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Thread: [USF] [All Modes] [Pack Howie cost]24 Sep 2015, 05:24 AM Jump back to quoted post24 Sep 2015, 04:27 AMBeefSurge I think that the pack howie and LeiG should not suppress on hits anymore. +1 They need to either be A) Fairly Accurate and good indirect support with no suppression or B) Fairly Inaccurate but make up for it with suppression procs Added suppression was nice when they were both trashy units but now its just way too much. You get 2+ of either unit in the same area and it just becomes a cheesy no-go zone that eliminates any tactical element of game play. Throw in Forward HQ and/or IR Halftrack and it just becomes downright cancerous. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: September 24th Hotfix Patch Notes24 Sep 2015, 05:03 AM They reintroduced the Prioritize Vehicles Bug with USF where it turns off every time you get out. /Slow clap Relic All that testing paid off. In: Lobby
Thread: [USF] [All Modes] [Pack Howie cost]23 Sep 2015, 14:13 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Sep 2015, 08:13 AMWFA_DoomTornado Problem: USF Their baseline inf can rip apart German wussies and give each one 2 zooks and they can hard-counter any medium vehicles as well, their supposed hard-counters. The pack howie is possibly the best piece of arty in game, wiping at least 3 models with each shell, hard countering the ISG, destroying OKW trucks, pin the HMG42, wipe out GrW34s and has 2 awesome abilities and could be used as an occasional AT. It still will be a potent and reliable mobile arty without any cheesy wipes or breaking OKW core design feature. Ah yes, those infamous overpowered USF bazookas that "hard counter" vehicles but no mention of Schreks? Description of what pack howie does that basically describes ISG as well? I'm sorry but post reeks of bias. Pack Howie has larger AOE due to its higher cost and slower shell speed (possibly RoF too? Not sure TBH). Part of the whole asymmetrical balance of core COH2 design. Yes, both Pack Howie and ISG feel pretty cheesy after buff and then changes should be rolled back but if you are going to make threads about nerfs then at least admit that both changes need reverted and try to not turn half of it into "Another faction has hard counters to my units so please nerf some of them" whine. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: USF's and UKF's Heavy Arty Alternatives23 Sep 2015, 13:19 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Sep 2015, 13:03 PMOmega_Warrior I put a bit there. To be honest I think being able to pre-target the guns would be a good buff to start with. I'm tired of waiting for that second arty piece to do a complete 180 before firing. Perhaps I can get a better feel for the ability if it wasn't so highly erratic. Or at least allow the guns to fire separately so that gun facing the right way fires first while the other one rotates. Less saturation but at least the delay isn't so horrid. In principle I like most of the suggested changes though. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The Sexton sucks23 Sep 2015, 04:40 AM Jump back to quoted post23 Sep 2015, 04:14 AMspectre645 Snip It sounds good in theory but in practice I feel like this isn't practical to pull off unless you are already dominating your opponent. Sexton + Valentine is a lot of fuel that isn't going towards tanks and Piats are only worth a damn against slow heavies or if the other guy's vehicle micro sucks. Flares + Barrage is also a lot of Muni that you are flushing down the toilet for a wildly inaccurate 25 Pounder barrage or a weak Sexton barrage. I will admit that this sounds worth trying if your opponent is being a lame OKW player who just turtles with a million ISGs or in large team games where you can have teammates screen you but in 1s or 2s... eeeeeh. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: What do I do when I don't have shock unit to finish23 Sep 2015, 03:49 AM My standby is to go Guard-Motor and get out a T85 after a T70/M5 its beefy enough to tangle with Axis mediums on its on and has great health to take a few extra hits from Shreks. If you're controlling both fuel points consider rushing straight for a T34-76. Assuming you really have an advantage and have pushed your opponent off the map pretty often you want to do several things to prepare for his counterattack. 1. Spam mines with your typical Sov. munitions float- roads, choke-points, everywhere. Demos on the first point he's likely to cap is extra mean (some players will blob their entire army on it. Just back off... wait for the blob and BOOM GG). Demos on VP points too! 2. If you don't have a lot of AT- consider an extra AT gun or other AT - many players wait for their next tank to attack and then surprise you on and try to turn the tide- a mistake that has cost me a few games. OKW players waiting for King Tiger will do that too if its really going against them. 3. Use barbed wire to wire off cover or cut-offs - it can mess with the other players pathing unexpectedly and if he's not paying attention units will wonder into your fire. Double the wire to funnel troops into mines. 4. Set up Maxims at key locations - they will fluster any attempts to move about and retake fuel and VPs. That's about all I can think of... most important thing is to never get complacent and stop pressuring them or preparing. In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: Dear Relic23 Sep 2015, 03:05 AM I'm willing to forgive them if they are testing/balancing additional things that aren't included in the current changelog. It wouldn't surprise me if they are looking at ISG/Pack Howie buff since a lot of the community seems to hate that change. Now if they are just fiddling around with fixing simple things like the Incendiary Grenade values well... come on Relic. In: Lobby
Thread: Those stupid leiG spam23 Sep 2015, 03:00 AM How is "Allies are dominating so ISG isn't overperforming" a valid arguement? I mean come on... ISG can't singlehandedly turn the tide of the overall meta balance. If anything the Con/Rifle Vet 3 buff is contributing more to that. Not to mention all those people abusing the Vickers Bug or soon to be nerfed Rifle Company Flamethrower. ISG just needs to be toned down. Slight scatter increase, replace Vet 1 Bonus with Smoke barrage. Maybe increase Barrage timer and/or shell speed so that squads and emplacements stop getting nonstop hammered. I understand people not wanting it nerfed to the ground (because Relic neeeever overreacts) but its definitely overbuffed now. OKW-Brit dynamic really needs looking at too because the current ISG-turtling on both sides dynamic is not fun at all. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: An idea to improve Rear Echelon23 Sep 2015, 00:34 AM At the very least they should remove the received accuracy nerf with Volley Fire active... at least that way REs can use it without getting mowed down 2 seconds later. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: FYI: Hotfix is coming!!!! 23 Sep 2015, 00:01 AM Proposal to mods to change Thread title to: "Hotfix is coming...eventually?" In: Lobby