Cut off points

Jump back to quoted post24 Nov 2013, 19:24 PMFunky Ducky

Ya, that is true in COH1, but not here. In COH2, a cut off refers to a point that the enemy has to move through in order to proceed to a section of the map. For example, on semoisky? I believe it is, you have the island section in between the two bases. A cutoff point would be the bridges that lead from the base to the island. By getting an mg there early game, you're cutting the opponent off from the rest of the map, and if the mg is in a building, you are forcing your opponent to either get a motar, or dedicate significant manpower and attention to take it out. Late game, use it to funnel troops and armor together and use artillery or to prevent flanking of units like the SU or at guns.

Jump back to quoted post24 Nov 2013, 19:24 PMFunky Ducky

In COH2, a cut off refers to a point that the enemy has to move through in order to proceed to a section of the map. For example, on semoisky? I believe it is, you have the island section in between the two bases. A cutoff point would be the bridges that lead from the base to the island.

Jump back to quoted post29 Nov 2013, 15:10 PMNullist

Cutoff now (unfortunately) has come to mean simply severing the line of resources to a players base, to deny him influx from those points. Not only around the base sector, but anywhere.

Some maps still feature slightly buggish sector delineations where you can perform a cutoff without your opponent being aware of it, since the sliver of territory cut is so narrow you practically have to zoom on the map to see it, or your opponent might think he has cutyou of, but actually you are still connected.

These sectors need remapping, and I dont think it would be a bad idea to delineate them more clearly on the mini and tactical map, even though that might end up cluttering it even further.

Nonetheless, in order to actually be sure of a cutoff, you currently have to practically examine the entire sectors perimeter with a magnifying glass...

Map modding, ftw.