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Thread: Fragmentation bombing is too powerful10 Oct 2019, 19:51 PM Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2019, 18:37 PMBlueKnight It just wipes shit too quickly and reliably, please add delay to the plane. If you replace the ability with Tank hunter AT bombing that would also be a good enough nerf. Replacing it with the PTAB bombing run would basically remove it from the game. There was a long discussion on this in the thread on Tank Hunters recently. The PTAB takes around 9 seconds to hit once the red smoke is down. Damage depends on the size of the tank, but seems to be 1/4 to 1/2 of the health of the tank, with 1/4 damage being far more common than 1/2 health damage. In the little bit of testing that I did, it didn't wipe a full health squad. I couldn't find the change in the patch notes, but remember when it would almost one-shot a Tiger, and would wipe infantry in a large area. Some of the videos of that are still on YouTube. The old skill was a little over the top. It would almost kill an OKW truck in one shot. I don't have a problem with the power of the Fragmentation bombing run. It should hit hard, but every other bombing run (besides the PTAB) has about a 3 second delay that seems to be missing. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Fragmentation bombing is too powerful10 Oct 2019, 19:06 PM Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2019, 18:39 PMButcher Not really OP. Just very strange design with little time to react on map edges. On the edge of the map, you can't get out of the run even if you retreat right away. AT guns also can't get out. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Are bren blob buffs justified?10 Oct 2019, 18:27 PM Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2019, 14:29 PMSander93 As far as I know, it is the other way around. Compared to the HMG 42 (same DPS), the Vickers can snipe a model because it will deal more effective DPS in the first seconds of firing because the suppression (which gives damage reduction on the suppressed squad) kicks in later, because the Vickers has worse suppression. The HMG 42 will suppress almost instantly, which also almost instantly reduces its effective DPS against the squad it's shooting at. I'm pretty sure this is the case. The Maxim doesn't suppress well but usually kills more models, especially when compared to the MG34. I'd rather the Maxim be more like the MG34. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Medic Heal Radius is too small10 Oct 2019, 01:56 AM I don't mind the short range on Ost, but it does seem to be a problem with OKW. On some of the 2v2 maps, I put the Battlegroup HQ in the base. I've had cases where the medics will be right next to wounded units and not heal them. Other times, the medics would be on one side of the truck and wouldn't seek out wounded units. In either case, I end up having to move units to get them to heal which is annoying. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: T34 Ram10 Oct 2019, 01:50 AM Jump back to quoted post9 Oct 2019, 16:48 PMgunther09 I love the ram, gave me so many lols already. It would be nice if it was more predictable, but is a lot of fun when I'm feeling like playing throw-away. My favorite was in a match on Minsk Pocket when I flanked an Elefant, but got a main gun crit. Since I was going to lose it anyway, I rammed the Elefant and killed both of them. To me, that's what ram should be - a last ditch effort to take something out. I have tried the ram plus AT strafe. The results seem just too variable. One day, I'll get multiple Tigers or Elefants, other days I'll just lose a bunch of T34's. Good players seem to be a lot better at avoiding the combo so it seems like something more for troll games than real ones. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sherman Crew instantly dies9 Oct 2019, 15:07 PM Jump back to quoted post9 Oct 2019, 04:48 AMHon3ynuts The m4a3 Sherman Crew instantly dies upon pressing the Decrew Button, their silent bodies lay limp next to the tank. This is quite an impactful bug and I forgot to save the replay, but it has happened twice to me in the last week during 4v4s Could they have been crushed by one of your other tanks? I've had that happen where they hop out just in time to crushed. I haven't heard anyone complain about it but also haven't seen a lot of USF players this patch (in 2v2 or more). In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: M20 over nerf rofl8 Oct 2019, 20:54 PM Jump back to quoted post8 Oct 2019, 20:50 PMHon3ynuts I would suggest a skirts reduction in cost instead of mines, It would not make sense to have 50 muni tellers and m20 mines costing the same +1 Also, the manpower nerf probably should've been compensated by adjusting the side tech fuel costs. USF has to pay the most if they want access to weapons/grenades/mg's, atg's. