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Thread: Pershing vs Tiger. Shouldn't Pershing be buffed?28 May 2021, 22:02 PM Jump back to quoted post28 May 2021, 14:58 PMthedarkarmadillo It'll weaken the late game but buff the early game. I think it would even out rhe commander which imo, is worthwhile to it being a bit weaker. Rangers are good but they are not interesting nor do they really compliment the commander. Smoke+ass engies could be really fun and the repairs are self explainitory. I see a lot of potential - even if that potential is net worse than rangers It's just that now that leaves us with only 1 commander with rangers, and that commander happens to be the most popular one atm. In team games at least, can't speak for 1v1. Urban defense is really really strong Biggest problem for the Pershing is it's lack of necessity. Calliope fills a massive gap for US, Pershing does not. That change makes urban defense an even better choice over heavy cav than it already is In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Pershing vs Tiger. Shouldn't Pershing be buffed?28 May 2021, 05:27 AM Jump back to quoted post27 May 2021, 01:14 AMthedarkarmadillo side note, what about swapping rangers for ass engineers? then the pershing commander has more built in repairs, and importantly critical repairs for the pershing Like the idea a lot in concept, but it definitely makes the commander weaker overall. Helps the pershing at the expense of the commander, which already isn't super popular atm In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Pershing vs Tiger. Shouldn't Pershing be buffed?26 May 2021, 08:52 AM Jump back to quoted post24 May 2021, 21:15 PMthedarkarmadillo Do players frequently send their expensive hevay tanks around the map where there is no friendly infantry to support it? That may in part be the root of the issue in the "squishy" Pershing issue. Which one is it? Am I supposed to use it differently because of it's mobility advantage? Or am I supposed to have a rifle squad in range of it at all times? If you yourself suggest abilities that do things like increase mobility or reduce target size, then I'm not sure why you're questioning people who say it's squishy. Either of those changes help it survive more, which is exactly what it needs. Better survivability, in whatever form that may come. Or drop the cost. It's "squishy" because it's relatively easy to kill for it's cost In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - USF Feedback19 May 2021, 20:48 PM Jump back to quoted post19 May 2021, 08:03 AMHannibal One issue the Pershing has is that it forces you into a very rigid build. Yeah we very much agree there. It's emphasis on mobility might make it fit the theme of the faction, but putting that much fuel/pop into any one unit kind of contrasts with the USF style imo. It's in a strange place to be sure In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - USF Feedback19 May 2021, 04:27 AM Jump back to quoted post17 May 2021, 10:45 AMHannibal However this change implies multiple other changes (less defensive to more offensive layout) that affects the whole commander just to "fix" the Pershing. So not sure overall, just a thought. Yeah I think the field defenses should stay. Riflemen mines are more useful combo with the Pershing in the long run imo. Having a mine on your mainline makes it easier to keep planting them in the late game Not to mention you can always just get zooks on REs to give them other usefulness In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Pershing vs Tiger. Shouldn't Pershing be buffed?18 May 2021, 20:46 PM Jump back to quoted post18 May 2021, 18:07 PMthedarkarmadillo Some are requesting a bit more armour That would be acceptable. But others are saying "but the tiger!!!" and ignoring the context in which the tiger exists. A price reduction or an armour increase wouldn't be a miss, although axis stock TDs max out at the Panther which isn't quite of the caliber of allied TDs at fighting heavy Armour so an armour increase goes a long way in terms of balance. I think having 960 HP balances that. It's a lot for the US sure, it's not a lot for 230 fuel in CoH2. Forget comparing to just the Tiger, that's in the context of the whole game Mobility is great, but when most of the tanks you fight can get blitz, it doesn't exactly standout I still think they never should of added it. There should be two Ez8 commanders and I think it should be more on par with panther (both cost and performance) In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Why do Axis Rocket Arty have to 'oneshot' ?17 May 2021, 19:02 PM Land Mattress sucks, all other rocket arty is relatively well balanced imo. As long as we include the upcoming survivability nerf for Calli I mean In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Pershing vs Tiger. Shouldn't Pershing be buffed?17 May 2021, 05:25 AM Jump back to quoted post16 May 2021, 23:17 PMthedarkarmadillo i didnt say that it WAS i said that it needs to be. I'm not sure what you mean here. You saying you support a cost decrease? Cause I'm saying it's not currently priced accordingly within it's own faction. I'm not talking about cost comparisons to the Tiger Jump back to quoted post16 May 2021, 23:17 PMthedarkarmadillo both axis factions have panthers, if both got a panther with 4 