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Thread: How I feel about the upcoming Spring patch notes25 Apr 2018, 17:25 PM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 17:14 PMinsaneHoshi Don't try to confuse the topic because you have no other retort. You claimed that the panther changes were "logically a buff" (based on pointlessly comparing it to the Churchill) If you look at the numbers, the changes seem to agugably provide a decrease in performance which is "logically" a nerf. Let me explain to you in 1 line why panther was buffed against TDs, but is still not supposed to be their counter: TDs have massive penetration, they already are reliable and penetrate most shots against panther, increase of HP takes away uncertain RNG element and gives you 100% probability to last for one penetrating shot longer, which gives you additional few seconds to evaluate your position and respond accordingly, but you are NOT supposed to counter these TDs without a flank on them as they still are designed to chip off your HP from greater range. Mediums will have just as hard time against it. Premium meds and Heavies which have more reliable guns will always require 1 additional reload to take panther down, elliminating the need for lucky RNG for panther in close situation. TDs already penned armor easily and will continue to do so, but require one more shot now instead of lucky RNG, giving you certain time to react, which you otherwise would not have. Logically, its a buff to survivability against TDs by eliminating uncertainty of RNG armor while providing reliability of HP and no amount of REEEEE is going to change it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I strongly oppose the Soviet sniper change25 Apr 2018, 17:15 PM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 17:09 PMNosliw Because the sniper dynamic gives an advantage to soviet snipers, not just a different in flavour. I'm not even sure why I'm aruging with a bunch of noobs and people who don't even play the game though. If you played 10 Ostheer games against top 10 soviet random or top 10 2v2AT teams like I have, and have discussed the issue with them, you guys would all be on board. And infantry dynamic gives an advantage to ostheer mainline infantry due to weapon upgrade. Scout car dynamic gives an advantage to 222 against soviet M3. Halftruck dynamic gives an advantage to soviet M5 which arrives later, costs just as much, but is better armored and better armed out of the gate. That's the essence of asymmetrical balance, NOT equality of unit singular archetypes on the context-less vacuum spreadsheet graph, but equality of combined arms. Also I did played against top 10 teams 3 times as both allies and axis and fared good(won 1 game, 2 were close ~1h games). Maybe more, but these 3 I am certain. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I strongly oppose the Soviet sniper change25 Apr 2018, 17:06 PM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 16:58 PMNosliw but in terms of gameplay it doesn't add much except make soviet units more survivable. Against countersnipes exclusively. Survivability can be modulated by received accuracy to field the same result against small arms as ost sniper 82 hp at 1 rec acc. Soviet recon team got 100hp total? Then make their rec acc 1.2 to 1.25 compared to ost 1 and you have just achieved the exact same goal of normalizing ehp vs infantry without butchering asymmetry between the units. Mortars can OHK it, contrary to ost sniper who can take mortar to the forehead and shrug it off. Different strengths, different weaknesses. Tank destroyers are not meant to counter each other, they are not even meant to engage each other, same goes for HMGs, ATGs(yet soviet ATG can win against all others due to barrage). Why this dynamic should be any different for snipers? Outside of general mainline infantry and elite infantry, the only other infantry type unit that is supposed to engage its own archetype are ostheer mortars as they have vet1 specifically designed for that type of engagement. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: How I feel about the upcoming Spring patch notes25 Apr 2018, 16:42 PM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 15:29 PMinsaneHoshi Well someone didn't read the patch notes. "the health bonus at veterancy 2 has been shifted to the unit’s stock performance to improve its survivability against tank destroyers." And snipers health was increased to 82 to improve its survivability against mortars. Are snipers a direct mortar counters now? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I strongly oppose the Soviet sniper change25 Apr 2018, 16:40 PM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 15:54 PMNosliw God forbid we bring back the old sniper system, where the player who microes his sniper better wins the sniper war. You're right, I much prefer the unbalanced CoH2 sniper system, where the Soviet sniper is so good that axis players don't even bother making a counter sniper That old system is responsible for one of the most cancerous meta in CoH history... The one thing I thought to myself when I've seen CoH2 soviet recon team for the first time was "GOD YES, finally no more sniper wars bullshit" and then brits came and now this. And having your sniper on hold for 30 minutes while microing from cover to cover, waiting until your opponent shoots first is -NOT- an interesting gameplay dynamic or fun to watch micro. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I strongly oppose the Soviet sniper change25 Apr 2018, 14:55 PM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 14:43 PMLago Because the Soviet sniper is generally shooting less numerous, more expensive models than its Ostheer counterpart. You are literally chasing your own tail at this point.... I don't know if you don't want to see ElSlayers point or are incapable of seeing it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I strongly oppose the Soviet sniper change25 Apr 2018, 10:57 AM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 10:48 AMLago Which makes it more effective against UKF squads than it is against Soviet ones. So.... if its balanced against high number squads... would not that directly translate to being op vs low number squads....? And one balanced against low number squads will underperform a bit vs high number squads...? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I strongly oppose the Soviet sniper change25 Apr 2018, 10:47 AM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 10:45 AMLago It's completely true. A Grenadier model is a bigger loss than a Conscript model. It has higher stats and costs more to replace. That's how the 4 man squads are balanced against the 6 man squads. The models in the 4 man squad are better. When did the Soviets get the Infantry section added to their lineup? Again, ost sniper does not shoot slower against UKF and UKF sniper already got lower ROF out of the gate. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I strongly oppose the Soviet sniper change25 Apr 2018, 10:17 AM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 10:12 AMCartoonVillain Why would you get a sniper vs osttruppen? What if you already have one on field before the first engagement? Its not like its not happening, it even happened on the tournamnet. And there still is question of okw pfussies. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I strongly oppose the Soviet sniper change25 Apr 2018, 09:55 AM Jump back to quoted post25 Apr 2018, 09:24 AMLago It leads to misleading comparisons. Sniper damage is completely unaffected by the defences of the squad it shoots at. The new Soviet sniper shoots more slowly than the Wehrmacht one because in the Ostheer/Soviet matchup Ostheer has fewer models and smaller squads. If they had the same rate of fire the Soviet sniper would be strictly better. And how does it work if wehr uses osttruppen or fights okw who uses pfussiliers? Ost sniper does not shoot slower against brits either. In: COH2 Balance