GeneralKenobi85 posted... If you're getting screwed, 90% of the time it's probably your fault. RNG is a factor in the game for sure, but that's why you work around it. Every turn your goal should be to make all the moves you can to minimize the impact the RNG has. That's why tools like explosives are so valuable, because they're usually guaranteed damage. You don't play the game by running your soldier up to a piece of cover and firing. You're supposed to put some thought into your engagements. When you engage the enemy, what attack you open up with, and the positions your soldiers are in when you activate a pod are all very important. If you do those right, most of the time things will go smoothly.
Also, both modern XCOM games become significantly easier midway through the game when your soldiers start gaining incredibly powerful abilities. Yes, even if you play damn near perfectly you can't eliminate the RNG entirely. There's still always the chance your soldier misses a 99% shot. But oddly that potential for a screw-up like that can make things really exciting sometimes.
I did try to play as smart and careful as possible, but it seemed every time I was actually doing decent or especially good the game would just throw curve balls and screw me with screwy RNG shits and aliens spawning behind me a lot. There's challenge and then there's just the game messing with you and it was just not fun.
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