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Thread: Changes i feel grens need6 May 2020, 17:49 PM Non doctrine 5 man Grenadier upgraded unlocked after teching tier 1: Ostheer can choose between LMG42 upgrade ( only 4 man ) or choose 5 man squad ( block LMG42 + G43 upgrade and only 1 weapon slot picked up? ) for each individual Grenadier squad The cost to get 5 man would be 60 muni Maybe throw a bonus of idk, free healing with the 5 man upgrade or faster capping speed ( Like the bonus from the Assault Grenadier? ) Let's face it why everyone prefer Assault Grenadier or ostruppen this day: They got more than 4 man at the start, losing 1 model doesn't mean losing 25% firepower at the start. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: IL2 Precision strike seems uncounterable1 May 2020, 00:42 AM Maybe Howziter from Soviet, Ostheer and OKW can be move around the map with very slow speed? ( slow like Soviet AT camo slow speed ) Consider the Brit and US have moveable arty platform? Also by letting Howziter moveable, people would actually try to play those commander more ( Consider in 2vs2 top tier you goes Howziter enemy will just blow it anyway ) Is it codeable? No ? And Arty can only be move after done firing for 20 seconds? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Why on earth do sections need 50% moving acc? Seriously.28 Apr 2020, 01:49 AM Jump back to quoted post28 Apr 2020, 00:24 AMIJustDontCare stats aside, do people feel that sections are kinda over performing with the way they are now? In 2v2's they certainly feel feel that way, brits are the most frustrating faction for me to play against. in 1vs1 Brit gotta spear out to capture the map, in 2vs2 they straight up just moving 2,3 infantry sections together turning them into ~1 burst 1 model ( almost ), also it's very hard to kill retreating IS with bolt action rifle or even G43 / LMG42 compare to kill retreat Rifleman / Penal / Conscript / Guard / Ranger ? ( that's how I feel, me and my mate usually joke about bulletproof IS retreat ) Yes, Grenadier can do the same, same for Volks and Rifleman but right now if you compare mainlain infantry that move as a group of 3 then I fear: Infantry sections > Rifleman > Volksgrenadier > Grenadier > Conscript At least that's how I feel. P/S: I feel like in previous patch the Infantry Section is perfect: not too crazy outside out of cover but ain't no pushover if they are in cover. I got no complained with this patch except for IR HT nerf ( understandable about the IR HT bug ) and IS buff In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 2v2s just feel like an upward battle for axis22 Apr 2020, 17:18 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2020, 16:27 PMblvckdream Rocket artillery is good both ways. Using Stuka or Panzerwerfer against Allied support weapon spam or blobs is just as good. Panzerwerfer is a bit harder to use but I have suffered a lot from well-microed Panzerwerfers and can promise you they are not a joke. I would agree for the average player Katjusha and Stuka are better because they don't require as much effort. Calliope is the best rocket artillery but it's also doctrinal and expensive, so it should be the best. Playing against Allied off-meta builds is also far from an easy win. I don't know how you came to this conclusion? Hello, thanks for the reply, I can see some of your point. Umh, Panzerwerfer is not just " a bit hard to use ", it's actually not good because they have high scatter, required you to get close to your target as possible in order to reduced scatter or get to vet 2 when compare to katchusa and Stuka are way easier to use? And why are non-doctrine rocket unit like katjusha and stuka are required less effort compare to panzerwerfels? And the conclusion about off - meta? Because I play them myself: When enemy doesn't go anti-tank overwatch, doesn't go ISU and USF Airborne skilled plane, almost nothing can counter an elefant with half track 251 vet 3 + spotting scope on the field unless you get T34 Ram + IL2 bomb drop ( which 2 out of 3 commanders are ISU commander ) or a good rushing from Allies Without a threat to Elefant ( which usually are meta ), if I can draw out to late game then most Allies TD are scrap metal ( at leats in the top ~100 level games that I have play). And yes just like you said, it's also about the map design which some are harder to flank too. No, I'm not shitting on the balance, I'm not saying " uh hu this unit OP please nerf ", just saying that Panzerwerfel compare to Katjusha and Stuka are frankly harder to use because they have high scatter, meaning it's depend on RNG and the risk of moving it as close as possible to reduced scatter P/S: I agree with your about the ISU commander nerfing and Elefant commander without spotting scope, they need fixing both of that. