XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Page 78

My sniper misses two shots (both 75%), both my assaults miss two double-shots in a row at close distance (all 75%), my two heavies miss three shots (around 55-65%) and use up their last nade to kill one of them mutons off. Of course the mutons are hitting every single one of their shots with crits, quickly killing off my major heavy and two lieutenant assaults. Probability of missing six 75% shots and three 60% shots? 0.002%. One out of 64,000. Fuck. Me. And of course my squaddie heavy had to panic and kill off my captain support. WHY. Why do you miss every single shot, but can somehow make the long distance one on your teammate?!

Ok, pull back and reassess -- I pull my squaddie heavy out of alien sight, he's got 1hp, out of ammo, no nade, no rocket. My major sniper got full 11 hp, but she's also out of ammo. I reload on both, praying the mutons won't rush me. Success. At this point I suspect they've taken both sides of the entrance of the alien ship with high ground -- what do I do? I stay out of sight and overwatch 6 rounds in a row. I get lucky and two mutons wander into my sight -- of course my sq heavy misses both shots, but my sniper manages to land 'em. Then I send out my heavy as a spotter/bait, praying to god that the last two mutons aren't overwatching, cuz then I'm screwed. I'm so freaking lucky, I spot one lurking on the right side (not high ground!) and take him out.

The last muton's sticking to his guns on the left side high ground, and it's a long corridor -- no flanks, only 1 half-cover spot in the middle, I had no choice but to rush him. He's in half-cover at the end, I get up into the half-cover spot. Squaddie misses his 45% of course, Major Sniper pulls out her laser pistol and shoots at the 4hp muton, 75% ... it hits, it's a critical, for THREE HP. 1hp Muton immediately counterattacks on my half-covered squaddie and MISSES. I run both my guys up to him at point-blank range and finish him with a 100% pistol shot. I breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Alien activity. Mission is not over. F me. I creep around every corner and door like I'm in some terrible horror movie gone wrong, praying that I won't run into another alien squad and that only the last boss remains. I finally edge into the final room with some relief knowing that only one bad guy remains -- most likely an overseer. The last room's entrance has high ground overlooking into most of the room's low ground equipment, but the room is so big that my guys can only see half of the room from the entrance high ground's cover. My sq heavy steps onto the ramp and immediately sees it -- an Outsider. Only 5HP, I can do this.

I step back out of sight and setup overwatches on the high ground entrance, but the Outsider just won't bite. A few tense turns of me shifting my guys around, I finally spot him up close on the low ground -- heavy misses his shot (of course), sniper takes out her laser pistol and ... hits. For 1 damage. What. I didn't even know that was possible with a laser pistol. Outsider counters and puts my heavy out of his misery. I pull back my sniper a little bit and overwatch again. Somehow the Outsider gets into a position between a door with full cover without triggering my overwatch and gets first attack. MISSES. Thank God my sniper has Low Profile. I say fuck it, there's no way I can flank him, and even if I did I wouldn't be able to kill him from 4hp with a laser pistol, so I return fire. 56% shot. HITS. For THREE. He returns fire immediately.

OUTSIDER HITS ME. CRITICAL. 9 damage, my sniper now has 2hp, Outsider has 1hp. Holy. Crap. What do I do. Do I stay in cover and take another 56% shot? Or do I risk running up as close as I can to try to increase my hit chance but with zero cover? I stare at my monitor for at least 10 minutes trying to figure out what to do. 56% with cover, or a better chance without? But how much better of a chance? Maybe it wont' help at all, the Outsider's in FULL COVER. I think long and hard about it. Ok. Screw it. I figure the Outsider's going to hit me whether I'm in cover or not, so I may as well take my best shot right here, right now. I run her as close as I can, and take aim. 74% chance, YES. I CAN DO THIS. I take the shot. IT FREAKING HITS. MISSION OVER.