Custom commanders?

Jump back to quoted post5 Feb 2015, 21:46 PMdpfarce

I have another concern;

What happens to the default commanders?


Are they now entirely and 100% outclassed by custom commanders?

Why would I ever pick spearhead when I can replace splitterbomb with stuka dive bomb and use 'custom spearhead'?


Or, replace G-43 rifles with recon overflight in Elite Troops?


(not 100% a rant post, I'm genuinely interested in how this might work)

• Existing commanders will contain some abilities not assignable to custom commanders
  
• Will contain combinations not possible in custom commanders
  

Jump back to quoted post6 Feb 2015, 01:32 AMwolfram

I support innovation like this, but not the constant torrent of DLC being thrown at us that this includes.

It would be perfectly fine to give us the option to create commanders with all of the commander abilities we already had, but not get charged for something I consider an apology for poor game mechanics and extortionist DLC policy.

Jump back to quoted post6 Feb 2015, 02:03 AMdbmb

It is likely that

• Existing commanders will contain some abilities not assignable to custom commanders
  
• Will contain combinations not possible in custom commanders
  

Jump back to quoted post5 Feb 2015, 23:34 PMAustralian Magic

I hope that getting abilities for commander will hard and it will take a time.
Yea, sure you can make your own commander but you have only low CP, and useless abilities so you must use defualt ones.

Point is, it should be very, very hard to get all abilities you want.

Jump back to quoted post6 Feb 2015, 08:09 AMVonMecha

the grind is never fun. Plus that puts players who play and play and play at an advantage over more casual players.

Jump back to quoted post6 Feb 2015, 08:42 AMJohnnyB

There sould be some rules:

- Commander abilities that are not allowed to appear in the same doctrine
and
- Each ability should value a number of points. The most valuable abilities or powerfull abilities should value more points and the weakest or those that are almost useless, less points. You will have then a limited number of points to build a custom commander, and if you exhausted them, you cannot purchase other abilities in order to obtain the standard number (5).

For instance "mechanized grenadier group" should value 1 point while Tiger Ace call-in should value 4 points and the maximum number of points you can use is 7.... "rapid conscritpion" should value 1 point, while recon overflight should value 2... and so on.

Of course this system needs some time to be implemented corectly but it should work. Also, it would be a proof of individual builder's brains (or lack of) and experience.

Jump back to quoted post6 Feb 2015, 08:42 AMJohnnyB

There sould be some rules:

- Commander abilities that are not allowed to appear in the same doctrine
and
- Each ability should value a number of points. The most valuable abilities or powerfull abilities should value more points and the weakest or those that are almost useless, less points. You will have then a limited number of points to build a custom commander, and if you exhausted them, you cannot purchase other abilities in order to obtain the standard number (5).

For instance "mechanized grenadier group" should value 1 point while Tiger Ace call-in should value 4 points and the maximum number of points you can use is 7.... "rapid conscritpion" should value 1 point, while recon overflight should value 2... and so on.

Of course this system needs some time to be implemented corectly but it should work. Also, it would be a proof of individual builder's brains (or lack of) and experience.

Jump back to quoted post6 Feb 2015, 08:42 AMJohnnyB

There sould be some rules:

- Commander abilities that are not allowed to appear in the same doctrine
and
- Each ability should value a number of points. The most valuable abilities or powerfull abilities should value more points and the weakest or those that are almost useless, less points. You will have then a limited number of points to build a custom commander, and if you exhausted them, you cannot purchase other abilities in order to obtain the standard number (5).

For instance "mechanized grenadier group" should value 1 point while Tiger Ace call-in should value 4 points and the maximum number of points you can use is 7.... "rapid conscritpion" should value 1 point, while recon overflight should value 2... and so on.

Of course this system needs some time to be implemented corectly but it should work. Also, it would be a proof of individual builder's brains (or lack of) and experience.

Jump back to quoted post6 Feb 2015, 08:42 AMJohnnyB

There sould be some rules:

- Commander abilities that are not allowed to appear in the same doctrine
and

Jump back to quoted post7 Feb 2015, 00:53 AMSpearhead

You mean like Recon + Stuka?

Jump back to quoted post7 Feb 2015, 01:05 AMAce of Swords

Usf:
IR pathfinders
The ability to spam light at mines
1919s
ez8s
P47

Ost:
Stun nades
G43s
Pak43
Supply drops
Tiger

Sov:
Shocks
Recon
For mother Russia
B4
IS-2 or ISU

OKW:
MG42
Pak43
Oh wait they already have that

Fun times ahead boys