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 2v2s just feel like an upward battle for axis22 Apr 2020, 16:24 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2020, 13:49 PMButcher While that is true, the problem is that this strategy is single handedly countered by a Katjuscha or Calliope, incindiary offmap, clusterbomb,deleting the majority off your army that has to be on one spot to be efficient. Problem is that once arty and 60 range tds hit the field, you are on the backfoot as Ost. Your tanks don't cut it vs superior range and without clumsy support units sitting on a spot you will lose. This guy gets it! A single good rocket unit just like Katjuscha or Calliope will deal heavy damage or manpower drain against Ostheer units which already low model, not to mention top 100 2vs2 players know where to aim their rocket too. Btw, Does anyone feel like Panzerwerfer is a joke? The scatter are too high and it required you to Vet 2 in order to lower the scatter, unit like Katchusa can stay out in max range and fire 3 times into a single target, Panzerwerfer just like scatter everywhere. I don't even bother making them no more, I just ask my 2vs2 OKW teammate to make Stuka. Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2020, 16:18 PMelchino7 Hey, you were the one who said it was boring to play 2v2 meta Optimizing your victory chances comes at a cost. cheers mate, whenever I play against Allies off metal I feel like a dreammmm: ez win is 1 thing but it's somehow fresh because enemy playstyle change, meaning I also change my playstyle a bit In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 2v2s just feel like an upward battle for axis22 Apr 2020, 11:11 AM Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2020, 06:41 AMEsxile You should definitively play Allied side to see new strategies (or watch top50 replays if there are any). I top rank 40/50 in 2vs2 random with USF and the teams I met don't play like that. I barely see elefants to be honest and the peak for Ostheer is definitively around the T2 with mastering the use of the 251 to reinforce units on the field. Once you master the use of the 251, 4men squad grenadiers are nothing of a problem and you can understand how 5men squad gren or pio would become one here (without a specific dotrine). Imo, Ostheer in 2vs2 is about building a solid T2 with dual pak, sniper, 251 to reinforce on the field, good micro on your HMG42 and the doctrine you like the most to complete that. I wish I can play Allies, my other teammate is anal axis only and doesn't wanna try Allies + I don't play with random teammate. And I'm not sure because I did fight against top 10 => top 100, mostly Allies I just meet combo like I said ( explains why I'm going Ostwind to counter USF Airborne skill plane ). And not just my team, most replay of 2vs2 on tighrope channel all have Elefant :\, it's 2vs2 meta for Axis at least. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BiPeMWdJxc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SckFtbBxNR0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hmb9N8dFW4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Mq2xa_i3s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1fx5Q8rvu4 I agree with your 251 point ( my replay casting by tightrope always see me playing with 251 ), but the problem is still present that my Grenadier is still 4 man squad, still hard to steal crew weapons, easier to get wiped because of lower models count ( and I need to get vet 3 in order for the -20% damaged ) Going dual pak in later game will be meet with Pack Howziter from USF, M8 Scout or Katchusa which all are good AoE anti-crew weapons so I'm not sure I wanna go 2 of them, but your point about Sniper + 251 is on point like me. P/S: Like I said, 5 man Gren with penalty of 5x kar98k only doesn't increase in firepower, only in survival - crew weapon pickup only and Soviet can do the same with their M5 Halftrack if they want to Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2020, 04:28 AMelchino7 Or you don't care to rank up at some point and you play offmeta knowing you might lose. It all depends on what objectives you have. If you know and understand that you are handicapping yourself you won't be salty if you lose. Haha yeah no thank you , totally understand your point but right now I rather stick with my Elefant + OKW combo in 2vs2 , it's boring play but it's working! I mean right now the patch I feel is almost perfect beside my personal ranting of 5 man grenadier non doctrine squad + The infantry sections feeling OP atm. Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2020, 08:52 AMAradan +1 And tone down MG42 to Maxim stats (and make it 5 men too) + give Soviets non Doc conscrtipts 2x DP-28 upgrade and make T34-85 non doc. OST is build on support weapons. 5-men grens without nerfing all another stuf will break game. Yeah I don't mind tone down the MG42, it's the best MG in the game I think, and the point about non doc conscript DP28 is cool but I think 1 is enough, T34-85 might be a bit much consider SU already got SU85 which is already the best TD Allies ever have ( based on the increase sight range ability ) About the OST build on support weapons idk man, right now the Allies got better support weapons compare to Ostheer ( USF Pack Howziter, SU AT Gun that can shoot barrage, SU Mortar which can fire flare ), idk I feel like the only good support Ostheer have is the MG42. