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Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British Feedback8 May 2021, 22:34 PM Jump back to quoted post8 May 2021, 21:07 PMDescolata Give them the Ro. E models without backpacks, change to Royal Fusiliers, maybe see if there's some voice lines laying around. Anyone know if any of the other Commonwealth countries have voicelines leftover? The community balance team can't edit models, and as far as I know there's no unused voice acting. I don't know if one of the existing Scottish voices would work out in a fitting manner. Also an alternate skin would be to use the Airlanding Officer's model. That guy is just wearing the Paratrooper uniform, and the squad could be passed off as British Paratroopers. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British Feedback8 May 2021, 06:06 AM I think the model for the Raid Section should be swapped to the Commando model, since the role and weaponry seem thematically appropriate, not to mention the high reinforcement cost. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - General Feedback3 May 2021, 01:53 AM Jump back to quoted post30 Apr 2021, 07:39 AMSander93 It has PPSH Shock Troops. I don't think there's anything to suggest a Shock Army had more SMGs than other armies. The main point of a Shock Army was to be fully equipped by itself for attacking enemy armies and breakthrough, by reinforcing them with more armored and artillery assets than other armies. The new line-up represents that. And one of the ways they did this was to equip entire squads, platoons, or even companies with submachine guns. I don't have a source anymore but I'm pretty sure the main place I got it from is a 12 hour long Russian documentary series (Soviet Storm, World War 2 in the East) and I have no idea which episode it was in (Maybe the Stalingrad one?). Wish I could just look up the TO&E online but unfortunately it's never that easy. Jump back to quoted post30 Apr 2021, 07:39 AMSander93 From a gameplay perspective having SMG mainlines in the same commander that already has an SMG elite is simply redundant. AVD is there now as a useful tool, but mostly to balance out the strong combo of premium medium + elite infantry + strong offmap. I'd argue that Shock Army had a synergy between Conscripts and Shock Troops that couldn't be found anywhere else, the SMG Mainlines could attack at close range alongside SMG Elites whilst dealing effective damage. You can still do that with regular Conscripts, but they won't provide any benefit other than continuously merging with the Shock Troops for damage output. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - General Feedback30 Apr 2021, 05:32 AM Jump back to quoted post29 Apr 2021, 18:32 PMFunPolice Personally I really like pretty much all the changes to the Soviets from a gameplay perspective. Even if the themes are maybe a bit weird I think almost every commander in the Soviet line up has been improved. Assault Guards aren't as strong as Shock Troops when it comes to anti infantry but they add a ton to the commander because they also can be good AT. Anti Infantry is already filled with so many options to kill infantry that getting something a little different has been a great change imo. The theme of Soviets has always been a bit off balance, the lack of a general infantry unit, expensive penal troops as a premium mainline, the least submachine guns of any faction (while Ostheer has the most). I'm big on faction themes and they miss the mark in quite a few ways, which is why the Shock Army change bothers me so. It literally can not a Shock Army without the submachine guns, it'd be like if Airborne Company didn't come with Paratroopers. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Should Osttruppen really be buffed? 29 Apr 2021, 23:32 PM Change upgrade to an MG 34 just because it makes for more interesting variety compared to Grens whilst having the same handling. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - General Feedback29 Apr 2021, 17:37 PM Jump back to quoted post29 Apr 2021, 16:25 PMFunPolice Please leave Assault Guards as is. They add a great addition to Anti Infantry and without that anti infantry is gonna have to overlap more with other doctrines as it goes back to shocks. I would much prefer the Soviet commanders mostly remain as is because they have gotten a lot of very solid changes to make their commanders more unique. Shocks are better anti-infantry than Assault Guards. They don't have to purchase their upgrade, have good DPS, and come with Armor. Shock Troops are not just an assault squad, they're the assault squad that you sick on your enemy's assault squad. They are the anti-infantry infantry of the Soviet faction. Removing them from Anti-Infantry Tactic was puzzling decision to me, and their replacement duel-purpose Assault Guards is thematically questionable. Speaking of themes, I still believe removing PPSh Conscripts from Shock Army is an unfortunate decision and should be reversed. There might be some overlap between PPSh Conscripts and Shock Troops, but it is Shock Army, saturation of submachine guns is literally the selling point. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: + 25 damage in lateral + 50 % damage in the back of tank26 Apr 2021, 21:17 PM Jump back to quoted post26 Apr 2021, 17:55 PMKieselberg While this is true, it is funny, that there is the game was intended to have side armor. In the game there are even training videos, where a panther is shown with a side armor hitbox I've never seen those. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - Soviet Feedback25 Apr 2021, 19:42 PM I'm not convinced the IL-2 Rocket Strafe is an effective ability at this time. During a game last night I've seen it used against a Panzer IV and a StuG III, dealing about 25% and 33% damage respectively. It's not useful against heavy tanks that sit still, it's not useful against medium tanks that move away, and it's not even useful against medium tanks that sit still. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - Soviet Feedback25 Apr 2021, 06:36 AM It's not overlapping, it's the literal point of a Shock Army. Shock Armies were characterized by mass deployment of Submachine Guns and Artillery. It's about losing the theme of the Commander. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - Soviet Feedback25 Apr 2021, 00:41 AM I feel that removing PPSh from Shock Army is a misstep. Soviet Shock Armies had an overwhelming amount of Submachine Guns, and the Shock Army commander portrayed this well. Without Conscript Assault Package it doesn't really feel at all like a shock army. While balance and design takes precedent over faction themes, I still think themes are important and should be respected when possible, and I don't feel that Shock Troops + PPSh Conscripts were overwhelming or underwhelming enough to merit removal. In: COH2 Balance