Just did a playthrough with all the recommended mods and I must say, it was the most fun I've had in XCOM2 of any playthrough! All the classes gelled well together and felt new and refreshing while still being familiar. Definitely liked the Dragoon the most. A few points I'd like to touch on.

1. Infantry. A gunner (left tree) specced Infantry with Executioner and Coup de Grace is monstrous. This guy had double the kills of my sniper, who historically have way more kills than anyone else in my runs. With Grimy's Loot, I had a rifle and a pistol with 3 mods slots, making him even more crazy with Hair Triggers and Scopes. Never had to fear nading a group of Codices since he could mop up 8 targets without costing an action. Air Strike just made everything even more obnoxious.

2. Run N Gun being able to be used on everyone. I like the idea of this, but in the end game it just makes it even easier than it already is, even with ABA2. You can do some pretty broken things with Hunters like running 26 tiles then shooting and going back into concealment, or doing a number of ridiuculous things with Grenadiers + Sidearm Holster mod + Smoke n Mirriors + Run n Gun (Mine got Salvo as a hidden ability which made it more insane).

3. Puppet Protocol. This thing should not be able to be used on Sectopod Primes lol. I used it during the last mission and instantly turned it into a snoozefest. It's way too powerful of an ability to have a 100% chance against a mec of that caliber. The damn thing killed two Firestarter Primes with Annihilation Protocl without me even thinking.


Other than these things, the playthough was very difficult and extremely enjoyable! Excited to do another one soon.