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Jump back to quoted post18 Aug 2021, 20:00 PMGeblobt

Penals cost less (mp and muni) and perform way better until g43 and get a good boost at vet 1 compared to Pfussies. There is a reason that the unit had meh pickrate in tournies while Grand Offensive was the meta commander. They are not good enough compared to volks and obers to do without sandbags.
I think their performance pre g43 is kinda alright, but in 99% of cases the outcome of the game wont differ when you mix Pfussies with volks instead of going purely volks. JLI and even Falls are just 3 times better at supplementing volks.

Jump back to quoted post18 Aug 2021, 11:25 AMKlement Pikhtura

So I did some test and found out that it is roughly 50/50 if assengies engage from 20-25 meters and my suspicion about PPsH guards were wrong. My earlier results seemed like consisted from borderline best case scenarios.

So the question is: are panzerfusiliers that good, or perhaps most cqc infantry that bad? Once PGrens arrive vs OST, or obers - your cqc infantry become expensive ordeal. Also vehicles, hmgs etc. That is why you see much more guards then shocks with SOV. Guards, apart from having vehicle crowd control, are constantly doing damage, while cqc infantry had to go very close to do it or waste muni in the process of doing so, otherwise they have very limited use. So, in my opinion, the cqc infatnry that works have either combination of great timing+sprint with assnades (assgrens) or having something heavy hitting like tommyguns (assguards, cavrifles, rangers) so if you get close enough, you are getting the maximum out it, not some 4 seconds outdps nerfgun action. Also there are commandos, but those guys are another story, same with stormtroopers.

About Panzerfusiliers: I never found PF to be that great, but things may change after sandbag nerf and I assume after AT is on the field most cover, but tanktraps, will be temporary. Even though flame nade is great, I think sandbags was that thing that gave volks that edge over PFs.

As a side note, I wish assengies could built tanktraps. It is a the best cover and having it on actually decent combat unit (with flamer) might make it more attractive

Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2021, 15:10 PMKlement Pikhtura

tell those guys to l2p. Take a closer look at those games. Just because there are few strats that are supposedly counter ST, does not mean it is fine.

Before creating this thread I just didn't went by my "feeling" but actually took time and asked Duffmann, Siberian, Jibber, Elpern + you get the reaction of KThez, which called it a "Scumtiger". You have majority of the community trolling this unit and outright calling it toxic, casts, data of Elite Armor pickrate, but it is fine, because Paths with 2 at guns counter it. Units got nerfed for much less, like falls with faust or Tiger with Panzer Commander.

I can't come up with justification for COH2 meta, where oneshotting units, that only 2 faction has access to are part of it.

Pls, might as well bring back low scatter B4 and while Balance team are working on it, perhaps give something similar to USF. That would be nice. The dream meta of the game that revolves around unit preservation.

Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2021, 08:21 AMKlement Pikhtura

before creating this ranting thread, how many any tests have you performed exactly?

Jump back to quoted post16 Aug 2021, 16:54 PMProtos Angelus

So? While I agree that scott is downright useless in teamgames except for firing smoke (it fires a lot of smoke), using 3 scotts to kill a HMG is overkill, One is enough and one squad with BARS from that blob can easily gun down the damaged HMG. Heck, an hour ago I dodged 14 stuka strikes against me on beachside Across the Rheine. I wonder if the enemy though that the Stuka is useless.