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Thread: durability of half-tracks1 Sep 2020, 16:59 PM Jump back to quoted post1 Sep 2020, 15:12 PMSander93 Similar timing? The 251 takes (40+20+30-20=) 70 fuel to get while the Luchs takes (15+45+60-10=) 110 fuel. That's a whole 2-3 minutes later in the average 1v1 match with 15-25fu/m with the occasional cut-off. The Luchs definitely does not need any worse timing than it currently has. It's rarely used anymore and when it got nerfed with a longer build time ~2 years ago it was practically never seen anymore and it had to be re-adjusted. The timing of the AEC and the Stuart are debatable. I'd definitely agree the AEC comes out a bit too fast or at least that it kills the 223/222 and 251(/17) too fast. Instead of the dull solution of simply pushing its research time, I'd be in favour of changing its damage from 120 to 100 so that it would increase the shots to kill 320hp vehicles while not increasing the shots to kill of 400hp vehicles (with damage going to 160 at vet 3 for better scaling). That way the UKF would get to keep their fast LV deterrent to compensate the lack of mainline infantry snares while giving the Axis lights that suffer the most from it (223/222/251/215-17) a bit more room to escape it. I think the 251 itself is absolutely fine though. It's strong enough as it is. This all seems more than reasonable In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Bring back vet.3 +33% barrage range maybe?1 Sep 2020, 14:50 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2020, 16:35 PMTaksin02 that is my main goal , keeping this fragile unit alive to the late-game not just to be a smoke maker unit and yes it should be a separate ability "long range but also longer cooldown or higher scatter" Meh. You already got the thing to vet 3 I don't se any issue with it being better as a barrage only tool. It makes its ceiling higher without raising the floor. Rewards good management In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of OKW in the meta 1 Sep 2020, 14:45 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Aug 2020, 22:23 PMmr.matrix300 My Tests were conducted in neutral cover, as the map i choose had literally no negative cover ( even the roads were neutral ) and I didn't wanna restart again. .. Coulds sworn I read neg cover. My bad then. Jump back to quoted post30 Aug 2020, 22:36 PMVipper Not really. I have simply provided the numbers that might explain why Hannibal's claim that "The normal KarJ of an Obersoldat is about equal to a vet3 Penal SVT" might be misleading. PTRS DPS at vet should probably not be ignored. My assessment was built on a misread so I apologize. To people suggesting a 5th man... That would require an entire rework of the unit and both upgrades. Slapping on an extra model is not simple and it's why ukf is such a shit show. Adding a man changes the fabric of balance for the unit and even cons who are SUPPOSED to be numerous have had difficulty in being balanced and yall wanna do it with a unit that is already a monster in AI with the best concentration of fire power around? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of OKW in the meta 30 Aug 2020, 21:48 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Aug 2020, 14:39 PMVipper Penal get a total of x1.69 from accuracy modifier from veterancy Another 1.25 accuracy from Read cover (total 2.57)and 1.25 damage bringing the damage up to 25. From the last man the last penal would in addition have 1.26 accuracy (total 3.21) and 0.9 CD. . You are looking at the trees and missing the forest. I understand that penals might be beating obers right now, and the exact numbers are not necessarily important. Both fighting in neg cover both removes obers advantage of small target sizes AND plays up penals advantages of larger squad size meaning more health and more shots. Neg cover will Likley always favor large squads because it makes up for their inherent lower accuracy that keeps them balanced. If obers were going to hit the penals 9/10 times anyways but penals were only going to hit 4/10 then penals will get the better end of the bargain by having more to gain. It's basicly overkill damage but with accuracy. What's more, 4 men that are always hitting v 6 men that are always hitting is also a recipe for disaster because overs will be targeting 50% more targets than they can engage at a time which means they are less Likley to burst down a model, while the penals on the other hand are targeting at least 1 over model with up to 3 extra shots. This isn't really a problem that balance changes can fix, neg cover impacts all the same statically but hits units that rely on accuracy (or the enemies lack of) more so. Its kinda the inverse of when they suggested mines deal 70 damage to all models of a squad instead of killing models. Technically it hits all squads the same, but in reality it hurt the soviet much much more because it played up their weakness while removing their advantages. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: durability of half-tracks30 Aug 2020, 21:32 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Aug 2020, 17:46 PMachpawel I'd say not really that difficult. You have to retreat it more often before it has as much impact as a clowncar with a flame CE. IMO it should be much better than a clowncar - right now it is not that significantly better. Its either in a support role where it's armour doesn't matter or it's a flamer where at its timing focus fire absolutely should give it a bit of down time. The clown car issue is one of its own and irrelevant in this discussion, but since it's being compared, the 251 does more than the Scout Car. It can heal, it can reinforce, it can lay mines and it can be upgraded into the scourge of cover like nothing else in that timing all by itself. That's without taking into doctrines where it can also get escape smoke or even turn invisible and detect infantry (while still being able to reinforce and heal). It's got enough going on that it doesn't need to be bulletproof as well In: COH2 Balance
Thread: durability of half-tracks30 Aug 2020, 17:44 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Aug 2020, 16:33 PMUnit G17 One could add an armor upgrade to non flamer 251 at bp2 or 3, but considering that the 251 holds more utility than the M5 ht, more mobile and also has a greater sight range I don't see it as a big deal. It also heals units inside it In: COH2 Balance
Thread: durability of half-tracks30 Aug 2020, 17:43 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Aug 2020, 16:01 PMachpawel I'd rather all halftracks had same resistance to small arms fire. Would be more logical. We're playing a game where it takes 4 direct hits with a 2cm auto cannon to kill a person and if they only take 3 they can run and climb and shoot fine. Balance takes priority. What's more, you have to try really hard to lose a 251 to small arms but it helps keep the FHT manageable In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of OKW in the meta 30 Aug 2020, 14:07 PM Does this only happen in neg cover? Because if so that would discount the advantages of obers smaller target size and higher accuracy and favor the penal ROF and health pool In: COH2 Balance
Thread: durability of half-tracks30 Aug 2020, 13:15 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Aug 2020, 10:26 AMachpawel Or teching cost, which is supposed to guarantee better units than the lower tech. Tech costs are a form of time gating but both apply in the case of the 251/m5 matchup In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of OKW in the meta 30 Aug 2020, 03:57 AM Jump back to quoted post29 Aug 2020, 21:38 PMKoRneY if you click slightly behind it it'll go in reverse, old style coh movement. Oh I know, I just forgot for a moment I was using a rak. Just long enough to send er right home... In: COH2 Balance