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Thread: When do you bolster squads?15 Jan 2016, 20:21 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Jan 2016, 15:47 PMSpinflight Lanchester's square law. Basically assigns a 5 man squad a value of 25 vs a 4 man squads 16. The 5 man squad is able to reduce the firepower of the 4 man squad ( by killing a model) early, then having a 5 - 3 ( 25:9) advantage. If the 5 man squad is able to kill another man before losing a model then it's advantage only escalates. Quantity has a quality all of it's own is mathematically true, which is why you are often better back teching to less powerful units in order to have a numerical parity or superiority. There are other factors at play, combat persistence in particular, however some of the higher level functions such as ammunition do not apply in COH2. Another related concept is volleys. Currently I worked out that one Volks model will be dropped by 5 volleys from IS on average ( assuming they all target the same model). If however you use veterancy, equipment ( Brens) or bulletins combined to reduce this figure by a full volley then your infantry will have a decisive advantage. Kind of curious what this looks like if you test it in game (e.g. 50 engagements between IS and Grens/Volks and see how many more you win with the 5th man) In: UKF Strategies
Thread: ostheer teir 2 changes15 Jan 2016, 18:52 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Jan 2016, 03:49 AMWaegukin You're right, what are they going to do? They've only got the best snare in game on their core infantry for free,tier 0 MGs with armor-piercing rounds at vet 1, Teller mines that one-shot all light vehicles, not just one, but two of the best infantry AT weapons on a single squad, arguably the best AT gun in game and a cheap scout-car that can kill or injure anything short of a light tank. Completely helpless. Shh you're going to ruin everyone's fun of watching WTFthis's crusade to show the world how OpieOP all Allied light vehicles are. Don't you realize that other light vehicles can damage 222s and that means you have to actually micro and support it? I mean, why shouldn't a light vehicle that costs roughly the same as a M20 completely wreck it without a fight or better counter a more expensive 50 fuel AA HT that requires stupid amounts of micro or 70 fuel Stuart? Even with all those other counters it's way too much effort to use combined arms even if they do work- still OP. You keep fighting the good fight WTFthis - God Speed! That being said I really like Mirage's suggestions :3 In: COH2 Balance
Thread: How come ppl have probs with FRPs all the sudden15 Jan 2016, 18:16 PM I think a lot of the FRP beef comes from people who play 3s and 4s where the larger maps much more greatly favor factions with FRPs. Soviets and Ostheer are much more punished for mass retreats in these cases because they sacrifice a lot more map presence in the time that it takes them to run to base and then back. I don't think it would be terrible if they gave the unupgraded halftracks the option to upgrade into FRPs - say some token MP amount allows them to deploy into a FRP that only works while the vehicle is hull downed or whatever you want to call it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: new AEC is overpowered15 Jan 2016, 14:57 PM What Imageless said... Pumas and Shrek Volks handle it easily (yes, a lone Shrek volk will get kited to death but that is how it should be). I can maybe see Ostheer struggling a bit against it but the same strategy that you use against Stuarts applies. Shreked Panzergrens would make short work of it. If you have that bad a time then keep Mobile Defense in your loadout. Mines also still exist too. Keep in mind we're talking about 100 MP + 15 fuel for Hammer then the 340 + 50 for AEC itself. That's a LOT of MP for a faction that tends to bleed still and you need to sit through both build times. It also delays your T3 - we'll talk about how OP AEC is when it results in PZ4 coming out before Cromwell. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: When do you bolster squads?15 Jan 2016, 14:34 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Jan 2016, 01:25 AMRollo I think as the others like Ceiz give good advice. But maybe if you struggle with squad wipes it may be worth investing in bolster earlier. Personally I sit on 4 man squads in 1vs1 and don't bother with the upgrade. It all eats into the same pop cap at the end of the day so you might as well have five 4 man squads running around for the utility than four 5 man squads, especially if you go for tank hunters. That's interesting... I had never really thought of it from the Pop Cap/Upkeep perspective. Sounds like its a more of a situational upgrade more for survivability than something you upgrade for the offensive boost early on. Maybe times such as 1. You're facing heavy indirect fire and need to survive random explosions 2. You're facing Snipers (double?) and need to survive 2 volleys or just have to retreat later in general. Although... I would imagine there is probably some juncture where its better to Bolster than to buy a Xth Squad since the Bolstered 5th man benefits from the Veterancy you've accumulated on your squads. In: UKF Strategies
Thread: BUG: Please remove the pathing change15 Jan 2016, 03:22 AM Keeping the thread a-rolling. Though to be fair I wouldn't mind the new pathing so much if they just increased the range of the "default reverse". I feel like it isn't big enough as I usually want to reverse to give my vehicle more breathing room from AT but I often find myself clicking into the "turn around" range and end up losing my vehicle as a result. In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: Patch notes 14th Jan14 Jan 2016, 22:02 PM Not bad, basically means that the AEC will no longer be hot garbage when its shooting at infantry. I don't think anyone will disagree that before you could park it point blank and basically end up hoping the coaxial gun would eventually plink a few models to death. Not like this is going to turn the AEC into a T-70... it's moving accuracy is still going to be meh. Gives the Brits the option to have better light vehicle play instead of just rushing for Cromwell. Good start to making them competitive. This significantly delays British T3 and Axis has more than enough AT to counter. Just need to fix the base howitzers now so that Brits have some semblance of "mobile" artillery. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: How do people counter against early OKW armor with UKF?14 Jan 2016, 21:18 PM Mines are always good. Doesn't hurt to keep Special Weapons Regiment in your loadout if you need to crutch on Tank Hunter Tommies if you get surprised by a Luches Don't even bother with PIATS on anything faster than a PZ4 even then they are pretty hit or miss(literally). In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Strats for 1 vs 1 Brits besides Turtle14 Jan 2016, 19:10 PM Bright side is that Relic mentioned on their stream yesterday that a "small" balance patch is coming either next week or the week after that at the latest. They said it was going to "bring Brits more in line with other 4 factions" or something to that effect. So at least we have that to look forward to. Wouldn't surpise me if they minorly buffed units like the UC and AEC to beef up Brits light vehicle play. I kinda hope they let squads fire out the UC :3 In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Some inconsistencies and Issues14 Jan 2016, 19:02 PM Jump back to quoted post14 Jan 2016, 18:41 PMRedT3rror Yes, according to stat.coh2.hu data the 40% higher cost is justified by a better perfomance of 20,5% more dps on far and 0,48% more dps at near. Thanks, I probably never noticed how much better .50 Cal is since Sherman is usually running for it's life from Shreks lol In: COH2 Balance