Interviews with producers about Western Front

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2014, 12:33 PMnigo

new:

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/companyofheroes2/499/interview.html


old, but gold:

http://www.relicnews.com/articles/relicnews-interviews-relic-company-of-heroes-the-western-front-armies/

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2014, 13:53 PMTNrg

Or balance even for the couple of months before the release. Balance will be just a distant dream for the next 6 months after the expansion is released...

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2014, 15:27 PMMadeMan

Is it really fair to ask for lots of balance updates when everything will be so new though? It'll take months for the player base to really unlock the potential and learn the new factions properly. I hope that Relic don't start patching too often due to knee-jerk reactions when they release the new factions.

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2014, 16:07 PM5trategos

It is always fair to expect frequent balance updates.

It's true that some issues require a lot of time to sort out and I think most people are willing to give Relic balancers the breathing room they need in those instances.

That being said, other balance issues are more straightforward and palpably game-breaking, but the fixes end up getting stalled by the more difficult problems because Relic takes a milestone approach to balancing.

This is sort of where we are now with the gren and scout car spam. It's why the Elite commander was ignored for nearly three months and why there's some pessimism going forward.

Relic has improved since the vCoH days, but they still have a way to go.

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2014, 15:27 PMMadeMan

Is it really fair to ask for lots of balance updates when everything will be so new though? It'll take months for the player base to really unlock the potential and learn the new factions properly. I hope that Relic don't start patching too often due to knee-jerk reactions when they release the new factions.

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2014, 15:25 PMWhat Doth Life?!

"Strategy Informer: Has the community been very supportive of all the previous changes?

Greg Wilson: We've talked about this internally a few times but are happy to share it, Company of Heroes 2 is outperforming Company of Heroes over the same time frame. The fans have responded by purchasing and engagement and we work with them regularly. We've got forums and fan-sites, and we're collecting telemetry as Quinn mentioned regarding games as a service. We're using a combination of all these pieces to make informed decisions about where we're heading for the franchise, what content we're adding and why we're adding it, and how it's going to help empower the community to really get engaged. Our ultimate goal with COH is to provide the ultimate WW2 experience. That's what the franchise is all about and that's what we're aiming to deliver."

AKA No

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2014, 15:25 PMWhat Doth Life?!

"Strategy Informer: Has the community been very supportive of all the previous changes?

Greg Wilson: We've talked about this internally a few times but are happy to share it, Company of Heroes 2 is outperforming Company of Heroes over the same time frame. The fans have responded by purchasing and engagement and we work with them regularly. We've got forums and fan-sites, and we're collecting telemetry as Quinn mentioned regarding games as a service. We're using a combination of all these pieces to make informed decisions about where we're heading for the franchise, what content we're adding and why we're adding it, and how it's going to help empower the community to really get engaged. Our ultimate goal with COH is to provide the ultimate WW2 experience. That's what the franchise is all about and that's what we're aiming to deliver."

AKA No