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Thread: I am trying to be positive but...6 Feb 2015, 15:27 PM What frustrates me about the 'retreat bug' is that in the Mod Tools there's two values that can't be edited by modding, but are completely visible in the 'tuning' page: retreat_inner_proximity : 3 (The squad leader needs to get this close to the retreat point before retreat stops.) retreat_outer_proximity : 8 (The distance non-squad leaders have to get to the retreat point before retreat stops.) See, I cannot understand why those values can't be turned up slightly. Their defaults are even 5 and 10, which means they were reduced at some point (for some reason?). (Incidentally there are a ton of values in the tuning page that point to so many gorramned persistent problems with balance and functionality that could be so easily changed.) In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: The Community and Relic.28 Jan 2015, 14:49 PM In my experience across multiple fields of industry and business the words 'communication' and 'manager' rarely mesh well together. In: Lobby
Thread: Some balance suggestions27 Jan 2015, 15:25 PM Squad clumping is what makes shreks blast away 5+ models at a time when a squad is turning a corner. Masses of infantry phasing through each other are probably at the root of so many perceived problems in this game. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Relic is heading in the direction we asked them to go!26 Jan 2015, 16:13 PM I dunno, I think a lot of RNG complaints have a lot to do with map design. Most maps are ridiculously tiny as far as battles go, with almost all of the action taking place in the space of one or two screen lengths. Given that there's often only one or two passable terrain paths for armies to move through to these zones, the odds that one of those planes circling a 30 meter radius is going to crash down on top of someone's forces starts rising pretty high. I mean, on most maps I cannot even execute a flank without advancing through or around 1-3 territory points. And since CoH2's pathing has considerable issue handling chokepoints, units just naturally form themselves into recipes for disaster. In: Lobby
Thread: Suggested buff for MG-4226 Jan 2015, 16:01 PM I think a lot of what has to do with MG42s performing poorly is how glitchy gun crews are when remanning the gun. And this applies to all support weapons too. The gunner dying usually takes way too long to reposition (let alone retreat) before all damage/suppression is gone or flanks created. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: What bonuses do units get on retreat? 22 Jan 2015, 18:14 PM I thought they removed those bonuses except for the whole running fast to base part. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Community Farewell from pqumsieh21 Jan 2015, 14:54 PM I'm going to miss your input in CoH2's game design PQ. Even though your blog rarely seemed to line up with anything that was ever represented in CoH2, it was for me a great snapshot into the culture of (Relic's) game development. One voice is only so loud, despite its truth or logic. I hope that your next endeavors allow you more freedom and control. PQ: CoH2's Fox Mulder. In: Lobby
Thread: Which units n abilities have never been OP ?21 Jan 2015, 14:47 PM And yet, I always felt that those wire fields were exactly what Ostheer had needed against masses of conscripts. Relic has always had this uncanny ability to design factions with the flavor and function that fits the opposing side better. As in, for a random instance, ostruppen fit the 'conscript' role better than conscripts, and the soviet infantry supporting their maxims is very much a Wehrmacht flavor. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Panzer II Luchs15 Jan 2015, 07:55 AM Jump back to quoted post15 Jan 2015, 06:49 AMAchtAchter Don't compare the greyhound with the luchs. Luchs should be compared with t70 and stuart. The Luchs does not one shot full health squads, so you can react perfectly when engaging one. I am not. I am referencing another instance where a unit dealing too much damage too quickly is a problem. I am certainly using a much more obvious example to illustrate my point, but I'm not comparing the units in and of themselves, merely a common problem with how the units perform in the game. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Best CoH2.Org Topic MEME mania15 Jan 2015, 06:42 AM Gardening. In: Scrap Yard