Thorondor Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 XCOM: Enemy UnknownSoon you'll have more to contend with in XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Showing thick-skulled aliens their place is, as we know, often a difficult task to succeed at with any definitiveness, but it's not like we aren't keen on doing it, so to our good fortune Firaxis will shortly have additional assignments for us.https://www.strategycore.co.uk/site/assets/files/5449/news-thumbnail_xcom_eu_upcmng_dlc_bnr.jpg Two new DLC packs are said to be in the pipe: The Slingshot Content Pack is the first of the two packs. The Slingshot pack is a set of linked Council missions that take place on three new maps. The player will meet Zhang, an enigmatic Triad operative, divert an alien ship’s course, and do battle with the aliens in the skies over China. In addition to new maps, the DLC will include a new playable character with a unique story and voice and new character customization options. The Slingshot pack release date and pricing will be announced soon. A second pack will be announced at a later date. Stay tuned for that! Also reported, and available right now, is the Elite Soldier Pack which can at last be purchased by those who'd like to get their soldiers to look as fashionably attired and well-groomed as ours. Hey, killer looks do count! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 I'm all for DLC but I'm also for Bug fixes. Perhaps with these add-ons I'll get my cake & eat it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Sorry Thor, I really should have posted this as news instead of just tweeting and mentioning it in the DLC thread. I'm all for a good bit of DLC, as long as they don't take the mick with the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Fingers crossed on £10 for the next one, but that soldier customisation pack was £3 odd (not that I minded as I didn't pre-order and was intrigued). I say £10 as a random number only because all we really know about it is that it's 3 missions and one playable character, so it's hard to gauge value based off that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Better be a third of that if they want me to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Sorry Thor, I really should have posted this as news instead of just tweeting and mentioning it in the DLC thread. That's quite alright ol' chap. :: It's XCOM, so we're all entitled to spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGCSG1 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I'm having trouble paying $59 for a game. Maybe I'll wait for the gold edition in a year that will have more content and fewer bugs. The game I'm really waiting for is Xenonauts. But that's going to be a looooong wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Does anybody have an idea how this DLC will work? Do you still have the geoscape, the base and get the missions there or is this some kind of regional centre? Or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Sounds to me like it will be a series of battles without a strategic layer. Separate from the main game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 To me, too! And frankly I don't like the sound of that, I'd like it more if they expanded on the game as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintermist Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 They are added as council (3 of them) missions. So, it's highly scripted. You get a new operative who's only difference from all the other is that he looks and sounds different. No other special abilities. Perhaps the title slingshot comes from the fact that it will give you access to a technology you have to research later in the game. To me, this only serves to make XCOM even less of a proper XCOM/UFO feel. The whole game to me was hyped into tricking me it was the holy grail of XCOM/UFO gaming when in fact it's just a very generic game that just happens to look good. Yes, I was deeply disappointed. Azrael Strife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted November 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 https://cdn3.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7286587/2KGMKT_XCOMEU_Screenshot_DLC_Slingshot_04.jpg :: The Slingshot Content Pack is coming next week. Polygon took it for a spin and made a full report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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