Profile of gman1211

I actually feel this is the most balanced the game has been for a long time. I don't feel like I'm at a serious disadvantage on any faction at any point of the game assuming I haven't been outplayed or made a serious mistake.

As for the complaints about ptrs spam on the anti tank doctrine, P-grens absolutely ruin them. Ran into a few axis players doing it and each time it was such a devastating loss that I swapped out the commander.

It's amazing the justifications people can construct for acting in thoroughly reprehensible manner.


"I know I throw my pudding around, piss all over anything of value, scream incoherently and generally act like an incontinent howler monkey. Sadly I have to do that because it's the only way to get things done.

It really pains me to have to act like that over a video game but I have no choice and I really don't enjoy it at all.

When I'm not doing that I appreciate medieval literature, pre-Raphaelite painting and garden parties"

I'm not saying it's the right thing to do. And just so we are clear, I did not participate in the stream at all, nor do I really think a lot of the comments that were made are appropriate (keeping in mind I only know what was said through form posts after the fact).

What I'm saying that this is a trend with the Company of Heros community. People have tried posting nicely on the forms, they have tried putting up websites devoted to improving game play (eg. Romeo's bug tracker) and it's simply not working. So now people are pissed and angry at relic, and having already tried the official channels and been unsuccessful they are looking for new ways to incite change. For most mature older adults, its to continue lobbying relic through their official channels. However this is the internet, and not everyone has highly developed social skills.

If this were back in the ages of kings, what we would be witnessing at the moment is a civil war, likely resulting with the head of a king being put on a stick. But it's not the dark ages, its 2015. So instead we get a whole bunch of internet trolls who throw insults out in an attempt to make the developers aware of how angry they are, and or quit their jobs to make way for new developers who can fulfil the communities needs and wants.

"All factions are played equally, and if Axis is at 80%, you're just "not on at the right time"

Wow I hope relic did not state this. Ya, both factions MUST BE PLAYED EQUALLY. You can't start a game without an equal amount of allied and axis players.

Despite having similar DPS, the bazookas suffer from having to fire more. So while volks can shoot and reposition, if bazookas follow suit they lose their DPS. While comparing the two you also need to look at the squads they are on, Vet X volks are WAY tougher then riflemen. So often times were the volks can stay and fight, riflemen are running for there life.

A good solution to this balance problem would be to buff riflemen toughness when they pick up bazookas.

The b4 is a strong artillery unit and preforms accordingly to its role. Everyone here is talking about using precision shot like it comes stock with the weapon, and that its some sort of amazing instant win button. So as someone who uses it on a regular basis in 2v2s I'm very familiar with its impact. So let us get a few facts straight.

1. The b4 comes in at cp8, which is also coincidently around when tanks start arriving, which is a very important time of the game. In 2v2's this means that you have to make a critical decision as to were to spend your manpower. Tanks or b4, you don't usually get both, and if you do, you were going to win anyways.

2. The b4 does not come with precision shot. You don't get this until vet one, which can be one shot or 20 depending on troop/tank movements and rng. It should also be noted that if you fight off an enemy squad, and leave your squad in the same spot after my infantry retreated, there is a good chance that there going to get hit with a b4. What I'm trying to say is that by making smart plays to avoid the first few b4 shots is a key step to countering it. The b4 relies on rng until it gets vet one, making it much less dangerous. Its during this time you should utilize your tanks to take it down.

3. It costs munitions to fire the b4. Every time I end up playing a smart player they realize that sacrifices have to be made to accommodate this. Number one on the list is mines, meaning they can play more aggressively with their tanks. As point one mentions, you likely bought a b4 instead of a tank. Now you are suffering a penalty on your front lines.

4. Your going to have to adapt your play styles to deal with this weapon. It does a very good job of beating up OKW players. If you keep losing to b4s, your going to have to take a proactive step and build stukas.

Don't want to adapt? feel free to play a diffrent game.