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Thread: Why was thompson riflemen never a thing?25 Apr 2022, 08:54 AM Rangers probably miss a smoke grenade to close the distance, like shock troops. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Has anyone noticed Grenadiers are really good?17 Apr 2022, 18:30 PM Jump back to quoted post17 Apr 2022, 16:29 PMKoRneY many people ignore the fact that ostheer has to pay 80mp out of the gate to get to grens. i imagine it's probably pretty easy to when you never play the faction Hum... Are you aware Ostheer start with 80 manpower more than other factions? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF Pathfinder spam is too efficient (2v2)15 Apr 2022, 16:07 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Apr 2022, 15:37 PMMMX I wouldn't say they can't. Spotting scopes work just fine that way and are very much viable, though these are of course vehicle-borne and, thus, easier to utilize due to the higher mobility compared to infantry. Still, if positioned properly stationary recon units can provide great vision (especially those with passive cloak), just not as offensively as PF or JLI are able to do now. IIRC Volks still get some passive vision increase with vet when in cover (at least according to the veterancy guide), similar to what said rifles used to have. Not sure if this is/was somehow bugged but obviously any ability similar to that would have to be implemented to work properly. Hum, I though Volks vision was always active. But during riflemen's time I recall the problem was about entities and Cover, anyway it wasn't working properly but maybe they corrected it with Volks. Then the gameplay issue with it for riflemen is that you never keep your riflemen behind cover so it was bugged and quite useless at the end. I get you and this does sound like double standards... at least kind of. Still, though I'm not 100% sure I'd bet Rangers got compensated by having better RA to make up for the lost DR against small arms (just like Grens, which actually even lost some EHP in the inverse RA-to-DR trade). Now that obviously doesn't help much against tanks as you said, but Rangers also gained access to the beefed-up super zooks in return. High DR on a 5-man squad able to wield 3 of those would be way too much. Have you used them? I did and they simply get shred by tanks. Super zook is useless if you can't shot more than one salvo before retreat, if you manage to get in range and not see your squad got cut in half in the process. Same reason nobody use Zooks on Para (hint I also trying several times). Super zook is super on paper, useless in game. Why do you think ppl use zook on path. Because they shoot from a range tanks usually aren't good a killing infantry. Vision here is also key. One funny thing is today Soviet Atrifles are way better, way more reliable than zook at doing anything vs light and medium vehicles. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF Pathfinder spam is too efficient (2v2)15 Apr 2022, 12:06 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Apr 2022, 09:41 AMC3 TOOTH Soviet requires 250mp for healing, at base. Okw requires an entire tech, or 15ammo per heal. With 10fuel, USF has mobile healing. Ambulance comes at Tier0. Unlimited build. The only "healing" that able to cap point. You can share Ambulance (10fuel) to your teammate and still keep 3 medic (250mp) for mobile heal. Unlike Soviet What else do you want...? Ambulance is the best healing in game. you forgot the 2pop (or 3, don't remember). In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF Pathfinder spam is too efficient (2v2)14 Apr 2022, 11:48 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Apr 2022, 09:31 AMMMX Dude... those changes you quote date back to almost 4 years ago (judging by the timestamps you kindly provided) when USF, and Jacksons in particular, were in a totally different state. Not to mention the fact that Panzer Commander isn't free and literally locks you out of a crucial AI upgrade on top of being doctrinal. A bit of a lopsided argument if you ask me... Anyway, the point EtherealDragon made about self-spotting combat units is IMHO a good one. JLI/PF and possibly some other recon options as well should probably not provide so much sight on the move but instead only do so when stationary or in cover. With this they could still be potent recon assets when used defensively, but not outright invalidate defensive MG or AT gun positioning by themselves while on the offense. Stationary vision for infantry has always been bugged back in time when Riflemen had it in I-dont-remember-which-doctrine. O maybe it was also because they needed to be in heavy cover but from memories it was unusable. Then about your statement there is something you're eluding: where we are today is the result of a journey. Modding team's journey in command of balance and the many issues we face today are the result of accumulation of bad decision making over the past years they've been in charge. So maybe en 2018 this stupidity wasn't an issue because the game was more balanced but today we reached the point where this accumulation birth the reason of this topic. But in reality I just pointed out the inconsistency in their decision making, same as the damage reduction removed from Ranger and then 3/6 months later given to Gren. Too good for USF but never enough for some other factions. Guess what, people don't use ranger anymore they get shredded by tanks, Path and Scott/jackson all the way now. