XCOM 2

XCOM 2

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Overpowered

Overpowered

Beat a mission on Commander+ with a squad of soldiers only of the same class (but not Rookie)

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How to unlock the Overpowered achievement in XCOM 2 - Definitive Guide

I did a very short partial playthrough to get this. Finish the first mission (the mandatory one), you'll have 1 of each class. Build a Guerilla Training School and pump out 3 new grenadiers. You can skip every mission until you have this done.

Once you have 4 genadiers, do a mission. Since it's so early in the game, it's weak enemies, and only 8-10 per map. You're coming in with 8 grenades, so it's not that hard, especially if you save scum.
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13 Nov 2016 20:00

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Can you do it on playthrough you started on a different difficulty?
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By REX GRIMREAPER7 on 08 May 2021 16:16
I completed this while going for "The Untouchables" and "Exquisite Timing".

On the second to last level, you are only allowed to bring THREE soldiers to a battle. I picked 3 Grenadiers, and had finished building out 3 EXO suits by the time I got to this mission, giving each soldier a nice long range rocket attack. I used Save/Reload to try and get better rolls (and trying different approaches), but mainlyvjust took it slow. There is no timer on this level! I dropped grenades and rockets when the creatures were well grouped.

In the end, I had to fight 4 groups of enemies, for a total of 9 creatures.

Hope this helps!
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07 Nov 2016 19:13

Alright, I've tried doing this three different times today and it still hasn't popped. It seems to either be glitched or there are additional parameters, so I just wanted to let folks know what hasn't worked for me.

I tried:

  • An alien facility mission with 2 reapers, no combat and both evacuated
  • A skirmisher VIP mission (sitrep: the horde) with 6 specialists + a scientist VIP + a sharpshooter "escort" I had to revive and evac. 8 evacuations in total
  • Another facility mission with 6 grenadiers, no combat and all evacuated
A few possibilities I can think of:

  • This isn't attainable in War of the Chosen at all
  • This is only attainable in main story missions (i.e. blacksite)
  • This isn't attainable with the 2 squad size upgrades or intentionally using fewer than 4 squad members (doubtful, as others have said they got it with 3)
  • This isn't attainable if you start the game on a different difficulty and change it to commander pre-mission for this achievement (doubtful, as others have said you can change the difficulty)
My guess is that it isn't attainable in WOTC. Again just wanted to give a heads up for anyone going through this list.
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18 Jan 2023 23:54

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got it on my regular Commander playthrough today. I did a retaliation strike mission with 4 grenadiers and it popped as I was evacuating. By process of elimination I’m going to say you have to get this in the original game or you have to select Commander+ at the very beginning and never change difficulty, rather than change it to Commander just for this achievement
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By xIAMHUNTERx on 20 Jan 2023 08:49

This is easiest to accomplish in the first month of the game, as the enemies are still relatively weak. You can use any class for it (except Rookie) but the best options would be a full team of Grenadiers or Rangers. Either one can absolutely tear through the early game enemies. The difficult part is getting four soldiers (or more, if you have the Squad Size upgrades) of the same class that early in the game. You should build the Guerrilla Tactics School as soon as possible, as that will let you promote a Rookie to the class of your choice. It takes five days to complete the promotion on Commander difficulty.

I suggest attempting this trophy with a full team of Grenadiers, as you may find it more useful to have lots of Grenadiers throughout the game. Rangers are great as well but it's not really necessary to have more than a couple.

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Looks like a buggy trophy. I played on Professional difficulty, switched to Veteran difficulty before the task, recruited a squad of only rangers, and successfully completed it. The trophy didn't drop.
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02 Feb 2017 11:02

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In order for the trophy to be guaranteed to drop, you must start the game at the appropriate difficulty level.
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By Aoife on 10 Feb 2017 12:04
I tried to pass with only one soldier on the appropriate difficulty. The trophy didn't drop. Apparently we need a full squad of soldiers of the same class
Update: You don't need a full squad. Completed the level with two rangers and got a trophy.
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By Xardaz on 17 Mar 2017 18:37