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- Panthers arent weak at all. New Ostheer player with better RoF is (and more accesible tier4) is more useful. OKW Panther is more acquirable thanks to its 185 fuel cost. I like both of them.

I would say that Panthers are quite viable in both 1v1 and 2v2 now.

My question is, why would anyone go for a Panzer IV now?

Panther is more survivable, stronger against enemy tanks, and can deal reliable damage to infantry as long as it has its pintle MG42 upgrade.

For the OKW it is especially bad, because it costs only 35 more fuel, for the WM you have the option of going for Ostwind, Sturmpanzer, or Panzerwerfer for anti-infantry duty.

Therefore, I propose that we improve the Panzer IV by making it more affordable (perhaps 110FU for WM version, 125FU for OKW variant) on-par with Allied medium tank offerings. Otherwise, buff its performance so that it stands out against all the other armor the faction has to offer.

For the WM, I would propose a fuel cost decrease to 110FU or 120FU. This would make it more affordable in the light of a much more expensive (but better) Panther, also it would make T3 even more well defined as a Tier with less expensive armor options.

For the OKW, due to the fact that OKW T4 armor are primarily anti-tank, I would propose a hull MG and coaxial MG buff, so that it would be more effective against infantry (similar to how the T-34/76 and T-34/85 were buffed). Perhaps use the Sdfkz. 234/2 Puma's co-axial MG?

Maybe make demos visible at range 10 if not in yellow or green cover, and targetable by anything that can see it. This would help with the worst abuses like demos in the open by a VP.

I favor this change over elchino's, this would truly eliminate the option of planting demos in the open. It would also be much more interesting for the player to find ways to hide their demolitions.

Minesweepers would still be effective though, since they automatically detect them at 30 range, regardless of cover. LoS still applies though, so you can use them to punish garrisoning effectively.

I had this crazy idea for Lend Lease:
-2CP Assault Guards (300MP): 2x SVT 4x Thompson, Guards grenade. The poor-man's Shocks.
-2CP Heavy AT Guards (300MP): 4x Cons Mosin 2x M9 Bazooka, Tank Detection. Better stopgap AT infantry
-3CP 3CP Conscript Bren Gun (60MU): unlocks 1x Bren upgrade for Cons
-4CP Allied Supply Drop
-10CP M4C Command Tank (380MP 250FU): M4C, 50m LoS, main gun 6/7.5 sec reload, +20% damage dealt 35m radius aura (doesn't affect itself)

I'm probably not qualified to give feedback, but here goes:

I think you did pretty well in the early to mid-game when it comes to map control. I'm not sure when it started to tip in your opponent's favour. Maybe when the Panther got destroyed? As soon as I saw that AT gun waiting for it when you were pursuing the Churchhill, I was thinking, 'Pull that thing back the way it came!', because getting the Panther out of danger via the right flank seemed to be taking the long way around.

No, any feedback is great! Doesn't matter as long as you give reasonable advice

Definitely, the Panther dive is probably where I lost. I didn't take out any tanks with it and lost a 200FU investment.

Airborne vs Festung Armor

Hi AtomicRockets,

Thx for the welcome message and the quick reply. Based on the following link/screenshot : https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/company-of-heroes-2-updated-and-performs-better-the-western-front-armies-expansion-released.6568 it looks like COH2 does indeed support (native?) 4K. I think your suggestion to build something is a very good one. I will look into that option, although I have no experience in building systems myself.

How I did not know that!

It's okay if you don't have previous experience, you can watch Youtube (just ask Swiftsaber or HelpingHans) to learn how to build a PC.

Based on my budget and to be 'future proofed' I can maybe try to build something like this : https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Virtual-Reality-155/Buy_182 but with a nVidia gtx 1080 8 GB and a 27 inch 4k monitor like https://www.monitorstore.nl/product/757708/category-241689/lg-27ud58p.html

That build looks pretty sweet! However, I will make one suggestion, which is to get a higher wattage PSU. While the 550W PSU will power your system, it is best for your rig to be loaded at round 50%, where it would be most efficient. This is why I suggested a 750W PSU, and a Titanum-rated one at that. Don't skimp out on your PSU, especially since you're buying really expensive components!

Also, as Pasilone pointed out, CoH2 is rather poorly optimized, thus it will have pretty abysmal framerates.