Did youtube just randomly recommend me Spiff's brother? I mean, I like it, XCOM challenge runs are fun as hell. I'm just surprised I was dropped into someone (else) casually saying "I love Yorkshire Tea" out of nowhere. I even did a double take to make sure there was no stockphoto going alongside that line.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

I do love yorkshire tea (yorkshire gold for the win) and Xcom 2 is amazing!

@justintibbetts9849

5 ай бұрын

100% This guy's content isn't bad but it is borderline identity theft from the Spiffing Britt. That being said, Americans love hearing the accent and cheeky commentary so keep it up. I would recommend establishing your own punch lines and phrases that way you set yourself apart rather than sounding like an echo. Cheers mate and good luck

@gaymer816

2 ай бұрын

​@justintibbetts9849 "Borderline identify theft" Or ya know, he's just British and likes a certain kind of tea like someone else. Because two people are similar doesn't mean one is stealing the other's identity.

@adz108

Ай бұрын

​@gaymer816 Bro its obvious hear But to be fair spiff would be proud 😂 afterall he is incredibly overpowerd

I always love throwing my ranger with Bladestorm into a massive group of enemies and just hacking and slashing

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

it does destroy lots of aliens very quickly!

@ScuffedJeo

5 ай бұрын

Butcher Pete in XCOM

@Permafrost1

5 ай бұрын

I haven't played XCOM 2 but Does a unit named "ranger"... Fights in melee combat?

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

@@Permafrost1 rangers are close combat specialists with high damage

@BreakdancePeach

5 ай бұрын

@@Permafrost1 Apparently "ranger" is short for "CLOSE RANGE...R!?". Maybe that's why Bradford is a ranger. Also you just made me realize that name doesn't make much sense now lol. I never thought about it. But it makes sense since they were supposed to be your primary scouting unit, up until the DLC introduced Reapers.

Sorry for the late upload had an appointment to upgrade the internet that got mismanaged so had to upload the old fashioned way which took from monday till now so really sorry about that but the video is here! hope you all enjoy!!!

@adowneycoconut

5 ай бұрын

Dont worry Insane Frame, we still love you ❤

@hugoguerrero4332

5 ай бұрын

My dude uploaded a banger of a video using dial-up.

I wonder how Ranger vs. Templar is going to compare. At first glance I thought this video would be quite hard, as I usually treat Templars as a straight upgrade to Rangers, but wow have I forgotten how broken many of the Ranger abilities are. No access to shredder and rapid fire is going to make it so much harder for them, even with the Templars ridiculous survivability and ghost. And many of their best abilities being random extras.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Untouchable is so broken getting immunity to a hit is bonkers

@BreakdancePeach

5 ай бұрын

tbh I never understood why Templars are so much more popular than Rangers to most people. They say they're OP, but: - Can't solo a map w/ a templar (not easily at least), without dumping ability points into them or great random abilities - Any Ranger meanwhile is always top-tier. They can absolutely solo a map more than once on L/I, and they don't need much investment either

@maxmustermann-zx9yq

5 ай бұрын

templars take a while to get started both with their resource meter as well as in terms of leveling meanwhile the rangers only downside is one they share with templars (unintentionally uncovering more alien patrols)

@pufferfishman4203

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrameI mean it does get countered by another enemy shooting you, but that implies that there is enough enemies in ranger for that to actually happen

@Delmworks

5 ай бұрын

I’d allway found templars overrated TBH- but they are also way too fun to turn down

Man, seeing this video in my subscription feed instantly made my day

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Excellent Snapwillpop glad to hear hope you enjoy the video you are amazing :)

@alessandrocanale6189

5 ай бұрын

Same for me

How lovely, a new X-Com challenge! Missed opportunity to name your one Ranger who does all the work Ramirez though lol

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Red is the one and only ranger for Xcom im afraid! (also love the Australian squad voice in Xcom)

This reminds me of my crazy ranger that went absolutely nuts in one of my playthroughs. They got Serial as a cross trained skill, and that allowed them to manage 22 kills in a single turn by running from pod to pod and deleting them with shotgun shots and blade kills (shotgun had the maxed out quick reload attachment), ending on dropping an Avatar with Rapid Fire. That turn is still the single most satisfying moment I've had in XCom 2 to date.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Dude that sounds amazing!!!

