XCOM EU New Armor Tiers and Weapons

[SupremeShogun]

I would like to see added into the game another tier of weapons and armor somewhere between start (ballistics) and first beam weapons (lasers).

 

Can have some kind of range increase over vanilla assault rifles. Possibly do 1 more damage on hits/crits. Armor which would bridge the gap between carapace and starter. Something more advanced than just a kevlar vest. Advanced or Modern Ceramic Armor. Again the bonus would be slight over starter gear. The whole point being that alien tech figuring out is hard.. but you made some advances in tech.

 

I would like to think again somewhere between plasma weapons and lasers, another tier. Because getting stuff to work like THEY do, is hard. Result is creates weapons that do more damage than laser but not as much as plasma. Some mid range armors before you go getting the armors that you stay in till end of game (ghost and angel ).

 

Secondly I'd like to be able to see different color beam/advanced weapons. Like blue.

[FMod]

I don't think this is actually possible.

 

The best I can think of... Maybe try and split existing tiers. Make all weapons all-class, then make some weapons in a tier much harder to get than others.

That's really it.

 

Regarding armor: It may be called "kevlar", but in all other ways - it's a huge plasticky-looking full body suit that, from its appearance, would indeed require all its wearers to be steroid buffs (rather than actual soldiers) in order to actually move at more than a minesweeper's pace.