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Thread: Eastern Front Armies Revamp 24 May 2017, 10:18 AM I really don't understand this statement T4 is too inaccessible for 1v1 use Late-game OST armour is not particularly reliable vs infantry (unless somebody can afford T4). This makes Tiger-call-in doctrines one-way for OST The majority of Tiger play is T1/T2 into Tiger. It has nothing to do with T4 inaccessible. Oshteer T4 is completely imbalance because it has no equivalence in USF and Soviet faction. The issue isn't T4 but a lack of stock light tank and T3 being underwhelming (Pz4 and Ostwind). Late game OST T4 is particularly reliable vs Infantry or you have to tell me what is the Brummbar. The Panther is a bit more an issue but only vs the Brit. The Ost panther is at his place vs USF and Sov. Relic designed the assymetricality of Factions around USF/Sov being strong early game and weaker late game vs Ostheer. You are currently acheiving a re-do of this for the good. So USF and Sov aren't anymore that much over Oshteer during the 10-15 first minutes. So my question is how do you plan to balance the late game if you make Ostheer T4 more accessible and more reliable that today to deal with infantry and medium tanks? USF is still stuck into a unique T3 and Soviet T4 is actually no more powerful than Ostheer T3. If the Soviet player fail to seal the game on the 15 first minutes, he can't do shit with his stock units after that. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: CoH2 vs DoW3 players comparison24 May 2017, 09:51 AM Jump back to quoted post24 May 2017, 09:30 AMle_saucisson_masque such bullshit, you can take a famous wehrmach commander like Rommel who was one of the best panzer commander and in the same time tried to assasinate hitler. no one is going to say that rommel was nazi.. And many other games made a german solo, like the recently released STEEL DIVISION where you can take control of 21 PANZER in normandy and push back the americans out of france. there is absolutely no reason, except being lazy, to only do an allies campaign. Coh2 campaigns try to much more impersonate the characters than Steel division, I'm talking about the scenario around the missions, not the mission themselves. The argument of lazyness is inappropriate in my opinion, if Relic really wanted to do a Axis campaign they would have done it already since long. They didn't and already explained why back during vCoh after releasing Opposing Front. They explained how they did for Opposing Front and how hard it was to not breach the line of empathizing Axis in a campaign. They explained that Germany would have never allowed to sell on their territory a RTS game based on WW2 empathing the Nazis. This last statement is definitively to take in consideration as there is no handbook telling you what you can do and what you can't do. If we can have an idea of the limit, all of that is subjective and can be refused because someone front any validation commitee somewhere in Germany didn't like it. I'm not saying it is good or bad, just that I understand the consideration and it is really inapropriate to blame Relic to not play with the Devil. In: Lobby
Thread: CoH2 vs DoW3 players comparison24 May 2017, 08:59 AM Jump back to quoted post24 May 2017, 08:16 AMDangerous-Cloth Lol pathetic when you think about it that we can't tell the story of a German soldier because western History dictates them as baby murdering racists. In fact, when you really think about it, no it is not pathetic at all. They did it with Opposing Front and the script was as much as neutral possible, really far from vCoh campaign theme. Germany was Nazi at that time and building a fictive story based on true events on this period putting you in a German officer boots is definitively not something anybody can take nicely. In: Lobby
Thread: Dual Kubel Cancer24 May 2017, 07:30 AM You can't do shit until they fix this issue, which will probably never happen. 2xRE helps a lot to deal vs 2 kubel, but that all. In: US Forces Strategies
Thread: CoH2 vs DoW3 players comparison24 May 2017, 06:46 AM Jump back to quoted post23 May 2017, 22:50 PMsiuking666 I still dont understand why there is no German campaign, ever. (tales of valor dont count because it's ridiculously short) They explained why already. They like to build campaign around an immersive character or group of characters. The problem with the German faction is how can you make a cool and nice character belonging to the Wermarch. There are many games were you can make the bad guys looking cool, but it is a really risky task when your bad guys are based on the Nazi. This could be assimilated to Nazi propaganda, revisionism etc... Not to mention the potential interdition to sale in Germany and some others European countries. In: Lobby
Thread: Eastern Front Armies Revamp 21 May 2017, 14:34 PM Jump back to quoted post21 May 2017, 13:33 PMButcher That won´t fix the Panther. Currently for most medium tanks it needs 4 shots (4 x 160 = 640). Now it will still require the same amount of shots (3 x 200 = 600 = Not enough to finish mediums). I know you want to keep it performing the same as it currently is versus medium tanks... but its horrible performance versus mediums is what makes it currently shit in the first place. Thus the 40 more damage are a pseudo buff without real effect in most cases. The nerfed veterancy is a huge nerf. Vet2 was the only savign grace the Panther had. Now even weaker. Still useless versus infantry. Now with even weirder stats compared to the OKW Panther causing more confusion. Add in the StuG nerf and we have an even shittier Ostheer faction. nerfed PAK and nerfed Brummbär... how is that even going to make T4 attractive or keep Ostheer potent in the lategame? Doesn´t convince me. Don't look at it only in a vacuum, tanks aren't alone on the battle field. Panther will be able to