Does anyone know if the game gets harder on the second playthrough (same difficulty)?
I'm on my second "normal" playthrough and it seems that the enemies pounce instantly and in many more waves. I played a terror mission where I barely moved any members of my squad in order to dispatch around 15 aliens. Sectoid commanders are much more effective at mind control and panicking multiple members of my squads. The layout of the alien base was very different on the second playthrough.
I kind of like the increased difficulty but was surprised by how aggressive the aliens became on the second go round. It also seems like alien resources are a little scare too. I think the scarcity problem might be the game trying to get me to advance the story line.
I'm on my second "normal" playthrough and it seems that the enemies pounce instantly and in many more waves. I played a terror mission where I barely moved any members of my squad in order to dispatch around 15 aliens. Sectoid commanders are much more effective at mind control and panicking multiple members of my squads. The layout of the alien base was very different on the second playthrough.
I kind of like the increased difficulty but was surprised by how aggressive the aliens became on the second go round. It also seems like alien resources are a little scare too. I think the scarcity problem might be the game trying to get me to advance the story line.