@IainDoherty51

5 ай бұрын

@InsaneFrame It's probably still the most broken combo I've come across in the game to date, since it lets you move to within point blank range after every single shot, so they're essentially pulling equilibrium gun kata as they dance around. Combine it with the axe to set up takedowns on heavier enemies you'd otherwise struggle to take out in one move and you can just keep ripping through them.

@elion4245

Ай бұрын

I have 13 hours in a game so far. How can you physically make 20 kills in one turn? Also, how can you mix abilities of the ame tier, for example conceal and run and gun?

@IainDoherty51

Ай бұрын

@@elion4245 There's a cross training perk at the Major tier that allows for a Ranger that regains all action points on scoring a kill, which allows for use of the Ranger's ability to move and shoot with a shotgun to score multiple kills against relatively soft targets in quick succession. In that playthrough I also had the region bonus for max level weapon upgrades, and the shotgun being used was modded with an autoloader and expanded mags specifically for this interaction. So all combined I had a Ranger that was able to sprint, fire, get a kill and repeat until they ran out of targets to shoot, and that supported by a pair of snipers and Psi Troopers that were able to soften up hard targets for them to finish off. This combined with the way that the final mission spawns in packs during the avatar phase meant that there were a lot of soft targets grouped together, and you had the recipe for a single soldier that just mows through them all given that they had ~20 shots, a sword and an axe to toss around within that single crazy turn. Also, there was no training of abilities in the same tier from what I know. The Ranger had Shadowstep and not Conceal to deny reaction attacks

@elion4245

Ай бұрын

@@IainDoherty51 thanks for a good answer. I was able to advance in the game by now and I think somewhat approach the finale (judging by the upgrades) So, now I actually got that perk randomly on my best specialist. It all makes more sense now, especially considering how busted ranged single target damage is. To select ability like that ig you need WOTC campaign. I didn't want to do it as a first playthrough, to have a pure experience so later I will be able to tell what is a base game and what's not. Definitely will aim for 2 rangers on the team for a next playthrough, they are way too useful. How do you personally rank the classes, being much more experienced player? (i'm 20 hours in and so far I had experience like that: Ranger > Grenadier > Specialist > Sharpshooter)

He is back and he is even more insane in this frame

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Yes the insanity lets me do these challenges and its a pleasure to provide them for you :)

@alessandrocanale6189

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrame thank you bruv 🗣️💯🔥

Always good to watch IF teach aliens some manners!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

They must learn manners yet they never do!

I love these videos, your commentary is always so fun.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

It'll be a great Thursday with a fresh Insane Frame video. Thank you Insane Frame!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

No problem it is a pleasure 😊

Love to see an xcom challenge run. Good to see you're back in your stride too man.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Thanks man it took a while but I'm back

First time ive watched your videos, they're great! I can definitely hear the Spiffing Brit influence also!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou appreciate it!

Dude I loved your Sniper episode so I went to your channel and now watched this. These are so cool. I love watching you brag about how good you are at Xcom when I try so hard and just get dunked on constantly. I try so hard but just get trashed constantly. Maybe I can pick up a trick or two from you

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

number one tip is action economy what you can do in a turn and also focus on offensive upgrades first so when you get magnetic weapons then some predator armour for the extra item slot and you can be flexible form there :)

17:42 better to be that than to be a dastardly box of breakfast cereal

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

well at least we're not as bad as kellog kornflakes!

@ARCEUS493ZELDA

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrametho if he somehow found his way into xcom i wouldnt be surprised

tried this today, good lord early game is super hard. tried a mission nearly 8 times w/ my corporal. wasn’t easy but got it eventually. you sir are a trooper!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

it's tough as nails early game is hard and then when armoured enemies show up its pretty tactical

Each of you videos adds like 3 weeks to my lifespan

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Hope your doing well buddy!

51:30 Yorkshire Tea is pretty powerful

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

It is the most overpowerd exploit avalible

@yurialexandre2037

5 ай бұрын

​@@InsaneFrame it just works gentlemen

Glad youre still doing wel! And you're sounding healthy still! And therewith mic setup sounds great

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou it was a pop up sound booth but it helps alot and things are doing great 👍

Cool video as always, I love some XCOM. Keep it up mate

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Got lots more xcom videos coming in due time love the game :)

I have done this with a Ranger too. I am always astounded at how broken Rangers are in this game. Amazing vid as always!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Welcome back goofy goober good to see you yeah they have some amazing perks for sure with the best synergy too!