finish damaged tanks more often with less risk. With the nerf of panther counterparts, it is a good tank now In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: How do you counter dual Soviet Sniper in 2vs2 since WBP21 May 2017, 10:04 AM Jump back to quoted post20 May 2017, 20:44 PMIntelligence209 A wide flank with the .222. Motors/MHT Don't play OH Build a counter sniper Yea it's an annoying strat to play against but I think it's an honest strategy with no cheese. Jump back to quoted post20 May 2017, 22:35 PMWaegukin If you keep the Ost Sniper alive until Vet1, it can use its normal shot + vet1 to doubletap the Soviet sniper team. Adamircz's advice is spot on, push with Grens and flank with the 222. There's a good chance to pick up the sniper and probably do a good chunk of MP bleed to the Penals in the process. Jump back to quoted post20 May 2017, 23:04 PMaaa countersnipe. Soviet sniper is dead unit since 2015 I really need to understand how you can counter snipe 2 snipers. I mean you can probably kill one but then you lose your own sniper. It is much more annoying to play OST vs Sniper than USF vs sniper. as USF you can smoke and rush, as Ostheer not really. I have to repeat myself but the problem is not the dual snipers, the problem is the Penals+sticky satchel and PTRS that keep your 222 at bay. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: How do you counter dual Soviet Sniper in 2vs2 since WBP20 May 2017, 18:21 PM It seems the strat is getting more and more practitioners so it is time to share your tips. The BO I see is usually Engi start x1 Penal x2 Snipers xX penals Then T2 +Zis if the guys want to play safe, otherwise T3 As Ostheer I feel helpless vs it, you're never in position to kill it unless he does a big mistake. The 222 is annoying the most, Penal+Satchel+PTRS make a wall you cannot break early game. 4men squads make it impossible to rush them, let's add that you can't use your LMG on the move making chasing snipers completely useless. The only solution is the G43 but it locks you on certain doctrines. As OKW, the answer is probably to rush Luch but I haven't see it successful. The good point is that usually you get the fuel vs it early game so you can tech light faster but you can't hold your line without heavy bleed once the guys has his 2 snipers and 3 Penals between you and them. I had a game just now, the OKW guy just dived 2 luchs vet3 into the dual sniper and killed one, replaced a minutes later. I mean the OKW guys was lucky to not find a mine on his path and some lucky miss from my ATgun on his retreat path. (I wasn't playing Axe this game) The game was like any other when this strat is used, as Axis you get a big part of the map early on but them suddenly start bleeding, your HMG can't do shit anymore, your only hope is a lucky mortar shot... This situation is clearly new and the result of the last patch, imo Penal + AT stuff is the root cause. This strat probably works in 4vs4 as well but I have stopped playing this mode since the patch so I can't tell. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF weapon racks suggestion19 May 2017, 08:42 AM Jump back to quoted post18 May 2017, 22:40 PMAngrade (Ægion) Weapon racks in my opinion is a great way addition to the game. (Could use and has been balanced a bit.) In a programming perspective it really helps with optimization, able to pick up weapons from the base, do not have to worry on adding upgrades that clutter the screen saying you can or can not research this, and enables a base line weapons for an entire faction. Weapon racks help in making riflemen very adaptable infantry. While in comparison, Ostheer and Soviets have specialized infantry to attack certain roles. Shocks and Assault grens for close range, Guards and Stormtroopers for long range. UKF, is an example where their infantry are a stale style and there are no reasonable alternatives because they are all expensive. Imo weapon rack is a false god idea adding a lot of mess into balance. See how is it problematic to balance with RE being able to equip powerful LMGs In vCoh BARs were an upgrade you could manage since it only affects RM. It would be much more easier to balance USF infantry without Racks. Rear echelon is one of the last unit in game with a useless "main" ability, volley fire, since the launch of USF in game and racks are a big part of the problem. Racks were a necessity when USF were dominating early game to bring some soft counterbalance. This is not the case anymore and the idea of having to retreat to your base especially to equip weapon is today a non-sense. Imo, it would be better to remove racks, force BARs only on RM with a dual upgrade, Zooks only on RE and then design the special USF infantry around that. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: CoH2 vs DoW3 players comparison18 May 2017, 10:20 AM Jump back to quoted post18 May 2017, 10:01 AMle_saucisson_masque that's a good thing for him that you are not in SEGA couoncil Have you seen the moving BIG with Tom Hanks, when a boy turn into an adult by magic. He is recruted on a big toy store in NY and start looking into toys in dev and start playing with the toys instead of looking at the market share graphics. He asks himself the true question a lead designer should ask himself at every stage of the game conception, is it funny to play with? Are the customers going to enjoy playing with it? Does this dev make sense in that way?. I always have this scene in mind when seeing this kind of failure. Now to balance this, I don't know the sale numbers for Dow3, they are maybe good and are maybe the only interesting value for Sega, they maybe don't care about having a game followed, supported and played by its community on the long run. Their strategy is maybe only base on the solo campagn + DLC that will be bought by casuals and Warhammer fans. Who knows... In: Lobby