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Mortars are really on the weaker side of performance improvement between vet 0 and vet 3 units. So i wouldn't mind a BARRAGE range improvement at that point.

On a somehow unrelated kind of buff to mortars what if:

-Vet 3 mortars instead got a -20% dmg modifier making them a bit more resistant to late game rocket artillery/heavy indirect fire. Similar to Grenadiers.

Or

-Mortars still require 2 guys to operate but they won't no longer decrew when at 1 man.

As long as you're down for a lot of buffs to Churchill/KV-1 seen as its now limited to 1, sure

Basically.

I think in the case of Churchill it could work.


KV1 is not a heavy. If that is the case then, Panther/Comets would be considered "heavies" as well.

Yeah 240, my mistake. Regarding veterancy, it was the case when it was more expensive, with its correct cost, it provides as much vet as penetrating regular medium I belive.

Vet provided is based on unit xp value. Which is independently (though related) to unit cost. I don't think those are generally changed when unit values get adjusted.

I think snares (or rather the concept of snares) have been a good addition to the game compared to vCoH because it adds an additional layer of strategy and tactics to the game (keeping your vehicles protected by snare infantry, adding strategic choices between line infantry with snares or specialist assault infantry, etc), but the way they work in CoH2 with always dealing engine damage below the threshold makes them too punishing.

I think ideally mines should deal engine damage as they do now, but snares should only deal a temporary stun critical that makes the tank slow down (on top of their damage). Like the Rear Echelon mines. That way infantry can still use their snares as a deterrent (protecting friendly tanks and support weapons, stopping assaults, stopping pushing, etc.) but it would make snares a lot less punishing because the snared/stunned vehicle would be able to escape (or continue) more easily once it wears off.

I adhere on temporal debuffs for infantry based snares, specially for medium tanks and above, it's just that i would keep a weaker version of the current engine dmg for when tanks are at a lower HP threshold.

I think it's sad that the results are too binary, even though we have plenty of criticals which could serve the purpose of a middle ground if reworked.

Plenty of good points had been brought up. To put it simply, mastering the games means finding the balance between been greedy and not making mistakes.

I think OP points in general had been addressed overall through different posts. Comebacks are only possible when the winning position makes mistakes or doesn't make use of their resources. Map control doesn't mean shit if you are not using that fuel or munitions to secure the victory.

In my opinion the flaw in game design that makes this so is that snares are far too widespread and effective.

I agree with the snare bit a lot. IMO snares should have a chance to inflict the crit but not guarantee it (coh1). Also snare abilities on vehicles and snipers should be removed/reworked. Vehicle/sniper snares could temporarily damage the vision/block the gun but should never crit engine. Also general purpose mines should have a chance to crit engine, not guarantee it (heavy AT mines is another story). A universal mine should only damage health of a full health vehicle just like the snare, not crit a full healthy vehicle. Probably the engine crit chance threshold should be higher the less healthy a vehicle.

While i not necessarily agree with the execution of this, i agree that the current system is a bit too binary and limits manoeuvrability.

In my view of how a future CoH3 would look like, i would just take the current system and expand it to be more complex, while retaining the same logics we have now. Those are mines always crit and snares only apply crits based on HP. What i would add, is that different type of vehicles (car, light, med, adv. med, heavy, super heavy) having different crit thresholds and expand on the type and power of effects we currently have.

The game currently has plenty of effects but they either see no use, or the difference in effect is minimal or last too short.

What i would like:

-Engine dmg effects are tone down. Heavy engine dmg takes the current status of engine damage and engine destroy the ones of heavy.
This gives you more tools to gradually change the effects on what snares should do and have them apply based on HP.

-Re-introduce effects against crew members which are temporal. This way snares are not totally useless as defensive options, cause you could combine the effects of crew + vehicle to obtain the desire result without crippling a vehicle till it manages to get some repairs. Driver, gunner (which are ingame) and commander to differentiate effects between mobility, gun and maybe vision/abilities.

-Mines will always apply heavy engine dmg (current engine dmg debuff values). Removing requires full HP, (MAYBE) though at 90% will move it to engine dmg.
(MAYBE) Cars are immune to snare crits but instead receive more damage from them, including mines.
Lights always receive heavy engine dmg.
Mediums at 75% get engine dmg as now and 50% for h. eng. Depending how good heavies are it could be equal or lower.