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Thread: Why is IS2 so godly, and tiger is so shitty?18 Jan 2014, 15:04 PM Speaking strictly for 1v1: The IS2 is a perfect example how a lategame heavy tank should work. It ought to result in an "Oh shit!" moment for the opponent scrambling all available AT to form a defense. Well, at least that's my reaction when playing as Ostheer. I do think the oneshotting of infantry units and PAKs is terrible - but unfortunately a that's quite common in CoH2 for units with 4 or less entities so I guess the IS2 is in tune with the general CoH2 theme. When I see a tiger trundling onto the field it doesn't invoke the same reaction. Personally I think of the tiger as a tougher but slower panther that's slightly more effective at sniping infantry. Fighting a tiger can certainly be annoying even frustrating as some soviet AT counters suddenly turn out to be heavily RNG dependant no matter the attack angle... I don't know how to describe it accurately, but to me the tiger doesn't really feel unique. The IS2 does. EDIT: @coh2player I'd also like to know if your post was describing you to 1v1s or 2v2+s games. Thanks! In: COH2 Balance
Thread: When we will see a new letter from the producer?18 Jan 2014, 07:51 AM Well it's a kind of modern 'journalism'. I don't think TotalBiscuit will not be covering CoH2 however. There was a ridiculous and petty copy right issue involving sega and a large number of casters regarding a 15 year old game. I believe the goal was to increase the search ranking for a new title with a similar name - not quite sure on that one however. ... great way to alienate people doing popular and public game reviews. In: Lobby
Thread: "One-shot-wipe-potential"13 Jan 2014, 07:10 AM Jump back to quoted post12 Jan 2014, 23:07 PMEsky I used to be in that bandcamp, no longer....I lost a pio squad to this first shot from a us mortar while capping, lost 2 gren squads on retreat to a bren in bren, then the old fav, I lost two more full gren squads to 1sec arty while I noticed a bit of coh2's notorious "input lag" everyone forgets coh1 has, and for the lulz the US player started his build with ... The thing is in vCoH the german faction is indeed likely to suffer squad wipes (nuclear pineapple grenades anyone?), BUT there are (controversial) game play mechanics in place to compensate for that. Like purchasable vet and medic bunkers. The whole medic bunkers shenanigans actually mean that small squad sizes can be beneficial for once. Even the PE (horrible faction) compensates for squad losses somewhat thanks to the shared vet system (equaly horrible). I flat out refuse to acknowledge any comments regarding the british faction. COH2 lacks those mechanics. My guess is we'll see the medics return as a DLC commander. At least for one faction (for just $ 4.99). In: COH2 Balance
Thread: "One-shot-wipe-potential"12 Jan 2014, 19:08 PM Thank you for the explanation and thanks for taking the time. So basically there a three AoE ranges the accuracy between range one a two decreases linearly the other two are fixed values - got it. So my numbers are inaccurate as the mine is actually deadlier for infantry ... Jesus! - The soviet mine needs a satchel charge or howitzer shell animation upon detonation if it's that deadly! In: COH2 Balance
Thread: "One-shot-wipe-potential"12 Jan 2014, 18:01 PM I agree with the OP. One thing though, while squad wipes to mines do happen I don't think I quite understand how the soviet mine hits are generated. (Damage is irrelevant as it will always be higher than 80.) Jump back to quoted post10 Dec 2013, 19:25 PMrofltehcat It currently presents a 40% chance to survive even at the edge of its explosion: It is the perfect example of how (binary) randomness should not look. Assume your full health squad triggers one mine. You lose 2 guys because they are near the center, fair and square. But the other two are not bunched up with the others, they are further away (up to 5 m!). It doesn't just damage them or reliably kill one guy and cripple the other. It just boots up the RNG casino. So according to rofltehcat at least one entity will die due to being in the near AoE and all other entities will die 60% of the time. A full 4 men squad wipe would then happen unbelievable 21.6% of the time. Math: 1 x 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.6 = 0.216 -> 21.6% - triggering entity is dead (1 -> 100%) the rest die(0.6 -> 60%) of the time. I think I must have misunderstood how mines work because if this is true the only thing keeping the soviet mine form being THE best anti infantry weapon in the game is that one guy lagging behind the others. Yeah, the one that makes squads stop even on open fields till he catches up... In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ace tiger kill team games6 Jan 2014, 17:52 PM Jump back to quoted post6 Jan 2014, 17:37 PMChupacabra Why are you so quiet now ? Dont you wanna play 3v3 or 4v4 as soviet ? Are you scared ?! Lets do it right now !!! Do not be such a pusssy german player Dude, cut back on the caffeine. Wooof offered you a game just 10-20 minutes ago... In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Death to all the RNG gods6 Jan 2014, 17:31 PM Jump back to quoted post6 Jan 2014, 16:56 PMvan Voort If your plan fails because of the RNG gods then maybe it wasn't such a good plan. Things like that obviously only happen if the opponent is more devout then you are. After all the RNG god(s) would never allocate events at random, now would they? Does it help to by indulgencies like faceplates, skins or possibly DLC commanders? Just like the medieval proverb: “As soon as money in the coffer rings, the <insert unit name here> from purgatory's fire springs." In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Death to all the RNG gods5 Jan 2014, 19:19 PM Jump back to quoted post5 Jan 2014, 18:22 PMwongtp 1 more thing about mines, any anti infantry mines in general, should have suppression just like vcoh, together with the AOE nerf as proposed. its very frustrating when ur well placed mine gets triggered off, kills only a single man and does not stop a flank. this way mines can assure a flank to fail and also removes the probability of a squadwipe. +1 my thoughts exactly. Jump back to quoted post5 Jan 2014, 18:59 PMferrozoica ... Also, teller mines are your friend Strictly speaking:True. At 60 munis the opponent does need to cooperate somewhat in order to find those one or two German "friends". In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Death to all the RNG gods4 Jan 2014, 21:18 PM RNG is an important aspect of the game and I wouldn't want to miss it. However: The current amount of game deciding "dice rolls" is just ridiculous. The current mechanics remind me a lot of the "Warhammer 40k" table top game I was playing years and years ago. (Still love the IP ) ...that's not a compliment for a pc game. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ace tiger kill team games2 Jan 2014, 10:53 AM Jump back to quoted post2 Jan 2014, 10:27 AMMoerserKarL how was the purchased vet system in vcoh? I Can't remember :/ Very controversial - still being discussed. It's probably safe to say it's (now) balanced. There are 4 German vet types Infantry Support (pios, support weapons) Light vehicles (pumas, halftracks,...) Tanks The global vet upgrade is applied to all units on the field and was retained - meaning any unit produced after the global upgrade was bought would arrive with vet. It is impossible to buy vet3 for all units unless you are trolling your helpless opponent - the fuel cost for vet 2 and 3 is just too high. However these upgrades mostly added survivability to the German units - vet only gave a few units offensive bonuses. American vet has to be earned (only model kills count) and the bonuses are generally superior - especially vet3. That turns a normal riflemen unit into an impossibly powerful squad (+50% damage). In: COH2 Balance