Ross

I tried out pistols and rifles, and I found that pistols worked better for me and were a whole lot more fun. However, for the sake of realism (imagine 10 armored, elite soldiers stepping off the most advanced transport aircraft in the world... with only a pistol each), I'll only equip Medics and Rocket teams with them (that's normally half of my standard squad).

It says somewhere that the movie's director got so depressed about the poor viewings of his movie, he tried to commit suicide by shooting himself. He missed.

- Psi Amp: 0 As for Psi Amps, I hate them. I used to love playing around with them, and forcing aliens to shoot their brothers and blow themselves to pieces, but it makes the game less tactical. All it takes is for one guy to spot an alien while a high-Psi soldier in the Skyranger has enough points left over, then you've virtually won.

I've heard all sorts of rumors and claims that the pistol is better than the rifle, and that it deals more damage on average than the rifle. Assuming this information is correct, would it still be a wise idea to equip my fire teams with 12-shot pistols instead of 20-shot rifles?

Why do smash and grab? Isn't total victory a whole lot better?

Rocket tanks are great. I don't like using them as scouts. I drive them off a Skyranger and put a rocket through every barn, apple orchard, stables, tree cluster, valley, etc. When the smoke dies down, I send in regular troops to move in.