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Thread: Lets talk about Tommy Atkins4 Oct 2015, 02:19 AM Jump back to quoted post18 Sep 2015, 00:16 AMSturmtigerCobra With my second Brit account (Boba Fett, currently 8 at 2vs2 random) I have been playing almost 100 2vs2 randoms now. To get at least a half decent brits early-mid game you have to understand that IS are the worst baseline infantry in the game right now as they dont really excel at anything in the early game. Cons: - High pop cap (8 when upgraded) - High reinforcement cost - High initial cost - Dont have dps to chase any squad on retreat or force sniper to move back - No good vet until vet2, but even with vet2 they will still drop like flies to indirect fire, sniper etc. - Bad dps out of cover and only decent dps while in cover - No AT snare and Piats sucks as well against fast moving light armor - need 120 munitions for brens just to compete with a single lmg gren - Zero flanking abilities as their grenades sucks which also cost fuel/mp - Cant wire, repair or plant mines like other factions starting unit Pros: - Good healing ability - Scale well with vet (but bleed alot of mp before that) - Can build green cover and trench The bottom line is that the cons far outweight the pros, so they are not really useful for more than a support unit that you use for healing/artillery flares/building cover etc.. So Brits are left with 3 other early-mid game options for AI infantry; 1) RE spam with support (good late game synergy with churchills tanks for fast repair) 2) Commandos with support 3) Combined arms with snipers/mg etc. With the new patch try; + MG, MG, UC, T2 (similar to what Braden was using in the recent Relic balance Q&A) or MG, UC, T2 From there you go with either 1, 2, 3 with your personal build preferences. Personal in 2vs2s, if I am low on mp, I wont even bother reinforcing my starting IS and use it primary for healing. The UC dont necessarily need to be upgraded against werh until you sure that it can be protected against 222s (with a sniper, AT gun, mines, Tank hunters, AC). Imo, IS starting unit should be replaced with a RE squad and increase starting MP to compensate. Move IS to T2 and give them more specialization with the T2 hammer or Anvil upgrade. As example, with T2 hammer > Brits get Tank Hunters with AT rifle/grenades or T2 Anvil Brits IS get a free lmg vicker and/or more defensive bonus. Couldn't sum it up better In: UKF Strategies
Thread: Brits Morta Pit slightly expensive?4 Oct 2015, 00:55 AM It's not that the pit is overly expensive, but a combinaison of factors; 1-Brits is probably the most MP starved faction out there with a 280MP /35MP reinforcement cost basic unit that under performs for it's price. Spending additionnal MP proves to be a ballsy move, especially vs competent opponents. 2-Mortar Pits are vulnerable even to small arm fire and are surprinsingly outmatched by Leisg, which lack the same firepower but has mobility and surprising accuracy. 3-One would think that a pit filled with 2 mortars would be able to counter arty pieces found in his radius but no, this unit is not the answer the Brits needs badly vs early arty. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: UKF - The most evolved and enjoyable iteration of COH2 yet20 Sep 2015, 23:58 PM Give RE a timed white phosphorous grenade and fix the base arty ability so it isn't a pain in the ass to activate and make it viable; currently you can target a bunker or building with it without having any shell hitting the damn target. They have a lot of good units, but their lack of viable counter vs arty units/ entrenched positions is affecting them a lot. In: Lobby
Thread: SEPTEMBER 17TH PATCH NOTES15 Sep 2015, 01:34 AM Quick Question: Does the Vet3 on infantry section only increases the power of the 2 scoped enflied or the squad in general? (In theory, I know it was bugged) In: Lobby
Thread: Why Vicker HMG is so bad for its price?!!14 Sep 2015, 06:02 AM The MG 42 is getting his damage reduced in the next patch. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Post your duplicates9 Sep 2015, 01:46 AM Jump back to quoted post8 Sep 2015, 22:49 PMF1sh Check out all these duplicates. >500 hours Do you play USF much? They drop according to the faction played. In: Lobby
Thread: Post your duplicates8 Sep 2015, 22:26 PM Jump back to quoted post8 Sep 2015, 22:21 PMOuTLaWSTaR Yes, 2873 hrs, yeah. Hella random 2873 hours?? That's insane! In: Lobby
Thread: vickers vs hmg428 Sep 2015, 12:24 PM Jump back to quoted post7 Sep 2015, 21:48 PMFiresparks the vickers isn't worth 280 mp. Its dps isn't that amazing while its suppression feels significantly weaker than the other mg. By comparison the hmg42 will suppress and kill as just good if not better while being 20 mp cheaper. I also remeber how my P4 got supressed only by getting shot a few seconds by the HMg42, while in another game my Vickers could barely kill infantry in red cover. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 25 pounder of the British army8 Sep 2015, 12:20 PM Jump back to quoted post7 Sep 2015, 22:16 PMbraciszek Sexton: "What is AoE?" And I will reply "What is Range?" In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sturm officer buffs8 Sep 2015, 02:48 AM The aura buffs the reload time of support weapons of about 20% (only an aproximation). In: Lobby