If an ethereal spots you the chances are you will get MC'd or panicked. I firmly believe it depends on how many of your troops are seen as to how many will be MC'd. Although usually if an ethereal has snap shots to spare they will use those first. Tank/hover/comando to scout, then MC them b4 they MC you. Once they are all MC'd, get them to stand around some tnt or surprise them on the next round with a well placed nade :bleh: :evil: .
Do unto those as they would do unto you. God be praised !
Loved the Xcom being used as a training tool to find a commander for possible real Alien invasion. I actually believe this to be true, but there again i also believe that there are very small nanophillipino boys changing the pixel colours on my tft.
Lasers or Heavy plasmas? ..Once you got MC, use stun rod (or as i call em Cattle prods)