A letter to Relic COH2 Game balance team

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 11:50 AMThe amazing Chandler

From how I see it, this is the truth. I wrote the facts. You can like it or it. There are so many examples I could give you but I don't think that would make any difference. And you know what, I played against him and he blobed like shit and above that he had an aditude. So sorry that I don't trust his point of view. I trust me eyes more than his playercard! I am not a sheep.

And a little help for you, watch some casts with him and look how he is playing and also what the casters say.

P.S. I play the game and my first goal is to have fun and then to win, so I dont blob at all. Not for fun and not to climb the ladders! Winning is not everything. And how can you take a guy seriously when he says the the truck pushing is strat. GTFO !!!

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 16:51 PMVuther

But I thought that was just a name and you were a dog-pope?

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 17:05 PMdasheepeh

Maybe both?

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 18:10 PMDarc Reaver

Just because you're good at playing this game doesn't mean you know even the slightest stuff about balancing.

Good player = can adjust to the game very well (abuse imbalances to overcome enemie's imbalances)
Just sayin'

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 18:10 PMDarc Reaver

Just because you're good at playing this game doesn't mean you know even the slightest stuff about balancing.

Good player = can adjust to the game very well (abuse imbalances to overcome enemie's imbalances)
Just sayin'

Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2015, 23:22 PMGiaA

Truck pushing is an exploit that is not intended by the devs so you can't compare it to units being overpowered. Also: How do you want to nerf truck pushing ? It's either in the game or not. There's nothing in between.

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 05:22 AMLemonJuice

the thing is USF actually doesnt need as many options because their important units unlock rather quickly and they can handle a variety of situations with the units on hand. riflemen are quite strong throughout the early and mid game, and they can continue the aggression with lts and light vehicles, where as okw has relatively easily beaten units in the early game and then struggle to get out relevant vehicles. the majority of their DPS is focused around the sturmpioneers which can be focused down pretty easily by the more numerous rifles, and as paula mentioned rifles beat volks grenadiers pretty much all the time on a 1 to 1 basis.

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 14:44 PMJaedrik

Further, don't forget the law of subjective valuation. The fact that the FGC respect it now, the fact that it has such large tournaments and such a large playerbase after nearly 15 years, and the mere fact it has such mechanical depth, all lends to the 'one of the greatest games ever' statement. I didn't say best ever, just one of the greatest. I, for example, love Third Strike, and see it as a peer among the greats such as Brood War, Counter Strike Source, just like Melee. I understand if you don't think its pedestal is deserved, but you must grant that there are many who do.

• The WW2 scenario is not widely appealing. It is a conflict that people around the world still have many issues with, especially in far east asia. People are also still burnt out from the massive amount of WW2 games that were released at the turn of the century. ( Can't really do much about this however it's down to marketing to show gamers that there is a very compelling game to spend their time with)
  
  
• It doesn't play like other RTS games, no workers or mining and very hard counters (infantry vs tanks) leads to a very unfamiliar experience to people who are veterans in other RTS games. The only real way to learn how to play the game (unit interactions and what upgrades do) is by playing a lot and learning through trial and error. The game needs to be more transparent in helping people learn the unit interactions and what the upgrades do, with better, more detailed tool tips.
  
  
• There's a massive list of micro transactions DLC which influence game play on top of buying the game itself. Which puts off potential players. If you don't buy during a sale you will have to spend $80 to get all four factions and that doesn't give you any extra commanders.
  
  
• You need really powerful hardware to get the game to run at a stable and smooth frame rate. Needing more powerful hardware increases the money you have to spend to play the game.
  
  
• The UI takes up massive computing power, selecting different units can or opening the tac map can give these really irritating stutters that are detrimental to the game play experience.
  
  
• A large amount of bugs that give the player a detrimental feeling while playing, abilities eating ammo but not firing is a big one. Many bugs have been quashed but there are still quite a few in game, many on the trello board.

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 11:53 AMilGetUSomDay

See its called a comparison. I made it really obvious so people like you could get it. Looks like I was wrong to think you could though

See, what it means is there is something completely unfair, and obviously so yet there are idiots defending it to the last.

Here i'll try again:

Truck pushing is a free unit that was having a major impact on the game. It would be just as infuriating and comparable if base turrets could move and kill things.

Free unit impacting the game heavily

Free unit impacting the game heavily

Free unit impacting the game heavily

I dont know this isnt obvious

There is this thing called a mountain, its made of your stubborness. Do the right thing and get over it.

This goes double for you Aladin

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 19:38 PMAlexzandvar

I get the comparison, but what you did was essentially godwinning but with slavery instead of Nazi's. If you want people to take your point seriously you can't compare minor things to insanely bad things like real world tragedies.

I'm not defending truck pushing, I'm just having a laff at you comparing a game mechanic to one of the most horrible things in American history lol.

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 16:08 PM-HOI-PauL.a.D

come watch guards ober

http://www.coh2.org/replay/33279/guards-ptrs-meta

Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2015, 20:40 PMDeaken

You do realize he's top ranked with all factions, right?

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 22:35 PMTea Maker Machine

Truck pushing is a symptom.

Just fix axis' early game and you won't have to win the early engagements by using cheesy bdsm tactics.

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2015, 22:42 PMKatitof

Kubel+sturms do whatever they want to conspam and riflespam.
Its also effective against maxims to a point.
The only thing OKW struggles in early game is M3s, but you can solve that by blobbing, all other cases OKW fights on equal terms or have advantage while having advantage in later game as well, but not as big one as they used to.

Truck pushing was bs from day 1 and it wasn't needed for anything short of cheeze from day 1.