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Jump back to quoted post4 May 2014, 00:23 AMCruzz

I wish people cleared MG42s with clean flanking, most people just rush straight at it knowing that the unit can't actually deal with two units in the cone even with full vision.

This could be applied to the maxium as well, except with a narrow arc.

Where were these terminator squads?

As for less armor reducing blobbing, it has mostly had the opposite effect on me. I never have my PGs alone now, the more units surrounding them and taking fire away from them the better.

Previous to the 25th patch you could find them in the open. More than likely as a group of 4 moving with attack move, 2 Shreks and 2 G43's. PG's now are supposed to be used as flanking units with Mid range DPS. PQ posted this. I like the idea of Grens and PG's having different roles rather than PG's being better at everything and replacing Gren's late game.


there's no reason to have the 251 except the reinforcement.

Sounds great. Different units, different roles. Doesn't fit your play style? Don't build em!

"hard to counter" argument with the current battle phase 2 requirement on it.

It's at a good spot right now. I'm not complaining. If it was reverted to pre-patch levels the Germans would have a Scout car and Flame HT to battle with. The fuel costs of a T70 and SU75 have both gone up with the recent patch. Don't down play the advantage the Flame H/T has timing wise.

How do you bait a 100 range unit?

Without eyes the unit can't fire on anything. Range 100 does not give it a line of sight of 100. I've seen a ISU downed with three Pumas driving circles around it. Use a couple tanks, one to distract the gun and the other to go around. It's no King Tiger v1.

So is 200 munition artillery that never hits. I've seen this ability used a handful of times and gotten hit maybe once when I've failed to notice the sector color in the minimap. The only thing this ability does to anyone who notices that it has been triggered, is force them to move their units in that sector. For 200 munitions and 11cps I'd expect a bit more.

Btw. mortars "heat seek" as you put it, they predict movement.

Risk and reward. The damage output of sector artillery is staggering. If we are going to give it additional chances of hits, the damage should be reduced. Having an army completely wiped out for 200 munitions is meh.

Jump back to quoted post1 May 2014, 09:29 AMCruzz

MG42:
Generally too immobile to deal with conscripts that can oorah, A slight reduction in setup time helps it be a bit more mobile and maybe reposition against flanks.

MG42's compared to the Maxim have a wide arc which in itself prevents flanking. What you are purposing would reduce the effectiveness of a good flank, which is hard to achieve with a wide arc.

Panzergrenadiers:
Honestly I don't understand the armor change. I never thought PGs were even performing as well as grenadiers.

The terminator squads were over performing. Relic stated they used science/stats behind this call and frankly I agree. Less armor encourages the player to seek cover and discourages blobbing.

German halftrack:
Frankly a bit overpriced right now, completely overshadowed by the 222 in a combat role...Flamer upgrade is overpriced as well...

Um, shouldn't be be over showered by the 222? Without Guards the Flamer halftrack is a poor man's KV8 and very difficult to counter.


ISU152:
Low risk, high reward unit.

ISU's lack a turret. Flanking and baiting with armor is a proper counter. Anything infantry based is going to have a bad time. I believe a reduction to anti-infantry damage is all that is required.

Sector Artillery:
You can currently dodge 100% of this ability just by keeping your units constantly moving and not following another unit.

Heat seeking artillery is just silly.