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: What are the problems of Soviets in 1v1? 8 Oct 2019, 18:22 PM Jump back to quoted post8 Oct 2019, 17:26 PMNorthFireZ Some things I noticed The Is2 is CP 10 even though all other Heavy tanks of its class is 9 cp. (Even the Overpowered Pershing) The Su-76 only gets 140 damage at Vet 3. While the Puma gets 160 damage at Vet 3. T/34 Ram is really buggy and really RNG based. T34/85 Ram is a useless ability because you never want to sacrifice the 130 fuel tank. Soviets have doctrinal support weapons that are weirdly over priced for their performance. B4 is a crutch. RNG cannon wins games better than any actual arty (Ml-20) In comparison, Soviets have far less useable doctrines than any other faction. The SU76 could use a small buff. When it was a lot better people would spam them. The 120mm mortar and light AT gun are overpriced. I've tried the AT gun both against the computer and in an actual game. If was fine against the computer but terrible in game. Makes me wonder how it was tested. I've also tried the B4. It's okay if you just shell their base until it gets vetted up. After that it's a lot better than people think. If you try to hit that tank that is being repaired (before it has vet), you could fire all game and not likely hit anything. Even at that, it still seems worse than a ML20. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: What are the problems of Soviets in 1v1? 8 Oct 2019, 14:32 PM Jump back to quoted post8 Oct 2019, 09:14 AMMaret In fact, 120mm is just bigger version of regular mortar. It need different abilities. Not flare. Like: 1. Timing Shells like USF mortar halftruck have. 2. Fire shells, like OKW firesturm have for leig. 3. Smoke shells I think design where "bigger unit = stronger and slower version of smaller unit" - just stupid and lazy decision in game design. Units always must have different abilities. 120mm is doctrinal and should give to player different game experience. The abilities don't bother me a lot. I really like the standard Soviet mortar and would like the 120 better if it had the same abilities. The problem is that they nerfed it down to the same damage rate as a standard mortar (per El Chino's testing) but left it with the high price and pop cap. TBH, I would rather see those adjusted than the unit buffed. The old 120 was too much. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: What are the problems of Soviets in 1v1? 8 Oct 2019, 04:03 AM Jump back to quoted post6 Oct 2019, 18:09 PMelchino7 Did the test. While you lose on RoF, the increased AoE means that the avg dmg done on misses equalises with the RoF of the normal mortar. Then it's a matter of whether you can use the extended 20 range or not. Whether you want a reliable mortar or an unreliable hard hitter. As like 2 years ago after nerfs, if you have T2, just get a normal mortar. If you don't, get the 120mm. If you are not playing 1v1 and have absolute domination over your opponent manpower wise, 2x 120mm might be worth. I had an opponent go 2x 120's. Replay attached. My opinion of them didn't change much: The combined cost is roughly equivalent to a howitzer. The pop cap of 20 decreases income enough (30/min) that player never seemed to have enough manpower to build armor. One of them got to Vet 3 with 35 kills. For comparison, I had a couple Panzerfusilier squads with more kills and certainly more caps. It wasn't as worthless as I thought, but ultimately the 5-6 squads that they cost (upkeep plus purchase) would've been much more likely to win them the game. Early in the game while I was worried about the 120's, I got two Leigs. I didn't have any problems keeping the 120's at bay. After awhile, they started hitting my Leigs with Calliopes and a Katy. I probably could've kept them alive but they often had no infantry to shoot and and were about as worthless as the 120's given the scarcity of weapon teams and infantry as targets. 0 VS XMetal Grumpy US Trademark Scios 2 2x 120mm by: Grumpy map: Moscow Outskirts 1 - In: COH2 Balance