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Thread: Why don't more girls play RTS games?13 Jul 2016, 02:38 AM There's a lot of interesting comments on this. First of all, I didn't realize that consoles were a gateway drug. Second, My daughter won't play it. I've never pushed any type of stereotype on her so I don't think stereotypes are a reason. I asked my daughter why she doesn't play. Her answers were: "It's boring. All you do is move little men around. You don't have any inventory or pets like a Ranger." She really likes Guild Wars 2 and is probably better at it than I am. I'm pretty sure there isn't a competitive problem either. In: News
Thread: summary of the currence state12 Jul 2016, 14:05 PM Jump back to quoted post12 Jul 2016, 13:56 PMBrickTop i explain that easy picture usf has become easy shit and half of the game is unplayeble.what else should have that picture proved? It proves you haven't played enough games as Ost. Did you really expect to have the same ranking after your first 22 games as Ost that you did after nearly 1.2k games as USF. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Penal squads flamethrowers12 Jul 2016, 04:40 AM Jump back to quoted post11 Jul 2016, 00:18 AMelchino7 People forget that Rifles also arrived with xp enough to be between vet1 and vet2. Rifles with vet early on, into M20 and fast shermans. That was back when bulletins stacked, so 3x 10% vet meant that a lot of rifles arrived at vet 2. It badly needed nerfing. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Mentoring Scheme 2016 - Mentee sign-ups9 Jul 2016, 03:55 AM Ostheer: N/A Oberkommando West: 2v2 United States Forces: 1v1, 2v2 Soviets: N/a United Kingdom Forces: Playercard:http://https://www.coh2.org/ladders/playercard/steamid/76561198026287197 Your native language: English Proficiency in speaking English: Okay Preferred language: English Your Timezone in GMT: -8 GMT? Pacific time - I can usually play around 8-10 PM on weekdays or mornings on weekends. Do You Have a Mic?: Yes, and can use Vent, TS, or Steamchat Any Other Request: I primarily like to play USF 2v2, but would like some help with other modes, and possibly OKW, if mentor has time. In: Mentoring
Thread: Next patch opinions2 Jul 2016, 00:00 AM Jump back to quoted post1 Jul 2016, 22:39 PMskemshead If trenches could be used by everyone then you have to give some thought to where you place them and if you over extend your decision bites you in the arse. Its core coh2 doctrine. But not anymore because the game has to be retard friendly. Don't want anyones feelings to get hurt because they can't master coh. Seriously, just fucking hell. So much of what relic does is just short sighted and poorly thought out. Usf morter anyone. No one wanted a morter except retards that basically want everything ( but thats another thread ). And no one wanted a rapid fire morter where the second shell fires before the first one lands. And no one wanted more indirect fire before gren wiping was fixed. Trenches should be neutral. They should either be like the Ostruppen doctrine trenches if free or directional trenches if not free. If a player is paying for trenches then one of the following should apply: Trenches give green cover from one side and but just yellow cover from the other side (there are some maps with this already) Trenches give them green cover from both sides but don't allow units to fire out the other side. Also, trenches should be able to be destroyed using the COH1 mechanic of de-capping Someone made a Competitive Mod (or something like that). I like how the tiers in that are organized much better than the regular game. The All Units mod is also pretty good. In short, it would be better if the core units are all competitive and the commanders just add a different flavor to the play. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Relic. What is counter part for Brit arty cover?28 Jun 2016, 13:50 PM Jump back to quoted post28 Jun 2016, 12:08 PMsome one To remove some ambiguous assumptions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCSucXc4zXM vs Recon I can use Ostwind for example. but What is counter part for Brit arty cover? ps Its old one but still ability is incrediably powerfull better than STUKA CAS Read the patch notes about the nerf to arty cover. Arty cover was greatly nerfed several patches ago. IIRC, it doesn't trigger unless the Brit player has armor in the area and it doesn't do a lot of damage to armor now. There isn't really a counter so either concentrate on their armor or retreat from the area. Stuka CAS is much better because the planes arrive faster. Slower vehicles often get destroyed before they can get out of the area. