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Can we plz fix the Rifle nade?

3 Jul 2015, 11:45 AM
#61
avatar of broodwarjc

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Regardless of weapon teams, Rifle Nades are just a really poorly designed mechanic. They don't clear garrisons properly, which is what they're supposed to do, instead they result in gimmicky, effortless squad wipes.

Firing a Rifle nade over a shot blocker that you literally can not see coming and have no time to dodge because it's instant detonate resulting in a squad wipe is just silly. It also makes no sense how they detonate instantly, combined with the fact they have the best animation that can be very hard to spot compared to other grenade animations. It also breaks late game and makes LMG Grens far stronger than what they should be, because it makes other long range LMG unable to remain static for fear of being instawiped. This encourages blobbing because you can't risk fighting on multiple fronts against Rifle Nades.

Giving Grenadiers regular grenades like Volks or Fusileers would be a great chance to not only increase the viability of allied support teams, but also just to decrease the skilless "free" squad wipes and result in more tactical play. It would also help Ost clearing garrisons which is something they lack.


+1
3 Jul 2015, 12:00 PM
#62
avatar of Imagelessbean

Posts: 1585 | Subs: 1

Regardless of weapon teams, Rifle Nades are just a really poorly designed mechanic. They don't clear garrisons properly, which is what they're supposed to do, instead they result in gimmicky, effortless squad wipes.

Firing a Rifle nade over a shot blocker that you literally can not see coming and have no time to dodge because it's instant detonate resulting in a squad wipe is just silly. It also makes no sense how they detonate instantly, combined with the fact they have the best animation that can be very hard to spot compared to other grenade animations. It also breaks late game and makes LMG Grens far stronger than what they should be, because it makes other long range LMG unable to remain static for fear of being instawiped. This encourages blobbing because you can't risk fighting on multiple fronts against Rifle Nades.

Giving Grenadiers regular grenades like Volks or Fusileers would be a great chance to not only increase the viability of allied support teams, but also just to decrease the skilless "free" squad wipes and result in more tactical play. It would also help Ost clearing garrisons which is something they lack.


Also +1.

If Ost got mashers they would not need to cost 30 munitions either.
3 Jul 2015, 13:49 PM
#63
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Regardless of weapon teams, Rifle Nades are just a really poorly designed mechanic. They don't clear garrisons properly, which is what they're supposed to do, instead they result in gimmicky, effortless squad wipes.

Firing a Rifle nade over a shot blocker that you literally can not see coming and have no time to dodge because it's instant detonate resulting in a squad wipe is just silly. It also makes no sense how they detonate instantly, combined with the fact they have the best animation that can be very hard to spot compared to other grenade animations. It also breaks late game and makes LMG Grens far stronger than what they should be, because it makes other long range LMG unable to remain static for fear of being instawiped. This encourages blobbing because you can't risk fighting on multiple fronts against Rifle Nades.

Giving Grenadiers regular grenades like Volks or Fusileers would be a great chance to not only increase the viability of allied support teams, but also just to decrease the skilless "free" squad wipes and result in more tactical play. It would also help Ost clearing garrisons which is something they lack.


Also + 1

You know what you are saying.

For me in my level of play is most annoyng firing rifle grenade behind shotblocker and agains maxim with vet 2 . When it is fired at blob it is fine , caouse you need to dodge it or be punished for bad play
3 Jul 2015, 21:55 PM
#64
avatar of Alexzandvar

Posts: 4951 | Subs: 1

Regardless of weapon teams, Rifle Nades are just a really poorly designed mechanic. They don't clear garrisons properly, which is what they're supposed to do, instead they result in gimmicky, effortless squad wipes.

Firing a Rifle nade over a shot blocker that you literally can not see coming and have no time to dodge because it's instant detonate resulting in a squad wipe is just silly. It also makes no sense how they detonate instantly, combined with the fact they have the best animation that can be very hard to spot compared to other grenade animations. It also breaks late game and makes LMG Grens far stronger than what they should be, because it makes other long range LMG unable to remain static for fear of being instawiped. This encourages blobbing because you can't risk fighting on multiple fronts against Rifle Nades.

Giving Grenadiers regular grenades like Volks or Fusileers would be a great chance to not only increase the viability of allied support teams, but also just to decrease the skilless "free" squad wipes and result in more tactical play. It would also help Ost clearing garrisons which is something they lack.


It would be extremely unbalanced for Grens do have regular grenades. Why? Because grens are long range focused. They are countered by closing to close range with them and duking it out were they have the least DPS on their LMG and take the most damage from you. They also can't use their rifle grenade in CQC.

