Profile of EtherealDragon

Avatar Area

Offline unknown
Posts: 1655 | Subs: 1

General Information
Steam: 76561198213993588


Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British FeedbackYesterday, 01:18 AM Jump back to quoted postYesterday, 00:30 AMgeneral_gawain Since Commando Regiment is overburdened with expensive munition abilities you could exchange at least one ability with a different Commando Glider drop. This could be either a longer ranged Commando Squad with an optional recon role or an AT based Commando squad. The AT based squad should leave the gilder fully equipped with PIATs. To give them some more uniqueness they could be PIAT experts (similar to AEF Bazooka Elite troops) and have an additional ability like vehicle detection/vehicle button/heat grenade/(placeholder for another AT ability you may think off)... Just some ideas without any thoughts about balance, which has to be considered carefully of course. The problem with Glider insertion is that it takes so long to land that you're never going to use it in the heat of battle unless you want to YOLO the glider into a backlines repairing tank, which I don't think will be very useful. If anything I think some kind AT Infiltration Commando (like current AT Partisans) would be easier to use but it's also kind of clunky to have two separate Commando abilities. I think the cleanest implementation would be to have some new passive "Commando Anti Tank Training" that gives them Elite PIAT passive, maybe the PIAT Upgrade that doesn't require territory, Sticky Heavy Gammon bomb/whatever. Smoke Raid could probably go but I don't think balance team would do it since it's kind of the whole flavor of the doctrine. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - AEF Feedback8 Apr 2021, 19:25 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Apr 2021, 07:12 AMSander93 The Greyhound is close to a T-70 in terms of AI power. Its 4 CP timing is fine in 1v1. It needs that gate otherwise it would become too powerful. It was heavy meta before Mechanized took over. It's too bad that 4 CPs is too late for teamgames, but you can't buff its timing without potentially breaking it in 1v1. So there's not much to be done. Some units are simply only good in one mode. Couldn't you theoretically tinker with Main Gun/50 Cal DPS and gate some of it's AI potential behind tech? For example slightly improve the main gun so that vanilla Greyhound is viable at a slightly earlier timing and gate the 50 Cal behind Major tech so that Greyhound isn't too oppressive early on. IMO it would go a long way to helping the commander so that Greyhound isn't so dependent on munitions to be good when the rest of the commander abilities also require munitions- making it rather difficult to fully utilize this commander. Edit #1 I suppose you could also make the 50 Cal a Vet 2/3 requirement where it's only available/Free? after you hit that Vet. Edit #2 Another idea would be to increase main gun damage at Vet 1 so that you can't abuse Greyhound as emergency AT but it scales better in that department. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British Feedback5 Apr 2021, 18:35 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Apr 2021, 11:02 AMSander93 I still dream of the day people consider a preview an actual preview (i.e. a testing ground) and keep in mind that especially in the first iteration there are going to be a lot of values that need further tweaking. We're creating a new weapon here, is it really a surprise that the values might be off on the first try? Wait for further iterations before coming up with these kind of remarks please. This type of feedback is worthless. Speaking of future iterations. Could you consider looking at the AI strafe in Tactical Support's FOP. It's buggy and will target vehicles despite being an AI stafe. Would be a nice bug fix/slight buff to the commander. Thanks~ In: COH2 Balance
Thread: soviets need forward HQ or something4 Apr 2021, 05:35 AM Jump back to quoted post4 Apr 2021, 05:04 AMChukiki I dont want to retreat my units all to the base each time thats too inefficient. THey need something to refill and heal their troops at the front. If only they had some kind of mobile vehicle that both reinforced and healed troops when they were inside it. It'd probably be really good in T3 probably not a tank though so maybe something with half the tracks... they could call it a halftrack! Too bad that doesn't exist. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Balance team should watch Tightropes video4 Apr 2021, 05:32 AM Jump back to quoted post4 Apr 2021, 03:46 AMZeroZeroNi The Balance team should watch TightRope's videos on the British in the beta. You guys fucked up with raid sections there. I love Tightrope but his Raid Section tests were not representative of what the matchups would be like. Vicker's K is locked behind Company Command Post so Raid Sections won't get them until Mid Game. Testing Vet 0 Raid w/ Upgrade vs. Axis Infantry w/ Upgrades will never happen. Raid sections will generally be fighting un-upgraded vs upgraded Grens (probably with better Vet). In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update 2021 - Buglist3 Apr 2021, 06:14 AM Jump back to quoted post2 Apr 2021, 09:50 AMSmartie - Commissar could not crew team weapons IIRC It's some half-fix for a possible bug where if you merge with Cons or crew weapons something breaks. Would be nice if someone found a workaround if possible In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British Feedback3 Apr 2021, 04:32 AM Briefly messed around with Raid Sections... they are fun and allow for a different style of Brit play which is nice but I feel like they are mismatched for Mobile Assault despite being a thematic fit. Problem is that they are basically longer range commandos with BAR-vickers when you can already get Bren-mandos if you really want. You're rarely going to use both them AND commandos which is a waste. Plus you don't really need molotovs in a commander with doctrinal flamers. My own thoughts is to move Raid Section to Vanguard and rename them Vanguard Section. I'd remove Commandos from the Glider and somehow fit Raid Section in. I'd even be okay with removing the vanguard glider- the healing is pointless with new medics and building Vickers and AT gun from glider was always pointless. If glider stays then change it to ability to build mortars. I'd strongly reconsider Vet 1 Camo if Raid Section doesn't get ambush bonus or something... otherwise what's the point? Extra sight while Camouflaged would at least allow them to be spotters. Something like a mini Smoke Raid Vet 1 ability would be cool or an off map mortar barrage or a timed Sniper Crit ability that briefly lets them snipe models like pathfinders... In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - Ostheer Feedback2 Apr 2021, 15:57 PM Jump back to quoted post2 Apr 2021, 07:48 AMHannibal Riegel mine is still not worth a full commander slot. This mine is already gated behind a vehicle, I think we can safely bundle it with another small ability. I once suggested the forward observation post, but defense fortifications or breakthrough equipment (buildable by pios) would fit as well. I am very happy that the Jager Command squad got into a sevond commander (it is one of the best units OST can offer - durable, strong, provides recon but not cheesy), but I am slightly unhappy that of all things the Riegel had to give up one of its two slots. There are many other abilities that occur 3 times and more. If we want diverse commanders, we should swap those high frequency abilities for less frequently used ones, not swap within the lesser used This was my initial reaction as well. I do find it kind of odd that they added Jaeger to another commander with ambush training so Storm feels kind of same-y now since both have 2/5 slots the same and Light Arty and Stuka Bomb have similar role of off map Munitions ability. I get that it makes sense thematically with the Commander name and isn't a huge deal but I'd kind of preferred if new slots didn't overlap as much. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Doctrinal infantry spawning mechanics1 Apr 2021, 21:52 PM Jump back to quoted post1 Apr 2021, 20:21 PMVipper Personally I do not like ST, the DPS drop off is simply too high making encounter RNG based while they are not that cost efficient in the AT role. You can not like Storms performance but the nature of the infiltration design is still good. You could still do the same design and give them their old STG upgrade or whatever you want performance wise. I think most people like them just for the Tactical-Wipe ability shrug In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Doctrinal infantry spawning mechanics1 Apr 2021, 19:44 PM I think the rework of Stormtroopers is the best iteration that you can get for infiltration units. You can spawn them on map but they can't be used as a split second wipe mechanic and their camo still lets you hide and upgrade for an ambush. Partysans theoretically should work but their power level in live is too low. In: COH2 Gameplay