And because I should have done better things with my time I made this list:įirst, customization. I sat there eating my sandwich and thinking why do I liked Conti so much. We have seen them grow, from fearing the first alien shots to becoming feared behemoths on the battlefield. They came to us, green rookies and the ones who live become battle hardened. We respect them, get to know them, care for them, point them at the correct direction to grow… as great managers do. We need to since they will die fast on the battlefield if we don't. Her guns are always smoking hot, since there is no rest for them, when needed she is uses her sniper as well as her guns.”Īnd I have never met an OK commander… we all know our soldiers abilities. Soo, is the cool looking Korean woman with the happy trigger finger. Smash is an aliens nightmare, he is a armour shredding, explosive specialist, he is the one you want against heavy units, control is his middle name. In the field he is no joke, he has saved more soldiers than anyone else, healing and hacking while being shot at. Van Damme, is a wisecracker California style German. Gangster is the pain behind lines, you want death raining from afar, she’s your girl, cute and deadly. Conti is a hard one, always on the frontline, great with a shotgun, amazing with the slasher. Great XCOM commander's talk like this “Yeah, my team is great. We can do anything, we are really good at doing X”. Ok XCOM commander talk like this: “Yeah, my team is great. “What the hell was am I saying” I thought to myself… She is just a generic soldier in XCOM… or is she?īeing a commander in XCOM is no different than being a manager in real life… She had a difficult uprising during the invasion so she’s scarred, but somehow she became the leader of the squad.” She was always dependable, always rising up to the challenge, nobody was better with a shotgun. She almost died there, she was always on the front line, selflessly slashing away to allow somebody else to live. “Yes, she was there in the first mission, Freeing the commander then obtaining the power core to fuel the Avenger. While drinking I got around to think why I cared so much about her. Then I saw her died to a set of lucky hits.Īfter Conti kicked the bucket I was floored, I stopped the game and made myself a drink. I finally got around to play XCOM2 and once again my soldiers died.

Xcom 2 demo character pool