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Blobs of the past 28 Jun 2016, 02:03 AM Jump back to quoted post27 Jun 2016, 04:35 AMdullinstrument I just got back into company of heroes with two geriatric friends. After a couple of months playing we are now reasonably competitive winning a little less than half the matches we play. ..... The current balance seems to have had the opposite effect, it's just a blob-off. (type of map seems to effect how bad this is) It was like that before the patch, but before the patch we found we could force players to abandon blobbing. Not now. No, not really. The game has a lot of counters for blobbing. I like it when people blob. It's a lot of fun when/if you wreck someone who is blobbing (like seeing a demo get 20 kills, a calliope wipe multiple squads in one barrage, or my all time favorite - having a M10 arrive at someone's battlegroup HQ right as the blob gets there and getting almost 20 crushes in one pass). Do I ever have someone that rolls over me with a blob? Yes, but it's a L2P on my part. I kind of miss the old shrek blobs. Vetted rifles backed up by mg's and maybe a pack howie dealt with them just fine, and they allowed assault engineers to run rampant as well as the occasional M10 crush. Now it's too easy to lose the M10 and the STG volks just melt assault engineers. PS - I wouldn't want to see Relic try to code the penalties that you want. They would likely make a stacking bug for it that makes the squads melt, plus it would always get triggered back at the base when units are healing which could ruin some games. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Mentor Program 2016 - Mentor Sign-ups28 Jun 2016, 01:22 AM Jump back to quoted post25 Jun 2016, 15:25 PMMajorBloodnok So! You have Decided to Mentor? Awesome! Welcome to the Mentor sign-ups. First off the bat, we want to thank you on behalf of COH2.ORG! It is people like you, who give back to the community, which helps it grow strong. You will need a minimum of at least one of the following: 500 multiplayer hours played; OR 1,000 multiplayer games played total; OR Top 300 rank in the faction/mode you wish to mentor. Acting as a Mentor is a great way to meet new people and help mold those scrubby greenhorns into some mean automatch players. Second, in order to best match you with one or more players whom you can help, please copy and paste and fill out the information below: Steam Profile and playercard: Armies you want to mentor. (place 'all' if all): Mode you want to mentor. i.e. Only 1v1, or 1v1/2v2 etc: Preferred language for Mentoring: Your Timezone in GMT: Max Number of Mentees (please do not take more than you can handle!). 1 mentee is highly recommended, unless you are mentoring team games, or unless you have previously mentored!): Do You Require that your Mentee uses voice communication of some sort?: Describe your availability this summer?: What is the minimum skill level that you would prefer from your Mentee?: We are aiming to start on July 14th. If you want to Mentor, we need to hear from you, no later than July 10th. Will you have a separate sign up for the people who want to be mentored? I play mostly 2v2 USF and would like a mentor. I'm usually ranked 500-700 (may go higher if I get determined to make IR pathfinders work, may go lower if I always go 3-4 rifles into Captain). In: Mentoring
Thread: OKW can be killed in less than 5 minutes25 Jun 2016, 03:48 AM Jump back to quoted post23 Jun 2016, 18:09 PMwhitesky00 USF fully upgraded forward retreat point 240mp 120 fu major + 250mp 10 fu ambu = 490 MP and 130 FU You're forgetting the 10 pop cap that the major and ambulance take up, so if the game lasts an hour, the 490 mp can become as much as 1200 mp In: COH2 Balance
Thread: replay review on Crossing24 Jun 2016, 19:22 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Jun 2016, 12:41 PMSturmpanther I'm sorry to say, that nobody can watch your replay anymore. Yesterday was a hotfix so all replays are "death" Your replay is: Patch: 3.0.0.21512 And atm one need: Patch: 3.0.0.21527 No worries, I'll post a similar one soon. What I've been struggling with is finding a new opening. It used to be 3-4 rifles into captain but my rifles have been getting pushed around a lot by both OKW and OST. The STG upgrade makes rifles drop like flies, and trying to keep them in combat after they've lost two or more models is just asking for a squad wipe. Also, for as much as people whine about the USF mortar, they're almost worthless unless someone wants to camp or spam mg's. On BAR still leaves rifles feeling underwhelming against upgraded Volks. Two BARS is a lot of ammo and makes wipes extra punishing. In: Replay Reviews