Can anyone shed some light on the effectiveness of flame rifles in the balance preview? I know the values may be a tad different to the final 9/17 patch (and who knows what ninja changes will bring) but I'd be very curious to see the effectiveness of the new flame rifles compared to the current ones.
Viable (hopefully not op) flame rifles, viable infantry company with the buffs/fixes, and viable armor company in OFC would make me a happy camper. The current flame rifle spam meta is so repetitive :/. |
Great patch, GJ Relic! Really nothing that will alter the game drastically for the first 4 factions and I love the useability changes and bug fixes. I have a feeling brits will need to see a couple more rounds of tweaks before being in a good spot however. |
I haven't tried that particular strategy but to be honest it sounds like you'd be digging your own grave. You'd be spending time, resources, and map control to dig in and prolong the game when that is exactly what you want to avoid as USF |
It's not that BARs are so much better, it's that they've nerfed Grenadiers. They're going to go from being the best main infantry squad to being the worst.
They are not getting nerfed. They are (hopefully) getting their unintended buff reverted. The grens that are on live right now are grossly overperforming for a 240 manpower unit. |
I like the idea of more micro in the game but can you imagine the rage-inducing levels of frustration caused by RNG/bugs/shot blockers/terrain features? It'd be a severe nerf to infantry AT that's for sure. |
P4 is fine, it doesn't really have a place against brits from my experience but it's in a great spot vs USF and Soviets. Command P4 is over-performing if anything |
+1 for the prioritize vehicle toggle on AT squads. No to the rest of the idea, hate the notion of jack-of-all trades counter-everything unit |
I wouldn't mind seeing it under a commander, much like Infantry Company. Definitely not needed for stock though, can you imagine lmg grens with free green cover everywhere? No thanks. |
I think Relic is pretty content to just let those commanders sit there and gather dust. I'd love to see an overhaul to the system and some consolidation, but it might be too much to hope for. Maybe they'd get the motivation to do it if they could monetize it. |
That tactic is very much cheese imo. Price seems to be the only one able to pull it off (to that extent of blobbing anyway) at high-level play, but even then I'd venture a guess that is not too effective if the opponent knows it's coming.
From your previous posts I think it's safe to assume you play OH almost exclusively, so I'll try to help in the unlikely event you face Price or someone that does this effectively:
1. Go CAS
2. Prioritize munis over everything, turn fuel into munis even
3. Get 4-5 grens, 1 mg to support them, maybe a mortar for good measure
4. Equip all grens with lmgs asap
5. Spam stuka AI strafes, use it every time you engage the blob
6. Get 1-2 paks as appropriate to counter armor |