Now if they had a regular potato masher? You could just throw a grenade in the path your enemy is rushing you from to wipe them. I don't think the solution to rifle nades over preforming is to make Ostheers basic infantry unit good at every range and situation they might encounter.
3 Jul 2015, 22:23 PM
#65
avatar of Napalm

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They need to fire two rifle nades in rapid succession. Also, a little bit a suppression wouldn't be a terrible thing.
3 Jul 2015, 23:16 PM
#66
avatar of BeefSurge

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What if rifle nades worked more like stun nades
3 Jul 2015, 23:23 PM
#67
avatar of Alexzandvar

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jump backJump back to quoted post3 Jul 2015, 22:23 PMNapalm
They need to fire two rifle nades in rapid succession. Also, a little bit a suppression wouldn't be a terrible thing.


3 Jul 2015, 23:38 PM
#68
avatar of Nuclear Arbitor
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It would be extremely unbalanced for Grens do have regular grenades. Why? Because grens are long range focused. They are countered by closing to close range with them and duking it out were they have the least DPS on their LMG and take the most damage from you. They also can't use their rifle grenade in CQC.

Now if they had a regular potato masher? You could just throw a grenade in the path your enemy is rushing you from to wipe them. I don't think the solution to rifle nades over preforming is to make Ostheers basic infantry unit good at every range and situation they might encounter.


sure sounds like you're saying volks are OP because they're a long ranged squad with a short ranged grenade. point being that the combination of a long ranged attack and a short ranged ability is not an issue unless they combo to well together.

ironically, grens would be well served with the molly and cons with a regular nade since that would let grens deny ground in front of them and let cons do immediate damage once they took loses getting into range.
3 Jul 2015, 23:47 PM
#69
avatar of Alexzandvar

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sure sounds like you're saying volks are OP because they're a long ranged squad with a short ranged grenade. point being that the combination of a long ranged attack and a short ranged ability is not an issue unless they combo to well together.

ironically, grens would be well served with the molly and cons with a regular nade since that would let grens deny ground in front of them and let cons do immediate damage once they took loses getting into range.


Volks don't have LMG's, nor do have the long range DPS of grens. Volks are just all around average infantry meant to screen for the real damage dealers and plug holes in defensive lines. The reason why potato mashers on Volks also aren't problematic is that OKW has reduced muni income.

Volks are more analogous to rifleman then they are to regular grens.
4 Jul 2015, 00:04 AM
#70
avatar of Nuclear Arbitor
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Volks don't have LMG's, nor do have the long range DPS of grens. Volks are just all around average infantry meant to screen for the real damage dealers and plug holes in defensive lines. The reason why potato mashers on Volks also aren't problematic is that OKW has reduced muni income.

Volks are more analogous to rifleman then they are to regular grens.


volks can get LMGs via drops and it still doesn't make them decent squads without schrecks. the AI power of volks lies in their nades; they don't get wipes by shooting at things.

grens having long range damage AND a long range ability makes them much stronger than if they had a long ranged attack and short ranged ability because 1, long ranged things are better, and 2, they can deal a LOT of damage at those ranges. just having good long ranged damage doesn't mean much unless it's on the level of obers or paras with their respective LMGs; look at grens before the RG buff when maxims ran over both grens and MG42s.
4 Jul 2015, 00:11 AM
#71
avatar of Alexzandvar

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volks can get LMGs via drops and it still doesn't make them decent squads without schrecks. the AI power of volks lies in their nades; they don't get wipes by shooting at things.

grens having long range damage AND a long range ability makes them much stronger than if they had a long ranged attack and short ranged ability because 1, long ranged things are better, and 2, they can deal a LOT of damage at those ranges. just having good long ranged damage doesn't mean much unless it's on the level of obers or paras with their respective LMGs; look at grens before the RG buff when maxims ran over both grens and MG42s.


Let me rephrase. Grens biggest weakness is close range CQC combat. Right now Grens overall are bretty good and it's done well for making Ostheer early game less brutal. The issue with giving them potato mashers would be 2 fold;

1. Making them much much better in CQC, and making it harder to exploit their main weakness
2. It would give Ost to much building clearance on top of the already excellent Ost mortar making building maps hellish for allies.

Rifle nades just need a change to be not able to fire at full range while suppressed and not have crazy insane vet 2 accuracy. We don't really need anything drastic here.
4 Jul 2015, 02:14 AM
#72
avatar of Nuclear Arbitor
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Let me rephrase. Grens biggest weakness is close range CQC combat. Right now Grens overall are bretty good and it's done well for making Ostheer early game less brutal. The issue with giving them potato mashers would be 2 fold;

1. Making them much much better in CQC, and making it harder to exploit their main weakness
2. It would give Ost to much building clearance on top of the already excellent Ost mortar making building maps hellish for allies.

