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Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size30 Aug 2022, 18:20 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Aug 2022, 16:01 PMd0ggY Just wanting to let you guys know, penals ain't no mainline How so? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size27 Aug 2022, 19:34 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2022, 17:39 PMaerafield They melted through vet 5 obers with 3-4 models remaining, that's how busted it was And Obers do this to every other infantry unit in the game, including the "effective anti-infantry squad" the Penals are said to be. It's only ever a issue if Allies have broken infantry melting everyone else I see.How has this community accepted the state of this game where Obers can frontally decrew "*aggressive HMGs*" like the 50.cal in under 2.5 seconds and regularly win 1v2 engagement just because Volks fall off mid game? I don't see any justification for a squad of infantry being this dominant in any engagement that doesn't involve getting bullied by vehicles or hosed down by two HMGs? I consistently have to build a Sniper in team games for Obers to just not overrun my infantry whilst moving towards me like a CQC squad would. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size27 Aug 2022, 11:31 AM Jump back to quoted post26 Aug 2022, 14:08 PMOKSpitfire I can't tell if this is a troll post. Do you honestly believe this? What would make this a troll post?Each and every time I attempted to play SOV T1 in 1v1 the OKW player whips out Fusiliers as a crutch so that he doesn't have to micro/use his brain as much like he would have to facing my Penals if he had Volks. It's literally that simple, Fusiliers are a crutch that OKW players use when they feel like turning off their brain for 30min.Their supposed early game lack of DPS isn't even that noticeable if you just blob them up.Normally a lone Fusilier squad early game without their G43s wouldn't be able to stand up to any other mainline infantry rushing them, making it easy to punish an OKW who built more than 2 Fusiliers, but not even that is a valid tactic if he does what I have already described, they just become the same as Volks DPS wise without the fall-off late game. Every time I try to play UKF with my 3v3 premade team sub rank 200 an OKW on the opposing side decides to go the easy way and just abuse JLI.I wonder who's idea it was for JLI to be countering an entire faction's playstyle just because OKW players were crying on forums about not being able to compete with UKF before it was nerfed into sorry state it is today. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size27 Aug 2022, 11:17 AM Jump back to quoted post26 Aug 2022, 11:17 AMaerafield Almost +70% dps at vet 3 and double LMG turned them into absolute terminator squads that won every fight with ease to a point where it was hopeless for axis inf. Some people even took that a step further and spammed "For Mother Russia" with then +50% accuracy The part about them using FMR ontop of the Vickers K is hilarious, but I don't see how that was a overpowered strategy given that you had to be premade for one, have the actual resources to equip 3-4 penals with Vickers would cost 360/480 muni and be a detriment to the UKFs own economy, taking away his attention from the match, and his popcap. Somehow this was OP yet double vet Obers frontally decrewing my 50.cal in under 3 seconds isn't.Or the fact that those same Obers belong to a faction with a T0 ATG. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size26 Aug 2022, 09:58 AM Jump back to quoted post26 Aug 2022, 04:46 AMcomm_ash Penals are fine in 1v1s. They just suck in larger game modes, to the point of becoming an active detriment. My issue with them (that will likely never get fixed), is how they act like riflemen, but without the snare or anti-infantry upgrades. They are so expensive that you do not want to engage outside of green cover or be bled past the 5 minute mark, and don't really fill any important niche in the soviet lineup. They don't even get sandbags. Why should you ever build penals when you can go for conscripts and supplement with guards for PTRS anyways? Awesome voicelines though. OKW players literally have Breakthrough/Grand offensive on standby in case someone uses SOV T1, and they also have JLI commanders/Firestorm in case someone plays UKF.I swear playing OKW is literally like being given everything on a silver platter, having commanders/units that completely counter any unit/strat that would otherwise be troublesome or require some skill to beat. Fusiliers are easy mode vs SOV T1, 6man upgrade with 90% accuracy on the move(something that penals should have considering they don't win long-range fights), beat penals up close whilst having half the number of semiauto rifles etc. Penals with AI weapon upgrades are actually very strong, coincedentally they were never given any by default(almost sounds like a biased balancing team), double Vickers K from the UKF M3 actually push them into elite infantry territory and that strategy was REMOVED by the balancing team with no explanation. Almost sounds to me like the balance team had a certain person that mained 4v4 OKW with Grand Offensive. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Tips and Quirks12 Aug 2022, 12:44 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Aug 2022, 19:15 PMLady Xenarra Vetted SPs are very hard to get but have a tendency to vaporise most squads it meets. Paradoxically this means they see less combat too as they are even more exceptionally good repairers and constructors now. A single vet3 SP w/ mine detectors can repair a 25% KT to full health in under a minute, and I've seen them repair 400 health off a P4 in 20 seconds in a semi-recent TR replay. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Guards vs Airborne Long Range6 Aug 2022, 01:20 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Aug 2022, 22:40 PMKoRneY if it were an axis ptrs it would be wtfop though G43 sniper rifle In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Bofors are OP23 Jul 2022, 10:33 AM Jump back to quoted post23 Jul 2022, 07:41 AMKurobane Problem with Bofors in my opinion (and the mortar pit) is that they are extremely huge for no reason at all. The OKW Flak AA (the Bofors for OKW) has proper proportions while the Bofors is enlarged making it the size of some tanks. If it wasn't so big it would be in a much better spot than it is now. Same thing with the 222 being taller than medium tanks, looks cartoony and is baffling to me In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Adjust M21 Mortar halftrack and Light Gammon bomb's Troubles22 Jul 2022, 13:14 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Jul 2022, 11:45 AMGoforGiantsV3 M21's normal shell's penetration is 35. but Barrage penetration is 20 make it same to 35. and when other grenades got bonus 40% penetration to Mines. Light gammon bomb's penetration is 25 but didn't got this. (he doesn't know) In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size16 Jul 2022, 20:33 PM Jump back to quoted post16 Jul 2022, 19:27 PMKurobane To get back on topic though with Penals, I have always been against Penals being a main part of the Soviet unit as it doesn't make much sense thematically. I would swap Penals and Guards, even if they are functionally the same with same stats and what not just for the thematic point of view it would make make way more sense for Penals to be doctrinal. One of the biggest immersion breakers in COH2 for sure is having an army entirely of "criminals" instead of honorable soldiers. Imagine if Relic took Grenadiers and swapped them out with Ostruppen. It would be equally as stupid having doctrinal Grenadiers. One thing that Soviets do need for its Infantry is to smooth out the veterancy. Like they are complete shit and then once Vet 3 hits they get all the godly buffs for example conscripts gain roughly 30% -received accuracy at vet 3. Instead of such a large improvement it should be split across each vet level. So in this example 10% for each veterancy level to smooth it out. They would end up being the same vet 3 as they were before but you wouldn't see such dramatic shifts in performance due to losing a squad making wipes less punishing. Wipes on Soviet units especially Penals are extremely brutal due to lack of upgrades to carry them. Like for Grenadiers or Obersoldaten for example, you wipe a squad which sucks but its not as big a deal due to most of the power of these units coming from Mg-34/Mg-42. They can still kick ass without Vet. Soviet units without Vet suck complete balls due to all of their power being in Vet 3. With the Veterancy smoothed out Penals would be in a much better spot. I disagree with the notion of Penals not being "honorable", from what I have gathered there were two types of "Penal" units; well-armed and professional NCOs that are given a second chance to serve and earn their freedom through blood, and "tramplers"-poorly armed and trained infantry meant to clear minefields and other suicidal duties. Penals in COH2 seem to be the former since they are better armed and professional soldiers, willing to lay down their lives so that their debts to the USSR are paid back in blood.That seems honorable to me. Regarding veterancy, the most important veterancy bonuses for Grens/Obers arrive at Vet2 instead of them being spread out you get a flat 40% accuracy bonus that completely turn most engagements on their head.This is partially why SOV struggles midgame due to no weapon upgrades available at that time (except DP28 for guards). Either the effect of To The Last Man should be strengthened by 2% for each bonus, or Penals should receive better moving accuracy with vet, seeing as how they aren't winning long range vs axis inf In: COH2 Balance