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Thread: Is Airborne Company still viable?27 Apr 2016, 01:46 AM

Ouch...ESL statistics:

Company	games played	games won
Tactical Support	30	17
Heavy Cavalry	27	16
Armor	17	7
Rifle	15	9
None	8	5
Infantry	6	4
Mechanized	2	0
Airborne	1	0

In: US Forces Strategies

Thread: Why change the spawn system? 22 Apr 2016, 20:43 PM

22 Apr 2016, 20:34 PMInverse

PE wasn't broken in CoH1 because of this. Sure, maybe they'll have to tweak some stuff going forward, but that's not a reason to forego a design change that is a net positive on the game.

OKW's situation was one I hadn't considered and complicates things. Personally I find it more interesting from a gameplay perspective to allow units to spawn from trucks because it adds a risk/reward dynamic that wouldn't have been there previously, but I don't have enough recent gameplay experience to know if that is a practical change to make.

Does this affect only infantry? Or can we expect Panthers popping out of Flak trucks?

In: Lobby

Thread: Updates on BALANCE PREVIEW MOD 22 Apr 2016, 20:39 PM

YAY to .50 actually being MORE useful and behaving more like a .50 cal! And gives the LT tier some light AT.

22 Apr 2016, 03:05 AMKothre

Hmm. I'm definitely going to have to test these changes before I come to a conclusion. Seems like it could be interesting. I appreciate that Relic isn't doing their usual "BUFF EVERYTHING ABOUT IT BY TRIPLE!" approach.

Not sure how necessary this is. Part of the fun of using tank destroyers is the challenge of trying to provide sight for them so they can utilize their long range.

But the free bazookas are all the captain is good for besides On Me!. What differentiates him from a lieutenant now? I don't see how this adds anything to the game. Does this at least mean I can give him BARs now if I want to? Because that would actually be nice.

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Seeing how both Axis have cloaked units that easily provide LOS for their long range units, this is appropriate IMO for the Jackson, when USF has no cloaked units to help provide sight for it.

And I agree, what good is the Captain now other than a tier unlock? At least the LT provides BAR support with it. Captain was good, early AT without having to buy AT. It'd make a fast Luchs or 222 think twice. Now USF has to invest more muni/fuel & MP for an earlier AT. Be curious how this plays out, if the .50 can supplement the AT role or the 80 'zook has an impact.

22 Apr 2016, 04:04 AMMittens

Its already pretty weak, if I remember right the has a lower LOS compared to panther.
While I get the idea the Jackson should be a glass cannon, the low HP, armor, and poor pathfinding, makes using the Jackson very hard to use. Increase the LOS gives you slightly more time to react oncoming threats and potential path finding issues (such as pop in tank traps)

This.

22 Apr 2016, 06:49 AMEsxile

Captain still has his management certificate ability (don't remember the exact name), really useful to pump out units really fast.
Now you can go 3RM/BARs+Zooks/captain + fast stuart/pak/Atgun and equip BARs on your captain if you don't see any light/medium vehicle.
Let's be honest that´s a nerf for sure but with HMG.50 getting better softcounter to lights and mortar to take out position, you´ll less need dual zooks to do the early heavy damage stuff RMs+BARs can´t do.
Mortar alone open a wide area of possibility to counter aggressive OKW H.Qs

I like USF and those changes are nice, at least on paper.

What I can't get is why OKW fanboys are still crying while getting what they were asking for.

Good point on the CPT.

22 Apr 2016, 12:41 PMKatitof

*GASP!*

You mean like you'll have to actually put down mines and maybe actually consider what opponent does and go for Puma, just like ost goes for 222, USF for stuart, UKF for AEC and sov for SU-76/T-70 to deal with early vehicle from opponent instead of spamming most op handheld AT weapon on most basic infantry that doesn't even require any side costs!?

SUCH INJUSTICE!

LMAO

22 Apr 2016, 15:53 PMSlaYoU

So yeah basically, OKW will be the only faction without handheld AT. I fail to see how your point adresses that issue. It went from having no non doctrinal suppression to no infantry AT at all. Fail design at its best.

Volks still have faust. Egad, OKW will have to micro them now, vs attack move for AT.

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Thread: Why change the spawn system? 22 Apr 2016, 20:19 PM

22 Apr 2016, 19:15 PMInverse

This is irrelevant. Units you build with these factions won't come from off-map, they'll appear next to the building that built them, the only disadvantage you have is no ability to build your structures closer to the field. This is offset by the fact that you don't need to dedicate a unit to actually constructing the structure.
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Irrelevant? A one TIME time loss for constructing a building versus an entire games worth of lost time for travel from the static base? Hardly equivalent, IMO. And where's OKW's units going to spawn from? Anywhere a tier truck is planted on the battle field?

And the only thing I really don't like about the current spawn is that even though the system supposed picks the closest spawn point from the rally point you select. However, it seems like it does this via physical distance, and not pathing distance. Some maps, it seems pretty dopey why it picks a spawn point that is opposite of where the rally point is.

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Thread: Is Airborne Company still viable?15 Apr 2016, 20:35 PM

15 Apr 2016, 13:53 PMEsxile

P47 has lost his vision so it will not chase any tank in the fog of war making it quite complicated to use. If only it really deal consistent damage at the first run, it wouldn't be an issue...

This. The inconsistent damage plus it's loss of vision to chase down retreating units has made it utterly useless and a waste of muni.

In: US Forces Strategies

Thread: calliope = OP12 Apr 2016, 19:44 PM

12 Apr 2016, 18:59 PMSmiling Tiger

Only if you reverse backwards into all 6 rockets otherwise you will only get hit by 1 or 2 which wont kill the Jackson unless it is already damaged.

I've had full health ones die, that's all I know. Can't remember if I was retreating them.

Regardless, a single Cali won't do that to any axis tank unless it's low very health, and usually it'd take 2 Cali's to kill low health axis tank. Which is why I just roll my eyes when I hear Cali is OP when Axis has and has had units that do more damage.

In: COH2 Balance

Thread: calliope = OP12 Apr 2016, 18:33 PM

12 Apr 2016, 04:04 AMHitman5

What drugs are you on?

Walking Stuka will kill a Jackson easy.

In: COH2 Balance

Thread: Anti air to powerful?11 Apr 2016, 21:18 PM

11 Apr 2016, 20:47 PMAerohank

The M5 quad is actually quite bad at AA from my experience. I think each shot has a very low chance to take down the plane.

Ostwind seems to be the best.

The M5 is horrid at shooting down planes. The AA HT is reliable.

Most Axis AA units (ost, flak ht, flak truck) are pretty reliable. The OKW Flak truck is too reliable. It's a waste of muni to send any plane in orbit near/over the Flak truck.

In: COH2 Balance

Thread: calliope = OP11 Apr 2016, 20:56 PM

How about, don't singular blob when Calis are on the field? Lord knows Allies have to do the same when Stukas are. OP, though? Hardly. It got a justified nerf. Further, let me know when a Cali can one shot an Axis tank like the Stuka can.

IMO, this OKW player was relying on the camping ability of cloaked units and the Flak truck while using Shrek blob for AI & AT and got owned accordingly from it with well timed Cali strikes.

In: COH2 Balance

Thread: WW2 Daily Pic31 Mar 2016, 02:25 AM