Rifle nades just need a change to be not able to fire at full range while suppressed and not have crazy insane vet 2 accuracy. We don't really need anything drastic here.


gren's weakness isn't in them being poor at close combat though, it's that that's the best range for most of the infantry they'll face.

removing the RG and replacing it with a hand grenade would make grens stronger at close range but it would drastically weaken their long range and the increase in their close range would be negated by player skill and attention.

i don't think grens need to have the RG swapped with an HG (changes to the RG would be enough) but overall such a change would be a nerf to grens, not a buff.
4 Jul 2015, 02:23 AM
#73
avatar of Sierra

Posts: 432



gren's weakness isn't in them being poor at close combat though, it's that that's the best range for most of the infantry they'll face.

removing the RG and replacing it with a hand grenade would make grens stronger at close range but it would drastically weaken their long range and the increase in their close range would be negated by player skill and attention.

i don't think grens need to have the RG swapped with an HG (changes to the RG would be enough) but overall such a change would be a nerf to grens, not a buff.




Or it could just be like I've suggested about a half dozen times. Just reduce the rifle-grenades range by 15-20% as it scales with Vet. In return the Grenadiers can get the hand-grenade.

It would mean grenadiers would have 2x grenades, but access to an early hand grenade would be beneficial to Grenadiers to handle the close-quarters bullying that they face from Soviets and especially Americans. The other side of this is that the extreme range that Allied weapons teams and units face from the rifle grenade would be brought in line to a more reasonable area.
4 Jul 2015, 02:59 AM
#74
avatar of Omega_Warrior

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jump backJump back to quoted post4 Jul 2015, 02:23 AMSierra




Or it could just be like I've suggested about a half dozen times. Just reduce the rifle-grenades range by 15-20% as it scales with Vet. In return the Grenadiers can get the hand-grenade.

It would mean grenadiers would have 2x grenades, but access to an early hand grenade would be beneficial to Grenadiers to handle the close-quarters bullying that they face from Soviets and especially Americans. The other side of this is that the extreme range that Allied weapons teams and units face from the rifle grenade would be brought in line to a more reasonable area.
That's just a huge buff. Leave it to sierra to propose a buff as a nerf.

Their vet 2 might be rediculous, but it isn't the problem. No vet grens can run right into a MG and nade wipe it just fine.
4 Jul 2015, 03:21 AM
#75
avatar of SeismicSquall

Posts: 156

On a few occasions wiped squads with >90% health.

How can you nerf molotovs but not this? It bottles the mind.

4 Jul 2015, 05:15 AM
#76
avatar of BeefSurge

Posts: 1891

jump backJump back to quoted post4 Jul 2015, 02:23 AMSierra




Or it could just be like I've suggested about a half dozen times. Just reduce the rifle-grenades range by 15-20% as it scales with Vet. In return the Grenadiers can get the hand-grenade.

It would mean grenadiers would have 2x grenades, but access to an early hand grenade would be beneficial to Grenadiers to handle the close-quarters bullying that they face from Soviets and especially Americans. The other side of this is that the extreme range that Allied weapons teams and units face from the rifle grenade would be brought in line to a more reasonable area.


You throw one of those early game. My M20 then systematically murders your entire army.

Ostheer is munitions starved, especially early game. Munis won't be spent on something that can also be accomplished through skill. (Engaging Riflemen and Cons with Grens.)
4 Jul 2015, 06:08 AM
#77
avatar of Sierra

Posts: 432



You throw one of those early game. My M20 then systematically murders your entire army.

Ostheer is munitions starved, especially early game. Munis won't be spent on something that can also be accomplished through skill. (Engaging Riflemen and Cons with Grens.)


The best that can be hoped for is that Grenadiers with a close range grenade will deter Americans and Soviet conscripts from rushing into close quarters at the risk of being grenaded in early game and losing a squad.

That's pretty significant in my book. Skill doesn't always stop the ever approaching Allied infantry blob. But MG's can help.
4 Jul 2015, 06:59 AM
#78
avatar of BeefSurge

Posts: 1891

Early game all your enemies attention is on his squads Generally in one area. If you throw a grenade, he'll easily dodge it and you'll have wasted very precious ammo. USF players throw nades early game at HMG teams, and OKW has Rakrenwerfers as a fall back for light vehicles.

I'm actually for Grens getting an M24...but not to help them early game, to aid lategame and free up MP spent on mortar for anti MG in building.
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