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Thread: USF Mortar Halftrack & M1 Pack Howitzer Need Nerf13 Jun 2019, 21:37 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Jun 2019, 11:37 AMVipper The only problem with that theory is Ostheer if far worse the USF in "mobile" and it can be even more annoying to play vs a USF defensive player. Tje Pack howizter and MHT gives the edge to USF when it comes to static vs Ostheer when they already have the edge in mobile play. As I was talking about teamgames the OKW mates are the more mobile part with strong early game while the allies of the USF player are most probably more static than the highly mobile USF player. This may be something completely different in 1vs1 which I don't play. I hate static games that lead into artillery battles. They feel far less involving and intense. So I'm in for early breaking of turtle players and more dynamic game play with tanks + infantry where support weapons only have a supporting role (as their name suggests). In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF Mortar Halftrack & M1 Pack Howitzer Need Nerf13 Jun 2019, 09:26 AM Jump back to quoted post13 Jun 2019, 07:00 AMthedarkarmadillo Wehr mortar is 240mp Also iirc the pak howi is 300 or so isn't it? Meaning: fucking well better be better... +1 After removing precision strike from soviet mortars + 120mm mortar nerf ostheer mortars have ruled the mortar battles for a long time. It can really be annoying to play versus defensive Ostheer players with multiple MGs/bunker and mortars on teamgame maps that are narrow/have choke points. I'm glad there is an allied non-doc unit that can break that up without having to wait for big artillery pieces. US howitzer gives Ostheer a reason to play more mobile and flexible and that is a good thing for gameplay. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ostheer: new Trenches30 Apr 2019, 10:34 AM Great work! Really cool that all vehicles can drive over them while slowing and bumping down by doing so. Way better than CoH2 standard trenches that get entered like a building. They really should swap german and british trenches with your version. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: why Rangers dont have any utility skill?30 Apr 2019, 09:59 AM Jump back to quoted post30 Apr 2019, 03:25 AMdistrofio What if rangers are able to toggle in/out AT zooks? Like sturmpios can swap minesweeper and Stgs. The only restriction should be a single AT upgrade. Such a strong close combat unit shouldn't be able to destroy light vehicles and fend off tanks without loosing a big part of its AI power (because of toggle). That are units we don't want to have ever again (-> old OKW Volks blob). I do like the decision of giving them an upgrade of 3 superbazookas. That way you have a very potent AT squad that is on par with double shrek squad (less penetration while facing mostly better armoured targets but 300 vs 240 damage on penetration makes up for that). On the other side they sacrifice their AI power nearly completely. I do think thats the way it should be. In: Lobby
Thread: Feedback for New Commander mod 4.0 - OST core changes15 Apr 2019, 14:57 PM If people really want single/double Shrek on a 5/6 man squad instead of a squishy 4 man squad like PZgrens or Sturmpioneers, then the purchased AT upgrade has to lock out the sprint effect. Shreks penetrate a minimum of 90% of allied armour you will see in the course of a battle frontally, its just a little bit too lazy to sprint into range and blow em up. If they had flanking AT weapons like Bazooka/PIAT this would be something else. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Feedback for New Commander mod 4.0 - OST core changes15 Apr 2019, 12:18 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Apr 2019, 04:04 AMIncendiaryRounds The m10 has faster speed, a turret, a bit more health, 0.75 moving acc and I believe HVAP too. Way better than a Stug. The M10 has faster speed and a moveable turret, thats right, but this was about surviability which dind't get boosted by that. Although you may think it can be a flanking tank because of its speed you will be quickly convinced to use it otherwise if you try. Range 50 and too slow rotating turret define its role at the same spot as Stug G. In most cases you will stop it to shoot, so the 0.75 moving accuracy isn't that great deal for a ranged TD, its way better for flanking tanks or infantry support tanks like the Sherman. So M10 and Stug G will engage enemy tanks frontally in most cases. M10 has same health as Stug (its the Stug J that has slightly less health) higher size (22 to now 17) less armor and less penetration (at Vet 1 you can pay ressources for HVAP to get more penetration) but a slightly higher ROF. All together: In spite of beeing doctrinal and beeing bind to USF T4 tech M10 will loose this fight versus nondoctrinal T3 Stug. For USF this doesn't even matter because there is no reason to take a M10 over a Jackson which is in the same tech and can do its job better from a greater range, especially if M10 looses to Stug (so the M10 is in a far worse spot than Stug was). But it could be important for USF, because there this tank could be useful actually it it gets a little bit of care. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Feedback for New Commander mod 4.0 - OST core changes15 Apr 2019, 01:01 AM Jump back to quoted post15 Apr 2019, 00:58 AMdistrofio No offense but, Why dont you just play the mod and give feedback based on experience rather than opinions? Just no time (work/kids). We are playing just some games a week. But I played from the beginning and I look into the updates and do some posts from time to time. Volks blob was bad enough. I can imagine what this blob looks like, especially because i'm not playing at top200. And below that you will see this nearly every game at 3vs/4vs4. This will be really a rich game in variety after this patch. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Feedback for New Commander mod 4.0 - OST core changes15 Apr 2019, 00:56 AM Jump back to quoted post15 Apr 2019, 00:08 AMMrBananaGrabber. The OKW commander is a wet dream for 3v3/4v4, new shrek blobs that have AT nades/mines and a universal sprint ability, and tiger for the late game. Mainly playing 3vs/4vs4 AT with friends for the fun of it. This unit will be maximum annoying. It was such a good day as the Volk Shrek blob died. Big games really got better afterwards. And now it will get even worse. Really? There have to be other ways, change it before you release it. Just give them a double bazooka or piat instead and all will be balanced ;-P In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Is the Panther overpowered?14 Apr 2019, 23:05 PM Jump back to quoted post14 Apr 2019, 16:56 PMaerafield But with panzer tactician they become a bit too strong on big, open maps. Especially if you have multiple of them. Yeah thats the real problem. Just one click and its concealed in smoke for a rather small amount of mun. Of course you can attack ground but... ...it costs more micro to attack ground and predict movement of tank than to hit one hotkey and back up after it ...you are missing quite often with attack ground. So its a no-brainer lifesaver. Panzer tactican should be similar to Sherman smoke launchers or at least have a much higher delay (so that you have to use it with prediction). In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Feedback for New Commander mod 4.0 - OST core changes14 Apr 2019, 22:47 PM Jump back to quoted post14 Apr 2019, 22:20 PMIncendiaryRounds I gotta thank the balance team for the changes to the Ost units. The Stug changes are perfect. It's fine offensively, but survivability was a major issue. Pgrens look amazing now. I hope the Ostwind is actually buffed this time. I've been most critical of their chronic neglect of Ostheer and I must give praise for where it is due. I said it somewhere before and I say it again: Changes to Stug were made in comparison to much higher cost T4 tank destroyers (tech+individual cost). When you really want to pit the survivability of the Stug against T4 units then give M10 same treatment please. M10 fills in the same spot as Stug and has similar problems. It is more mobile, but its survivability is even worse (less armor and a size of 22). So directly pit M10 against reworked Stug please, as you implement it at the new UKF doctrine. In: COH2 Balance