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Thread: Crashing7 Jul 2014, 12:22 PM It's no secret that the Battle Servers are having issues in terms of game delays and desyncs. It seems that currently the battle servers are not able to gracefully handle a player dropping out, which tends to terminate the game for all those involved. I suspect a large part of the trouble is server stress due to the surge of new players. If that is the case then Relic is in a tricky situation. If they drop the cash to upgrade the battle servers they will mostly be out that money when the population stabilizes in the future. In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: Late game decision: Sturmtiger or Stuka + IR halftrack6 Jul 2014, 23:51 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xWuL26TRjs Here's an interesting propagandacast. Fortune tries to use a stuka throughout the game with very limited success despite some solid shots. He could have used it better, and scouted more, but despite it being one of his first vehicles it have little effect on the game. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Late game decision: Sturmtiger or Stuka + IR halftrack6 Jul 2014, 19:36 PM I really like the Sturmtiger and would like to think I've had a lot of success with it. What does it do better than the stuka? I suppose not much, both are effective. Heavy Anti-armor damage perhaps. The sturmtiger is actually fairly fast in a straight line, and has good armor. It it able to dart in rather safely. The key to using it aggressively is to use subtle scouting tools like the IR track or Spec Ops arty flares. I've darted in and destroyed everything from ISU's, repairing tanks, even priests. One thing to note is that the sturmtiger rocket will stun tanks or add crits such as gun destroyed or permanently immobilized. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Maxims against OKW.6 Jul 2014, 03:35 AM I don't feel they're OP. They can be tough to deal with, but only if the OKW player is expecting to just spam shrecked volks to KT. At the very early game the maxims are vulnerable to sturmpio flanks. And the early sturms are an advantage the Ostheer doesn't have. A sturmpio won't just force off the maxim, it will decrew it without letting it pack up. As some more maxims hit the field the OKW player makes their first tech choice. If they go Medic HQ they get the field howitzer which, over time, will eat up the relatively static maxims. The forward retreat also makes being pinned/suppressed less punishing. If they go Mech HQ they can get an early 251/17 which will devour maxims without remorse. If they decide to hold off they can get a stuka, which is a hard counter to both maxims and Zis guns. Depending on their doctrine they can go breakthrough and get a fusilier blob to simply a-move win vs maxims. If they go luftwaffe then any building nearby can spawn falls which will massacre any guns they appear near. If they go Spec Ops they can use cheap 10mun assault grenades to do consistent damage throughout the game. Late game obers, like fusiliers, will just kill them at range. I don't see what the big deal is. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sturm offizer and Panzerfusilier6 Jul 2014, 00:47 AM This thread is a bit older, but I noticed that many OKW players are now forming up Sturm/Fusilier a-move gank squads. I wanted to post a reply where some OKW do not micro their sturm officiers and are repeatively punished for it. http://www.coh2.org/replay/19830/okw-tries-to-form-sturmfusilier-blob-and-get-punished In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: OKW tries to form sturm/fusilier blob and get punished6 Jul 2014, 00:45 AM Multiple OKW players try to form a sturm/fusilier gank blob. They are punished throughout the game, be sure to watch the ending! Mid Level Play In: Replays
Thread: Improving/Tweaking MGs2 Jul 2014, 11:21 AM What if the MG42 loses some of it's cone width in favor of a slightly longer range. With a second unit providing sight that will allow the MG42 to react faster without taking as much direct rifle fire. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Jagdtiger Victor! 1300%+29 Jun 2014, 22:48 PM Mid level gameplay, team nearly surrenders until a Jagdtiger cleans the field ending with vet 4 and 1300% efficiency. In: Replays
Thread: puma without main gun upgrade28 Apr 2014, 00:42 AM Jump back to quoted post27 Apr 2014, 16:00 PMRugal What´s the big deal with pumas now? Germans get this and Soviets the Ace Sherman? To think that Soviets at the time use to call it "a bed of honor [grave] for six men". In the West it was call the "Tommy cooker". The M3 Lee was called the grave for six men. But then, everybody disliked the Lee despite it being a solid tank for the year it was developed. The soviets actually loved the Sherman. Admittedly part of that was because it was much more pleasant to work in than a T34. Ironically, most Shermans used wet ammo rack technology and where noted by Soviets to be much more resistant to catching fire and exploding magazines than the T34. The Sherman got a bad reputation for burning simply because they were being hit by some ridiculous high velocity german cannons. http://english.iremember.ru/tankers.html One of these accounts was from a Soviet sherman tanker, but I forget which. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: April 24th Patch Notes Discussion 24 Apr 2014, 04:05 AM DSHK HMG -Penetration from 1/1/1 to 2.5/2.0/1.5 -Armor piercing rounds now provides 3x penetration rather than an additional +9 penetration at all ranges -Properly received the +25% received accuracy like all other team weapons -Damage from 12 to 10 Finally. The dushka received well deserved nerfs across every aspect of the unit. Now its reign of terror will come to an end. Relic's sense of perception is as flawless as ever. Thank you Peter, now they can't even be used in comedy builds. In: COH2 Gameplay