27:23 perfection. I got a good laugh from that. I've been thinking about getting back to this game as it definitely has been a minute, I might want to try this challenge. Been on a Skyrim binge as of late with a permadeath run, been at it for nearly a month in a half and had too many close calls. Also, beautiful mohawk, very majestic! Got my mercenary character in Skyrim rocking one too. I called him Mordus Kull, based off a fighting game for the N64 and his weapon his a Nordic Mace.

@InsaneFrame

4 ай бұрын

perma death skyrim run that sounds very spicy thats pretty hardcore!

Babe, wake up. New Insane Frame challenge dropped.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

I shall make tea for you both since your too kind!

I like how you do the same challenges as Drifter except you make them more interesting and challenging, and execute them with more style and less whining

@PugiGG

5 ай бұрын

I personally like both creators' videos very much. Different personalities in my opinion make their videos so unique!

my man did the thing finally. sweet

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

of course matt the ranger is pretty darn good!

Trooper Joe deserves his day in the Spotlight!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Trooper Joe will get his own video :)

An hour long X-com video? You spoil us Insane Frame! 😊

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

I try cplhunter I do try :)

you sound like The Spiffing Brit but very good video keep it up

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

ssshhh don't give away my secret identity

@Phantom_Z3R0

5 ай бұрын

Yes Captain@@InsaneFrame

I would absolutely love to see a trooper Joe only run. You just have to make a red ranger as a companion for him to use in guerilla ops.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Yeah we can make that happen certainley

An excellent challenge vid. One might even call it... Spiffy.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

ssshh i may or may not be spiff (on a serious note im not spiff)

@mlogan2k2

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrame Spiff is pretty hard to imitate. Harder still to emulate. You manage the latter pretty well. You don't quite have the voice for the former, but hey, I don't think the world could handle *two* of him.

I’m looking forward to the sharpshooter video though I know it’s going to be difficult so good luck

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Already up if you click the playlist in the description it's got all the xcom vids including sharpshooter

I can feel the spiffing brit vibe, love it

@InsaneFrame

4 ай бұрын

Excellent (offers tea)

This perfectly demonstrates why the rangers are my favourite class

Excellent content from a small channel. Won't be long until you're huge

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou just trying to keep up the content :)

I’ll be watching this in about 3h

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

The mans is back

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Yes, aliens have to kept on their toes/tentacles

Amazing, also bladestorm

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Take a drink (just kidding) hope you enjoyed the video :)

@loknathshankar5423

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrame definitely, I watched it fully, and I will again, I love xcom and your challenges so I keep coming back to your videos every now and then.

Very epic video!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou always a pleasure :)

22:38 Love the reference lmao

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

absoulutley couldn't not make the reference :)

@golem2762

5 ай бұрын

29:30 and this

Insane run

@InsaneFrame

Ай бұрын

thankyou it's definitely one of a kind!

Was that a spiffing brit reference. Lol. You have exquisite taste

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

yes! yes it was :)

amazing video, i always knew a ranger could have taken over the world XD

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Bradford was right to recruit him

@waltermarine3248

20 күн бұрын

​@@InsaneFramehe was here to do some business with the big iron on his hip

An impressive show.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Indeed red is a one man army

Go go slashy slashy ranger!🎉

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Mighty morphing xcom ranger *guitar solo*

@SNOWDUDE13

5 ай бұрын

​@@InsaneFrame🤟

Just tried to get back to Xcom after a year and failing to do so because god rng hates me. This gives me confidence lmao, thanks😂

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

sometimes xcom just says no... but you do get instances especially with perks and skills were xcom opens the door for you

Yes, we want run of that trai-... I mean skirmisher! I bet it would be even funnier to see than by Ranger run❤

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Excellent I hear trooper Joe is getting prepared for that campaign

amazing!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou!

Well Done Bladestorm.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

*takes a shot of tea*

As an aussie myself this makes me happy.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Excellent glad to hear

I wonder sometimes if anyone at 2k ever pointed out that bladestorm would become stupidly broken after they introduce the Arashi.

Unbeleavable.... :)

Alcool challenge each time he said blade storm you drink a shot best way to get wasted

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Noooo for your health please don't I say it so many times

As an Australian, I approve 😊

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou :)

@frontmanguitars8276

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrame no, thank you for making such amazing content ❤️

Sorry, I’m new to Xcom 2. Enjoying the video. Are there different tutorial levels??? The beginning of your game is different to mine!!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

There's dlc war of the chosen and vanilla xcom I disabled the tutorials

@sugars205

5 ай бұрын

Ok cool… thank you for responding! Is it worth buying the DLC, it seems to change loads including early stuff!! Or should I stick with vanilla and then dlc at a later date?

