Profile of Zuckerhund

If they implement custom commanders, it'll be the final nail in the coffin for what little competitive edge CoH 2 enjoys.

I don't care how confident they are that this system can be balanced, because it won't be. People will find more exploits and overpowered combinations. This doesn't bode well.

No, what I'm implying is that having secure mode as a passive ability creates circumstances where just one veteran tank could destroy the income of the opposing player(s) or neutralize VP's with no effort.

Anything that involves neutralizing or capturing territory with increased ease in this game has so far required some kind of investment from the player using the ability. What you're proposing is too much.

Based on what I've gathered, Relic stands to become stronger from Sega's financial issues since they're part of the expansion plans for the restructure.

How that translates into implementation remains to be seen, but going free to play would hamper any future plans. There's a certain negative connotation to games that were once paid content going free. I expect the community to grow during 2015, but not by much.

Sorry man, but the RTS genre has had a significant decline in popularity because of the rise of MOBAs. People find it more accessible to focus on one unit instead of entire armies at the moment, so all you've got is the old guard at Blizzard and Relic.

Pity the former Westwood folks couldn't make a decent dent. I bet if they had done something more in line with the original C&C in both speed and setting, they'd be in better shape.

By buffing the Greyhound's base damage but reducing the RNG factor of its main ability you make the unit more desirable, and less rage-inducing to fight against. There is no reason that it can't act as a 3 CP doctrinal alternative variant to the Stuart for those occasions where you may choose to forego the Captain tier. Often doctrinal units are designed to fill holes in your standard tech tree, so why not?

That's the problem with doing those changes to the Greyhound. If you skip the captain tier, M20 is a better light vehicle choice in every situation. It has a consistent firing platform against infantry, way cheaper on the fuel, it has greater survivability due to smoke, the crew comes with a bazooka, and it lays down amazing AT mines. The Greyhound has better shock value against infantry, but I've used the unit more than most, and I've had it used against me. The whole "it squad wipes all the time" logic is a lie. It doesn't wipe squads any more than a 120mm mortar or a rifle grenade used against a bunched up squad hiding behind a little cart. Or a shock trooper grenade that lines up perfectly with a squad moving across a road.

Yeah, trust me. It's annoying losing an entire squad to the Greyhound. It's the same level of annoyance as losing that squad to any other explosive at any point during a match. If Relic nerfs canister shot, I better see nerfs to every single RNG based ability in the game. Again, if the Greyhound's primary ability is nerfed, you will not see it in-game anymore.

I mean, if that's what you guys want, have at it. We can make room for the M8 in between the SU-76 and Wehr puma.