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Thread: Ranked System Clarification 4 Nov 2017, 21:56 PM It also depends on the effects of the patch on viable strategies. Rankings over time are, for the most part, affected by how stagnant the metagame gets. In: Lobby
Thread: Replay Feedback for December Balance Patch4 Nov 2017, 16:44 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Nov 2017, 16:21 PM__deleted__ 0 VS Kpen97 Glorious Famous Noob KrypticRTS AtomicRocketeer Hector DBP [2v2]USF+SU v WM+OKW by: Antemurale map: Trois Pont 5 - - Arty spam is still a real thing, aint going to disappear any soon Trois Point has that effect. In: Lobby
Thread: Commanders revamp - December patch4 Nov 2017, 15:22 PM I'd rather fix two useless doctrinal abilities per faction, rather than two commanders. In: Lobby
Thread: December Balance Preview4 Nov 2017, 15:19 PM Panther was arguably in a good spot until non doctrinal units started showing up dealing more than 160 damage per round. Namely, Panthers have been in a poor position since Jacksons and Fireflies entered the picture. (And Churchills highlighted the incredible disparity between Panther and StuG dps.) I feel like a Jackson with 640 health may as well have 160 damage and a stupid high level of penetration, like, 525, so it can always penetrate the targets that they hit. Then you'd have something that could very specifically hunt heavies, without making it slaughter mediums without a second thought. In: Lobby
Thread: Conscript's DPS in the new patch. 4 Nov 2017, 15:12 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Nov 2017, 14:06 PMMr.Smith As far as I can tell, for every pair of units in the game, the sweet spot is always at the extremes. I can't think of any exception where this rule doesn't apply. Heavy sappers, maybe? Obviously, for the unit that has to go up close to win, actually moving all the way to point-blank range ends up hurting you, because you lose DPS due to moving, and you are potentially losing cover. This is why for close-range units like Panzergrenadiers, that can actually DPS until far enough, often the best strategy is to sit at mid-range. That's because you still win, and there's potentially more cover for you to choose from. For myself, the mission for my Pgrens is to push, flank, and/or clear ATGs or MGs as fast as possible. I think pgren bundled nades have more value than their STGs in most engagements I fight using panzergrens. Their sweet spot is: "clearing team weapons" for me, more than a specific range. If I am playing ostheer and I'm just using my infantry to fight allied infantry I'm looking for a losing battle. Pgrens sweep suppressed infantry or team weapons. Fighting infantry squads in a slugfest with them is asking to be pushed off the field slowly but surely. Grenadiers, LMG or no, are likewise asking for the same if they're not being supported by team weapons, (and in fact are typically supporting team weapons rather than the other way around.) Otherwise they serve most predominately as snare squads for diving tanks on repairing vehicles or pak positions. In: Lobby
Thread: StarCraft II go F2P, should Coh2 be free 2 play too?3 Nov 2017, 21:55 PM Not before coh1, imo. But I think it'd be more of an incentive to DLC though. No idea what the DLC sales look like compared to game sales. Full price game and a ton of DLC closed my wallet to COH since tiger ace release. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Conscript's DPS in the new patch. 3 Nov 2017, 20:28 PM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2017, 15:36 PMFinndeed Its impossible to quantify, that's why these changes need to be battle tested with as many good players as possible. I guess that was kind of my point. Maybe "quantify" wasn't so much the right term as "considered" or "taken into account". In: Lobby
Thread: Adding Forward HQ Abilities and Upgrades?3 Nov 2017, 20:12 PM Jump back to quoted post2 Nov 2017, 10:41 AMSneakEye You might use the player_upgrade for that (a regular upgrade with the player as owner instead of squad or entity). The FHQ is made with an ability which can add a player_upgrade. The command squad can have a requirement for that upgrade and add a squad member when it's available. The abilities can have the same requirements. This. If the command squad is set to look for a player_upgrade that you would have added when a tech structure is built, you could set that player upgrade to be the flag that adds the entity to the squad or enables a specific ability. This is how I was able to cap okw at vet 3 and have to purchase access to vet 4 and 5. It's also how I was able to get usf officers to function as 1 man squads that merged into rifles to make 6 man squads with specific abilities depending on officer AND cap the number of officers on the field, merged or not. In: Modding and Tools
Thread: DBP Commander Rework3 Nov 2017, 17:45 PM NKVD has been actually a nice commander since penals became ubiquitous. It suffered from not having guards to deal with luchs rush before LV gameplay was hacked apart. But fear propaganda and radio intelligence are excellent abilities. Knowing what your opponent is building when they build it is incredibly useful. In: Lobby
Thread: Conscript's DPS in the new patch. 3 Nov 2017, 17:19 PM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2017, 15:39 PMMr.Smith Cons 6 men are on a more packed formation than Grenadiers though, and they are being targeted by the OST mortar and the OST sniper. What does fornation have to do with snipers? Mortars sure, but snipers? If you throw a Vet0 live-version conscript in the fight, that squad is going to bleed you like crazy until it can have an effect. And in the process of that fight you could easily cap or decap a vp, or prevent an enemy squad from doing so at a crucial point in the fight/game. You know, Cap circles are tiny and force squads like grens to close the distance to their least effective range to hold territory. Cons, even in live, and especially late game, are great at weakening even Vet3 lmg grens trying to save a VP. In: Lobby