Small change to brittish hammer tactics

Jump back to quoted post20 May 2019, 15:25 PMthedarkarmadillo

The pit now functions like a mini (and much cheaper) static howitzer but people can't be bothered to put the micro in to barrage because they are so used to the pit playing itself. Same "issue" with the pak howi. Great and devistating barrage but nobody wants to put in micro anymore.

Change the garrison bonus to slightly increased barrage range when garrisoned and add increased barrage range instead of durability in the pits vet and it won't be an issue. Hell, add the pit barrage into the flares as well to make em a bit more attractive. The short auto fire lends itself to taking away the micro on defense but there ain't nothing wrong it needing barrage for offensive operations.

But straight up a non doc sexton is literally the last thing this game needs.

Jump back to quoted post21 May 2019, 10:28 AMSeductiveCardbordBox

Artillery flares on more units does not address the fact you have to get into flare throwing range to drop it and stay there long enough to fling the stick

It does not bring smoke

It has no way to gain veterancy and improve with use and preservation

It has a single cooldown timer so there is no way to ever invest more to bring more than one piece of indirect


At least putting it onto the 81mm would help, but that's hardly going to address the fundemental flaws in the UKF toolkit.

Jump back to quoted post22 May 2019, 01:12 AMJae For Jett

Pretty sure that was the preview that was trashed because it had a really low approval rating from the community, based on polls (read: not universally loved).

Jump back to quoted post22 May 2019, 02:05 AMLoopDloop

I don't like pits because they get countered by indirect. Literally the thing they are supposed to counter. They're also pretty easy to destroy with pretty much any weapon and you can't put them wayyy far back like howitzers.

Jump back to quoted post22 May 2019, 12:44 PMSeductiveCardbordBox

If the solution to the mortar pit problem is a four man squad of royal engineers with awful damage that build their own pit and can bail out of it, fine. So long as the sodding thing can vet up, pack up, and move

Static is the part that makes then awful.

Jump back to quoted post23 May 2019, 08:00 AMWiderstreit

Brits have so many problems and they also have many op things too.

For me the hole locking system has to be removed, so you can build AEC and bofors. Also Churchill and Comet.

Instead of Hammer and Anvil there should only be one small upgrade to allow building Firefly. The gammon-bomb, Schrapnell-Arty, etc. should be extra upgrades.

Beside:
- Nerf british grenade (it has no min. range, also can be used under red suppression)
- Nerf Vickers (give it Maxim's DPS)
- Nerf Bofors (now it doesn't lock AEC, it can get normal DPS now).

But:
To compensate some nerfs:
- give Piat a high-explosive shell, all units with Piat can now use it as passive rife grande on target.
- 5th men upgrade should be squad-upgrade. (Like overworked Sturmgrenadiers)

Why would vickers need nerfs? Its suppression is not that great and it has quite bad veterancy. Its only real benefit is its damage but that is kinda it

Jump back to quoted post22 May 2019, 11:55 AMVipper

Emplacements simply need an overhaul.

That could include:
1) Being redesigned and anvil providing bonuses that could include price reduction pop reduction durability and other bonus.

2)Emplacement being built as garrison building and having to buy a crew. The crew could disembark the emplacement and survive.

This changes aim in splitting the cost to emplacement and the crew so that the investment and performance can be better balanced.

Jump back to quoted post23 May 2019, 10:01 AMWiderstreit

For damage you have Tommies, the real problem is the early versus OKW. For that you don't need a MG on steroids breakibg the game.

You ever used a Vickerd as Ostheer? It will be dooms-day.

There has to be a better solution. After PnzGrend arrive earlier I think UK-Pios could be instant 5-men troups. Everything is better than MG meter.

Jump back to quoted post24 May 2019, 10:12 AMSuperHansFan

Commandos having a recon flare is a great idea.

It gives the unit a bit of life in teamgames when their "ambush" utility is kind of hopeless vs massive roaming blobs.

At least with a flare you could sneak behind enemy lines and sabotage Howitzers etc.

Jump back to quoted post24 May 2019, 10:15 AMSeductiveCardbordBox

Commando Glider + Flare is the most expensive and complex way ever to remove a back line arty piece, but so long as it works...