What's the best way to prevent my squad members from being shaken?
Having a member of your squad with reduced will is definitely detrimental for your team, and only through successful missions and keeping hp topped up can I get rid of it. I'd like to know, however, as this is the near 2nd time I've gotten this on squad members and I'd like to know how in the future I can greatly reduce the chances of this happening? Do I just have to stick with perfect missions?
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Don't have an exact source but I had more than 5 shaken soldiers and usually they become shaken after a mission that goes really bad: the person in cause is gravely wounded and someone else died or almost everyone else is gravely wounded as well. It also depends on their current will.
But I kind of learned not to fight this new mechanic and instead use it in my favour. The good thing is that after a person recovers from being shaken they receive a considerable increase in will which would be very hard to achieve otherwise.
So after a soldier becomes shaken, wait for them to heal and take them only on easy or medium missions, keep them in the back and let them finish wounded enemies. Works like a charm every time!
I guess what doesn't kill you really makes you stronger :)
EDIT: There's also a high chance to become shaken if the soldier gets unconscious or strangled by the "thin man" (the viper - the irony).
EDIT2: Since the question is about preventing becoming shaken, I could add the fact that a good prevention is to use the mind shield. Preventing mind attacks like mind control and panic could help a lot on this manner.
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From what I've gone through with now my third shaken teamate... Try your best to not let him get to damaged.
Good luck with that one btw...
I know if your guy gets knocked unconscious or whatever status bleeds you out the chances are much higher.
That one is not that bad its just positioning...
Best of luck seriously! :)
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