I once had a Ranger with both Serial and Reaper. Now they were a one man army and then some

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

I've had a similar experience with a grendier getting serial and rapid fire good lord they hit hard

respect

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Your too kind sir!

3:50 NO WAY is that where trooper joe from the skirmishes video is from?

@InsaneFrame

Ай бұрын

Indeed it is he had enough so got his own video

I’d love a skirmisher run, personally

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Trooper Joe has his work cut out for him :)

Ooh more xcom i wonder if you can beat the game with one templar

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

One challenge we'll try in future for sure :)

U remind me of someone Who also loves Yorkshire tea Who also loves to be stupidly over powerd Who also refers to us as ladys and gentlemen Uve earnt urself a sub my friend well played sir well played 😂

@InsaneFrame

Ай бұрын

glad to have you onboard always good to have more people the more the merrier I say :)

@waltermarine3248

20 күн бұрын

a brit

@adz108

17 күн бұрын

@@waltermarine3248 not just any brit the greatest of all Brits 🤣

I like to imagine this soldier was personally doing all the excavating, research, and engineering. Also you always have the most impressive challenge runs. If this was most people, I feel like they would've picked easy or normal difficulty with 1 soldier, but you went straight for the second hardest lmao. Did you at least allow yourself to restart a mission if the ranger died? The early/mid game sounds nearly impossible without it.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Funnily rarely if ever dies, injured yes but good positioning will prevent alot of damage As for restarting I do restart missions but it's from the map selection screen for 2 reasons 1. So I don't know the locations of the aliens 2. The map is different to keep myself and the aliens on an even footing (although sometimes the chosen spawn)

@BreakdancePeach

5 ай бұрын

​@@InsaneFrame Makes sense since it's sort of borderline save scumming. How many times did you have to restart? Also I've tried this same challenge on XCOM 1 on Classic, but with 2 soldiers. I consider myself pretty good at XCOM, knowing the ins and outs, even deathless solo'd Normal. Yet the first 4 months on Classic were ridiculously brutal even with 2 soldiers. Had to restart 2 missions.

fun drinking game, take a shot everytime he says "bladestorm"

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Not sure if people will have any drinks left

@jutsipall1

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrame yes after half an hour 😂

Can you try a run where you have access to the Commander's Avatar from the beginning, just to see what it'd be like?

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

can do thats not a bad idea actually, I smell a challenge :)

Can you do it with only squaddies? You would have to have at least one soldier level up but this soldier cannot be used for anything but covert ops once leveled

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Done a similar challenge in xcom enemy within in xcom2 would be intresting

i feel like black or silver would have been a better call tag since those are the power rangers that tend to be lone wolfs.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Red is the leader hence decided to give it to him its also a hellboy reference 😉

Im-plakk-able

Love the run! But I really wish we could see more of your own personality instead of Spiffs!

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Yeah it was a joke didn't land well but will try take your comment on board

Solo guy one man arming winning the war

Love it. No big deal but 'implacable' (rare word) is pronounced 'im-PLAK-ubl'.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Oh no if someone puts a counter on the times I misread it I'm doomed

@thecaveofthedead

5 ай бұрын

It's all good! 😂@@InsaneFrame

You should include the fact this is commander difficulty in the title

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Well not all classes are equal but appreciate the advice sir!

whoah

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much sir you are amazing!

I loved the video, but I just want to giggle at "implace-able"

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

lol i mis-pronounced it but thanks for checking it out!

A Trooper Joe solo run would be pretty cool ngl

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

trooper joe will have a skirmisher run i think :D

@pufferfishman4203

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrame it would make 100% sense for our boi to be a skirmisher

Wow Very powerful but ey he got the Australian buff I wonder how he would face of against the emu's

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Ooooff I hear the emu's are the powerful force since they have an alliance with capybara empire

26 shots of bladestorm

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Holy moly that's alot! Fair play for keeping count

Is he The spiffing Brit’s long lost brother??

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Oh no, don't tell spiff I want keep my Yorkshire gold tea it's simply the best!

