[Getting attached to your soldiers.]

That seems like a hell of a thing to implement, and balance, for only some tangible gain (they both have to have available AP, they both have to be able to see the target, you may want his 'buddy' to not turn around and watch his sector instead, etc.)

Definitely would have to balance the react firing aspect, and that would be secondary in my requests to their boosting eachother's stats

[Mobile Forum Addon]

Excited to get involved with the forums and would love to see Forum Runner or a similar addon to allow us to browse the forums more easily on mobile devices

[Other awesome, retro styled games]

Not "old styled" as much as an open-source version, but Open Transportation Tycoon Deluxe is great and usually improving:

http://www.openttd.org/

When I was kid XCOM and TTD were the big hitters for me

[Higher Rank Soldiers Bolster Morale]

I'm not sure if the system is in place yet, but it'll work along the lines you just described, with the caveat that rookies will project a slightly demoralizing aura.

Oh, those rookies. Always bringing you down with their bullet spongy ways!

[Getting attached to your soldiers.]

Would it be possible for the soldiers to build tenure with each other?

So, for example, if two soldiers have been on 20+ missions together they'd get a small stats buff if they were near each other?

Or, if soldiers who are tenured with each other are near a soldier who does a reaction attack, their "buddy" has a chance to fire back too, even if he wouldn't have normally been triggered

[FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]

I was really hoping blaster launchers were going to be returning, but your explanation is spot on. Good call

[Higher Rank Soldiers Bolster Morale]

I don't know if this is already a part of the game, but I would like to suggest that higher rank soldiers should have an "aura" that boosts the bravery score and decreases morale loss within a certain range.

This effect would not start until a certain rank

The range and power of this effect would increase as rank increases

Optional: if a high ranking soldier is killed, the soldiers in their usual range suffer an increased loss of morale due to a leadership vacuum

EDIT: just read the Frequent Requests post and realized this is already a feature. Yay!

Sorry about the redundancy