obscure campaign progress system and its supremely tedious equipment upgrade mechanic (see ScrappyMechanic below), compared to ''[=WotC=]'''s much more streamlined gameplay, cool and rewarding boss fights, and its three new, unique soldier classes.

* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: While there's no debate that ''Long War 2'' comes up with a handful of interesting mechanics (like more weapons tiers, more enemy types, much more missions, and the infiltration system), there is a portion of the fanbase that considers the official ''War of the Chosen'' DLC superior overall despite that add-on's own shortcomings. The most frequently cited reasons are ''Long War 2'''s obscure campaign progress system and its supremely tedious equipment upgrade mechanic (see ScrappyMechanic below), compared to ''[=WotC=]'''s much more streamlined gameplay, cool and rewarding boss fights, and its three new, unique soldier classes.

* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: While there's no debate that ''Long War 2'' comes up with a handful of interesting mechanics (like more weapons tiers, more enemy types, much more missions, and the infiltration system), there is a portion of the fanbase that considers the official ''War of the Chosen'' DLC superior overall despite that add-on's own shortcomings. The most frequently cited reasons are ''Long War 2''s obscure campaign progress system and its supremely tedious equipment upgrade mechanic (see ScrappyMechanic below), compared to ''[=WotC=]'''s much more streamlined gameplay, cool and rewarding boss fights, and its three new, unique soldier classes.

** ''2'' makes it possible for all enemy types to Dodge, down to the lowest Trooper. Combined with the nerfs to grenades such as no more guaranteed cover destruction, it makes fighting a pain. That all XCOM operatives also benefit from Dodge doesn't entirely mitigate this. Later versions of the game included an option to adjust the Graze mechanic, to the point that you can turn it off entirely.

* BrokenBase: Some players like the Infiltration mechanic in ''2'' because it actually makes stealth viable, as opposed to merely a means to set up an ambush, and makes the game play more like how the guerilla movement XCOM is supposed to be. Others, on the other hand, consider it a problem since the mod gives players all these fancy new classes and a bigger maximum squad size and then penalises them for wanting to go to town on the aliens. Several mods-to-the-mod have been made to reduce the penalty for low infiltration so players can actually make use of their combat power, and eventually the mod itself changed things so bringing only one soldier doesn't make that much difference to infiltration as bringing three or four.

** The first game's air war is widely loathed for being much more difficult and complicated than in vanilla. It's entirely possible to do well in tactical combat but go into a death spiral because of difficulty with the air war.

* BrokenBase: Some players like the Infiltration mechanic in ''2'' because it actually makes stealth viable, as opposed to merely a means to set up an ambush, and makes the game play more like how the guerilla movement XCOM is supposed to be. Others, on the other hand, consider it a problem since the mod gives players all these fancy new classes and a bigger maximum squad size and then penalises them for wanting to go to town on the aliens. Several mods have been made to reduce the penalty for low infiltration so players can actually make use of their combat power.

* ScrappyMechanic: ''2'' makes it possible for all enemy types to Dodge, down to the lowest Trooper. Combined with the nerfs to grenades such as no more guaranteed cover destruction, it makes fighting a pain. That all XCOM operatives also benefit from Dodge doesn't entirely mitigate this. Later versions of the game included an option to adjust the Graze mechanic, to the point that you can turn it off entirely.

* ScrappyMechanic: ''2'' makes it possible for all enemy types to Dodge, down to the lowest Trooper. Combined with the nerfs to grenades such as no more guaranteed cover destruction, it makes fighting a pain. That all XCOM operatives also benefit from Dodge doesn't entirely mitigate this.

* BrokenBase: Some players like the Infiltration mechanic in ''2'' because it actually makes stealth viable and makes the game play more like how the guerilla movement XCOM is supposed to be. Others, on the other hand, consider it a problem since the mod gives players all these fancy new classes and a bigger maximum squad size and then penalises them for wanting to go to town on the aliens. Several mods have been made to reduce the penalty for low infiltration so players can actually make use of their combat power.

* ScrappyMechanic:
** The Infiltration mechanic is often cited as a problem with ''2'' since the mod gives players all these fancy new classes and a bigger maximum squad size and then penalises them for wanting to go to town on the aliens. Several mods have been made to reduce the penalty for low infiltration so players can actually make use of their combat power.
** ''2'' also makes it possible for all enemy types to Dodge, down to the lowest Trooper. Combined with the nerf to grenades, it makes fighting a pain. That all XCOM operatives also benefit from Dodge doesn't entirely mitigate this.