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF Pathfinder spam is too efficient (2v2)14 Apr 2022, 06:26 AM Jump back to quoted post13 Apr 2022, 20:49 PMEtherealDragon Amen! At some point the go-to to buffing any under used unit or doctrine was to give it extra sight. I'm personally still fine with the Pioneer vision since it's not as large as Pathfinder/JLI sight and beyond the early game Pioneers are on repair duty the vast majority of the time so it's harder to really utilize the slightly higher than normal extra sight. Self-spotting combat units are just such an insane force multiplier and really makes life easier... You know what's funny? 16 may 2018 Jackson We are removing the M36’s extra sight bonuses. The Jackson will still be an effective tank destroyer due to its high mobility, penetration, range and damage. • Sight reduced from 40 to 35 • Veterancy 2 sight bonus removed Only to then give an even better ability to OKW 6 months later 20 Novembre 2018 Panzer Commander This upgrade has been adjusted to allow tanks to spot targets from further away and improve combat performance. The Artillery Barrage has also been adjusted so its shells arrive sooner. CP Requirement from 8 to 5. Sight bonus from 6 to 10 Coordinated Barrage delay from 5 to 0 Coordinated Barrage cost from 120 to 80 Coordinated Barrage range from 35 to 45 Now increases main gun accuracy by 10%. What's too good for USF is never enough for OKW I guess. What do you see today in 2vs2? Only doctrines having such sight range bonus or JLI/pfuss. But hey the problem are pathfinders!!. Earlier this week I was watching Dirty_finisher being completely impotente with 2 Jacksons / 2 Shermans vs a single Tiger Ace + 2 paks. He literally couldn't see his enemy will the other was sniping his Jacksons from the fog of war. What was his options: a M20 that would be 2 shots by the paks and Tiger? or the Major with vet1 that would be 1 shot by the Tiger? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF Pathfinder spam is too efficient (2v2)13 Apr 2022, 09:16 AM OKW didn't rely on ST to win like USF today. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The main problem with balance13 Apr 2022, 05:53 AM Jump back to quoted post13 Apr 2022, 04:13 AMFelixTHM I have never seen such utter stupidity in a forum post Don't be shy, they perfectly match yours and you know it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF Pathfinder spam is too efficient (2v2)12 Apr 2022, 19:17 PM Jump back to quoted post12 Apr 2022, 17:29 PMEtherealDragon I think the most elegant fix would be to give Pathfinders some kind of T-70 like Recon Mode that toggles better their current sight range with the Sniper Critical being active. That way they retain their utility but you are choosing between them being a spotter and a "mainline replacement". Ideal fix would be to remove pioneer extra vision. It was given when Ostheer was in a really bad position but today it doesn't make anymore sense for them having such free ability on cheap starting unit. Then removing every vision range abilities given to any unit that isn't a reco unit. Tanks and infantry alike. Keeping only the historical scope for Ostheer since it already come with a downside. Then removing the weapon slot on Path. In 2vs2 you must pick pathfinder because your opponent's doctrines of choice give extra vision to their tanks and infantry when they themselves aren't already picking JLIs. How are you supposed to fight a P4/P5/Tiger when it has more armor, more vision and more penetration + arty barrage in bonus. A KT that have incendiary round + extra vision A Tiger ACE that can self-repair and extra vision Command Panther that have extra vision etc... Well you pick a unit that also provides you vision. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The main problem with balance8 Apr 2022, 18:37 PM Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2022, 16:10 PMHannibal Every effect that is tied to the unit is a buff or nerf, regardless if it it directly influences its stats or something else. Changes in population costs and price are also considered nerfs and buffs despite them having no direct influence on the unit. Technically, the concept you mention has been implemented, although only at a very extreme level: The old tiger ace wrecked your economy to the point you'd either win or lose within the next minutes. At least at this extreme level it did not work out very well. At some smaller level? Probably. I'd extend this to all vehicles, but I also don't think that this is a system you can just put on top of the current economy and assume to have no major problems. The current game is heavily balanced around late game MP attrition, introducing other types of attrition would need a larger overhaul. Extreme mechanisms never really work well, we agree on that. Heavy tanks have been made easier and easier to use patch after patch, I think the latest stupidest idea was to give OKW with extended vision on their heavy tanks on various doctrines. This make using those tank completely trivial. Or maybe the ability to call an arty barrage... oh wait they are both on the same ability. In: COH2 Balance