How to recover from losing soldiers
Is there any "comeback mechanic" for recovering from the loss of high-level soldiers in XCOM 2?
It's been mentioned in another question that the loss of high-level soldiers should be avoided and that it can be a serious setback if it occurs. In the event that they happened regardless, what is the best way to compensate? Is there any rules within the game that can be leveraged to recover from such a position? (Assuming the mistakes that led to the losses were isolated incidents and are not repeated.) What strategy can one take to deal with being behind in soldier experience?
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The easiest but not the cheapest way is to recruit new soldiers from resistance HQ using supplies or Black Market using intel. They will be the higher level the longer the game has progressed, and eventually there will be colonels to recruit.
The available recruits refresh after each supply drop, and it's not guaranteed to always have a soldier available. HQ has always two new people as recruits, but they can also be a scientist and an engineer, in which case no soldier is available until the next supply drop. Black Market usually has one soldier available, but I guess it's not guaranteed.
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