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Thread: Is the pace of innovation slowing? 20 Apr 2016, 20:24 PM I've been playing Relic games for a while, since Homeworld and Dawn of War 1, and I do think that each new game they release is better than the ones before it. But with CoH2 especially I feel that the formula is not really evolving anymore and is just being tweaked. Dawn of War was pretty innovative for it's time,and CoH1 was a huge departure from Dawn of War. If you look at CoH2, well, it's pretty great, honestly, I love it, but Relic isn't innovating with game mechanics the way they innovated with cover, retreating, suppression, and the economy in previous games. Some major innovations were even deliberately sliced out of the game post-release, like Cold Tech and blizzards. I think that's fine for a sequel, but it's making me think that it's time for Relic to create something memorable and new. I think having to REMOVE cold tech from the CoH2 post release demonstrates that Relic is reaching the end of what they can do with the current formula. What are your thoughts? In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: LeFH versus counter barrage trois pons18 Apr 2016, 19:40 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Apr 2016, 08:58 AMBrick Top If they have a soviet ally, then you should have a different plan altogether, you should be double teaming the soviet early on before the brit can lock down more of the map. I see your point, it's just that I'm thinking more for ways to deal with a scenario where you fudged up the early game and let them build their sim city for this particular map. In: Ostheer Strategies
Thread: LeFH versus counter barrage trois pons15 Apr 2016, 23:20 PM If they have a soviet ally with recon you're kinda doomed, aren't you? In: Ostheer Strategies
Thread: LeFH versus counter barrage trois pons14 Apr 2016, 03:03 AM From my tests it seems there is a small corner of trois pons, basically right in the far upper right corner, where counter battery cannot reach LeFH emplacements. Can anyone else confirm this? Might be useful against double brits In: Ostheer Strategies
Thread: Special Weapon Regiment Conscripts with PIATS and Vickers14 Apr 2016, 02:53 AM What about this - spawn at partisans, have them equip piats, then attack ground with flamers until they drop their shrecks, then put shrecks on cons? Getting shreck cons is worth a few partisans, right? In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: Special Weapon Regiment Conscripts with PIATS and Vickers14 Apr 2016, 02:50 AM Jump back to quoted post13 Apr 2016, 22:00 PMDullahan Nah, it's still good. 3 CP is nothing. I'm thinking of using it less for time window impact and more to build up a Soviet version of shreck volks, which are good the whole game. Compared to volks they'd cost less mp, have better durability, sprint, more damage, and a snare! Piats are trickier than shrecks but I think with at nades and some attack ground it wouldn't be that bad. Haven't actually tried this yet as I haven't had a chance to play the game recently. QQ can you tell me more about your experience with it? Did it end up just being kinda meh? I'd be curious to see the replay if you wouldn't mind posting it. Thanks for the ideas everyone. @Newvan - I'm okay with it not being as effective as meta stuff as I'm not really at the point where it's suboptimal build orders that make me lose. In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: Special Weapon Regiment Conscripts with PIATS and Vickers11 Apr 2016, 13:14 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Apr 2016, 08:34 AMMistah_S Yes. Until you run into a wall of MG42's Would keeping a mortar pit or two up be enough to cope with that? Or should I get some Soviet mortars? Or maybe shocks for the smoke nades? Also would giving shocks or guards piats or Vickers ever make sense? I don't think it would but maybe shocks with Vickers could work? Would that make them good at all ranges or meh at all ranges? In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: Special Weapon Regiment Conscripts with PIATS and Vickers10 Apr 2016, 01:31 AM What about Vickers wielding penals? They get a mean accuracy bonus with vet, right? In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: Special Weapon Regiment Conscripts with PIATS and Vickers9 Apr 2016, 13:19 PM Thanks for the feedback! I hadn't thought about mines but you're definitely right about that. In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: SU+UKF TD heavy blobs (2v2 and above)8 Apr 2016, 16:15 PM That's like 560 fuel and 200 mu for units that can only fight tanks...For the same cost you can get multiple jagdtigers. In: COH2 Balance