Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20150713052232/@comment-24891101-20160123000851

Well, yes. There were complaints in some circles, but you get that with everything. It did do a lot to remove the unnecessary micro, like packing every single magazine.

Long War does go a long way to making the game much, much better. Firaxis' devs have said that their game is basically a tutorial for Long War.

Surana: A chryssalid about ten times the size of a normal one, with about eighty health. And 'lid pod leaders get Lightning Reflexes, giving them a 90% chance to dodge the first overwatch shot, and 70% to dodge subsequent shots. They're the ones that move first.

The philosophy of the mod is that it gives you a much harder game, but gives you many more options to deal with it.

If you want quality Long War, check out Beaglerush on Youtube. He's one of the best.