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Thread: Some QoL suggestions26 Jan 2017, 01:08 AM Jump back to quoted post25 Jan 2017, 13:10 PMcapiqua Here sniper icons right: Icons changued: I checked the icons again. If we take Prioritise Vehicle/KV-8 flameswitch icons as the canonical version, then it's sniper hold fire that is on the wrong. However, I do agree that the way sniper hold fire shows the current state definitely looks better. I'll try to convince Relic to let us change that D: In: Lobby
Thread: Commando stens26 Jan 2017, 01:05 AM Jump back to quoted post26 Jan 2017, 01:04 AMtightrope IIRC you can't rely on DPS calculations from stat.coh2.hu Yep. That's unfortunately true You can rely on stat.coh2.hu to provide you accurate results for single-shot weapons (e.g., rifles), but not burst weapons (e.g., SMGs). Just click on the link in my signature, and get yourself a DPS calculator. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Some QoL suggestions25 Jan 2017, 11:31 AM Jump back to quoted post23 Jan 2017, 10:13 AMcapiqua ROTATE TIERS 1/2/3/4 soviets-ostheer I made some small changes to be able to rotate the Tiers of SOV and WEHR, I hope relic authorizes to be integrated into WBP Mod RotateTier---> I'll try to convince Kyle, though I think it won't be difficult Have you tried this with vs CPU? Is the CPU still able to build their tiers? Jump back to quoted post16 Jan 2017, 10:58 AMcapiqua WBP v1.05 and live OKW le.IG Has the icons prioritized swapped We didn't change anything for LeIG; or is this what you're trying to say? I agree this looks confusing, but I think that was the intended design. The icon shows the state of the unit AFTER you click the ability. It's the same for ambulance/prioritise vehicles etc. In: Lobby
Thread: Some QoL suggestions25 Jan 2017, 11:29 AM I have become increasingly aware that certain toggle abilities have a cooldown time between activating and deactivating the ability. For instance, you can't deactivate the handbrake ability for 1 second after you've activated the ability. This makes a "hot drop" a bit more dangerous than it should. For v1.7 I'm reducing the cooldown time to 0.125 seconds (basically instant). Are there any other toggle abilities in the game that you would like me remove this cooldown timer for? I am aware that prioritise vehicles / hold fire also have the same 1-second timer. However, I think it might not be safe to remove the cooldown from them. In: Lobby
Thread: Winter Balance Preview Replays24 Jan 2017, 16:24 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Jan 2017, 16:20 PMNosliw If the problem is a timing issue, why not make the AEC like an M8 and increase the upgrade cost for it so that it is delayed? Or would that just make Cromwell the better option always? Sounds like faction design flaw... putting a light tank so early in the tech tree for a defensive faction. Sigh. That could work, if we made the AEC/Bofors upgrade a requirement for buying T4 (with cost adjustments as necessary). Otherwise, if the upgrade remains optional, I think that people will generally skip it. But, even then, it comes down to faction design. For instance, somebody that went Captain will almost always want to get a stuart out, regardless. However, unlike USF, Brits don't have an alternative Lieutenant tier to alternatve their builds. (Yes, there's also Bofors tech, but do we really want to present that as an alternative?) Having an auto-build AEC will make so many opposing strategies miserable: - FlakHT - 222 - MechHQ ... and at the same time, it will also make UKF miserable, since their strategies will be ultra-predictable. In: Lobby
Thread: Winter Balance Preview Replays24 Jan 2017, 16:12 PM While doing the AEC a bit more like the M8 greyhound from CoH1 would sound be a great idea in general, doing so for the Brit faction is not such a great idea. The reason for this, is that AEC simply comes too early to be great at AI. Unlike other factions, Brits don't have enough tiers/research stuff to pin the timing for an early AEC. Moreover, Brits don't, exactly, have other great alternatives to applying pressure. M8 worked for US in CoH1 because it belonged to one of two possible tiers, and US could already have the option of applying pressure from its earlier tiers; it was a faction built for aggression. In short, the reason why AEC can't take the middle ground is due to: - Early arrival - Lack of viable alternatives for aggression (except for mortar pit, of course) If UC changes would have gone through, we would be having a completely different discussion right now. Since UC changes didn't make it through, it boils down to what Tittendachs said: we don't want to make the AEC a no-brainer option. At the same time, between the alternatives (PIATs/AEC), we should at least make it that the Brit player gets what he pays for. In: Lobby
Thread: Winter Balance Preview Replays24 Jan 2017, 13:36 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Jan 2017, 13:19 PMDonnieChan I suggest reducing the rate of fire of the main gun a bit while leaving its accuracy. You mean accuracy vs infantry (scatter), or accuracy vs vehicles (scatter)? Both the AEC and the Puma has pretty bad moving accuracy (50% multiplier). For the AEC, the scatter changes we did mean that the main gun is now almost useless vs infantry (unless you walk up to an MG/are shooting a garrison), while giving you a higher chance of hitting enemy vehicles. Nerfing the rate of fire will affect the ability of the AEC to engage vehicles (which don't die in one shot), while not helping much vs random wipes (i.e., AEC edging out of the corner, killing a few models). Jump back to quoted post24 Jan 2017, 13:19 PMDonnieChan Instead buff the front and Coax-MGs We could definitely do that. However, this means that people might continue always going for the AEC, and it's also that the AEC can come out very early & get spammed. Do note that we had UC changes that were meant to accompany AEC changes, but not anymore, now that they got reverted :/ Would it help if we reworked AEC timing to make it feel more like a panic-puma thing, rather than a generalist LV? In: Lobby
Thread: WBP Merged changelog (v1.0 to newest)23 Jan 2017, 20:05 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Jan 2017, 20:02 PMHans G. Schultz With this being the debut of the shared veterancy feature outside of the USF, maybe you guys could add that to the artillery officer (Ostheer) and air landing officer (Brits)? Airlanding officer has always benefited from shared vet. We tried to give it to artillery officer, but out of scope ;/ inb4: It's not possible to give shared vet to USF vehicles (due to the decrew mechanic). In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Glider Commandos23 Jan 2017, 17:40 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Jan 2017, 17:33 PMBlalord if one commando entity does have the "+50% accuracy on his Sten gun forever", does it mean that next ambush an other can have this bonus too, etc ? Is it only accuracy for sten gun as you said ? Yes, and yes. Though, if it's the same model that gets the +50% accuracy, the bonus doesn't stack with itself. You don't need to worry about that though, since this is getting fixed in WBP. In short: - Live version: ambush is shit (not worth it) - WBP ambush is very much worth it, but more difficult to pull off In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Steppes Steppes and more Steppes23 Jan 2017, 17:25 PM Thanks for the heads up. Looks like it's time to boost my OKW 4v4 rank. In: COH2 Bugs