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Thread: Ability cost scaling4 Aug 2022, 20:37 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 19:35 PMrumartinez89 I also made the case for Mark Target being another overly cost efficient ability that should be subject to scaling so I like them apples I guess. At least you are true to your word... appreciated In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Ability cost scaling4 Aug 2022, 20:36 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 18:24 PMSkysTheLimit Mark target is a bizarre example to use because you usually only use that on heavier tanks to begin with And I usually only "use" panzer tactician on lighter tanks in order to avoid a confrontation since with panther and up i win every engagement. Ergo, Panzer Tactician is fine as is Mark Vehicle by your argument. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Ability cost scaling4 Aug 2022, 20:34 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 18:24 PMSkysTheLimit You are the only person in this thread to use the word overperforming so far, nobody said what you describe You are literally autoretarding yourself to make me look bad but end up proving my point. If it's not for the perceived overperformance of medium/heavy tanks using smoke, why even bother scaling its cost to begin with? In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Ability cost scaling4 Aug 2022, 17:02 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 16:13 PMrumartinez89 The right doctrine Based is talking about is probably one of the worst doctrines in the game unless you are playing arranged teams and taking advantage with the heaviest of vehicles. Hannibals argument is against an ability that provides greater cost to benefit ratio for more expensive vehicles and said ability is found in multiple doctrines and useful in all game modes. Pretty much your counter argument makes no sense. As for Hannibals argument, while I agree with it, can cause a slippery slope. The best example would be "Mark Target" as it does the exact same thing. It doesn't provide much against smaller units such as LV upto all 4 shot MED tanks. However once you get to the Panther and heavier it creates a situation where it takes 1 less shot to kill(sometimes 2 depending on tank). With the prevalence of snares it can be quite disproportionate on the value of the ability. The much larger issue is that most doctrines with Mark Target also have Guards who have access to Button. So you get into a situation where abilities synergize a bit to well and we get to where we are now. (Guards doctrines are over picked) I am not talking about specific doctrine with Panzer Tactician (I do not even remember the ones that DO have it). I am merely defending my philosophical ground on this: it's not fair to consider something "overperforming" and in order to tone it down you decide to selectively and arrogantly increase its muni tax "just bcz omg its so op". Because, and I say it again, this is a double edged sword. The same case could be made for the Mark Vehicle mechanic (the ONLY reason Guards Coordination is no1 DOCTRINE FOR SOVIETS ACROSS ALL GAME MODES). If you want to go down that route, I propose making Mark Target 240muni against Heavies, 150muni against Mediums and the default 80muni for everything else. How does that sound? Huh? How about them apples? In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Both link for "How to report a player" is dead4 Aug 2022, 16:58 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 16:44 PMSwitzerland Spoken like someone who cant be accountable to their mistakes. The last point is funny. We don't need bigots or base rage kiddos man and if your best reply is that "Literally ONE person" and "you have no reason to cry" Id say you got what was well earned. It's the truth though. Mildly annoying your teammate by truckblocking is not ground for ban. End of story. In: Lobby
Thread: Ability cost scaling4 Aug 2022, 16:57 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 16:41 PMKatukov (said for the easiest, no risk high reward no skill ability in the game) Good, fuck the axis heavy tank meta in team mode complete nonsense by some alleged PhD holder Panzer tactician is an instant sight blocker thats given to tanks who already have blitzkrieg to run away even EASIER. you dont risk ANYTHING, wdym? There's an inherent risk in making tanks in general in terms of COH2 gameplay, so maximizing the risk by making an ability more expensive for the tank existing alone is not fair even by your antiaxis larp standards. