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Beginner's Luck achievement in XCOM 2

Beginner's Luck

Beat a mission in June or later using only Rookies

Beginner's Luck0
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How to unlock the Beginner's Luck achievement

  • DeliriousDrewDeliriousDrew
    06 Oct 2016 06 Oct 2016
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    After June 1st go into a mission with just Rookies and beat the mission.

    Some tips to help out:
    Try to have at least 5 squad members if not 6 (I used 5).
    Grenades are your friend, especially if 2 or more enemies are bunched up.
    Try to limit engagements to one group of enemies at a time.
    Save and reload. If you know where the enemy will be you can better prepare for each group of enemies.
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    bryan dot exeI got this easily by outfitting my rookies with some of the best gear. The South America bonus allows you to instantly build armor in the proving ground. I saved up a ton of cash, researched the best AR style weapons (beam), and built 6 EXO suits.

    Skip until you get a retaliation mission. The enemies will have a bunch of civilian targets to distract them a bit. It was July 31st when I did not.
    Posted by bryan dot exe on 06 Oct 16 at 21:00
    Scarecrow7429The country bonus are randomized for each game, fyi
    Posted by Scarecrow7429 on 14 Oct 16 at 19:20
    Judge NerdWhat's a guy got to do to get some rookies to drop late in the game?

    facepalm
    Posted by Judge Nerd on 06 Nov 16 at 03:22
    SteveyK21Under armory you can recruit new rookies.
    Posted by SteveyK21 on 08 Nov 16 at 21:02
    Decaying DeadI did this in august, used only rookies, half of which were just recruited. Did the blacksite mission and the achievement didn't pop. Is there something else to it?

    Edit: nevermind. it just took a few minutes to go.
    I just loaded everyone with warden armor and plasma rifles and took my time. I had very little trouble with it
    Posted by Decaying Dead on 09 Nov 16 at 19:41
    Ditto51If you have a council mission to capture or kill a VIP, then as long as the VIP is killed then the mission counts as a success, even if all of your rookies die, so if your struggling for this one, just wait for one of these missions, get to the VIP under concealment and then kill him. If you can escape with some of the rookies then escape, if not don't worry about them dying.

    Just make sure not to give them any important upgrades like the DLC weapons or other soldier enhancements.
    Posted by Ditto51 on 17 Apr 17 at 20:55
    FuneralRitesNot sure why this has this ratio as it's super easy
    Posted by FuneralRites on 10 Jan at 19:18

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