Profile of ThoseDeafMutes

Thanks for taking the time to reply, but does anyone have anything specific to add as far as builds go? In general, the "if you're 70-30, you're actually 50-50" is something we kind of understand, but it's not like we're not trying to crush the enemies completely. In this particular game, through a combination of bad luck and not fully understanding how to work together (with Sov as one team) properly, they managed to stall us and come back. We tried to leverage our advantage, but it just didn't work.

In *MOST* of our games, we don't even get an advantage at all. I feel like the problem is that:

1. We're not sure what builds to use
2. We're not sure how to effectively make use of soviet units.

We're both fairly experienced with USF, not expert level but I was top 400 in 1v1 a few patches ago. Sov is new for us though. And every new patch breaks the old expert replays! So it's more "HOW do we usually have to secure advantages" and "HOW do we break fortified points to uproot the OKW?"

The answers to these questions are really complicated I understand. But general pointers - even to old strategy guides that might be applicable - would be appreciated.

I have played maybe 5 rounds on it and noticed many changes, didn't know cover had changed specifically. Pretty interesting.

I hate rifle grenades being used against me ;_;

LOL cmon guys is math really that hard

93 fuel was achieved by correctly assuming the base cost of the puma was 70 instead of 80 and correctly multiplying by 1.33

106 fuel was achieved by incorrectly assuming the base cost of the puma was 80 and multiplying by 1.33

dividing 80 by 0.67 is the same as multiplying by 1.5 and yields 120, which is completely wrong.

If I have 3 fuel income, and that is reduced by 1/3 (to get 0.667), I get 2 fuel.

To return to the full value of that, if I multiply by 1.33, I get... 0.889. If I want to restore to 1, I need to multiply by 1.5.

70 fuel x 1.5 = 105
70 fuel / 0.666... = 105

Mathematics, ho!

This particular replay involves us having a really strong start and gaining a gargantuan fuel advantage, which we quickly squander, allow ourselves to stall, and get annihilated. As you see:

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The main problem is we suck. That is the clinical diagnosis, given to us by a registered GP. Sloth_bear, my partner, decided to dabble in Soviets and we're getting annihilated.

Although in this particular game we squandered an opportunity, usually we don't do nearly that well. We usually get stomped in all phases of the game. Things we have problems with:

1. Panzershreks everywhere.
2. MGs everywhere
3. Basically every single Axis unit
4. (Late game) basically every single Axis unit, even more so.

I know the advice is "destroy them before they get late units." I'm hoping for something more specific that we can implement. I would greatly appreciate continued advice from the forums - we've previously sought advice for 2v2 USA (which we only "kind of" succeeded at). I really don't just want to resort to always playing Axis in 2v2.

I don't know if it was a conscious design decision by Relic (I think it might be), but the idea of different game stages favoring different factions has always been, and remains a giant crock of sheiB.

My 2v2 partner and I went Germans originally, then started playing USA when the exp game out, then mixed Axis, and are now experimenting with USF / Sov mixed teams. It is ludicrous how different the game feels based on how you're doing early - as Axis, clinging on with a small resource disadvantage is very manageable and you've still got a good chance of winning later on. As Allies, a small resource disadvantage over the first stages of the game means you're practically doomed.

Losing to supertanks is just the worst shit.