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Thread: Is USF in a bad spot or do I suck3 Mar 2016, 18:51 PM Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2016, 18:25 PMTNrg Hmm, could this work against OKW schreck blobberino into KT stall, I've seen that a few times now. It's a damn annoying style to play against, lock down 1/3 of the map with the schwerer to guarantee uncontested fuel income and run around the map a-moving with his schreck blob that hard counters all vehicles. Even when you know exactly what he's doing, the KT isn't exactly an easy thing to deal with. Having double BARs on your rifles helps with the blob, but it's not a solution really - you bleed a shit ton of MP fighting with his blob. And you have to fight it, because he controls his share of the resources with the schwerer and you can't most of the time take it out or harrass his resources. MGs vs the blob? Yeah, if it wasn't in the LT tier. If I go LT and the OKW player suddenly realizes he has one braincell left, he techs to Luchs and completely stomps me. That strategy is why I think I'm going to start vetoing Langreskaya nothing sucks the fun out of COH2 like wasting 40 min fighting shrek blob over Center VP while MG34 spam makes any flanking tedious as hell only for KT to show up late to the party and roll over you. M5 Quad still works to a degree but you need to be spot on with your kiting and a Puma can make your life hell if he goes that route. In: US Forces Strategies
Thread: Hammer gammon are (still) too expensive.3 Mar 2016, 18:34 PM Just like the AEC Tread Shot ability Gammon Bombs are an interesting design idea as a side-tech option to give the Brits an additional snare but is likewise poorly executed. I assume this was the primary idea behind them anyway. Problem is the high cost usually makes it inefficient to try unless you have the perfect ambush set up to make full use of the immobilized tank assuming you hit it. Its usually just more efficient to spam Strafing Support, Artillery Cover, or buy Brens. This would be okay if their secondary uses didn't also suck since they don't one-shot bunkers and the long fuse means its pretty useless as a regular grenade. For that reason it makes sense to either buff it versus building or slightly reduce the cost. Would be better if it was a sticky grenade that had shorter throw range/shorter stun/ something to balance out it being able to land 100% In: COH2 Balance
Thread: So was vet been fixed in the 25th patch?3 Mar 2016, 15:17 PM I keep seeing people saying it will "take a couple of weeks" to fix the Vet bug but I never see a source cited... personally I'm just waiting for Relic's upcoming blog post which I assume will give us an ETA (hopefully one that is sooner rather than later) In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: HMG Bulletins - Most Effective? 3 Mar 2016, 14:54 PM Do HMGs reload every time they reposition either from window to window or outside? There isn't an animation and I'd always assumed set-up time was a completely separate value (but I'm not Cruzz) I'm thinking Reload might be best for MG42 since it has the longest reload time (and for Incendiary Rounds goodness). Vickers can probably benefit from Reload too since its suppression is garbage and you often need that quick reload for better blob control. I'm assuming otherwise RoF and Accuracy are best for pure DPS increase (though I have no idea how you would run that math) Oh and @Spinflight I checked and Vickers doesn't get a RoF, Suppression, or Vet Bulletin. Which I don't understand personally since Relic pretty much copy/pasted all the old bulletins from the Vanilla factions for all the core units. In: Strategy Desk
Thread: USF mortar2 Mar 2016, 20:17 PM Jump back to quoted post2 Mar 2016, 19:04 PMJonny W Did usf not use mortels in ww2? Or why they dont use them in coh2? Its fairly common knowledge that Relic experimented with adding a light mortar to USF during an Alpha test a while back. For whatever reason that was one of the changes that didn't make the cut. They probably didn't want to throw off people off too much by giving them an option to go something other than Rifle Rifle Rifle build order. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: HMG Bulletins - Most Effective? 2 Mar 2016, 18:02 PM Which ones get you the most bang for your buck? There are lots to choose from and would you choose differently depending on on the HMG in question? List of HMG Bulletins that come to mind. 1. Accuracy +3% 2. Reload +10% Faster 3. Fires 4% Faster 4. Exp Gain +10% 5. Suppression +5% In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Ban Brits From 2v22 Mar 2016, 17:56 PM Not even a "Please nerf" list? Weak sauce. I mean if you're gonna troll at least have some showmanship about it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Why grens >>volks with same price?2 Mar 2016, 15:33 PM Jump back to quoted post1 Mar 2016, 04:32 AMMoreLess3rd hmm..guys can u tell me how to use Cons?.. Problem right now is that Vet bug means that Cons are useless because they don't get any bonuses that are supposed to help them fight against LMG Grens or other elite infantry. Right now I've had better luck using commanders with PPSH upgrades because at least then you can Oorah to close distance and have a chance at fighting. You're better off building a few cons and supporting them with maxims. Key is to be aggressive and attack with maxims along with cons and use suppression to help you win engagements and for the love of god just don't put a maxim in every building and expect to win. I agree that Soviets are pretty horrible to play right now with the Vet bug. :/ In: COH2 Balance
Thread: A toddler can aim better then a tommy with a piat1 Mar 2016, 16:47 PM PIATs do a number on OKW Trucks (and emplacements if they get stolen lol). Other than that they feel like RNG lotteries when dealing with tanks: either you get a couple of lucky hits that suddenly drops the tanks health fast enough that your 6 Pounder can finish them off before your opponent can react or its a whiff fest and you wonder why you bothered in the first place. If anything I like to put them on Sappers just to keep my opponent honest with his tank micro. In: UKF Strategies
Thread: UKF need non-doc AT Nade for new 222?1 Mar 2016, 15:25 PM I'm inclined to agree that Brits need something for light vehicles given how god awful PIATS are against them... maybe it could be balanced out by not being a snare and just doing a nice chunk of damage to keep 222s honest (or is something that doesn't penetrate medium/heavy tanks all that well). Another cool idea would be to give them sticky bombs that have a shorter range than normal AT grenades (although this would be pretty useless for 222s and Luches). In: COH2 Balance