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Thread: Relic Winter Balance Preview v1.3 Update21 Dec 2016, 18:28 PM Every panzerFaust soviets can compel grens to use delays mines and lmgs. They are a one time use munitons expenditure. Delays lmgs and stgs and such is an important thing to keep in mind. Now if resource territories weren't so generic and linear players might be able to try and use that to the advantage. But players can only reduce all resource income generally because there's no way to target the fuel or munitions income except for the one or two points that usually can't be cut off. There's no real resource denial gameplay in coh2 which is a bit of a travesty and why balancing strategies is such a continual mess: the major principal feature of coh gameplay is nonexistent or barely perceivable. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Ostheer Faust requires the existence of T121 Dec 2016, 15:09 PM For "Ostheer" yes, you are technically correct. It's more accurate to say Ostruppen need T1 for Faust. As in, Ostheer needs to build T1 for their call-in infantry that use panzerfausts. Functionally, this is really Ostruppen. The grens that get called in are hardly a feasible unit to rely skipping T1 for. Ostheer also needs to spen 80muni and 10f for snipers and mortar access. This is like the debates about USF and OKW flak gun and 'free' teching. It's more about how 'right' people want to feel despite the reality of the game. In: Lobby
Thread: Make T-34/85 and M4A3 (76) non-doc just like OKW Pz4 21 Dec 2016, 14:49 PM KV-1 was also a predecessor of the T34 and IS series of tanks. I always thought that the KV1 fit coming out around the time of T70s and SU76s. I also thought that that army composition should square off with StuGs and Pumas (and I guess the luchs). Panzer 4s would be met with T34/76s, and Panthers with T34/85s. Then IS2s and Tigers. Then WFA happened. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Relic Winter Balance Preview v1.3 Update20 Dec 2016, 05:19 AM 100% in favor of a virtually pure AI T1 with the only possible AT being AT Satchels, locked behind AT nades. Keeps T1 from being total treadmeat, and doesn't really mess with anything else. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: What's the income per tick ratio?20 Dec 2016, 00:07 AM Same system. Coh1 and coh2 use the same game engine. As a result things like this remain the same for both. A lot of coh1 resources apply to coh2. In: Modding and Tools
Thread: Relic Winter Balance Preview v1.3 Update19 Dec 2016, 20:52 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Dec 2016, 20:44 PMJackDickolson The main problem I see with these guys is their hyperdefensive attitude in regards to their changes/methods and close-mindedness to Ideas proposed by the community. This hostile atmosphere is further intensified by rude comments from some members who attack individuals involved in the WBP Mod. Instead of coming up with their own mods and logical explanations. And those of us making mods to suggest changes are just muddying the waters and being systematically ignored by both the mod team and the community that want to have their voice heard through official channels. Also it seems the quantity of replay submissions seems to be the metric of authority. Which is a little problematic since recording replays can render the game unplayable for many. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Winter Balance Patch: Wrong Direction?19 Dec 2016, 14:49 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Dec 2016, 21:01 PMWygrif That was a bug? It's been in the game since I started playing (~ spring 2014.) Don't get me wrong-I think that the sniper changes are good and will lead to a significantly less frustrating experience for all involved. I'm just surprised that something that's been in for so long is unintended. Not so much a bug, rather than a nuance with stealth that players with exceptional micro had learned to use to their advantage. It's one of the few skill based components of COH2. It's only seemed like an issue because Ostheer sniper is kind of a special snowflake. Soviet sniper team and cloaking don't really go together very well, which leaves the UKF sniper which, like the Soviet sniper team, is rarely a good investment against an ostheer sniper. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sandbag cover should be 50 percent larger.18 Dec 2016, 23:22 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Dec 2016, 20:16 PMTiger Baron They are models therefore they can't just add an extra segment for the 5th man. That would require Relic to make new longer models of sandbags, which I can assure you, will NEVER happen. My solution is simple, make it like in CoH, simple small segments and you can build as many as you like in whatever shape. I even added them to my mod to replace the WFA sandbags, here's a picture: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=469886402 The ability can also be made to spawn more than 1 of those entities. If a second entity is adjusted down a length of a sandbag and rotated 180 degrees it'd work as well. It ain't impossible is all I'm saying. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Comunnity poll for T1/penals design18 Dec 2016, 22:58 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Dec 2016, 21:28 PMskemshead Probably. But to many people are focused on the wrong issue. Let me clarify. 3 factions build core units from t0. 1 faction (ostheer) can build less expensive core units from t1. Soviets can are buulding expensive units from t1. This is always going to be a problem unless penals are strong and followed by guards. I get you. Although Guards aren't always necessary. They're probably one of the strongest and most reliable options, but they're a still a commander choice. I think that's an important thing to keep in mind. I'll admit, MG42 being t0 has hurt Soviets more than anything. That got moved because of USF crushing Ostheer earlygame. And then that was too clunky so USF had to get the mortar in response... Too many effective t0 units to make Soviet early teching worthwhile except as direct counters. That's kind of why I'm an advocate for rearranging the tiers so that one is strong for the early game without strong AT support, and the other being a tier that needs strong infantry and crowd control support. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Soviet T1/T2 challenge.18 Dec 2016, 22:41 PM I do personally think that a maxim and a sniper switch would be best as long as Penals get the WBP's AT functionality of their Satchel charges. But that's what I want to see in the balance patch to see how it really shakes down ingame. The point of this thread was to hopefully illustrate that the only units that don't make the tier with the ZiS too powerful are the mortar team, sniper team, and m3 scour car. Maxims or Penals alongside the ZiS just carries the whole early game. But I do believe that maxim spam openings without the at gun support means all the difference in the world (mr. freeman). In: COH2 Gameplay