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Thread: since we are adding prototype tanks in game7 Sep 2022, 12:09 PM Jump back to quoted post7 Sep 2022, 11:56 AMHannibal I think people are so divided about the Black Prince because the "against" party is right when they say that it was never used in WW2 and too late in development. On the other hand, using and adjusted base of the Churchill and the 17pd gun as well as it's designated role in combat as an infantry tank, it visually and thematically fits into WW2. That's why I assume that many people don't have issues with it being in the game: It "looks" like a Churchill, therefore it is believable to have been used in WW2. A Centurion for example wouldn't have that, this would be a completely "new" tank. Overall, I am still against using it. While it probably would not break immersion (for 99% of players, it would just be a beefy Churchill), as others said, it would give a bad precedent. CoH2 using a ton of unicorn tanks is one thing, but at least you can imagine that you actually have one of those few in your specific battle even if chances are slim. The Black Prince however has never seen any front line. And while I personally could tick that off as "just another Churchill variant", I am afraid Relic would start implementing stuff that does not belong into CoH3 even by my comparatively lax standards, just because it can be sold well. Their CoH2 monetization strategy was already quite shitty, I don't have enough reason to trust them to not implement more post WW2 units into the game. I personally could care less if it was never deployed as long as they had a prototype. My concern is the same as yours, once you let one random make believe unit in you let them all in and it is an easy way for relic to implement pay to win. This thread is weird though as people want historically accurate but this game is not accurate in the slightest. Panthers should not be diving with their weak side armor, KV series should not be competing with late war tanks. Hell, right now the P4J is probably one of the best meds competing with the T3485 and E8. When it was first introduced it had horrible turret rotation to simulate german late war lack of resources. It was buffed since it sucked because balance. Similar situation with ISU152/IS2 stun mechanic, the gun wouldn't penetrate as often but the stun mechanic kept them in the fight allowing for support to come in and do their job. This game doesn't even attempt to simulate the upkeep of fielding heavy tanks, the closest was the Tiger ACE. In: Lobby
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size3 Sep 2022, 14:23 PM Jump back to quoted post3 Sep 2022, 07:44 AMKlement Pikhtura Penals are viable in every gamemode regardless of how their stats look on paper compared to other infantry, especially elite long range infantry. They are also ridiculously good with the picked-up LMGs. I pick them if I want my build to have a punch in the early game or if I want to have more fun, since penals is high risk-high reward build. Cons are too boring imo. I agree, they are overall a lot more enjoyable to play vs Cons. I like using them as they are similar to Rifleman in early game aggression. Rifleman have more consistent performance mid/late game since Penals will rely on weapon drops for boost in DPS while also lacking snare. I don't fully agree with their viability in every game mode. In 1v1 and some 2v2s depending on randoms vs arranged team, Penals fall off fairly quickly once meds hit. Just speaking from my personal experience in 1v1, I could play however I wanted with Penals up until about rank 250. At that point, AXIS players stuck to more meta builds and literally would not deviate so no more PPSH Penals or AssGuards. To break past 200, I would stick to the aggressive Penal openings but found T2 back tech with AT guns was more effective than sticking with pure Penals. At that point, might as well go straight cons as they synergize better with team weapons along with ability to build green cover. That last point is huge as I noticed most of the late game swings were not due to gradual increase in MP drain but the random huge waste that would happen due to most available cover not being sized correctly for 6 man squads. So those random P4 shots would kill 4-5 models due to squad positioning vs the sandbags made by cons. This situation would also happen vs LMG units as those quick model drops would cause proportional DPS drop whereas the LMG squads wouldn't lose much due to the concentrated DPS. Now AT 2v2, random 3v3 and up Penals perform fine. EDIT: For transparency, I would purposely not pick Reg Guards commanders as I felt it took some of the fun out of the game. Probably could have climbed a tiny bit higher but not much. