Is it possible to fix maxim spam before GCS?

Jump back to quoted post24 Mar 2017, 17:57 PMDangerous-Cloth

No seriously, I though you were joking hahaha. Most of the time I actually take your comments and points seriously, you are one of the few.

Jump back to quoted post24 Mar 2017, 18:12 PM__deleted__

You just didn´t get the / mark

Jump back to quoted post26 Mar 2017, 23:50 PMAceOfTitanium

If they really want maxims to have this fast set up and narrow arc of fire (not behave like a proper support weapon) then just make it be the hmg with less suppression. This would make maximspam less effective while if you go for one or two you still have that good hmg damage output.

Jump back to quoted post27 Mar 2017, 00:00 AMferwiner

Do you know anybody who builds mgs for damage? The only reason to build HMG is supression, nerfing supression to the point where people build it for damage means nerfing it into non existance.

Jump back to quoted post27 Mar 2017, 06:10 AMAceOfTitanium

Being that so the only option is to make maxims like all other support weapons, give it bigger arc and longer set up time. Otherwise people will spam maxims 100% of the soviet games which we can already see in the current patch happening.

Jump back to quoted post27 Mar 2017, 17:33 PMferwiner

No. This is even more unacceptable since that would just make it a copy paste of vickers, even on the same side of conflict.

What can be done is something completely the other way round than your idea - nerf its damage. And by nerf I mean really nerf it. What do we get that way? We get into situation where you can supress incoming enemy squads just like right now, but out of the two players, you are going to be the one to suffer manpower bleed, meaning you will just end up with significantly smaller army. This can be elevated even more by removing standard discount on crew reinforcement from maxim. That way, going only maxims is going to be almost impossible and player is going to be forced to buy some damage dealing squads. At the same time soviets won't suffer that much of a nerf to a healthy T2 build.

Jump back to quoted post27 Mar 2017, 20:54 PMPhy

You can't nerf maximspam without buffing conscripts. Maximspam is boring to play (with and against) but with upcoming patch is the only viable strat SU can rely on.

Jump back to quoted post29 Mar 2017, 09:39 AMVipper

Both AAHT and Luch are average at best, dealing with maxims in garrison. They are much better in open.

Jump back to quoted post29 Mar 2017, 09:34 AMBrassatko

Wehrmacht has a couple of tools that can help like mortars (with smoke), sniper, flamer HT but OKW does not have any of that.

Jump back to quoted post29 Mar 2017, 09:48 AMMirdarion

Well, the 251 flamer can go against perhaps one Maxim. After that, it has to repair. Against two Maxims, you can't risk it, because the Maxims are capable of simply destroying it.