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Thread: The incredible jackson6 Jul 2016, 07:20 AM Jump back to quoted post6 Jul 2016, 07:13 AMJespe Hmm... IDK if just mad but i like to recon with major and call major arty strikes.. Sure thing. How many shots does the Jackson manage to get off with that single recon sweep? 1? 2 at most? How many shots does it take to down a KT? Depending on how lucky you are that's between 11 to 14 shots. That's more than a minute. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: KT, Why?6 Jul 2016, 07:10 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Jul 2016, 20:53 PMMirdarion By that logic, the free squads USF gets when teching up should be placed behind a side-tech wall as well. You pay less than Ostheer for your tech, yet you get more out of it. Meanwhile, Ostheer has to research AND build to tech up, actually requiring them to pull a Pioneer squad away from the front - and that as one of two factions that doesn't have any option to gain a forward retreat point to somewhat lessen the impact of this. Sure thing. I'd be up for that. That way I won't have useless, expensive-to-reinforce squads eating up my popcap, when what I really wanted to do was summon paratroopers. I am assuming that the Lieutenant squad will be reworked a bit to be made worthwhile to field on its own? Down with freebies! In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The incredible jackson6 Jul 2016, 07:08 AM @OP Your post makes me doubt if you have ever really used the Jackson. It does not have the ability to sight for itself. That is to say, the jackson only spots targets as far as the enemies' gun range; - The jackson open fires - It becomes momentarily visible and gets shot back - Since the Jackson is flimsy, it won't end well for the Jackson Thus, you always need something else to screen for the Jackson and provide sight. Since USF lack decent recon units fit for the late-game, this is usually their precious riflemen. That's why it is always so much fun to fight KTs as USF. Jump back to quoted post6 Jul 2016, 06:19 AMA big guy 4u That is irrelevant because its visibility + range, not speed, makes its armor irrelevant as it can simply fire and run. I am not for slowing it down as that would not reflect its thin armor, I am for normalizing its sight. Let's see what normalizing the sight of the Jackson would look like. - Jackson: 40 sight range (Vet0), 45 sight range (Vet2) - JP4: 45 sight range (Vet0), 60 sight range (Vet2) self-sighting - SU85: 35 sight range (70? sight range conical vision with speed debuff, but becomes self-sighting) - Firefly: 35 sight range, 45 sight range (Vet0, with tank commander); synergy with Hammer Thus, I have demonstrated that the flimsiest TD also has the poorest sight-range. QED. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Look to the new Chart. Germans were slaughtered.5 Jul 2016, 09:39 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Jul 2016, 07:17 AMA big guy 4u Overbuffed T-34, what, because it can hurt you it's now overbuffed? Also, looking at balance from 1 vs 1 top 250 is like measuring average wealth by looking at the fortune 500 list. Overbuffed in the sense that the 2 T-34 MGs dish out the same damage as an upgraded OKW Panther. There's nothing wrong with the gun damage. The issue, here, is that Soviets are getting this damage for free. Current damage output would have been legit if Soviets had to pay for "Sending MG gunner to training school" for 60 munitions (that cost really adds up if you consider that this is on a T-34 chassis). Also, am I the only one that believes USF mortar would have been completely OK if it were made a copy-pasta of the Soviet mortar? 240 MP cost, 4-man crew, etc. It would also give USF that late-game recon potential that they so completely lack. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Heavy engineers Vickers 5 Jul 2016, 07:49 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Jul 2016, 07:33 AMJespe A had the understandin that engineer bren hits a lot harder than IS bren. (I have to play on low ranks or somehing because usually (grens and obers just slug it and lose from the long range against them) It's true that a Vet0 Sapper Bren will hit a bit harder than a vet0 Infantry Section Bren. However, the situation reverses when the IS achieves Vet3. Grens that choose to slug it out from a distance vs Heavy Sappers will still lose to a singular Vickers-K. The unupgraded stens are a collateral that when the inevitable close-in-for rifle-nade time comes, you can close your half of the distance and bleed the Grens even harder. (This is like the PGrens vs Tommies situation, where PGrens will always beat non-garrisoned Tommies, regardless of cover, and regardless of how many Brens are in-use) I don't remember whether Obers will win vs Heavy Sappers, however they will still bleed a lot more than you until they decide to use grenades. Regardless of the outcome, the fact that you've tied down a 400MP unit that could be rekking your troops with a 210MP unit is a win of its own. It gets even better for the Heavy engineers when Obers get passive suppression; a suppressed heavy engineer will receive even less damage. In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Heavy engineers Vickers 5 Jul 2016, 05:28 AM Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2016, 21:24 PMJespe Why not more upgrades? they seem to kill/wipe anything sort of living with 2xbrens and that vickers_k from going heavy engineers? And do they even need sweepers anymore when the OKW mines are changed to not dangerous after the patch. 1) Because the moment you sink 190 munitions on a unit, it suddenly becomes precious. Heavy sappers are all about Zen, attrition and prolonging fights. It's not about you worrying. 