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In a vacuum, It absolutely is a bargain, but as I am sure you are aware, this game doesn't work like that. p4 isn't tied to a doctrine first of all. More relevant I believe is the point that you so cleverly dismissed.

being a doctrinal call in MIGHT mean it should be more powerful than non doctrinal units. it does not mean it should be more cost effective. thats why relic is looking into call ins.

What this has to do with anything is the fact that the US's AT capabilities are gimped when compared to their nazi counterparts. The E8 is the ONLY US tank that can take a hit (and I cannot stress enough the fact that it is doctrinal) This, combined with the fact that german AT is superior to the US's AT capabilities is why I don't think this issue is as cut and dry as a simple stats comparison.

i never suggested the easy eight should be weaker. it is simply too cost effective. as for US tanks being squishy, thats by design. same reason relic has repeatedly said theyre not releasing pershings. they are the exact opposite of okw

The wehrmacht options I see are the ability to build a well rounded army with a couple of buildings and not relying on call-ins (try doing that with soviets). You say they are able to rely on call-ins so heavily, I would say that they HAVE to rely on call-ins so heavily to compete.

looks like youve figured out the big secret to soviet design. 9 out of 19 german doctrines dont even have a call in unit. only 2 (3 if you dont count the AT gun in urban defense) of the 19 soviet doctrines lack a call in unit. think thats a coincidence? soviets are MEANT to rely on call ins and that makes them very versatile.

germans on the other hand have been forced to rely almost entirely on the tiger for a long time now. you get heavy t1 to heavy t2 to p4 and/or tiger. i wouldnt call that versatility.

Sounds like using a sledgehammer to drive a nail. Why open up a whole new can of those pesky balance worms when your percieved problem could be solved by: A. supporting your units or B. Minor tweaking a single unit's cost?

A. supporting units has absolutely nothing to do with the call in issue.
B. even though this thread is about easy eight, this is an issue with all call ins. this was an issue before WFA was even released.

I am failing to understand how Jackson=E8 nerf

i dont even know what that means

It is delusional (willingly or otherwise) to claim that the American's have a great TD and thus a DOCTRINAL general purpose tank that costs 10 more fuel shouldn't be able to handle an unsupported P4.

thats not the complaint. the complaint is, for 10 fuel it has 20% better armor, about 50% better penetration and considerably less scatter (though it does have 20% less AOE). thats a hell of a bargain for 10 fuel.

The fact of the matter is that paks and shreks (not to mention fausts) are available well before enough CP's are accumulated to call in an E8, if your p4 is unsupported and gets chewed up by an E8, that is not a problem with the game, or a problem with the call-in system.

not sure what this has to do with anything. all AT weapons are available before tanks.

I feel like tying call-ins to tech nullifies their purpose and would limit the versatility of the (already limited) Soviets. If I am going to call in T34/85s, why should I be required to tech to T3? Am I supposed to supplement them with T34/76s? (I do believe this is the manner in which it was originally implemented and subsequently scrapped early on)

soviets are hardly limited, particularly because they are able to rely on call ins so heavily. t1 and t2 builds are viable thanks to call in tanks. if you go t1, you can rely on guards for AT. if you go t2, you can rely on shocks for AI. no matter what you build, you can always rely on is2, isu152 and t34/85. i really dont see a lack of versatility. compare that to the wehrmacht options.

even if they tied tanks to teching, they could allow both t3 or t4 to unlock call in tanks. then youre still able to build any combination you want, or still rely completely on call ins. the only difference would be you have to spend fuel on teching costs just like everyone else.

and katitof, stop trying to start shit. thats a pointless post

I use two monitors on my setup, and currently play the game with coh2 fullscreen on one monitor and my other monitor just sits open, dis allowing me from scrolling over unless I windows + M over.

I wish coh2 had functionality for -noborder -windowed launch options like valve games do, so you can scroll to your other screen without the game closing (complete pain in the ass atm)

-nomovies -window -fullwindow -forceactive -lockMouse

try copy pasting that entire thing into your launch options. it will do exactly what youre asking for. oh and it will also disable the opening movies... so you could get rid of that first part if you really enjoy those on start up.

im not actually entirely sure what extended radius means. maybe one of the other stats guys knows more than me on that. i can tell you that outer radius is the sight radius that you see in game. things like snipers, scout cars, pathfinders etc have 50 sight, almost all other units only have 50. panzerfusiliers gain extra sight with their g43 upgrade. spotting scopes on german vehicles give either 1.6x or 2x sight radius, i forget which off the top of my head.

any of those make good options for scouting. besides that, you kind of nailed it, infantry is probably the best. cheap vehicles can be good as long as you avoid AT guns or losing your engine. commander abilities are great, but expensive.

i remember you posting another thread about being fairly new, so ill add that youll start to learn what your enemy is doing without scouting. not sure how knowledgeable you are, but knowing what tiers a unit has built will instantly narrow down their possible units. paying attention to enemy commanders will also help narrow down and predict their builds.

why do you hate on the US AT gun so much? i thought we already had this discussion