I decided that when I got this game, I hated it, couldn't understand the point, to be fair I was 7 and I did the same thing with dark souls 3, which we got because my mom thought it was darksiders 3, I got past Ludex Gundyr then couldn't get past the sword master. Then as a new person stuck in covid with nothing to do I decided to do as I did with dark souls, add a challenge to make it interesting! I was gonna get one person with savant and then go through the entire game with only that person, normal mode, save scumming as much as possible, got one, a red haired Australian ranger, forgot her name, but she was awesome. Bunch of stuff happened during that run, got assassin first and then in a very hard fought sword duel, managed to kill her, then the warlock and finally my nemesis the hunter, who I beat, then somehow revived in response to me rescuing a great spy operative from one of his prisons, all this in the snake king armor (grappling hooks are the best). I like to think that after the game ended she had a nemesis relationship with the hunter and fought him for the rest of her life, but became friends somewhere along the way and now they hunt aliens together. When all is said in done, I still don't get the game, but I have quite the appreciation for it now, this brought back good memories, thanks! PS sorry if this is weirdly worded or hard to read

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

it's okay it's like reading a fellow challenge runners memoirs really glad you picked up the game and gave it a go!

HE IS BACK ! also why im no longer subscribed ?

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

I am indeed! its what I live for insanity, challenges and of course YORKSHIRE TEA!!!!!

2 minutes in when I'm typing this so be aware. As someone who just beat X2 with only rangers and rookies, I imagine you'll be stocking up on grenades or Armour-piercing/shred equipment to get through the middle to late game like I did but I'd love to see a different approach

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Spoilers we get an absoulte beast of a bonus perk for a ranger ;)

@pineapplejuice2439

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrame I didn't see the WOTC part in the thumbnail so I was super confused about bonus perks as I only have the base game

Should have downloaded Mjolnir, Doom Marine, or Space Marine armour, really look the part.

skirmisher run pls

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Ask and you shall receive

Now do chaos gate😂😂😂😂😂

I’m not gonna sugarcoat it; Bladestorm = 12-15 free damage

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

well more like 12 - 15 damage per a mob that runs up to us but yes lots of free damage

Reactions to these be like.. Only 1 ranger in that game: 😁 Only one ranger in tower battles: 😓 Only one ranger in tdx: 😨 Only one ranger in destiny 2: 💀

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

The ranger is pretty nice!

Why not 60 FPS? BTW. Game have hidden option to have DirectX 11 that means if you google it you can have 20% boost performance

Red wouldve made the raven guard proud

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Ah yes raven guard space marines a fine chapter indeed

Can you do a Templar

Ranger is easily the best class

Fun drinking game: take a shot every time he says bladestorm edit: AHHAHAHAHDHAHAHAHAHA HE SAID IT

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Oh no the drinking games...

Why watch the spiffing brit when we can watch his wannabe?

When you started was it from the dlc start?

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

I had the dlc content in but started normally without the extra missions

@matthewkerrivan6385

5 ай бұрын

@InsaneFrame ah okay it just looked different from normal start great video mate keep it up

Great content but I find the "poundland spiffing brit" performance a little grating. It's unflattering and I hope you can develop your own style before too long.

@randomname3109

5 ай бұрын

agreed, so cringe

Are you a friend of Spiff's? If you don't have permission from him then you might want to be careful about using his character. If you start getting more views then it may result in problems for you.

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou very much

@45:00 THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!!!!

Immejhitly or Immediately?

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

yorkshire tea! *must serve it immediately*

@treysabre2943

5 ай бұрын

@@InsaneFrame I’ll be real, Spiffing Brit really took a dive in video quality so it’s nice that you’re filling and exceeding those shoes :D

Can u kill the Chosen?!

@InsaneFrame

12 күн бұрын

@@williamcase426 the ranger is perfect for killing chosen

@williamcase426

12 күн бұрын

@@InsaneFrame o ok

"Hello Mr. Berserker" Fun fact, Berserkers are ladies

@InsaneFrame

5 ай бұрын

well the one modified by Dr Vahlen was a female

Trying to copy the spiffing Brit is not working out well.

I like this video and all but it really sounds like you're trying to be the spiffing brit. Like you took your normal script and told chat GPT to make it sound like the spiffing brit

@InsaneFrame

Ай бұрын

well can confirm it is my voice, just very excitable to try the ranger, hope you enjoyed the video though!

I do wish you would stop trying to do Spiff's accent. You keep sliding between posh and normal.