levels of vet they would be costed and valued differently for both factions despite being the EXACT SAME vehicle. trying to nail cost efficiency based on values for other factions is worthless outside ballparking. pershing=/=tiger because usf=/=ost i SAID id like to see some more mobility, perhaps even an ability that reduces target size, but you CANNOT ignore the existance of CA and try and balance the perishing as if it doesn't exist. Yeah I've already said you need to factor CA. Not sure why you are telling me this Jump back to quoted post16 May 2021, 23:17 PMthedarkarmadillo more range and more RoF are meaningful bonuses and can easily tip an ok unit to OP if not taken into account before hand. the abiility is there and NEEDS to be considered. weve had a number of abilities in the past that stacked with units in the commander and took them WAY over the top, B4+FRM and vet being able to OHK a king tiger for example or more recently Falls and for the fatherland... abilities and units that interact need to be conmsidered. dont treat CA like a mandatory ability be be aware that it CAN be used. Yeah I agree with this. My point is that commander synergy doesn't need to be in the form of directly interacting stat buffs to be a problem Heavy TD+bomb was OP for a different reason completely, but the effect is similar. The commander becomes too oppressive Jump back to quoted post16 May 2021, 23:17 PMthedarkarmadillo as for design, we abandon it now, as loose as it is and theres no point not just making the game a mirror match. itll be the only way to balance the game if we simply decide that counterbalance means nothing. Imo we already are way past abandoning original design. That's my whole point They even said they had no plans to add a pershing at one point Jump back to quoted post16 May 2021, 23:17 PMthedarkarmadillo perishing is a heavy tank FOR ITS FACTION. one that as you say has no difficulty killing infantry, nor tanks actually... giving them a proper meatshield breaks that balance. You will have a harder time killing tanks if you get a pershing then if you didn't, that's my point. And the power against infantry is not currently worth investing that fuel in. Jacksons and HE Sherman's almost always a better option Jump back to quoted post16 May 2021, 23:17 PMthedarkarmadillo they are VERY GOOD at killing everything, but at the cost of low staying power. you give them staying power and everything else has a rock to launch from. they are supposed to keep biting, not bite and hold. mobility and features to promote aggressive play could prove too much combined with the ability to out fight the enemy in a pitched fight as well. Picking Pershing means you have no rocket arty, and double AT guns are more effective against it then any other heavy. Don't really see how you can say it's giving them too much In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Pershing vs Tiger. Shouldn't Pershing be buffed?16 May 2021, 20:03 PM Jump back to quoted post16 May 2021, 19:37 PMthedarkarmadillo The Pershing loses in a slugging match with the tiger because it's SUPPOSED TO. And in the end What the tiger is and can do is frankly irrelevant. What matters is that the Pershing is balanced in its own faction for its own cost. Usf tanks are specifically not intended to outlast enemy armour. The entire faction is built around this concept. The Pershing is basicly a Panther with AI. Not a tiger of any strain. The Pershing is a meaty tank for USF standards and is priced according. I WOULD like to see some ability that allows its mobility to be highlighted but frankly it's combat potential (especially with CA) is quite good its a reliable tank. You cannot ignore the power spike that CA brings when balancing the Pershing. It's not priced accordingly at all. Especially if you're telling me that a 110 muni ability that takes up a commander slot has to basically be considered a default for the unit And I really don't get why people use "design" arguments for the WFA anymore. These factions don't even resemble launch design. Like not even close. If you're going to give USF a heavy tank, make it a heavy tank. Or remove it from the game entirely. Cause USF has more then enough ways to kill infantry, and none of the other ones require me to waste 230 freaking fuel In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Pershing vs Tiger. Shouldn't Pershing be buffed?16 May 2021, 18:52 PM Jump back to quoted post16 May 2021, 18:35 PMthedarkarmadillo Stuka strafe doesnt buff the stats of the tiger. They support it, not make it itself simply better. Imo this is not THAT important of a distinction. Especially for people like me who just want 300 armor back (on top of the vet fixes). CA doesn't effect armor, the % buffs of that ability won't cascade into +500 armor or something This also leaves out the PTAC example, which absolutely buffs the Tiger. The point that matters is that these are STRONG abilities that synergize with the Tiger. CA by itself is not a reason to dissallow buffing Jump back to quoted post16 May 2021, 18:35 PMthedarkarmadillo You can whine all you want but an ability that increases range by 5 and rof by 30% NEEDS to be taken in consideration. Of course it should. But there are plenty of similarly strong ability combos with Tigers, so by itself its not a great argument In: COH2 Balance