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Thread: [December] Volks and Obers are Overpriced3 Dec 2015, 15:36 PM Volks no longer get easily overrun in the early game and Obers were always good with LMG upgrade (as pointed out 100% Munitions makes this even more relevant). Cons definitely don't "always" beat Volks in balance preview unless they are in a very advantageous position. In my experience people who complain about Obers efficiency are using them incorrectly: Charging out over open ground or firing LMG on the move instead of standing still. LMG34 Obers in cover can handle pretty much anything except maybe Double LMG Paratroopers/Vet Rifles. With Vet Obers are more or less unstoppable I've won a few marathon 1v1 games just by slowly Vetting Obers and wearing down the opposing player. Side note what is PzB? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I'd like to tech as USF without getting Cpt or Lt3 Dec 2015, 07:06 AM I agree with Dusty, Lt and Captain are both rather useful and I don't really see why you wouldn't want them. Heck, I'll often buy a 2nd Lt. if he dies because 300 MP for a Free BAR squad is a rather good deal in my opinion. Captain is great if you need to ambush a Kubel who doesn't know Captain is out yet or need soft AT fast (not to mention On Me! and Supervise which are both woefully underused but comes in handy). The only way they suck is their stupid 50 MP reinforce cost on the Officer model for no apparent reason. (And the Lt/Captain model always seems to die first) In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Elite Troops Update2 Dec 2015, 21:24 PM Jump back to quoted post2 Dec 2015, 20:21 PMGluhoman Same with rifle company, rest in peppironi. No way man. Easy 8s are still arguably the best medium tank in the game and White Phos strike is always useful. I'm actually pretty excited for Fire Up! too, it'll make flanking MG42s that much easier and opens up a lot of tactical play for rushing to building and such. It's also kind of nice that you don't have to pick Rifle right off the bat to maximize Elite Rifle Call-Ins as well, now you don't miss out if you wait to pick a commander. Sure the Rifle Flamers were arguably the best part of the commander but they are broken after the flamethrower changes and needed fixed. On topic, I really like the Elite Troops change but I'd love to see Storm Troopers buffed a bit (Reduce STG price or buff Veterancy would be best I think). Honestly I think they should change/remove Tiger Ace as well. Give Relic's current stance on Veterancy pacing you would think removing a Vet 3 Call-In tank would be changed. I'd be perfectly fine with a King Tiger call-in. I see myself using it more often after the patch. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: We should delay the patch till end of month2 Dec 2015, 02:48 AM I'd like to see the Bren Vickers K suppression ability bug (I assume that's what you're referring to) fixed as well. On paper it seems like a great ability but it constantly bugging out and wasting 10 Muni is so aggravating. Far as the patch goes I'm fine with them rolling it out. Patches and hot fixes seem to be coming with more regular frequency these days so anything blatantly OP should be fixed quickly. I think Relic is happy enough that more testing won't change much and only more widespread play by the community will really be the "testing" thats needed. In: Lobby
Thread: ISG barrage ability is completely broken.28 Nov 2015, 06:57 AM Jump back to quoted post27 Nov 2015, 10:59 AMbingo12345 this is very serious bug. leig is the only thing that can be produced as garrison counter by OKW. will it be fixed in dec patch? Incendiary Grenades say hello, or Firestorm Doctrine in general. Against larger building grenades are much more effective than ISG in my opinion. The bug is inconvenient yes and should be fixed but its not as game breaking as you make it out to be. In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: Hammer vs Anvil26 Nov 2015, 03:21 AM Anvil suits my play style better but the new fuel pricing on Churchill is kind of retarded after they nerfed its armor. 180 Fuel is kind of overpriced for current performance IMO. Kind of would like to see Heavy Engineers be closer to 50 Muni or have their speed under fire nerf eased up a bit. Otherwise I feel like Anvil feels overpriced with current patch mod when you get a Comet for same price. In: UKF Strategies
Thread: Double the weapons, double the fun23 Nov 2015, 20:18 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Nov 2015, 20:06 PMelchino7 Penals might be useful Finally! The holy grail of finding a way to make penals viable to use! In: Lobby
Thread: kubelwagen with capping capability 23 Nov 2015, 20:15 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Nov 2015, 17:45 PMferwiner If AEC will be inteded counter to luchs it needs a lot of buffs. It was designed to counter 222s and it is terrible even at that job. I honestly don't think the AEC is that bad (aside from setting you back teching wise). I don't see a Luchs ever beating an AEC unless the Brit player seriously micro fails. AEC costs less fuel too as of the V2 Mod so I'm not quite sure what the issue is. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: kubelwagen with capping capability 23 Nov 2015, 17:40 PM The accuracy increase on Bazookas is rather noticable. Early Zooks really limits ability of Luches to run rampant (as does going Captain tier in general). Brits are a bit more tricky since PIAT can't hit anything faster than a snail but AEC comes out more than fast enough. Rear Echelons are surprisingly effective against Kubels as well: they hit harder per shot than rifles (if I'm not mistaken) and the Kubel's larger target size mitigates their craptastic accuracy. PLus they are getting buffed. Tommmies are hard hitting in general and can easily push off a Kubel if they have cover bonus. I'd still sort of like to see Kubel capping be like Soviet Vet 1 capping where the main gun is disabled while capping but it's not terrible as is. Kubel still has a limited time frame of usefulness. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: OH really needs a nerf !!!23 Nov 2015, 17:27 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Nov 2015, 16:04 PMaaa Game changed a lot since that. There re changes that affects gren spam vs cons. previously one could go 5 cons into t34. And there were no threat of build order lose. Skipping T1 t2 units ATG and grenades even. Now its impossible. Right now I just dont see were is advantage that allow to win equal game. I have a weaker basic infantry and most expensive tech tree 800 210. If game goes long you cannot skip a single tier. One needs T2 ATGs vs late tank and possible medium. One need T1 sniper in late cuz there is no way to play against his ATGs. T3 T4 are unskipable OH tree is T1+T2. cost is very low Vet 3 overhaul gave Conscripts a significant boost again Grens meanwhile Grens have had no buffs - if anything changes have been in Soviet's favor. They have also had other buffs like PPSH buff (which is still pretty meh, but at least it doesn't outright suck anymore). Soviet T3 still comes out faster than OH T3 in most evenly matched games and if you argue that OH doesn't need T3 and is thus cheaper then that means you are failing to exploit the OH's player's lack of medium armor. At most the Axis player will have only 1 Tiger rather late in the game. A single mine or AT grenade can quickly eliminate that threat. Mortars still counter ATGs fine either to smoke them to allow flanking or just bombard. Flares at Vet 1 are very useful for this as well. Finally, OH win rates in 1v1 and 2v2 have been down in recent history... so I really fail to see how you can justify OH being nerfed. In: COH2 Gameplay