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Need Ostheer 4v4 tips31 Aug 2022, 22:27 PM Jump back to quoted post26 Aug 2022, 17:12 PMpc9882 Hi, I am struggling with Ostheer 4v4 lately and I don't know what to do. Usf: The pathfinder spam is kinda hard to deal with. I am not sure what to do in early game cos my mg keeps getting smoke and they would charge me while i was repositioning. If I go infantry heavy they still beat me or at least stalled long enough to bomb my grens with their mortars. Then they move to scotts of course. UKF: mainly they spam mortar emplacement while their soviet or USF screen for them so it is kinda hard to dislodge them even with double mortars or mortar halftrucks. And eventually I could destroy the emplacements but it take so much so I wonder if there is a more effective way to counter it. Soviet: they are alright except late game katusha can be a pain but that's late game. I am just not sure what build order should I go for in the early game. Do go with my teammates or should I keep putting pressure on their fuel VP by myself, I have no idea. I have a much easier time with Soviet cos I could just stall till I could spam Katusha and win the attrition game. Post a replay, best way for someone to point out weakpoints that you can work on and help tighten up your strengths. 1v1 would be best or if you play as part of arranged team submit a game with them in it. In: Ostheer Strategies
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size31 Aug 2022, 20:34 PM Jump back to quoted post31 Aug 2022, 19:48 PMWilly Pete This is a cool idea, tho I fear it would make guards obselete. I could be wrong tho Im thinking it would be muni heavy as it would be advantageous to upgrade all Penals. However there is no long range snare so Guards would still be used for button or with cons. It would also eliminate the need for AT back tech. However, Penals would still drop of late game so LMG airborne or Shocks could be used more often. In truth seeing less guards should not be seen as a negative as there are many more units that would fit in. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ally made 9 engineers squad meme build31 Aug 2022, 18:48 PM Saw I was matched up with 2 OST and had middle area so decided to be cheeky and go for 2 Snipers. As I am building them I noticed ally made 2 Engi so I guess T1 start. Nope, engineers don't stop coming. I assume we are gonna get shitted on so mess around. He made that damn blob work. I got a retreating sturm kill over mine, couple of wipes with Snipers but I was left in disbelief as I watched the dude blob his 9 engis. Not a good game, watch it for laughs with a beer/smoke what ever floats your boat. In: Replays
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size31 Aug 2022, 18:44 PM Jump back to quoted post31 Aug 2022, 16:59 PMCrecer13 The concept of two starting infantry units was very poor from the very beginning. It was a long time ago to remove the Penals into doctrine abilities, give them a merge and make them something like Osttruppen. It was originally part of the flexible nature of soviets vs more rigid OST, Soviets had 2 play styles available non-doc were OST needed to pick a doc to get Osstruppen/AssG. OST had PG stock where doctrines were needed for Soviet elites. Cons and Penals play completely different for most of the game, the choice between two different play styles is actually good for the game. The main issue arises from how much better Cons got after their 7man upgrade. Cons went from a throwaway squad to one of the best mainlines that also happened to get amazing vet. Hell, they even get exp boost along with cooldown bonus in cover while getting an extra man and MP reduction. The "drawback" was that it was the latest hitting upgrade however losing a Cons squad is similar to losing a VG squad in that the faction was originally designed around them being throwaways. A possible solution for Penals would be the ability to stow away the PTRS guns. The overhead would still show them with PTRS guns but maybe grey them out so that the opponent knows when they are stashed vs when they are not. IT would allow Penals to keep their aggressive nature vs now where one unit becomes useless once upgraded. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size28 Aug 2022, 11:37 AM Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2022, 23:27 PMVipper Point is there is no synergy between sprint and high moving accuracy. When it comes to sprint the only current issue is the "passive sprint" that is available to USF officers (and obers vet 5 if I remember correctly) Why are you focusing so much on the action of sprint and not the opportunity it provides? The synergy is the ability to chase away the sniper or outright kill it by getting into position. Same as sprint into faust or Oorah into flame nade/at nade. To give an example, a PF G43 player uses their 43 vision and/or flare to spot a sniper. A low level player will sprint into attack command, PF will attack at max range which means sniper will most likely retreat with some damage. However, a high level player will continue to sprint into mid-range and start firing while continuing to move forward towards the sniper allowing the player to take advantage of its high moving DPS. Whereas a JLI player will sprint to about 25 range so and stay stationary to try and pull off one extra crit shot while sniper is retreating. I am not saying sprint itself is a problem, PF having so much utility is the problem. They have a counter for a lot of different situations. