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Thread: Penals as suicide units?13 Mar 2016, 13:38 PM I have suggested this: https://www.coh2.org/topic/46927/penal-battalion-a-completely-different-approach and there is different approach in mirgelfa mode... In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Small arm fire improving "point blank" mechanism5 Mar 2016, 09:56 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Mar 2016, 09:19 AMKatitof Garrison cover is entirely different can of worms. Bonuses from it are lesser then from green cover, but lower distance doesn't negate them. Rather depends on the weapon but garrison cover is about the same as heavy cover for most small arms...(accept flamers) In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Infantry Sections, Cover Bonuses and Design5 Mar 2016, 09:18 AM I personally agree that engineer types units and especially WFA and UKF hold too much utility but imo it is separated issue from tommies performance. More on the issue of utility here: https://www.coh2.org/topic/46004/the-op-utility-of-engineers In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Small arm fire improving "point blank" mechanism5 Mar 2016, 08:20 AM The "point blank" mechanism exist because either wise 2 squads fighting each other on opposite sides of a sandbag would take too long. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Small arm fire improving "point blank" mechanism4 Mar 2016, 17:27 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2016, 14:27 PMEtherealDragon Is there any balance reason why the "point blank" rule doesn't affect garrisons? ... There is, ambient building garrison might reduce ones dps if there more entities in the house than windows facing the enemy squad... In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Small arm fire improving "point blank" mechanism4 Mar 2016, 10:12 AM Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2016, 09:59 AMKatitof Not when you're trying to complicate simple, straight forward mechanic. It might be simple (and that is the point is too simple) but is far from "straight forward". A player with a unit in cover can has no way of telling tell if his unit is benefiting from cover or not and can only estimate and guess. A player attacking cover a unit in cover has no way to telling if he has move his unit close enough to deny cover to enemy units or not. The linear connection of DPS and range is already in game and introducing in close combat is not actually complicates thing actually it simplifies them since unit behave more consistently with out huge changes in DPS. The connection of abilities like sprint and smoke grenades and veterancy doe snot complicated thing but again simplifies them since connection between abilities and veterancy is already there with normal grenade range for instance. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Small arm fire improving "point blank" mechanism4 Mar 2016, 09:53 AM Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2016, 10:29 AMKatitof Don't fix what isn't broken. The title say improving not fixing. “No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part.” ― Tiger Woods In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Small arm fire improving "point blank" mechanism3 Mar 2016, 09:41 AM When it comes to small arm fire cover is one of the most decisive factors in the outcome of firefight. The same factor becomes almost irrelevant once the units involved come closer to 10 meter when the "point blank" mechanism kicks in and cover bonuses no longer apply (accept garrison). The issue with the current implementation are: 1)The change is great and completely sudden, the difference in fight between 2 squad at a distance of 10,1 and 9.9 units away can be drastic. 2)Players do not have any indication if and when the mechanism kicks in and can only estimate. 3)wide availability of smoke grenades and sprint abilities allow infantry to close the 25 units gap (35-10) fast reducing the effectiveness of cover. I would suggest the following changes: 1)Make the transition of the "point blank" mechanism linear with distance similarly to accuracy and other modifiers. Even keep some small bonus at close distance so that denying cover with wire makes more sense. Alternately reduce "point blank" to 5 2)introduce range indicator to squads informing players either set distances or changes in DPS curves like "point blank", close, mid far. 3)Rethink the availability of sprint abilities/smoke grenades, consider introducing penalties when using these abilities improve these abilities via veterancy... In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Miragefla's December Balance Mod Additions14 Feb 2016, 10:55 AM In you latest patch notes you have increased the scatter penalties for firing on the move for Brumbar and Dozer. Both unit already have allot of scatter and any more scatter will make completely ineffective unless using attack ground. Imo unturreted units (or unit that have to turn to fire main gun)like the brumbar should have less penalties or no penalties when pivoting since they have to rotate to take aim. If that is not possible they should suffer less penalties when firing on the move... In: Modding and Tools
Thread: New British Helms Deep commanders10 Feb 2016, 21:24 PM I guess it early to say but I going to predict that both commander are going to prove problematic when it comes to balance. Mobile assault regiment: Advance cover combat....In other word the strongest mainline infantry will have no penalties when fighting out of cover and will be even better in cover...Sounds like trouble Infiltration commandos: The strongest ambush units will be able to enter the field behind enemy lines undetected...Sounds like trouble Land mattress: Rocket artillery at CP 5...Sounds like trouble Advance Emplacement regiment: Advanced assembly spaming repair/reinforce/forward retreat points...No need at all to make Royal engineers...Sounds like trouble Counter battery: Able to counter enemy indirect fire at CP 4...Sounds like trouble Then again I could be wrong... In: COH2 Balance