Thanks for the favorite on Dusk Shine's Saga!

2122766 It hoenstly it sounds like a rather cheap mechanic to artifically make the game difficult. Its like making the input of your controls intentionally delayed in a game to make it harder. Its just not good game design.

As for the story, i feel the main issue is that he really isn't taking into account what equestria is, and is largely writing it to the advantage of the aliens. Almost to an insultingly blatant degree. An alien barely avoiding something coming at mach speed in this latest chapter? The species that have completely degraded bodies because of their psionics, basically doing a piccolo move?

But mostly its that he creates ome kind of connection between psionics and magic, yet does not expand on it on the equestrian side of things. By the statement, all of the equestrian lifeforms are psionic, even ursas and dragons. Yet he does nothing with it at all. So it feels artifical in comparison.
Equestria should be chock full of obstacles, and he ignores them all.

2122506 It really is, but that's typically the main draw.

XCOM is about overcoming any challenge thrown your way. XCOM is about humanity coming together and crushing those who would wish us harm. XCOM is about having your most senior soldier get tazed to death in one hit, sending the three green recruits on the squad into a blind panic which causes them to flee to new positions.. which, in turn causes them to get gunned down in a hail of fire from the aliens waiting on overwatch.

A silly game, for silly people. I love it. It's an exercise in frustration at times, especially on higher difficulties.

As for the story, I assume you mean Mente Materia? I like it, though not as much as the previous stories. The only issue I have is the crossover thing.. personally, I feel that was a huge mistake placing it in the main narrative. Instead of enriching the experience, it hurt it.

I'll continue to read it. I've written the character out of my own headcanon already, anyways.

read you comment on mentes.

it really sounds like the entire xcomc game series is designed around cheap shots and conveniences to the aliens. very much like that entire story has been so far.

Thanks for the favorite on Rules of Engagement, much appreciated. I'd love to hear any feedback you have, and how you discovered my story in the first place