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"And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family?..The Organs would very quickly have suffered a shortage of officers and transport and... the cursed machine would have ground to a halt! If...if...We didn't love freedom enough...We purely and simply deserved everything that happened afterward.”

― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn , The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956

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Thread: Discussion - Current state of Tournaments23 May 2023, 00:45 AM So just to get back on topic, what's the word on CoH 3 tournaments? In: COH3 Central
Thread: Its not looking good for coh321 May 2023, 18:54 PM Jump back to quoted post21 May 2023, 18:45 PMWilly Pete right now [CoH 3] feels a long way off. Coh2 feels significantly more enoyable to me right now, even when playing against meta abuse The gameplay just feels more satisfying in almost every way That's because you're a shill /j In: COH3 Central
Thread: Men of War 2 - CoH Competition, or Killer?21 May 2023, 02:23 AM Jump back to quoted post21 May 2023, 01:05 AMDonnieChan you forgot something: Tempest Rising -> COH KILLER Grey Goo -> COH KILLER Iron Harvest -> COH KILLER Iron Harvest was cool but didnt lend itself well to PvP In: Other Games
Thread: Men of War 2 - CoH Competition, or Killer?19 May 2023, 22:53 PM Jump back to quoted post19 May 2023, 21:33 PMGachiGasm Apples and oranges. They were describing how whole process of "simulation" behind tank combat and armor damage was in previous games. In MOW2 its literal hitpoints. No, it's legitimately the exact same as old MoW. The "tank healthbar" is simply an "overall average battle readiness" of the tank. There are still modules with health and penetration. Same as Gates of Hell, same as Assault Squad. Try again. I have played MoW 2. There are modules, trust me. Just play RobZ Realism mod for MOWAS2 Its laggy AF, but super enjoyable in MP. On the contrary, I've played Assault Squad 2 and I despise the multiplayer experience. There are some gems, but the gameplay is otherwise constant low drone of frustration at units doing what they want, not doing what you tell them to do, and, to be frank, a very clearly dated UI and overall visual presentation. Gates of Hell fixes the last issue, but falls short of everything before it. Men of War 2 does improve the PvP experience. And that's why I'm excited about it. But on a serious note, MoWa always had relatively small community. Its not a big title, and fans of older games arent really happy with what MOW2 is doing right now. Irrelevant. Fans of older MoW games are playing Gates of Hell. There's no reason to try to poach players from it, as it's already a masterpiece of a love letter to old MoW. MoW 2 is closer in gameplay to CoH than AS2. That's why older fans dislike it. My friends who play CoH and were disappointed in 3 enjoyed Men of War 2. That's all I can tell you. Devs already fucked up previous F2P game, by their idiotic design, people didn't like it and project died. Now they are remaking it into a proper game, but gameplay is the same pretty much, so if F2P game was a failer, why this one wont fail? You know, I can't really tell you. Honestly, I didn't play Arena, but from my experiences playing Men of War 2, it was a much more cohesive game (compared to the videos I watched of Arena). The audio design was better, the UI was better, and there were new elements to gameplay that Arena apparently did not have. If I had to put Gates of Hell and MoW 2 on a scale for quality, then Gates of Hell outweighs Men of War 2 by a moderate margin, but MoW 2 is more fun, and the gripes I have with it the devs have actually said they're working on. I say this over and over and over again: After being spoiled on the polished and arcade nature of CoH battles, the janky-ness of MoW's engine ruins PvP for me. I always say: Go to CoH for the PvP, and Men of War for the PvE. This is the first MoW entry where I feel that that is no longer the case. That counts for a lot to me, because I like to play multiplayer against people, and I don't like to play Conquest all the time. Also, Men of War 2 is going to have a campaign, so take that for what it's worth. I don't play campaigns in RTS games so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ In: Other Games
Thread: Operation Brass Leopard19 May 2023, 21:07 PM Jump back to quoted post19 May 2023, 17:20 PMHannibal ...[it] could be that the player base shifted unevenly after CoH3's release and for some reason better Axis players prefer coh2 or something... I would be highly surprised if that was the case. Actually, now that I think about it, waiting 10 minutes just to play the game probably would... encourage them to go back to CoH 2, wouldn't it? In: COH3 Central
