Profile of Nosliw

After having been beaten by Alexandru using this strat, I started using it myself. Needless to say, I haven't lost a game vs OKW as SU since, even against Paula (who I assume is FAT HARRY POTTER LELIC 007). Too bad the WBP completely missed this broken commander ...

what the grid keys?

Instead of B key for Barrage or A for attack move, the key is based off the position in the UI (there are 12 possible locations for the button, 3 rows of 4) so the key is intuitive on its location rather than the name of the ability:

QWER
ASDF
ZXCV

These keys I believe for the abilities. So stop is W instead of S, and attack move is E instead of A I believe.

You're assuming things from what I said. In CoH1 M8 was by no means a hard counter to the Puma. It would take like 6-7 shots to kill the Puma, but given enough time in a fight, the M8 would win 100% of the time 1v1, unless the Puma was upgraded. Furthermore, the M8 was a good infantry deterent, but did not have the support and chasing capability of the Puma either. The M8 was a good all around support unit, that deterred certain Wehrmacht playstyles. Was the M8 built every game? Heck no. Would the AEC be built every game? It's hard to say. If it's damage is lowered as I stated, it wouldn't be a "hard counter" to the Luchs as much as it would be a unit to support AT guns, Piats, and deter overly aggressive Luchs play. If the AEC would kill the Luchs in 4 shots, it wouldn't be an absurd must rush hard counter. Then you have to ask yourself is the 75 fuel investment for the AEC worth it or should you wait for cromwell? You have to ask how the performance fits your playstyle, and the situation, and balance it. Making the AEC a very strong AT option makes it a no-brainer against mechanized. Making it a microable support vehicle with deterrant capabilities makes it a safe option to help defend against mechanized play, but by no means an obvious choice when you can easily use Piats and AT guns to hold off to the much stronger cromwell.

Ok thanks for the advice, i'll look for their replays.

One thing that came to my mind is, how you scroll the map without using middle mous button and arrow keys? I see HelpingHans doing it all the time, but i really don't think that he is using arrow keys

Just FYI - you don't need fancy camera scripts to be a good player. There are plenty of very high level players who don't use any scripts, or even the tactical map (DevM, Aimstrong).

If using the scripts is actually useful and feels natural and comfortable I'd suggest it. But don't force yourself to do it just because someone else does.

What about decreasing main gun damage and increasing coaxle MG damage?

My logic: I'm thinking about vanilla CoH1 and why they did such a good job designing and balancing light vehicles (please don't call me out for a fanboy, I just compare the games to think how to improve CoH2).

Anyway, in CoH1, Wehrmacht's light vehicle was the Puma, and was either very good at AI (while no AT), or moderate good AT (with poor AI capability). The Americans on the other hand had the M8, which with its 50cal had decent anti-infantry (but less effective than a puma), and decent anti-light vehicle (but less than an upgraded puma).

CoH2 axis design seems similar. Look at the Luchs and Puma. The Luchs excels at AI, and has no AT. The Puma excels at AT, but has poor AI.

Wouldn't it therefore be logical that the AEC fit a role similar to the M8, where it can defeat the Luchs 1 on 1, but lose to the Puma, while boasting greater anti-infantry capability than the Puma so that the vehicle serves greater utility in all situations, while simultaneously not being a huge shock unit that dominate all axis light vehicles outright?

Just my thoughts.