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 2v2s just feel like an upward battle for axis22 Apr 2020, 02:50 AM Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2020, 02:47 AMShadowLinkX37 2v2 meta in a nutshell. So true: Axis go Elefant + Tiger / King Tiger, Allies going ISU + 1 kind of heavy tanks ( Churchill flame, KV2, IS2 ) OR using Anti-tank Overwatch OR USF Airborne doctrine. It's not like we want to play boring style but it's more like it's the only way to play, if we don't go turtle style then we die to enemy metal build Thanks for understanding! In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 2v2s just feel like an upward battle for axis22 Apr 2020, 02:45 AM Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2020, 01:43 AMtheekvn Problem is: Your team playstyle is completely BORING. OKW-WEH: Heavy TD with Tiger, Turrle and win the match. It is the same as Alies cheese with blob, LMG to counter it We find it to be the only viable play in 2vs2 atm: Yeah it's boring but it can do anything from anti-arty, anti-ISU and Allies TD. Tell me, without elefant how do I expect to counter SU85 with increase sight ability, Jackson with AP round, Coment and Churchill flame? Panther is a joke, Stug can't win against Allies TD. With most Soviet will go Guard + ISU too :\. Elefant doctrine also grant me Stuka bomb dive to counter Arty build And it's not about my team playstyle, I'm talking about Grenadier with 4 model atm. P/S: And not just my team, most replay of 2vs2 on tighrope channel all have Elefant :\, it's 2vs2 meta for Axis at least. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BiPeMWdJxc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SckFtbBxNR0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hmb9N8dFW4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Mq2xa_i3s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1fx5Q8rvu4 And more if you dig into his channel In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 2v2s just feel like an upward battle for axis22 Apr 2020, 00:34 AM Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2020, 00:13 AMGrumpy I just checked your linked player card and you have no active ranking. Shouldn't your opinion be based on playing the current patch? Here's my rank: I use 3,4 smurf accounts to play around rank 100 because I feel top 50 are too stressful for me and tbh I'm not that good with that level yet. Here's some of my replay in recent casting by tightrope: As #Stay_home vs Toyvendor and Pineapple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY9-8VnEJR0 As #Wuhan Health Worker vs Ikab & Incauna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQID8aGZgk8 As #Pray For Jesus vs 6mb & Noisekick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n6gS7TlRzI As Teitoku vs IncaUnaa vs Darkelff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM9jkO2cxJI 1 game I was being bm so I rather not post it. Jump back to quoted post21 Apr 2020, 23:39 PMelchino7 I always thought tha PIOs were the best candidate for been a non doctrinal 5 man squad on late game. You can recrew weapon and improve repairs while you don't foment Gren base spam strats. With my playstyle, I always have halftrack 251, Ostwind and Elefant as 3 vehicles on the field that need constant repair at all time, not to mention repairing AT gun/ halftrack / MG / Mortar / Bunker and OKW base and weapons if need. Not sure about you but my Pios are like overwork all the time, usually I gotta get 2 so they can do the backline work In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 2v2s just feel like an upward battle for axis21 Apr 2020, 23:06 PM I'm a main Ostheer 2vs2 players that have numerous fighting against top 10 like Icauna / Ikab and I have the same opinion like you guys. -------------------------------------- +) I feel like my Grenadier is weaker compare to other mainline because they only have 4 mans: Losing 1 model meaning lost 25% firepower, losing 3 models meaning I have to retreat if I got no reinforced halftrack near me. => This can be easily fixed by letting Grenadier having an option of upgrade to 5 man squad non doctrine that also DISABLED the ability to upgrade with LMG42 and DISABLED ALL weapon slots => By having 5 man Grenadier squad, I can now have a frontline infantry that take the damage while other 4 man Grenadier with LMG42 can stay behind and shoot => Having 5 man Grenadier let me pick up dropped crew weapons ( MG, AT, Mortar, Pack howziter ). Right now with my 4 grenadier? Losing 1 model? Good luck with that. -------------------------------------- " But Kyle, there is already a doctrine with 5 man grenadier! You can even get a free G43 and free healing from it too " - Yes, but we are talking about 2vs2 where almost every game will turn be swarm with M36 Jackson / Firefly / SU85 / Comet and heavy tanks such as IS2 - KV2 - ISU ( mostly ISU with it HE round wiping Axis infantry ). Not picking an Elefant doctrine to counter Allies TD and heavy tanks? Good luck with your Panther mate. " But Kyle, 5 man Grenadier with LMG42 - 2x G43 is BROKEN " - No shit, that's why I suggest that let me have 5 man grenadier non-doctrine but PUNISH me by NOT ABLE to upgrade with LMG42 and NOT ABLE to pick up dropped weapon? Make it 5 man grenadier with pure 5x kar98k rifle. What I need from this squad is the ability to live longer, steal crew weapons, not looking for pure firepower from them -------------------------------------- With more than 1200 games in 2vs2, 5x 2vs2 replays against top tier players casting by tightrope, my conclusion that all I ever want from this Ostheer faction is to have 5 man grenadier squad NON - doctrine so I can use them as meat shield, I can use them to steal weapon easier. That's my personal opinion about Ostheers in 2vs2, I would love to listen to your critics. P/S: If OKW faction got sniper, I would switch to 2x OKW in 2vs2 haha In: COH2 Balance