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Thread: Jackson Nerf vs Making Panther Doctrinal4 Nov 2019, 12:53 PM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2019, 22:40 PMthedarkarmadillo .. Yea to lose a Jackson to a p4 the usf player would have to have its engine damaged and attacking the ground in a different direction. It has all of the power of other TDs, with all the advantages of the usf with none of the weaknesses of either except that the main gun doesn't damage infantry What are the advantage of the usf? In fact if you look at all 3 allied faction's design, Jackson is what it is on top UKF and Soviet TDs version for some good reasons. Soviet have stock sprint on Cons + atnade combo would make a Jackson like too powerful on Soviet roaster, the SU-85 doesn't need speed if the Cons have it. Katy also have a role here since its a perfect unit to blow away enemy defenses from far, that hmg covering the flank for your cons or that pak40 for your T34 to flank. Su-85 doesn't need to be super mobile when other unit can do it for them. UKF is all about late game, there is no need to draw a picture about what would be a Jackson like Firefly with a Churchill or Comet soaking the damage. We could even consider the Armored car since it has a really good main gun vs medium tanks. Then USF, well what does have USF that have speed or long range high profile damage or a ton of hp to soak damage and simply that can brawl in the front. Hum? No-thing. Now I'm not saying this is good design, but make it for the Jackson to be what it is. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: My Proposal to change Allied TDs4 Nov 2019, 08:24 AM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2019, 20:37 PMKatitof My CoH1 memory is quite foggy, but I'm quite positive they had just 1 ATG, just like any other faction(except PE who had no ATG at all). Airborn ATgun was a different version than Stock one. Anyway, with the actual USF design, the only solution is to give USF another hard AT dealer or to fight mediums or to fight heavy. Relic fucked it up with their design when they re-do Sherman model, a solution like in Coh1 to upgrade basic sherman would have solve us a lot of headache. Imo my Solution still stand: Swap Sherman M4A3 with Ez8 as stock. Ez8 become the superior stock medium tank in game and at the same time re-do the Jackson: increase reload time so it is dedicated to counter Panthers and bigger cats. It would perfectly fit the current faction design: Ostheer has Stug in T3 as stop gap vs the Ez8 (can be use in pair)or have better reason to rush a panther. And also still have Pzshrek as good option since the Ez8 has less AI. OKW has the Panther and Jpz4 which are already natural counter to the Ez8 USF lose a stock IA tank so less pressure on Axis Faction early on, Ez8 could use a bit of buff on AI but nothing close to the M4A3. Ez4 also comes later since it cost more. Scott would have a real role as AI dedicated late game unit (maybe give him a coaxial HMG). M4A3 into Rifle Company also fit the commander vision as it is a infantry support tank. Price could be adjusted accordingly. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: My Proposal to change Allied TDs3 Nov 2019, 18:05 PM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2019, 16:06 PMdistrofio Vipper is clearly showing that if OST has X things its because Y factions also haves them, Its not only OST vs USF or UKF, its Axis vs Allied and that means a lot of complex combinations of balance, making the faction available tool list very dependent on all the opposing factions, not only one of them. Well, I didn't say anything else than Jackson is what it is because of Factions design. Not only USF faction's design but all of them together. And ... only a bad player will expose them into a certain death. Same about Panther, Comet, IS2, M24, ISU, KT, Tiger, Churchill... There isn't a single Jackson that can take on 1vs1 any of late game tank. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: My Proposal to change Allied TDs3 Nov 2019, 12:14 PM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2019, 11:55 AMVipper Not really. Out of whole pare I simply used 1 sentence to pointed out that 76mm veterancy bonuses are OP, and they are. 76mm Sherman is a very cost efficient medium tank. Cool story, open a thread about it. Smell like your "inconsistency" thread where you only picked-up allied units that doesn't fit your personal balance logic. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: My Proposal to change Allied TDs3 Nov 2019, 11:03 AM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2019, 10:19 AMVipper The analysis is simply flawed Both units have a armor value which is similar Churchill with less HP There 4 commander with Tiger and 2 with Ace out of 22 commander, do the math Soviet have 2 commanders with IS-2 2 commander with KV-2, 2 commander with T-34/85, 3commander with KV-1. UKF have 3 commander with Croc and 1 with AVRE USF have 1 Pershing, 1 Easy8, 1 Dozer, 2 with dozer upgrade 2 soviet commanders with ISU-152 The M1 with Sabot has higher penetration than the Pak, better ROF, wider angle. More specifically about the Jackson Stock sherman is one of the most cost efficient medium tank that can also be upgrade with dozer in to doctrines bringing close to OKW PZIV levels. Pak and Zis is also behind a specific tier and they do not provide a "free squad", M1 is the cheapest stock ATG, M1 has 72% chance to penetrate the Ostheer PzIV at range 60-70. 