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Ability cost scaling4 Aug 2022, 15:30 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 15:25 PMWilly Pete "Putting a tax on good performers" LOL. The smoke is literally used to cover for mistakes.... It's not always the case but for the economy of the argument I will concede on this. The OP makes the case that, because tanks are generally (in his mind atleast) more effective than other lighter tanks/vehicles in most cases (citation needed), it makes sense to tax them the use of protective smoke due to this than the game currently does (by making the cost flat across every vehicle). It's clearly a "better performance assumed tax" and nothing nothing else, and I 100% disagree with that notion. I would also argue that NO, light vehicles should be "more expensive" with this due to the fact that a single, well placed shot with Katyusha/Nebel/Stuka can kill 3-4 full health squads and thus, by giving this vehicle the ability to also get out for free using smoke is more gamebreaking than, say, a PzIV getting a lucky wipe. As such, make the cost for Panzer Tactician smoke on RocketVehicles 120muni. (Obviously I do not agree with this, I am just replicating the thought process). In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Top 1-50 2 vs 2 4 Aug 2022, 15:23 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 15:20 PMXXxxHeartlessxxXX Well for Ost the most basic build order is mg 42 into 3 grens into 222 into Pak into tek into p4 this of course changes for example you have no fuel for tek you get a second pak or the enemy is dug in get a mortar or you have a tuff time against all the inf. then get a second mg. What i also like to do is skip the p4 and go for brumbär or werfer that is something i decide in game becouse of my opponents mybe they blob a lot then skip p4 if you can and go for werfer or brumbär or you are expecting an AVRE or t34/85s go for panther So now you ask how do i know when i should get a P4 or a werfer... well what i am always checking first does the enemy have double at gun? if not P4 if so then werfer or brumbär why well your P4 gets killed and stopped from doing anything game changing. Thats something you have to pay attention Now OKW depending if you can micro a Kubel then 1 volks into kubel into 2 more volks if not either 4 volks or 3 volks into Battelgroup tek into flak halftrack(if you have the micro for it) or mg 34 or ISG if you chose a Commander with a call in Unit you can also go for a jäger,offizier instead of the Mg what you like more into at gun then into schwere and if you have enought 1 ober if not mg, at gun, ISG... then P4 or Panther so now we come to a problem the enemy has double at gun and as OkW you would need a stuka or Lefh to hard counter those well stuka takes long to get if you didnt start with Mechaniced and Lefh is only in 2 Commanders so what i do is smoke them with my ISG or barrage them with the ISG that can help or get an infrared halftreck so you spot them and can avoid them or barrage them. That is a little bit of the basic stuff but i also added what to do in some scenarios it all really just depens on the situation i hope i could help with this long answer if you still have questions ask or watch some youtube videos from tightrope he explains this very well Link:https://www.youtube.com/c/tightropegaming Thanks a lot friend! In: Replays
Thread: Ability cost scaling4 Aug 2022, 15:20 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 15:16 PMHannibal Heavier tanks are the preferred choice in larger modes and T4 is also viable in smaller ones, I can absolutely not agree with tanks being useless in CoH2. The cost/risk assessment of heavier vs lighter units is also another story. To come back to the point of the thread: Panzer tactician is quite a special ability. All of Ostheer's the vehicles are designed to work without it. It is not a unique combination such as Shocks getting a better nade for the same cost. This makes it even different from the Puma's smoke, where the rest of the Puma's stats and cost has been balanced with the Puma having the smoke in mind. We're looking at vehicles that are fully functional and balanced without it. They all get the same ability and become stronger, which in itself is totally fine. Yet, cheap and costly units all use the same ability with the same costs, which makes the whole investment more worthwhile the more costly the unit is. This is true for other abilities. Soviets vehicle repair comes to my mind. But technically, you can also include weapon racks. Putting a BAR on Rifles gives you better bang for the buck than putting it on Rear Echelons. PIATs are bad in general, but even worse on Sections than on Engineers. With the right doctrine, soviets can get 3 men repairing squads at no extra population for 150mp and 50ish muni. No other faction has this ability at such a cheap and spammable manner. The argument goes both ways. At any rate, "scaling" does not imply scaling up but also scaling down. That way, let's make the vehicle smoke 40muni as it was but "scale it down" for infantry squads to 0muni. Would that be fair? Please stop trying to fix "topdog" performance by leaving "underdog" performance intact and putting a tax on good performers. If you want to scale, you have to make a distribution of the process not a flat out increase to "muh duh op vehicle". And yes, tank do suck in 2022 coh2 due to the shitty meta of having 2-3 atgs at any present moment in field. If you play team games as you say you should know. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Isn't the UKF Commando's camouflage ability a bit excessive?4 Aug 2022, 15:16 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Aug 2022, 15:14 PMWilly Pete Does retreating a squad cost you frontline presence? Yes or no? It leaves you with one less squad on the frontline so you tell me. In: COH2 Balance