Meaningofbread
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Holy crap, you're right. After playing through the game so many times, I never realized the aliens don't have chairs. Good catch!
X-COM THINK TANK (Out of Character Discussion about X-COM and the Series)
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Holy crap, you're right. After playing through the game so many times, I never realized the aliens don't have chairs. Good catch!
Cpt. Lokken's Moustache
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They do, however, have pods.
Adrammalech
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Most of the aliens don't have butts with which to sit on at all. Your "chair" concept is obviously evidence of the frailty of man.
Dragonivon
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They don't need chairs. They have Sectoids to order around like whipping boys. If an Ethereal needs to rest, he orders one sectoid to get on it's hands and knees and be a chair. If a Muton Elite needs to take a rest, he orders THREE of the Sectoids to become a chair. This explains why we see Sectoids most often in groups of 2 or 3.
And why aren't there any chairs for the Sectoids themselves? Well, they are Sectoids. They never get a break.
(So yes, in the early months you are mostly fighting the furniture.)
And why aren't there any chairs for the Sectoids themselves? Well, they are Sectoids. They never get a break.
(So yes, in the early months you are mostly fighting the furniture.)
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JuliaMaluca
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Is there somewhere a list of all recruits that got accepted? Just so people could look it up without watching the video and taking notes 
Dragonivon
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Is there somewhere a list of all recruits that got accepted? Just so people could look it up without watching the video and taking notes
No... but that can be easily fixed.
1) Rebecca Robinson (Suryce)
2) Tarmis Gorfest (Grelite)
3) Elizabeth 'Pazzo' Grey (meaningofbread)
4) Stephen Maltus (SargePepper)
5) John Knight (JohnnyKnight)
6) Hesan O'Connor (sharkdragon96)
7) Ryan Chen (Thenlar)
8) McLaren Anderson (Etriax)
9) Dennis Largo (Discopanda)
10) Caroline Southway (Prismacube)
11) Alexia Concerto (Jacob Applehoof)
12) Richard Klukinski (Rosen0x5)
13) Francis Gamer (Gamerex27)
14) Lucas Winters (Frozen Messiah) ~Note that Lucas is written as a scientist character but is somehow put onto the soldier's roster. Yes, even XCOM has clerical errors now and then. We will find out if CommanderOdd notices before Lucas gets killed.
15) Michael Franscus Maria Voeten (GMV)
16) Oliver Grant (Sir Byron the Nomad)
17) Cecannia Eirissach (Wedgekree)
18) Abigail Black (JuliaMaluca)
19) Michael Angel (Quazer Flame)
20) Chris Cole (inhumanehuman)
21) James Nightingale (MarineAvenger)
22) Danielle Velleux (Adrammalech)
23) Matilda Becker (summerjuliet)
24) Peter Pekalski (Quelptsch)
25) Hokuychio Ritofuto (Hokucho)
26) Thomas Sosh (picklecannon)
27) Arsene Lamarque (PrinceZarek)
28) Tariq Hassan (Captain Lokken's Moustache)
(Slingshot Badass) Shaojie Zhang (Dragonivon)
(Research Head) Cerise Vahlen (Psilon)
(Skyranger Pilot) Leroy Jenkins (EvilBreaker)
(Interceptor:Asia) Alexander McCraig (choppychop)
(Interceptor: North America) Samuel Random (Straif)
(Interceptor: South America) Guillierme Weber (Guilhudo)
(Interceptor: Africa) Denise Shaddix (Buttons)
(Interceptor: Europe) Bryan MacBride (bobjimbo)
(Scientist) Quincy Fuller (Gahlo)
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JuliaMaluca
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Right. Pantheon Expansion: Dragonivon - completed. Thank you!
Adrammalech
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Classic clerical error. Welcome to the front lines, egghead. :3
I think someone should roleplay the administrative assistant who screwed that up.
BMPixy
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*cough* Bradford *faked cough*
Thenlar
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I'm considering Ryan's first journal to express bewilderment. He does have degrees in both electrical and mechanical engineering, and thought he was applying for a cushy government job, where listing his military history was just to gain veteran's preference (pretending that the oath there wasn't literal, or maybe he just skimmed it). Then he's suddenly handed a rifle and body armor and told to go fight aliens!
too_spooked
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Come on Bradford, I thought you were doing your job so we could 'focus on the bigger issues at hand.'
JuliaMaluca
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You'll be surprised how focused poor Lucas will be on his first mission...
too_spooked
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Let's hope he's more focused than Brad is unfocused. Clerical mistakes my ass, he just wants Lucas to die.
Dragonivon
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Well, let's be real. Ryan's grades were nothing special so despite his degrees he's not considered an exceptional scientist. But he DOES have enough technical expertise to handle things like arc-throwers or sweep up weapons fragments. And as you noted in your application his major use will more likely be keeping morale up on missions. Or failing that, acting as ablative armor for the more important soldiers.
too_spooked
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The great economic downturn of 2014 hit us all by surprise Thenlar *sniff* you're not the only one...
EDIT: It's probably also why the council members can only scrounge up about 200 dollars to give to you every damn month.
EDIT: It's probably also why the council members can only scrounge up about 200 dollars to give to you every damn month.
Discopanda
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Hey guys, totally off-topic PSA, but everyone remember to stay safe during New Years, don't drive drunk, don't let your friends drive drunk, and call a cab if you can't get a ride home.
Also, I think Ryan will make a fabulous Heavy.
Also, I think Ryan will make a fabulous Heavy.
Gahlo
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, MIGHT AS WELL BE SAFE AND THROW EXPLOSIVES AT IT!Hey guys, totally off-topic PSA, but everyone remember to stay safe during New Years, don't drive drunk, don't let your friends drive drunk, and call a cab if you can't get a ride home.
Also, I think Ryan will make a fabulous Heavy.
Meaningofbread
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Oh sure, I fully expect the actual scientists and engineers to be top people with doctorates in their fields. Ryan just wasn't paying enough attention, he was shotgunning applications everywhere, desperately trying to find a job after graduation. The economy, you know.
"What do you think you can bring to our company?"
*BLAM*
"Whoops, sorry."
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