Originally Posted by
Rodin
Long War introduces more complexity but also introduces a host of other problems, including a lot of complexity for complexities sake.
I tried Long War for both XCOM 1 and 2 on two separate occasions. I found it intolerable on all 4 attempts and much preferred the little sub-mods they made that stripped out the new skill trees and presented them separately. Long War struck me as being like Kaizo Mario - it appeals to a certain demographic of players but there's a reason why the main developers don't put that stuff into the primary game.