June 21st Balance update

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 20:33 PMBlobSponge²

Little bit lukewarm...

Happy for russia tanks improvement, but sad for removing random critical engine (either from mines or others reasons) and my zooky captain.

IMO, randomization is a good levelling modifier. Mines are good things to break an offensive's opponent, as they can break engine and vehicle speed indeed.

For me, remove the random lead to predictable stuff...

Remember the time when you can break tracks and see the tank immobilized and needed engineers...

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 20:36 PMNosliw

What remains unpredictable is that the opponent doesn't know about the mine. Having a predictable outcome to a mistake though is nice. Imagine you drove your new KT onto the field and it hit a mine and gets immobilized from full heatlth. Then the russian drops airplane bombs on it and it dies. How is that fair or balanced? You shouldn't lose games etc from pure chance.

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 19:18 PMBudwise

Brace is still a broken mechanic especially when combined with sim city doc. Free non doc button click wins vs 200+ muni arty strikes. Makes sense...

Until this is fixed, brit emplacements will continue to be broken.

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 20:46 PMnordkind

Am I the only one who shakes his head over the mine changes?

Mines only doing damage to 2 squad members is pretty underwhealming!

I agree that the balance preview mines felt a little underwhealming too, but imagine this:

OKW mines now can damage a maximum of 2 entities of a conscript squad. Thats underwhealming to say the least.

How about the following:
Mines do 80 damage to 2 squad members and 79 to all else squad members. That would fix the problem.

Any thoughts?

Oh and lets not forget that if you take their words seriously the mine changes mean Riegel mines dont immobilize anymore. What are they then good for?!

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 19:48 PMcapiqua

I think the bugs are known from 6 months.
- JPIV camopredator
- Stun nades
- Tommies vet3

Relic include them in the patch 21June, pls

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 19:18 PMBudwise

Brace is still a broken mechanic especially when combined with sim city doc. Free non doc button click wins vs 200+ muni arty strikes. Makes sense...

Until this is fixed, brit emplacements will continue to be broken.

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 21:10 PMKatitof

Actually, this is EXACTLY why brace exists.

This is the very reason for it.

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 21:20 PMRappy

They could easily make artillery strikes do slightly less than lethal damage to emplacements if you are saying this is the very reason for brace. In other words it is not a very good reason at all.

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 19:34 PMOmega_Warrior

bofors is the only one that can defend it's self. You can drive right up to the mortar and at emplacement as long as no infantry get in your way.

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 19:36 PMBudwise

Not really. I've been experimenting with Goliaths the past week and they're extremely fragile to small arms, like melting fragile. You really have to have them in position and ready to blow or else you'll probably just waste 100 muni if you try to move them at the last moment more than a few feet. They're also extremely clumsy and slow and don't get road speed bonuses making a rush on an emplacement kinda a joke. If you ever get a Goliath close to a Bofors the other player should leave just for allowing that to even happen. Hell you can't even get a P4 close to a Bofors without taking serious damage.

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 20:06 PMWygrif

I think a lot of folks are missing the impact of this on Brits. LeFH is the sim city ender.

Jump back to quoted post16 Jun 2016, 21:29 PMsiuking666

Still how are you gonna drive up to a well-placed mortar which is placed behind the front line (as long as the enemy is not retarded)? and remain undetected?

That thing makes such a huge noise