Xcom 2 Overwatch Penalty

Xcom 2 Overwatch Penalty. This includes normal overwatches and covering fire. Overwatch is a reactive ability available to all xcom soldiers (including sparks), all advent units, and most aliens (excepting melee aliens).

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What you describe is how overwatch penalties were intended to work in xcom1, although a bug meant dashing provided no additional protection. Overwatch is an ability in xcom 2. In vanilla xcom 2 overwatch penalty is applied to the shot and enemies didn't care much about it either, making it quite useless.

In vanilla xcom 2 overwatch penalty is applied to the shot and enemies didn't care much about it either, making it quite useless.

This replaces the basic 0.7 penalty. This replaces the basic 0.7 penalty. · overwatch from concealment don't have penalty, so it's a waste not to use it. What you describe is how overwatch penalties were intended to work in xcom1, although a bug meant dashing provided no additional protection.