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size27 Aug 2022, 18:44 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2022, 17:07 PMOKSpitfire I mean, obviously you would do your best to support the sniper and punish them when this happens. Don't get me wrong, Fussies definitely are not a weak unit, they have huge amounts of utility, great scaling and your point about them being incredibly easy to use for what they give you is valid. I just don't agree with the hysterical claims about them and OKW supposidly countering everything. I can only speak for myself but fussies are why I stopped playing 1v1. Against OST, you would sometimes see different strats even if they didn't deviate from meta to much. But OKW players would literally pick fussies every game, I would get excited to see Falls/JLI/221. As I try to avoid using reg Guards as much as possible, my only long range option is Airborne. I love the commanders but it gets boring playing the same way each game. I do understand from the OKW side as fussies provide the techless nade, so it puts a stop to clowncar shenanigans but it does get to be a chore trying to outplay a unit with so many strengths that also come in good commanders that also can get OBER back up if they lose any squads. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size27 Aug 2022, 18:33 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2022, 17:15 PMVipper 1) Sprint comes at vet 5 which usually is very late in the game, if a sniper has survived that long it has probably paid off the investment 2) Sprint disables weapon the is no synergy with the "excellent moving DPS" While Sprint disable weapon, it get you into position a lot quicker to try and take those higher damage shots vs trying to fight at max range. Also during late game there is much more going on which means a quick sprint into position can be quite punishing in regards to AI and AT. Personally, I find G43 across both factions as harder to deal with since you can keep the squad run'n and gun'n to try and get the sniper. Whereas LMG Grens, PG and Volks aren't to good at the chase. I agree with your first statement somewhat. Again, a blob pushing forward will quickly force a Sniper retreat which can heavily reduce the snipers performance. But, like you said Sprint is fairly late game so one would hope that by that point your sniper has paid itself off. EDIT: expanded first point In: COH2 Balance
Thread: supply truck ZIS 6 from Lend-Lease27 Aug 2022, 17:06 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2022, 16:45 PMVipper As far as I can remember trucks do not take up pop only 223 does. As for soviet they come with 76mm and KV-8/KV-2 that are not that "cheap fuel wise". I believe you are right, for some reason I though it was 3 POP but I can't remember if I am confusing 221/223 with the others. The 76MM is only 120, fuel same or similar to most other MEDs in the game. No one needs it for those units so why would they need it for the 76MM. The KV-8 is 145 Fuel I believe, again not much more than a regular tank despite it having heavy armor. The expended MP is better served building a cache for the team so the entire team can get tanks out a bit faster. The KV-2 is the same price Fuel wise as the other Heavies and locked behind CP. In most high level 1v1s once most of your army is built fuel usually isn't the limiting factor, MP is. In all game modes, if you go with a double AT gun stall fuel is not a concern in the slightest. 1 truck is not really a problem, its that most players who use them abuse them and make 3 or 4. I posted a game recently where both teams had players that abused the hell out of it and by late game both players were MP starved. At work, so I can't rewatch it to check if they take POP or not. EDIT: To clarify my stance, I think for Soviets in particular with Cons the unit itself works great as MP usually isn't a problem even though fuel is really in short supply. In team games, I think it is a bit greedy as it doesn't help the whole team. For OST/OKW, the MP can be a bit wasteful depending on how the game is going. Any wipes to Vetted Grens will cause massive MP bleed until they can get their Vet back(same with Obers). Therefore it will delay the expensive tank anyways as you are now MP starved instead of fuel starved. In: COH2 Gameplay