4 commander have access to super bazookas and some of the best AT infatry Not really, Easy8, Sherman dozer upgrade, Sherman 76mm, M10 can fight PzIV Persning can fight everything. I&R pathfinder barrage is devastating to slow moving Tanks Panther is a more expensive TD so of coarse the Ez8 "unreliable", try facing 2 Easy8 with Panther The same. 76mm Sherman is dirty cheap and its vet bonuses are simply OP, Try a vet 3 76mm with radio net bonus and see. What's the point to compare with what soviet or UKF have? Does the automatch allows USF vs Soviet nowaday? What's even the point to talk about I&R pathfinder barrage. You're so desperate to give credit to your flawed logic that you're bringing everything coming through your mind and try to use it as an argument. But hey: Panther is a more expensive TD so of coarse the Ez8 "unreliable", try facing 2 Easy8 with Panther Jackson is a more expensive TD so of coarse the Pz4 "unreliable", try facing 2 Pz4 with Jackson. I guess we can now close all the topics about allied TDs and more particularly the Jackson, you gave yourself the definitive answer. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: My Proposal to change Allied TDs3 Nov 2019, 08:35 AM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2019, 02:31 AMVipper In team games and especially 4vs4 which you are probably referring each faction bring to the team what is good at, if other faction had better TDs that is what they would bring. USF survived for a long time and was even OP at some point with having the "monstrosity" m36 currently is. Elephant and JP4 have already been nerfed so the current state is nothing like before. Bottom line is "USF collapse without the "monstrosity" m36" is just theory and unless tested it will remain so. Worst case scenario one can simply revert the changes if USF start to struggle. M36 haven't been buffed but re-balanced around better survivability at cost of less damage. The unit is simply less of a coin toss today. And don't get it wrong we had the same bunch of whiner about it when RNG was in it favour. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: My Proposal to change Allied TDs2 Nov 2019, 19:43 PM Coh2 TDs issue is more about Ostheer having stock panther and stock brumbar Ostheer having the Tiger in almost half of its doctrines Elefant in two doctrines OKW having stock panther OKW stock King Tiger OKW Jagpanther Atgun being a joke vs heavy tank, they can depop them from the front. More specifically about the Jackson Stock sherman being AI specialist and poor AT penetration vs Axis Armor values ATgun behind a specific tier and requiring munition to be effective vs Pz4 Zook being trash if not in blob USF still having to fight the above with just one unit: the jackson Really few AT strafing runs, in fact it is maybe the only faction that have only one AT strafing run. Ez8 being unreliable vs Panther and above 76mm being unreliable vs Panther and above Some ideas: Make the stock sherman a better generalist tank, reduce the AI and increase the AT (AI can be dealt by the Scott) Ez8 being superior or equal to the Panther. Is there a rule that say the Panther has to be superior to the Ez8? Imo no. Ez8 could use to be a super premium brawler superior or equal to the panther. USF could use two different types of Atgun (like in Coh1), one on T2 (better stat, no need munition) and the actual unlock after T3. Make the Ez8 (or 76mm) Stock and 75mm doctrinal with an attractive price. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: On the M4A3E81 Nov 2019, 16:18 PM Jump back to quoted post1 Nov 2019, 13:41 PMthedarkarmadillo Statistically the E8 is the perfect medium tank. It's got mobility, accuracy, pen, durability.... The problem lies in its commander being undesirable and its role being unnecessary due to the Jackson. Why pick a commander to get a tank that is a mobile slugger when you can pick another commander a just outrun/out gun everything with your TD? You put the E8 anywhere else and you will see it more, if you put it in any other faction, even doctrinal you would see it ALOT more because it's role isn't taken. Ez8 could use a vet1 blitz alike ability. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ostheer T4 Hot garbage or Actually fine?31 Oct 2019, 12:22 PM Jump back to quoted post31 Oct 2019, 12:06 PMButcher Biggest problem is the obvious double standard when it comes to Ost lategame units. It seems like the devs are always careful to prevent them from performing. KV8 burning your AT guns to crips in midgame? Tough luck, you got outplayed. ISU wiping AT guns at 70 range lategame? Build tanks. Brummbär wiping AT guns lategame? Not acceptable. Armor nerf + range reduction. That is why I'm under the impression the community devs have a certain bias. Ost and Okw were about quality. This has entirely been patched out of the game. Does the KV8 burn it from out of Atgun range? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ostheer T4 Hot garbage or Actually fine?31 Oct 2019, 08:42 AM Jump back to quoted post30 Oct 2019, 17:22 PMoootto92 I think that Brumbär should have some major advantage in AI capability over the ostwind when you take into the account that they are in different tiers. Currently they both have the same shock AI role and same weakness to AT and TD. One could argue that ostwind is even stronger option now due to AA, not being as micro intensive and it is able to flank stuff due its rotating turret. Arguing that brummbär shouldn't be able to outrange AT with ability because pzwerfers exist is like saying Zis guns shouldn't have barrage. "If you need indirect fire then mortar is your choice." It has its advantage in form of field presence. Brumbar outranging Atgun proved to be OP because the only counter left are Tank Destroyers. Tanks Destroyers that the same vocal group of Axis fanboy complains about their supposed over powerness and want to nerf as well. ATgun are still one of the counter to Brumbar so it is normal that the brumbar doesn't have an ability to counter them from safe distance. --- Imo T4 suffer more from heavy tank meta still in use in 90% of games than being weak. Ostheer T4 is still the way to go vs Allied premium medium tanks and heavy elite infantry play. Ostwind going on par with the Brumbar is a problem of Ostwind being too good, not the brumbar being bad, Brumbar 2 or 3 shots any squads and that the maximum it can do as per balance standard. In: COH2 Balance