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Jump back to quoted post23 Jun 2017, 14:40 PMBulgakov

No
Because:

1. Suppression is much less powerful when an army only has to retreat a short distance
2. Blobbing is less punished for reason stated above
3. The disadvantage to Soviets and Ostheer is too great when they play against factions with FRPs
4. It messes with the dynamic nature of the game

These are pretty objective reasons that I think any player can appreciate. Whether or not you agree that the problems are as severe as I see them is another matter.
But it's got nothing to do with "I don't like it". I play a lot of OKW and some Brits. I use FRPs. But I think they harm gameplay.
And I agree with you about brace. That also needs to go.

Jump back to quoted post22 Jun 2017, 17:20 PMferwiner

I dont think it is a good idea for the reasons already stated above. But I actually have a better one.

You see, all FRPs have the button that toggles them on and off. My idea is that:
1. FRPs should take percent of your resources while active - what kind of resources and how much is up to a debate but I guess half of fuel or half of munition would be fair.
2. Once toggled on, the FRP can't be toggled off for 1 minute.

The advantages are as follows:
1. FRPs have disadvantage, so there is no need to either remove them or implement in all factions - factions are still diverse and the mechanic is deeper.
2. There is actual counterplay to FRP - if you attack them during one minute from enabling, opponent cant safely retreat everything to base.
3. All the gameplay mechanics that would be removed with FRPs, like looking for best spot for truck, pushing the major with ambo and so on are still kept in the game - it doesnt become any more shallow
4. Players can still choose to have FRP on all the time but they pay a huge price. That makes blobbing playstyle hard to pull off, but still a rare possibility. This is good becouse no tactical choice should ever be completely vanished.

Jump back to quoted post22 Jun 2017, 12:55 PMEsxile

Can we stop considering removing FRP will suddenly make blob disappear or being less powerful. Ostheer and Soviet also blob efficiently.
And they are as much as effective than OKW, USF or Brit.

Today there is no established links between blobbing and FRP.
There is no established link between FRP and successful Blob.
We all know a single HMG cannot hold a blob managed with a minimum of micro so your single HMG will not perform any better with the removal of FRP.

Now there are many way to reduce the impact of FRP. There is no need for rocket scientists to find ways to reduce its impact on the game.

Jump back to quoted post18 Jun 2017, 08:45 AMIron Emperor

Give EFA also a frp. Like the halftrack or m5.

Jump back to quoted post18 Jun 2017, 08:58 AMnee

Halftrack idea sounds interesting for Soviets, it could be an alternative upgrade where neither weapons nor reinforcement from the same halftrack is possible, plus the toggle makes them immobile. You could however garrison a squad in that halftrack to provide a modicum of fighting power to ward off attackers, but of course this makes them vulnerable to artillery. That way you can park it next to a friendly player's source of reinforcement and healing to promote teamwork, or just spend more fuel and popcap for another halftrack.