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Thread: Upcoming Patch Balance Preview by Jason Lee3 Sep 2015, 13:12 PM Jump back to quoted post3 Sep 2015, 03:41 AMkitekaze Okay, thx Relic. You have completely sealed off Soviet Urban Tactic, early at grenade against kubel and molotov against mg with these changes. You don't really need early AT grenades anymore, with the cheaper Special Rifle command you can easily get a Clown Car for Kubel at start and then back tech for Support Weapons when you want need them. Soviets are losing 30 starting fuel but the cost to get both Tier 1 and 2 is going from a current total of 90 fuel to only 30. Pretty cool IMO because it lets you more easily incorporate Snipers into your build order which can help with MGs too. In: Lobby
Thread: how do you counter double snipers as UKF3 Sep 2015, 06:09 AM I played a few games 1vs1 vs. Brits tonight and a side note on the Bren Carrier; holy crap can the Wasp upgrade chew through infantry if you aren't quick to move/treat. Not practical for chasing down snipers due to the flame changes this patch but I think the Vickers K upgrade on it suffices if you micro well. Might be worth it to experiment with using the suppression ability to force off screening Grens. I tested it vs. the AI and if you catch a squad with it its close to an insta-pin. I suppose another option is to try using the Bren carrier as a surprise suicide squad carrier. Load up an IS or Engies and try to exit the vehicle near the sniper and hope RNG is on your side. Seems like not many people use it as a transport and you might catch them off guard. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commandos3 Sep 2015, 05:59 AM Jump back to quoted post3 Sep 2015, 05:46 AMOmega_Warrior Those things have long fuses. They are more like a satchel charge then a grenade. You should be able to easily dodge it. Yeah, they are the Gammon bombs that come that come with Hammer Upgrade. I just noticed that they can also be used to immobilize tanks for a short time, which is kinda neat seeing as how outside of mines and Sniper ability (which isn't 100%) that the Brits are kind of starved for vehicle snares. I wouldn't use them on regular infantry that can easily dodge if microed. The regular Brit grenades are pretty damn good though, they are practically paratrooper cooked grenades if not better. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Upcoming Patch Balance Preview by Jason Lee2 Sep 2015, 21:04 PM o.m.g. that changelog USF buffs, OKW garrison counter, slight nerf of overperforming axis units while reducing costs of the overpriced ones, slight nerf of M5 quad/Tier 3 rush? Perfection! PS Calvery Commander, take my money relic you can have it! In: Lobby
Thread: Brace needs a serious nerf.2 Sep 2015, 20:10 PM I don't think comparing emplacements to OKW trucks is really fair seeing as how OKW trucks are tech and you don't need to place them in the field whereas emplacements are by nature combat structures that need to be near the front line and thus are more prone to damage. Personally I don't think Brace is really OP as it takes the emplacement out of combat and that is the downside to using it. It also requires the player to micro and pay attention to use it; it's not some automatic shield that activates. If Relic deems it nerf worthy it could receive a slight nerf so that brace has decreasing effectiveness so that at activation it has its current 100% effectiveness and then it degrades over time to some lower percent via some timed drop off or depending on the degree of fire its taking so that sustained fire degrades the effectiveness of Brace as time goes on. If nerfed I'd argue that they should balance it out by making emplacements fire only 50% slower or something instead of nothing like right now. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Elite troops is fair2 Sep 2015, 13:14 PM +1 on Jackson but I'm kind of split on the matter. Theoretically you should realize the player has gone Elite Troops and be prepared for the Tiger Ace ahead of time but its hard because of USF general lack of mines and a lot of times you'll be winning because you pushed an early advantage with Shermans and didn't need a Jackson at that point. I just hate it because of the whole "MP only and no Fuel" aspect, you should be rewarded for choking off the other player(s) fuel and dominating light/medium vehicle play but then they get a MP only heavy tank (that's also vet 3) that can possibly turn the game? It just feels unfair sometimes and breaks a core game mechanic of fuel gating stronger units. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: about pionieers1 Sep 2015, 20:58 PM Jump back to quoted post1 Sep 2015, 20:51 PMJ1N6666 lol no... I've done it before and had it happen to me. If you turn a corner and a stationary Pio Squad opens up on the 'scripts right away they can win. Depends on how quickly the Russian player micros the Con squad into a more favorable position... it doesn't happen often but it's not out of the realm of possibility. But yeah, Pios are fine. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Cruzz's The More You Know1 Sep 2015, 19:48 PM +1 to Hector's Question; Also a few more Brits questions that I've thought of. 1. What exactly is the cover bonus for Tommies (Cooldown/Reload Speed etc?) 2. Does directional cover matter for the cover bonus? (EG if you are on the wrong side of cover do you still get the bonus?) 3. Do trenches give you 360 degree green cover? (I'm trying to figure out why Relic deems trenches 50 MP worthy for Brits when they already bleed MP like no other) 4. What bonus does the "designate command vehicle" ability give? Thanks! In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: All recent LEAKS in one mega-post :relicleaks:1 Sep 2015, 19:35 PM Jump back to quoted post1 Sep 2015, 19:25 PMPorygon Quite disappointed the flamer Hetzer is belonged to Ostheer. OKW does not have flame weapon effectively clearing out buildings and Ost have enough flamers doing the job. If you look at the code posted in the pictures there is a line about "Volksgrenadiers being able to equip Flammenwerfers" OKW might be getting a Rifle Company-esqe Clone? Finally something to hard counter Soviet assholes who do nothing but spam Maxims in stone buildings! Also, USF units In: Lobby
Thread: Commandos1 Sep 2015, 15:52 PM Jump back to quoted post1 Sep 2015, 15:16 PMdaspoulos Wait brits get hanging camo like ost sniper? lol gg Commandos do (ish) from what I can tell. I was messing around with this last night vs. the AI to see how hold fire + cover jumping worked as an ambush strategy. It was kind of buggy from what I could tell as the cloak didn't seem to activate right away in cover so there is either a delay or it's some kind of "time after out of combat" type deal. But when it does activate it does hang on similar to the Ost. Sniper. In: COH2 Balance