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Thread: Maxim Post-Patch2 May 2016, 19:20 PM I've always found that the thing with Maxims was that they were cost effective to reinforce. Point is, they are/were cheaper to reinforce than conscripts, which made hard to justify the 'cheap, expendable' conscripts with merge. Also, maxim spam was effective against OKW because conscripts are just awful against sturms and volks. Penal battalions more often than not are just asking to be rolled by Luchs. I wager if the sniper team or scout car had been swapped with the maxim in T1 and T2 there would not have been the kind of maxim spam we'd been seeing. (Essentially maxim starts didn't require [back]teching for ZiS.) The issue with maxims has always been an issue of Soviet teching and doctrine design than with the unit itself. The maxim can certainly be made to be less and less cost effective, but that's technically reducing an already limited selection of viable strategies. Hopefully the patch and the beta preview will help clarify. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: 'Radical' gameplay changes could turn into a massive failure1 May 2016, 23:12 PM I don't think anyone can deny the merit of actually testing changes. CoH2 is certainly no golden cow. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Swap units between USF tech tiers1 May 2016, 21:08 PM It's a nice idea. The thing about USF is that the LT costs enough fuel that it often creates and either/or situation as far as the captain tier is concerned. If the LT was made cheap fuel-wise, it would for sure be used more. It would certainly help break the monotony of rifles in the earlier game. And though I do like AT guns arriving later rather than sooner, we already have t0 raketens and ZiS readily available so that's kind of moot. But I'm also crazy and think that only the Lieutenant should have smoke grenades, without needing grenades researched. The M20 would be great to see having a window of effectiveness, especially since the 222 has enjoyed some much needed buffs. (I still think 300 health was at least 20 health too much. It needed armor, at least as an upgrade.) Only question is how it would roll with OKW, especially if we consider the notion of no volk schrecks. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: (may preview) okw medic truck and anti-tank1 May 2016, 20:50 PM At the same time, you can hit 'stop' to trigger the set up time and let the momentum propel it a fair distance forward. I for one have never liked how the flak truck operated. I've always wanted the firing mode to be an immobilizing toggle with the same kind of setup/teardown time and no cooldown. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: (may preview) jackson sight buff and veterancy bonus1 May 2016, 20:46 PM Jump back to quoted post1 May 2016, 19:28 PMadamírcz I think that both SU85 and Jackson can self-spot because their factions lack a proper scout unit. T70 and M20. I mean, you could argue the M20 isn't a great scout, but then you have the Stuart as well. But the T70 is totally a scout unit. I mean, Recon mode and everything. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Remove territory point blocking from vehicles1 May 2016, 20:35 PM I would prefer that territory points only take up 1-4 blocks on the map instead of the 9-25. Just the flagpole could remain as a pathing blocker and it would save a considerable about of headaches. But here's the thing, the only functional purpose the physical points serve is to provide a place for OPs to be built. (That and allowing players to shift-command to capture points.) Since CoH2 utilizes cap zones, the physical points that units interact with aren't entirely necessary, and at the very least don't have to be in the exact center of an exact circle of a cap zone. While I support the notion, I do so only because I doubt there's going to be much editing of the existing maps. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Japanese faction1 May 2016, 19:29 PM I haven't played the campaign since release, but I've got to say I was always under the impression that the partisans were Polish, and if not Polish, Czech or Yugoslavian. But I feel like they were explicitly stated to be Polish, or at least heavily drawing upon the Warsaw uprising and Soviet actions. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Updates on BALANCE PREVIEW MOD 1 May 2016, 18:37 PM An even bigger gun to slug it out, obviously. Just like how the best boxing matches are just two guys throwing haymakers until one drops or the bell rings. In: Lobby
Thread: Resource Caches1 May 2016, 07:14 AM How about giving them their fuel to munis conversion back instead? OKW and their relationship with caches has almost everything to do with team games. Caches aren't really that common in 1v1s, and I don't think I've ever seen building caches strictly to keep a point secured to be particularly effective in terms of manpower since most units capable of maneuvering around to undefended cutoffs can usually make pretty short work of OPs. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Balance Preview Mod - Your Thoughts After Using It1 May 2016, 07:06 AM I don't really understand why OKW lost the panzerschreck completely. I figured at the very least it could be on Obers. Or doctrinal. I don't buy the argument that Obers come too late and are too expensive to be cost effective for panzerschrecks if OKW otherwise would have no access to them at all. However, I am all about volks with faust. I still think it should be high damage, no snare, though. But then again I also think OKW should have their fuel<>muni conversion back. I wouldn't mind seeing faustspam in that case since I know it could be taking away from teching and tanks. Although it'd be nice to see a sort of 'aimed shot' panzerfaust shot ability that volks could get with vet to either deal a more damaging shot instead of a snare, or vice versa. In: Lobby