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Thread: Units clumping up even MOAR!22 Oct 2014, 20:16 PM Probably a side-effect of adding cover slots. I doubt anything changed for formations outside of cover. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Are we not going to talk about AA pricing?17 Oct 2014, 19:07 PM Jump back to quoted post17 Oct 2014, 18:50 PMMadeMan I feel like there has to be something that we're missing here. Maybe it comes bundled with some MP content like commanders or something? Maybe the campaign is hugely long? Nope, it's just Singleplayer content. You're paying for "replayability" In: Lobby
Thread: Game Mode Stats17 Oct 2014, 14:47 PM vCoH had live stats reported on the multiplayer welcome panel. The campaign and comp-stops always accounted for the large majority of player activity so it's no surprise that the same is true for CoH2. As a side note, does anyone know how Steam sorts its titles in the top sellers section when sorting by relevance? Is it really ordered by top selling units? The reason I'm asking is that CoH2:AA was in the top 20 last night which is surprising given the entry price and all the discussions here. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: So.... about those Heavy tanks. 16 Oct 2014, 19:00 PM The problem with heavy tanks in general KT, Tiger and IS2 included (less so the IS2, to be fair), is that they don't have any real counters, or drawbacks. Once they become unlocked, there is very rarely (if ever) a situation where getting one is not the right decision. They are simply better than your other units, which effectively reduces your range of choice. Allow me to quote the balance master himself, : If a certain set of decisions are the BEST decisions then there are in fact no decisions. Make it difficult for me to determine what course is the best course and you stimulate my mind. New units should enable the player to play differently. They should open up new options. But they should never replace the usefulness of other units! Limiting the availability of these tanks to 1, doesn't erase the underlying bad design. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Any word from Relic?16 Oct 2014, 15:20 PM Jump back to quoted post16 Oct 2014, 08:19 AMCruzz Had "the community" really been asking for it? They had an in-game poll about it a while back. I'm guessing it came pretty high on the list. In: Lobby
Thread: COH2 Volks & Grens, are so trashy in first 6 mins16 Oct 2014, 15:14 PM Con spam is good early-mid game but you have to start transitioning out of the build by mid-game or it'll slowly drain you to death. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Remove Stalingrad and Rostov15 Oct 2014, 18:11 PM Also for 1v1: Minsk Pocket and Crossing in the woods are too turtle friendly and generally detrimental to the intended playstyle. Relic could add some community maps instead. Isn't there an Angoville remake somewhere? In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: USF officer bonuses and paratroopers15 Oct 2014, 15:20 PM No, but paratroopers receive some stat bonuses for having them on the field (1.2 accuracy for lieutenant, 0.5 armor for captain). The game only checks that you have the officers in your unit list so not an aura really. Wow, I didn't know that. I think that's the weirdest stat bonus in the game. It looks like an oversight actually. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: COH2 Volks & Grens, are so trashy in first 6 mins14 Oct 2014, 15:40 PM Factions are not balanced in time which is frustrating but extremely hard to get right. CoH1 was plagued with the same issue for most of its lifetime. I would argue that it still is too because in the vCoH meta, Wehr are expected to survive on less territory at the start. People just got used to it consider part of the design now. Back to CoH2, the window where volks and grens are vulnerable is damn small (5-6min). On the priority list of problems, I would rank this pretty low. I'd rather Relic focus on Romeo's list of game-breaking bugs, call-in meta, etc. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Lost Orders ... And some thoughts8 Oct 2014, 18:59 PM Units getting hit by anything explosive, cancel the unit's order. It's a known bug. In: Lobby