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Thread: Relic: Week 1 Update to the Balance Mod5 May 2016, 19:33 PM Lol, after all this time Relic finally tries out the "Just move Shrek to StrumPios!" that's been tossed around for-ev-er. Without trying it out yet I think it makes sense... Strumpios w/ Shreks have several disadvantages 1. 300 MP and higher Reinforce cost means you can't really spam/blob them (I've never built more 2 at a time in 1vs1 anyway) 2. The Shrek hurts their AI DPS a LOT more, especially in conjunction with the Shrek sniping nerf. That and a faction not having any handheld AT just feels handicapped. A Feurstorm flamer/shrek blob might be kinda lulzy though In: Lobby
Thread: Which builds/strats are widely considered "abuse?"5 May 2016, 18:57 PM Absusing the current Elite Troops stun grenade bug is pretty abusive right now... 1. Spam Stun Grenades 2. Wait for Bug Proc 3. Collect Free Wipes 4. Rinse and Repeat Many people would argue that ghosting wire and sandbags is pretty damn abusive too on some maps ghost XXX can really mess with retreat paths and result in cheesy wipes. Doorway Flare Mines for sure... because Relic clearly intended for 10 Muni flare to insta-gib any and all squads In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: balance preview; KV1 still lumbering behind the rest5 May 2016, 18:48 PM I think everyone can agree that the KV-1 is pretty lack-luster. At the VERY least it would benefit from the same hull MG buff as the T34 in the Balance Mod. Problem is that it suffers from the same problems as the Churchill - the "damage sponge" role is just of limited use in most circumstances. Though with the newly buffed SU-85 at least it has actual firepower to screen for now so it might become more useful in meatgrinder matches. It's really sad but doctrinal units just aren't on Relic's radar at all - Greyhound, Recon Paratroopers, KV1, Howitzers, Ass Grens/Engineers, Bulldozer Sherman... they are all pretty meh and a few buffs here and there would be welcomes to inject some commander diversity and freshness into the game. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Looks like we will get all items in June 23rd5 May 2016, 18:02 PM Er... so we get to keep the original (non-duplicate) Bulletins that we previously earned and not just the new ones in the Alpha/Beta? In: Lobby
Thread: elite troops stun nade5 May 2016, 14:04 PM Jump back to quoted post5 May 2016, 13:36 PMJohnnyB That is what I am wondering about, maybe it was intended. Its not that it cancels retreat its that it will bug out your squads and prevent you from retreating long after the lightning bolt stun symbol wears off. It's a pretty well known bug (multiple threads on it have been created). I think its safe to assume that Relic will fix it during next Patch as they don't typically list bug fixes in Preview mods until the "List of Changes" that appears a week or so before the patch once everything is finalized. I'm pretty sure the intended functioning of stun grenades is 1. Prevent retreat while stunned 2. Do NOT cancel retreat already in progress Does anyone know if the Vet 3 Strumpio grenades are also bugged or is it just Elite Troops? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Which one faction is the strongest?4 May 2016, 17:31 PM Jump back to quoted post4 May 2016, 17:27 PMNeris This chart means nothing and everyone knows about it. Love to hear the logic behind that. Hard data that shows how often factions win and lose obviously doesn't reflect their relative overall strength - right? In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Which one faction is the strongest?4 May 2016, 17:26 PM INB4 Fanboy flamewar. Takes like two seconds to look at http://coh2chart.com/ and see that no one faction dominates. No one who plays all factions will seriously say one faction is OP. In: Strategy Desk
Thread: (preview mod) m8a1 scott4 May 2016, 13:53 PM Jump back to quoted post4 May 2016, 13:46 PMMyself Have you tried the patch major arty? Well yes, I agree that its good and finally useful and will definitely give USF another option for breaking PAK walls. The point is that the balance patch changes were made in the context of the current patch, and right now the Major's Arty is 100% useless (unless you count using up Munitions as a purpose). Even if the Major Arty buff goes live (it should) it still won't fill the Scott's role for the many reasons that should be obvious. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: (preview mod) m8a1 scott4 May 2016, 13:44 PM Jump back to quoted post4 May 2016, 13:37 PMMyself mortar, pak howi, Major artillery, infantry, Off map, priest, Caliope... Non-Doctrinal (Less Effective) Pak Howie Major Artillery (Hahahaha deep breath Hahahaha) Infantry (Not with the usual accompanying MG42 you don't) Doctrinal (More Effective) Mortar (Maybe middling, you see them about as often as Scotts really) Off Map Priest Calliope See the problem? Not saying that the new AoE Profile may not be an overbuff (Relic never does that) but the Scott definitely needs something more than just Health and Build Time buff. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Relic: THE NEW WAR SPOILS SYSTEM4 May 2016, 13:13 PM Jump back to quoted post4 May 2016, 12:55 PMButcher +1 ... no noticeable changes any longer. This sounds actually worse than the old system. What´s better however is that I´ll probably get all the commanders I´m missing. Don´t know whether that will keep me playing or not. I´m indifferent. A small question though: Since you get XP for every match played regardless how long it takes, isn´t that open for abuse? Join, leave, repeat. Pretty sure you don't get EXP for leaving (I didn't try myself during the Alpha) - but its pretty easy to just stomp an easy AI in 10~ Min and get EXP that way. In: Lobby