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Thread: State of the ISU-15223 Jun 2020, 12:50 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Jun 2020, 07:03 AMachpawel ISU is just a bad design. It should deal zero damage to medium/heavy armour. It should only have HE shells. If panther's gun cannot deal with infantry it is perfectly acceptable for isu to deal only with infantry. Soviets have it both ways on too many units. At squads/guns can deal with both infantry and tanks (guards, penals, ZiS, Su76, etc). If they were realistically speaking inferior at both these jobs to dedicated units (those dealing only with one threat) it would be ok. But they are too close to being as good as dedicated units (realistically speaking). This is the core of the problem. Very often some other abilities (mark target, ram, off maps, snares) combined with those units lead to problems and frustrations on the receiving players end. Try to use your noggin here for a second. Do you REALLY want to fight an AI only unit that costs as much as the isu does? If you remove its AT it would need a cost decrease.... Which means it would be easier to get and support. It would mean when you take one out, the next one is going to replace it eaiser. OR if you want to keep its cost up you need to increase its power somehow, and since it's only an AI unit that's another direction nobody wants. Its weak AT performance keeps its cost up and its power manageable. Balance is a teeter toter of many factors, if you simply remove one something else either has to give or something else needs improved. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of the ISU-15223 Jun 2020, 02:14 AM Jump back to quoted post23 Jun 2020, 01:18 AMShadowLinkX37 The reason I didn't add them was because I'm not going to list every 60 range unit in the game. Not that the su76 needs to be listed because of its current state though. That's the point of this thread though. Whether or not the ISU is too good is up for debate, but because it comes in a doctrine that allows it to contest for best doctrine in the game, a panther doesn't exactly counter the ISU. You could have simply said 60 range TDs instead of saying 60 range and then specifically refining it... Also I said earlier the issue isn't so much the isu I feel as it is that the doctrines within are very well rounded. I'm of the same mind as Vipper that star armour shouldn't be combined with hard hitting off maps, especially not when ALSO combined with elite infantry. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of the ISU-15223 Jun 2020, 00:47 AM Jump back to quoted post23 Jun 2020, 00:31 AMShadowLinkX37 The panther has difficulty countering 60 range jacksons and fireflys. How is the 70 range ISU countered moreso? The 60 range jacksons and fireflies have these twisty m'jiggers on top of their hulls that let's the shoot shoot look one way while the vroomy vroom moves in another. There's a reason you didn't list the also 60 range su85s or su76 and I reckon you'll find that particular trait is shared with the isu. I was mostly joking in my post, as the support of an isu will help prevent a single Panther from getting the isu of course but that's the entire point of support. Much like a comet isn't going to off anything but the hellen kellerest elefant player In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of the ISU-15223 Jun 2020, 00:23 AM Jump back to quoted post22 Jun 2020, 23:53 PMFarlion Having red this twice now, in what world does a Panther counter an ISU? By shooting it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of the ISU-15222 Jun 2020, 20:10 PM I'd say the unit itself is very strong, but arguably balanced in a vacuum. The issue lies more with its commanders including il-2 bombs which can nix heavy counters and even guards to stop a flank in its tracks. Adjust the commanders to be less flexible and make the choice to go isu an actual choice In: COH2 Balance
Thread: US Pak Howitzer Is Out Of Control 22 Jun 2020, 16:44 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Jun 2020, 14:46 PMthekingsown10 Exactly , the AOE profile is what makes the Pak Howitzer Overpowered AoE profile could be OK if it's output was limited, but it's far from that. With the least micro you have a super charged mortar, with any micro at all you have a massive ranged 3 shot displacement tool that can also dispense fuck you smoke. Like the Jackson it's just got too much. The worst players can still make great use of them but with micro they really shine. The skill floor is high and the skill ceiling is sky high. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF on life support22 Jun 2020, 16:40 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Jun 2020, 14:27 PMdasheepeh echelons have it too (unless they have flamers or, though im not sure on this one, rifle nades) Yep, RE were one of the 3 guaranteed units you will have trying to get tanks (starting RE, cap/lieu and major) its impossible to try and get tanks without having at least 3 units, want them or not, that can provide smoke. As usf you would have to try very very hard to not have smoke support for your rifles. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF on life support22 Jun 2020, 14:09 PM Smoke has no right at all being on rifles again. It's on a minimum of 3 units you are forced to have if you plan on getting tanks which more than accessible enough. If that's not good enough it's also on the t0 mortar. And the m20 as drive by smoke, and the Sherman and the pak howi. Usf doesn't lack for smoke at all and should require combined arms to get out of sticky situations like everyone else does. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: US Pak Howitzer Is Out Of Control 21 Jun 2020, 22:29 PM Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2020, 14:27 PMBaba they share the same role? what game are we talking about again? I know what game I'm talking about, as well as design considerations and balance considerations. Perhaps you would enlight me with what game you are talking about so we can point you to the right forum? The pak howi and 120mm have more in common than not and have more in common than the pak and leig do In: COH2 Balance
Thread: US Pak Howitzer Is Out Of Control 21 Jun 2020, 14:24 PM Thanks sky, selvy and MMX for shedding a bit of light on the 120mm I know it's slightly off the nose of the topic but think the 120 should be part of the discussion to the pak howi. While the leig both share a similar delivery system their role is somewhat different whereas the 120 and pak howi both fill the same role but deliver it differently. In: COH2 Balance