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You do NOT get a commander after said amount of wins. The counter on the top right is NOT for the supply currency but for the time until the next war spoil drop. It takes way more time (and luck) to get a commander and it's mostly pure RNG again.

(This post is based of my Alpha experience and if this system has changed I'm very sorry and I'm gonna edit my posts)

Haha, caught me out just before I could come back and edit it Yes, I just went and re-read it. Points do not equal supply currency, just the amount of time until you get a reward of some type, although supply dollars are now one of those rewards.

Agreed, bulletins should mean something now, not to much of course but something.
And the cost of some items like commanders should be lower. Nice post.

Considering that you get 2k points for a victory (as shown in the screenshot) I think the prices are kinda fair. A new commander every 6th game...

The only think they should change is that duplicate commanders give more currency than duplicate bulletins

Yeah, I'm not saying the commanders cost too much, just that I (like many other people) have accumulated dozens of duplicates through lots of gameplay that are worth dollars each in the market. So receiving only 500 supply (1/30th of a new commander, and the same as the worst bulletins or faceplates) for each one feels like a rip-off. Especially when, as Pr3d4t0rS says, it only takes 7.5 wins to buy a commander. Honestly, I would have made it closer to 20 wins. Why would anyone buy a commander with real money if they're that easy to get?

Edit: You get points for playing a match. Points only add up to when you get a reward of some type. They are not equivalent to supply currency.

It's a poorly implemented mechanic that spits in the face of the game's usual rock-paper-scissors approach.

There are no obvious Axis counters to a group of emplacements, and you can't ignore them because the mortars have such ridiculous range. You have to devote your entire army to kill a single emplacement while the British player barely has to do anything.

Getting upset is entirely understandable. Raging is just poor social skills.

BTW, I wrote up my own guide for speeding up the download process before finding this thread. It might be a little clearer than Relic's post for some people:

https://www.coh2.org/topic/52448/installing-the-war-spoils-beta-faster/post/529258

Note: If you are considering the War Spoils beta, it apparently also lets you Automatch with the new balance preview changes! Sign ups are here if they still work: http://companyofheroes.teasersites.com/

I saw in the Shoutbox that the War Spoils Beta is 28GB to download. This isn't surprising, as it would be a separate copy of the normal game with minor changes.

If your Internet connect is ADSL2+ quality or less (or has low data limits), you probably don't want to have to download 28GB from scratch. However, you should be able to skip most of that.

Locate your Game Directory

In Steam, find COH2
Right-click and select Properties
Go to Local Files
Select Browse Local Files

Copy Your Existing Directory

Make a copy of your current COH2 folder in Steam (in the same parent folder) and rename it Company of Heroes 2 - Test Build

Then when you initiate the Beta download, it should search for existing files and find most of them.

Note: This might only work if you haven't already started the download. However, if you have started, you can try copying your COH2 files and skipping straight to verification.

The most reliable way is to select the Delete Local Content option for the beta in Steam and start over. It's up to you whether that is worth it.

Verification

Once the download is complete, I recommend verifying the files to make sure the new ones replaced the old ones.

Right-click on the game in your Steam Library
Select Properties
Select Local Files
Click on Verify Integrity of Game Cache

That shouldn't take long, and you'll be good to go!

Please leave any feedback below.

Edit: Looks like Relic already suggested this themselves: https://community.companyofheroes.com/discussion/comment/244241#Comment_244241