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Jump back to quoted post19 Dec 2021, 19:52 PMDonnieChan

dont't forget the general aesthetics and sound design of that game.
My problem with it something few people will understand: there are so many special abilities that every single unit glows and shines somehow with a magic mist surrounding it which is an absolute turnoff for me

Jump back to quoted post15 Dec 2021, 08:22 AMHannibal

The main problem with Coh2's elevation is also that units won't take elevation into account. They try to fire regardless and will happily hit the ground if they don't roll an accuracy hit. So either it looks odd because the shot goes through the ground, or it looks odd because your unit shoots the ground. In any case, it looks odd because your unit might actually not see its target.

Jump back to quoted post12 Dec 2021, 00:06 AMProtos Angelus

That would have probably been the best course of action, the 1v1 balance mod.
Otherwise, yes, not a lot of new people and it's the same thing really. New players that want to play allies in teamgames come to a sudden realization of a great truth... that allies are harder to play in 3v3 and 4v4. You can often see comparisons of MG42 and Maxim. "Why do they cost the same when MG42 has such a wide arc and insta suppresses?" And that wide arc can be extremely troublesome and require low micro input in teamgame maps, hence you see the usual double pio double mg42 opening on most 3v3+ maps. Such an opening would spell death in 1v1s.

Truth be told, the balance team could have done a better job even with the one-patch-fits-all.
I won't comment on other factions, just the faction I play the most:

1) Pak howi right now won't bleed for s***, and actually loses to a single mortar/leig in teamgames
Instead of the large AOE nerf they could have nerfed the autofire and buff the barrage. Instead we get a howitzer that costs 340 MP that will damage infantry at most without killing models unless they are already low.
2) Rework scott into an autofire mobile arty. Right now it's a lessened pak howi on wheels, so the roles are overlapped.
3) E8 could have been a true teamgame brawler that costs a bit less than a comet (so 1v1 won't be rushed). Veterancy 1 is radionet. No gunnery BS. Rifle commander swaps the halftrack for the mortar halftrack and you have a good teamgame commander right there.
4)50 cal could have had a fast setup time but less suppression than the MG42 and a bit longer tracking (right now it's just a bit retarded mg42 with narrower arc). Fits around the "mobility" part of USF.
5)The greyhound could have been buffed in the AT department, nerfed in the main cannon AI department and reworked the AI ability. The recon commander is good in 1v1s, no doubt, but this rework could possibly allow it to go into teamgames as you wouldn't fear luchs/puma/flak as much and you would get a doctrinal "stuart" in some sense. Mechanized nerfs were too large. There was a better rework being discussed, but they decided to straight up nerf it across the board.

If there weren't so many good replies on these forums, good rework ideas, etc. then I'd understand, but why even ask the community if you just do your own thing.