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As we all know, CoH 2 gets worse and worse in terms of balance/blobbing/spamming as we progress up the playlists from 1v1 to 2v2 to 3v3 to 4v4.
It isn't as if the game mechanics suddenly change as you switch playlists. So why is there less blobbing in the smaller playlists? I believe it has to do entirely with the maps. In 1v1s, we all have the choice to blob if we wanted to. However it is discouraged not only by anti-blob units like HMGs or Artillery, but by the map itself because of their large size in comparison to the amount of units on the field.
But the size of the map isn't the only factor. You have more sectors on the map in comparison to the amount of units on the field as well.
1v1 maps are around 325 x 325 meters (105,625 m^2), therefore its 52,812 m^2 of space per player. On the other hand you have 4v4 maps that are only 512 x 512 (262,144 m^2) with 32,768 m^2 of space per player. This clearly poses a problem for larger playlists especially when its snowball effected by the small amount of sectors.
So at the end in 1v1s you have two players battling over a proportionally large map with lots of sectors and in 4v4s you have eight players battling over a proportionally small map with few sectors... and we wonder why 4v4 is AIDS.
If 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 maps are ever to be made more interesting and less blob/spam fest, we will have to use the magic number of 52,812 m^2 amount of space per player. That way we have 700 x 600 maps for 4v4s instead of 512 x 512.
Note: I am using 1v1s and 4v4s as extremes. 2v2s and 3v3s suffer from the same disproportion issue and need to be fixed like so.
I am not exactly sure how the whole sector issue can be addressed as it will probably be complicated and will surely come with unforeseen issues, but 1v1s have around 10 sectors. And so do 4v4s. So I am suggesting 5 sectors per player for a total of 40 sectors in 4v4s (lmao that's insane). Then you divide the resource income per sector including fuel and munitions to 1v1 proportions.
Agree? Disagree?
Maybe Relic should listen to these posts and try to replicate the good attributes people mention and apply it to all present and future factions.
Predominately Axis players. Why do you like Axis more than Allies? And why do you think most people prefer Axis?
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