Double maxim spam.

Jump back to quoted post16 Mar 2016, 13:04 PMDaciaJC

I find it curious that the Maxim boasts the same wide firing arc of its counterparts when garrisoned in a building while it's so narrow in the field. That combined with its high suppression and large squad size can make the Maxim very difficult to remove from hardened buildings. Might narrowing the Maxim's firing arc when garrisoned (maybe not to the same value as in the field, but substantially lower than it is now) be a sufficient nerf?

Jump back to quoted post16 Mar 2016, 13:04 PMDaciaJC

I find it curious that the Maxim boasts the same wide firing arc of its counterparts when garrisoned in a building while it's so narrow in the field. That combined with its high suppression and large squad size can make the Maxim very difficult to remove from hardened buildings. Might narrowing the Maxim's firing arc when garrisoned (maybe not to the same value as in the field, but substantially lower than it is now) be a sufficient nerf?

Jump back to quoted post16 Mar 2016, 13:30 PMJadek

Why not remove maxims of the game ? kappa.

Jump back to quoted post16 Mar 2016, 13:09 PMKatitof

Why wouldn't it?
If it didn't, it would be impossible to utilize garrisons with it.

Jump back to quoted post12 Mar 2016, 11:37 AMspectre645

when will you people learn that you don't fix spam by nerfing the unit in question. You buff the counters to said unit or buff the faction of said unit to pick up the slack.

If something in a faction is "overperforming" then something else in the faction is under performing.

Nerfing maxims will just punish people who use them nornally (i.e not spamming)

Jump back to quoted post15 Mar 2016, 21:37 PMwhitesky00

just make the maxim an identical profile of mg42 with 4 man squad. now everyone is happy.

Jump back to quoted post16 Mar 2016, 21:25 PMDaciaJC

Because to me, it doesn't make much sense that the HMG designed primarily to be a frontline combat unit (great offensively but poor as a defensive option) should somehow be the best MG when in a building, besides perhaps the Vickers.

It's not a huge deal, and I don't mind if it stays like this, but I always saw it as a bit inconsistent.

Jump back to quoted post17 Mar 2016, 06:44 AMMissCommissar

Lol, just lol.

Maxim spam is OP, but MG-42 spam is ok.

Good news for you, OP - MG-42 spam is real today too, a lot of Ost players calling 2-3 MG-42s and nobody cares. And it is even more OP, than Maxim spam.

2-3 maxims cover same area as 1 MG-42. So, 3 MG-42 covers same area as 9 (!) maxims.

See reason, why we spam maxims? They can do their MG-job good only in massive numbers, while MG-42 doing same job nice alone. And again - idea of offensive MGs is stupidity, make doctrinal offesives ok, no problems, but in stock I need normal MG.

Jump back to quoted post17 Mar 2016, 00:17 AMDoggo

Nerf Maxim then give huge buffs to Conscripts and Penals.

Jump back to quoted post17 Mar 2016, 02:35 AMGumboot

Almost.. Id then be shit scared as soviets of the rifle nade so chuck them on the conscripts as well

Jump back to quoted post17 Mar 2016, 20:16 PMwhitesky00

lol, it's fine. I'd just use my 6 man cons to pick them up again. After 75% damage reduction for being in heavy cover, I think they'd survive a grenade. It's better than having 6 man and having to pack up, spin in a circle, unpack, and fire again in which by that time, decrewed.