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Jump back to quoted post11 Nov 2014, 14:46 PMbroodwarjc

A new OKW strategy I have been facing is Sturms building the damn Reinforced Steel Barricade (OKW barbed wire) around VPs and fuel points or across narrow access points. The dumb thing about this wire is that the Engineer wire cutters can't cut it...

The stuff can't be shot at once fully built and even a grenade just barely damages it. It says on the description the only way to get through it is to crush it with a heavy vehicle...

Which means if you go for an Allies strategy that doesn't rush a vehicle in 7 minutes then the OKW can wire you off until you build and divert a vehicle over to the wire to get rid of it.
I find that early game and even late game doing this can totally gimp infantry play because they can just cover points or routes on their flanks with the stuff and I HAVE to divert a vehicle over to get through it.

Otherwise I get funneled right into OKW Shrek blobs, Obers, and Flak HT/HQ. This strat is really effective and really annoying.

Any thoughts on maybe tying this super barbed wire to the wire cutter upgrade for Sturms? Requiring them to get that upgrade before they can build this BS wire.

Or increasing the build time of this super wire so they can't as easily spam the stuff all over the map?
Their placement time for it seems really fast.

Yes I know wire is supposed to halt infantry but the other wire can be countered with grenades or wire cutters, but not the OKW super wire, you need a tank to roll over it to get rid of it or expensive munition abilities.

Thoughts, opinions?

Jump back to quoted post9 Nov 2014, 23:00 PMJaigen

no your not and your bias is rotting the forum. no one is allowed to post of another faction unless they actually played it and thus know its strengths and weaknesses.

You can simply look at an units stats proclaim it to be op. You also need to take into account the unit selection ,economy and arrival of said units. All okw need to be superior because of the fuel and ammo penalties. second their unit selection for AI is pretty poor. having only the luchs light tank as another AI and the doctrinal ostwind this faction would lack the AI punch it needs. third the obers arrive at a time where you should be well on your way to build a sherman/t-34. and fourth while vg's are excellent meatshields when vetted (and before that they are the worst starting infantry in the game) they are just that: shields with no punching power while every single rifle and even conscripts can be upgraded. if they didnt have such potent AI squad they would be overrun by simple spam.

Jump back to quoted post1 Nov 2014, 17:28 PMsiuking666

After all that bullshit,

Learn2play.

Hint: ISU, IS2, Bombing Run, T34/85 Swarm; MARK TARGET + P47
or drain the opposite's manpower like crazy

Jump back to quoted post27 Oct 2014, 00:01 AM__deleted__

Meh. The OKW PIV is useless, and this is not gonna change. I havent build one or faced one in a competitive game since ages.
Even if were to be made viable, it escapes me why anybody would prefer it over a Panther, seeing as the latter can actually fight allied heavies/call-ins.
As for the KT, likewise, I dont see much of a problem. It is rarely if ever built to start with quite simply since, as has already been stated, any semi-competent opponent will roll all over OKW if it tries to go straight for KT.

Jump back to quoted post26 Oct 2014, 14:24 PMbroodwarjc

Your statement makes no sense, you complain that Obers can only be beat by a much larger investment than their 400MP cost, but also complain that you can't beat them with a 240MP investment?

No duh your 240MP can't beat their 400MP, they wouldn't be played if they could be beat by a 240MP investment.