Profile of Mortality

We don’t show players their Elo+ rating.

Smurfing is a term the community used in the original Company of Heroes because our system allowed players to create as many Profiles with unique Elo+ ratings as they wanted on their account.

Jump back to quoted post18 Jun 2013, 05:48 AM__deleted__

Not sure if anyone did this yet.

Jump back to quoted post3 Jul 2013, 19:21 PMCombatMuffin

So I ask you guys: If CoH2 suddenly gets observer mode, random faction choice, ladders and a lobby, will the game suddenly become insanely OMG GREAT JUST NEEDS BALANCE TWEAKS?

• Critical: less ability based, more micro/macro based gameplay/factions
  
• Critical: more support type units then the other way
  
• units have to be more iconic then actually trying to reach any kind of reality (which they can't anyway if COH2 can't render 1000-5000 men on screen at a same time)
  
• Critical: bring popcap back
  
• Critical: bring targeting tables back
  
• Critical: maps have to be half size of current map size, objects on maps has to serve strategical purpose (no random things just to fill space or look good)
  
• resource sector layout has to serve the terrain and strategy
  

• DLC doctorines
  
• DLC Bulletins
  
• Performance on low settings (especially when on low settings COH2 has minecraft-kind of a graphics when you can't see anything at all. + Multiple specific performance issues - like tactical map)
  

Jump back to quoted post1 Jul 2013, 05:29 AMTarpMada

I agree with a lot of the points made by AE, I'm distressed by the DLC; I was considering a purchase but thus far I've held off and stuck with vCoH on the basis that I have no idea how SEGA/Relic will manage CoH2. The uncertainty caused by the day one DLC is keeping me from buying the game so far, despite vCoH being one of my favorite games ever.

SEGA's managed Total War mostly well but Shogun 2 had some ridiculous DLC. Chiefly the blood effects DLC but as shitty as that DLC was, it still had no effect on gameplay & it was purely visual. Also Total War has a way less competitive multi scene vs. CoH.

I think there's a lot of potential in CoH2 but I honestly don't see myself purchasing the game for at least a year at this point. I need to ensure I won't get ripped off, buying into a game that I think will be kept fair only to have some new OP DLC.

If SEGA wants a big franchise they'll need to sacrifice small profits like this DLC in favor of long term growth of CoH as an esport. A sizable esports community won't develop if large swathes of said community feel they are at a strategic disadvantage. As a long time SEGA fan (going back to Genesis/Mega Drive, depending on your territory) I'm not sure they are competent enough to pull it off. I've watched that company make blunder after blunder at the management level despite the extremely creative individuals inside of their dev teams.

So to any relic devs reading, I say: try to exercise as much weight as you can to ensure the integrity of the game is preserved.