Thread: Men of War 2 - CoH Competition, or Killer?19 May 2023, 20:45 PM Jump back to quoted post19 May 2023, 19:42 PMGiaA Eugen games are on the opposite end of the APM requirement spectrum compared to starcraft. They are basically closer to chess than to fast paced RTS lol. I was talking more about Steel Division b/c I've never heard of EUGEN and I didn't find anything looking it up on steam. So much for due diligence... Anyways, But both MoW and Wargame seem to suffer from terrible gameplay flow. They have complex mechanics but they don't have a satisfying gameplay loop like CoH. MoW 2 is trying to adjust the gameplay loop with stuff like the echelon system and logistics. MoW 2 is definitely faster paced overall than its counterparts, and the new addition of the "retreat to reserve" mechanic means that if you have a unit taking up a lot of popcap, then you can take it out of the field temporarily and bring it back later when it's needed. It really does have some soul, and I'm tired of hearing people who clearly haven't played the game mouth off about it like they have. (Doesn't include you). In: Other Games
Thread: Men of War 2 - CoH Competition, or Killer?19 May 2023, 20:38 PM Jump back to quoted post19 May 2023, 19:38 PMGachiGasm Men of War Assault Squads -> COH KILLER Men of War Assault Squads 2 -> COH KILLER Gates of Hell -> COH KILLER Men of War 2 -> COH KILLER MOW2 is hot pile of garbage. It was pile of garbage when it was a free2play, it remained garbage when it became MOW2. This statement means nothing to me. I look at videos of MoW 2: Arena and I see a different game from the one I played. MOW2 went for an RTS approach and all the appeal old MOW had pretty much were removed in favour of tank HP and other garbage. Pure bias. For someone who's an apparent fan of Gates of Hell, one would think that you would also be up to date on the fact that its devs have already confirmed the health system has always existed in the Men of War engine. I don't know what your "other garbage" statement is referring to, but hopefully it has more substance than the former one. MoW 2 and CoH 3 occupy the same space in my mind currently. I always enjoyed the CoH 3 experience throughout the multiplayer beta. I gave them both the benefit of the doubt, and that allows me to see what good can come of the game. CoH 3 has, so far, been a major letdown, but that's entirely due to the developers post-launch fumbling of support of the game. Men of War 2 is already as of now looking like a serious contender for a CoH 3 alternative. If the devs working on MoW 2 prove they have a brighter fire in their belly than Relic's devs do... That's the final nail in the coffin for CoH 3. I'm sorry. Don't shoot the messenger. In: Other Games
Thread: Men of War 2 - CoH Competition, or Killer?19 May 2023, 12:23 PM Jump back to quoted post19 May 2023, 12:21 PMnigo Any Steel Division/ EUGEN games > Any MoW If you're grand strategy autist and starcraft APM haver, then sure. I personally enjoy the small scale battles, CoH size. MoW is a better fit for that, while still having the ""realism"" aspect. In: Other Games
Thread: Men of War 2 - CoH Competition, or Killer?18 May 2023, 20:47 PM Jump back to quoted post17 May 2023, 13:45 PMHannibal Just kidding though, thanks for the break down. Of course! Thank you for reading and replying I am still one of the people that would love a slightly dumbed down version of MoW. The micro management distracted me too much from the actual game play. The small mission I played was more fluent in the overall gameplay, but unfortunately not enough to convince me that my gripes with the general game flow will be solved. Maybe I'll get another chance if there is a next test, let's see. I'll probably pick it up at some time for a couple of Euros, but 90% sure not for release. Absolutely, not on release. I'm on a similar boat with MoW 2 as I was with CoH 3. Both showed a lot of potential to me in the beta. Working on the assumption that from the beta, the game will be worked on and improved all the way up until release, then I believe that the game would be a good game to buy. Unfortunately in CoH 3's case, Relic had little to no change between beta and release, and while the potential was still there, it was buried in bugs and blobs post-release. So long as they do keep working on the game, I think this might be the entry in the series you could get behind. Currently, I've come back to the never-aging Age of Empires 2 and Beyond all Reason. I'll have to give those a look In: Other Games
Thread: Men of War 2 - CoH Competition, or Killer?18 May 2023, 20:02 PM In terms of infantry weapon firing animations... we have no animations. At least as of the beta. In: COH3 Central