The Chosen can kidnap, interrogate, and kill XCOM soldiers to complete their mission. The Chosen are individual, cunning enemies who are unlike anything XCOM has ever faced. Each has their unique strengths and weaknesses that'll be introduced with each new campaign.These factions provide powerful hero class soldiers to aid in missions and create new opportunities for the strategy layer. Each faction has its own unique abilities and contrasting philosophies. Three new factions have appeared to help bolster your ranks: The Reapers, Skirmishers, and Templars.So: What's included in this expansion? The short answer is, 'a lot.'īut we know that's not enough info for you, so here's what you've got to look forward to: War of the Chosen is an expansion, similar to how XCOM: Enemy Within was an expansion to XCOM: Enemy Unknown. It's also downloadable content, which means you already need to own XCOM 2 in order to play War of the Chosen. As you've no doubt heard, there's a new entry in the XCOM universe- XCOM 2: War of the Chosen.įirst things first: We've had a lot of people ask us exactly what this title is.