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Thread: Heavy crit on vehicles from nades and fausts 18 Oct 2013, 17:58 PM I do not find RNG elements for vehicle criticals to add ANY excitement to the game. I get excited when great players make brilliant plays, NOT when RNG causes bullshit unlikely outcomes. This is just as bad as the sniper vs sniper RNG in vCOH that ruined perfectly executed counter-sniping. Cataclaw: Do you really believe that adding a random chance seige tanks to miss or fungal growth not immobilize would make SC2 more exciting to watch? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Very few cost effective counters to upgraded Grens17 Oct 2013, 09:18 AM The problem is that weapon upgrades are a one time Munitions cost that doesn't also increase reinforcement cost. This makes squads with a munitions weapons upgrade too cost effective vs squads that don't have the option. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Soviet strafe17 Oct 2013, 08:16 AM Wow, I've finally got to experience the receiving end of this strafe. Lost a vet 3 Gren, a vet 2 mortar, and a pio squad, from full health, inside my base, to a single pass. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Suggestion: penals immune to suppression17 Oct 2013, 02:37 AM Jump back to quoted post17 Oct 2013, 00:37 AMUGBEAR Penal should have a cost reduction to 300MP and armor rise to 1.5 to compensate the 30MP/men. That's it, still don't get it why the penal battalion receieves SVT-40 semi-auto rifle That would be ridiculously OP. About 2x the dps of grens, and 50% more HP for only slightly more MP? For 360mp, sure (that would be just a change of armor to 1.5). I would also support a straight MP reduction to 280mp with no other changes. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Suggestion: penals immune to suppression16 Oct 2013, 09:04 AM I would still not use Penals even if they costed only 300. They would still drain more MP from you than a LMG or G43 gren squad over the long run since the Grens get a 1 time Munitions upgrade that doesn't affect their reinforcement cost. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Blitzkrieg tactics balance issue16 Oct 2013, 06:12 AM Jump back to quoted post16 Oct 2013, 05:51 AMNullist Anyone happen to have the ATNade/Faust penetration figures + vs PIV/T34 frontal/rear chance, readily at hand? Would help inform the discussion. AT nade = 100 penetration Faust = 160 penetration P4 has 160 front 80 rear T34 has 115 front 70 rear So faust causes engine damage 100% of the time to both front and rear of a T34. AT nade causes engine damage 5/8 to P4 front and 100% to P4 rear. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: soviet tech suggestions15 Oct 2013, 20:57 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Oct 2013, 12:49 PMNullist No, I have not. Wrong again. And unless you can evidence your false claim with a quote, or altleast some more contextual evidence to indicate where younclaim that has happened, you are basically lying and guilty of libel. Are you a college student in a "pre-law" major like philosophy? Or perhaps a first year law student taking torts and evidence? As a practicing attorney, I don't think you using "guilty of libel" correctly. Btw, using legal terms outside of an actual legal brief is something real attorneys actively avoid. A lawyer's job is to effectively communicate with a target audience, and not confuse them with legal jargon. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Shock Crew on IS2?15 Oct 2013, 20:48 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Oct 2013, 20:03 PMrofltehcat The IS2 has a 1/6 chance to stun on deflection and the Tiger has a 1/5 chance to stun on deflection. Both have roughly 50% chance to penetrate each other but the Tiger fires nearly twice as fast. Note that those are several chances working together so randomness can play a huge role here. The faster firing speed can also make a huge difference. Overall, the Tiger is designed to be better at anti tank and the IS-2 to be better at anti infantry combat. This doesn't mean that it needs to stun more often or anything, I think they could even remove the stun mechanic altogether because I dislike the randomness created by those big "binary" effects (stun, AT grenade, ram) based on a random chance rather than player skill. Those effects should be noticeable but their intensity should decrease rather than their success chance. Is it both 50% chance to pen? I thought the IS2's penetration was buffed to 170? Tiger has 140. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: soviet tech suggestions15 Oct 2013, 10:03 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Oct 2013, 09:51 AMNullist You presume that a better player somehow has better opinions on balance. This is actually a very good presumption, although not always correct. Better players (usually) have: 1. More experience with the game from playing a lot. 2. Better understanding of the mechanics and metagame, since it's required to become good. 3. For RTS games, often higher IQ. It's the reason why Blizzard uses pro players (both opinions and tourney stats) for the majority of their balance decisions. Relic also supported a private balance forum for COH1 and DOW2 pros. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Blitzkrieg tactics balance issue15 Oct 2013, 09:53 AM I don't see why it would go against design to disable Blitz with engine damage. Although, I don't really find it to be much of a balance issue either way. Vet2 favors Germans greatly though since increased defense helps against infantry AT, AT guns and artilery, while increased damage only helps against other vehicles (tank rounds already 1 shot infantry). The bigger issue is the stupid RNG on engine damage. I much prefer it when AT nades and Fausts caused engine damage 100% of the time. Would be great if AT nades/Fausts cause engine damage 100% of the time to medium tanks and below or Heavy tank rear armor and 0% of the time to Heavy tank front armor. This is a game deciding RNG roll (A engine damaged vehicle is a dead vehicle), for which the inconsistency is terrible for a competitive RTS. In: COH2 Balance