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OKW - Booby Trap

9 Dec 2018, 23:02 PM
#1
avatar of NaOCl

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The booby trap ability available to Jaeger Light Infantry and Obersoldaten is overpriced for its effect. Killing 2 models is not worth 50 muni, price needs to be lowered or performance increased.
9 Dec 2018, 23:28 PM
#2
avatar of Katitof

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Read patch notes.
10 Dec 2018, 00:39 AM
#3
avatar of Smiling Tiger

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Read patch notes.


Actually give information or advice, instead of being condescending.
10 Dec 2018, 01:17 AM
#4
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Actually give information or advice, instead of being condescending.


"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

Asking somebody to search for information can be a very good lesson.
10 Dec 2018, 02:30 AM
#5
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"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

Asking somebody to search for information can be a very good lesson.


I understand the sentiment, but forums are meant for discussion, and maybe he wants another opinion aside from the one in the patch notes. Also like I said, my problem was mainly with how condescending he was being.
10 Dec 2018, 06:00 AM
#6
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"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

Asking somebody to search for information can be a very good lesson.


Teach is the operative term
10 Dec 2018, 08:46 AM
#7
avatar of Sander93

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From commander revamp patch notes:

Jeager Light Infantry
[…]
-Booby traps standardized to the new Soviet version (-Cost reduced from 100 to 45, Damage from 250 to 80, AOE distance from 1.5/3/4.5 to 0.25/3/6) This also applies to Obersoldaten and Stormtroopers

https://community.companyofheroes.com/discussion/245307/commander-revamp-preview-changelog#latest
11 Dec 2018, 01:43 AM
#8
avatar of NaOCl

Posts: 378

From commander revamp patch notes:


https://community.companyofheroes.com/discussion/245307/commander-revamp-preview-changelog#latest


Thank you.

If I'm reading this correctly, they're dropping from 50 -> 45 for okw, for a significantly worse performance?

Already it only kills 1-2 models.

Better not use this ability anymore.
11 Dec 2018, 03:26 AM
#9
avatar of Kirrik

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jump backJump back to quoted post11 Dec 2018, 01:43 AMNaOCl


Thank you.

If I'm reading this correctly, they're dropping from 50 -> 45 for okw, for a significantly worse performance?

Already it only kills 1-2 models.

Better not use this ability anymore.


What if I told you that said booby trap is a new doctrinal ability for Sov and only usable by engineers who already have mines (which are cheaper and deal more casualties) and actual demos?

That feel when overnerfing Sov doctrinal stuff now backfires onto Axis

11 Dec 2018, 03:44 AM
#10
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jump backJump back to quoted post11 Dec 2018, 03:26 AMKirrik


What if I told you that said booby trap is a new doctrinal ability for Sov and only usable by engineers who already have mines (which are cheaper and deal more casualties) and actual demos?

That feel when overnerfing Sov doctrinal stuff now backfires onto Axis


To be fair booby trap should have always been on engies and not a global but anyways...
11 Dec 2018, 03:50 AM
#11
avatar of NaOCl

Posts: 378

jump backJump back to quoted post11 Dec 2018, 03:26 AMKirrik


What if I told you that said booby trap is a new doctrinal ability for Sov and only usable by engineers who already have mines (which are cheaper and deal more casualties) and actual demos?

That feel when overnerfing Sov doctrinal stuff now backfires onto Axis



Thats not really the same though is it?

An ober squad walking over a mine/boobytrap is much worse than conscripts/penals/guards/shocks. Lower model count.

But I'm glad soviets get it too, it just needs to be effective for both factions, not ineffective for both. Why give an ability that wont get used by either faction its available to?
11 Dec 2018, 08:03 AM
#12
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jump backJump back to quoted post11 Dec 2018, 01:43 AMNaOCl
If I'm reading this correctly, they're dropping from 50 -> 45 for okw, for a significantly worse performance?

Already it only kills 1-2 models.

Better not use this ability anymore.


Not really worse. Instead of killing 2 models and doing nothing to the other 2-4, the damage is now spread out and will put the entire squad on low health. It'll probably kill the 1-2 models that trigger the trap. The low health squad will be easy to push off afterwards.
11 Dec 2018, 08:34 AM
#13
avatar of NaOCl

Posts: 378



Not really worse. Instead of killing 2 models and doing nothing to the other 2-4, the damage is now spread out and will put the entire squad on low health. It'll probably kill the 1-2 models that trigger the trap. The low health squad will be easy to push off afterwards.


Ah cool, Thanks for clarifying, I don't really understand how the stats work yet, so really helpful.

Cheers mate.
11 Dec 2018, 09:32 AM
#14
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Imo Booby trap damage should be changed to DOT.
11 Dec 2018, 11:27 AM
#15
avatar of elchino7
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Does it still not trigger when a friendly unit is inside ? Best use of booby traps.

-Wait for unit to get inside circle cap.
-Abandon circle
-????
-Profit.
11 Dec 2018, 12:18 PM
#16
avatar of Sander93

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Does it still not trigger when a friendly unit is inside ? Best use of booby traps.


Yes, but the new booby trap AOE profile mainly does health damage so it's not really an issue. The only way this would lead to a wipe is when the enemy squad is left at very low hp/models before the friendly squad retreats, but then it's not very different from losing the last two models of a squad by hitting a mine.
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