2) The unit has low survivability vs indirect fire - it moves slower than anything else in the game when it gets hit - it suffers from the same squad formation clumpability issues that plague axis infantry You don't want to sink 190 munitions in a unit like that. 3) They get absolutely 0 offensive vet bonuses, as a squad. Even with 3 LMGs, heavy sappers deal less damage than double LMG tommies deal. Thus, it's better to save your munitions for Tommies. (or, better yet, for some off-maps) 4) You can't choose the engagement distances. Thus it's better to be prepared for all cases. The unit is extremely-low DPS. Thus, no matter how many LMGs you have, the enemy WILL close the distance to you. Since LMGs are actually a down-grade for close-range, you just minimized your chances of survival. 5) Because heavy sappers Just Work with that vickers_k. Trust me! Now, regarding minesweepers. As long as Brits have tanks, and OST has s-mines and tellers, there will always be a need for a minesweeper. In: Strategy Desk
Thread: OKW Infantry4 Jul 2016, 18:45 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2016, 18:39 PMRiCE Volks MP44 is not worth 60 MU, because they perform overall better on long range without it. G43 for Grens are so much better, yet those are 45MU. [citation needed] According to Cruzz, Volks lose no DPS at even extreme-long range when upgraded with MP44. Moreover, MP44 DPS while on the move is better than that Kar98 at all ranges. Finally, you get much better DPS at close range (obviously), which stacks with the fact that MP44 gets transfered to the surviving models Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2016, 18:39 PMRiCE Everyone cried because of schrecks for Volks, yet everywhere Rifles and IS running with PIATs and zooks. Yes their penetration accuracy and damage might be lower, but 5 men squads can be upgraded easily with those cheaps upgrade and in numbers they cause much more trouble than schrecks did. It is an issue, yes. However, you always nerf the strongest BS first, before you pick on the weaker ones. If you ask me, then, yes. Now is also the time to look at Rifle blobs/Tommy blobs. Check Firesparks' mod. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Heavy engineers Vickers 4 Jul 2016, 18:14 PM From your post, I can see that you are worrying too much about how to use heavy engineers efficiently. This is a learn2zen issue. When upgrading a squad of sappers to heavy engineers, you are supposed to use them like "Osttruppen from Hell". That is to say, you don't have to worry too much about how you use them. You are supposed to make the enemy worry about how to tackle them cost-efficiently. If the enemy chooses to fight you at range, you just sit there and fire back. You will win. If the enemy starts closing in (probably to throw a grenade at you), you start moving towards them to deal damage with your Sten guns. By the time you have to retreat: - You will have bled the enemy more MP than he has bled to you - You will have wasted the enemy 1-2 minutes of engagement time, by which point you have the opportunity to bring reinforcements/strike elsewhere - (since it's impossible to kill heavy engineers with small arms fire), the enemy will have wasted more munitions trying to kill your Sappers, than how much you spent upgrading them. Having said that, Heavy Sappers are best used in a trench. That way, the insta-garrison-ungarrison feature allows you to dodge grenades with ease. Never give heavy engineers any upgrades other than the Vickers_k and the minesweeper. This is all about attrition. 5-man squads greatly improve the efficiency of Heavy Sappers. Utility-wise there's not much to discuss: - 2-second mine deployment times - Insta-glue repairs - etc All-in-all, Heavy Engineers are the game's greatest middle finger to Vet4 Obers. (the counterplay to Heavy Sappers is indirect fire pieces) In: Strategy Desk
Thread: KT, Why?4 Jul 2016, 18:05 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2016, 17:08 PMDomine There is no discussion worth having in this thread. Latch never played a game as any faction other than UKF and he openly stated that Brit emplacement have too many counters. ( 15 + 25 + 15 ) MedHQ + healing + ( 15 + 50 ) MechanizedHQ + ( 15 + 120 ) FlakHQ + ( 310 ) KT = 565 fuel for kt. Now as if that isn't enough, Latch wants you to DOUBLE any of the sums in this function. tl;dr fanboys rarely make sense. Latch has made an analysis about why he believes having all trucks up should be a requirement for a KT. I disagree with his opinion. Instead, what I tried to do in my post was try to identify where this perceived injustice comes from: This is because the first T4 flak gun comes completely for free. If this injustice wouldn't exist, then nobody would ever give a damn about about whether the KT requires all trucks to have been setup or not. If you take time to scroll up and read my response, I gave an idea about how OKW Truck-ing could be revamped so that: - It benefits OKW players equally - It will not be unfair to other factions that don't have access to truck-tech You can find that response buried beneath a string of arguments about whether Lieutenant/Captain/T4 are pooping units out in the field. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: KT, Why?4 Jul 2016, 16:54 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2016, 16:46 PMDomine Only inf units though Also, why should USF get stuff for free? This is a good question, and I completely agree with you. However, would it be possible for you to create a new forum thread to discuss USF-freebies or All-faction-freebies? Then, everybody that cares about that topic will join you there. If you read OP's post, I don't think that USF free squads have anything to do with KT truck requirements. Wouldn't you agree? There is no reason attempting to derail this thread. (To everybody else that cares about this discussion, stop taking the bait) In: COH2 Balance