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Thread: Hull Down Panther new best TD?14 Apr 2021, 12:21 PM Edit; Wait, there's more than one hull-down commanders? That's more than what I remember. My bad. Post removed as I was wrong. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The game slowly moves away from an historical WW2 game14 Apr 2021, 09:07 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Apr 2021, 09:03 AMPanzerKampf First of all I would like that core game mechanics that were there since the beginning of the game were not changed solely for the sake of changing and creating a balance patch. I don't have time to detail every single change now but I will do so later if the thread still stands. What core game mechanics were there when the game was released? Our perception of what the game was back then is different, because when the game was released it was, and other people will agree, a total f-up up mess of a game in every possible way. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: The game slowly moves away from an historical WW2 game14 Apr 2021, 08:58 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Apr 2021, 08:56 AMPanzerKampf I'm not bored of the game in any way, I've been playing it since January 2014 on and off, I always enjoy it but I WILL NOT PLAY IT if it turns away from the WW2 motif. Then, please tell us, what would you like to change? Ranting is good, but feedback is better. Don't tell us it's just all about you not being happy that an ambulance can take two shots... In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: The game slowly moves away from an historical WW2 game14 Apr 2021, 08:53 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Apr 2021, 08:49 AMPanzerKampf I honestly can say I thank God for you and others are not in the maginficent balance team or don't work for Relic. Yet you thank God for other people being in the balance team and yet still argue that they don't have any clue or idea of the history of WW2 and the actual weapons, artillery and warfare being used. Again, if you are bored of the game or don't like the game, go play something else. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: The game slowly moves away from an historical WW2 game14 Apr 2021, 08:42 AM Honestly, Relic could add a flying Kubelwagon to the game and as long as it's balanced and fun, it would not disturb me. CoH has always been a WW2 inspired game, if you want realism, you should play something else. If it was a proper simulation, Wehrmacht and OKW would be messed up from the very beginning of a match, Soviets would start with 10+ T34s, USF would have endless planes ready for bombarding everything that moves and British would have tea. At the end of a match, even if Axis wins, it'll say Allies win. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British Feedback13 Apr 2021, 14:47 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Apr 2021, 14:10 PMelchino7 The problem is that the way you group commanders, specially across all modes, is that you can either exacerbate or hide problems by averaging all values together. Jump back to quoted post13 Apr 2021, 14:43 PMelchino7 Perception changes completely depending on how you present the data. I still think grouping the average pick across all modes is bad. If anything, the 4v4 pickrates shows the symptoms (commander) not the cause (artillery). Thank you very much for pointing this out too. I fully agree with you, that's what I have been trying to say all along. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Hull Down Panther new best TD?13 Apr 2021, 14:15 PM From experience, it works great in 2on2 because of the narrow shape of most maps, and mostly because nobody expects a Hull Down Panther at all. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British Feedback13 Apr 2021, 13:19 PM Good good! I suggested to Vipper to ditch her term popularity (as it is not) and use instead "No. equipped when the match started", which is exactly what the data shows. If the commander is picked up after the match started is a different set of data that we don't have. Also big thumbs up to the guy who provided the data. They should be always sourced to avoid further confusion as they best represent the picture of the game that they are interested in (for me it's 2on2). In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - USF Feedback13 Apr 2021, 13:12 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Apr 2021, 13:05 PMVipper I am pretty sure that one can process this stat better but I use the term "popularity" quite loosely because of lack of better word. The word that you are looking for is already on the page with the original data. It is "No. equipped when match started". In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British Feedback13 Apr 2021, 12:46 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Apr 2021, 12:43 PMHannibal Go quote me on that because I never said that. I said an X-fold change over random choice is a better metric. But what exactly do you mean by "summing up"? All commanders in one mode? One commander in all modes? All in all? Nevertheless, summing them up as you suggest is the most misleading way possible. This way your data represents 70-80% 4v4 with a bit of 3v3 and 2v2 and the tiniest touch of 1v1. I did not suggest to go the route of summing up. I used the word "should" which is another probablity of showing data. Also, I asked Vipper to clarify what she did, as it is neither a ratio, nor a popularity value. But my post of asking for clarification has been removed. And yes, you did say that a different metric, you said it yourself there again. The quote you are asking for is your post. Additionally: Summing up game modes makes as much sense as not summing them up, it just depends on what you want to show. And while Vipper failed some important information, he at least stated that it is across all modes. The raw data does not show that at all. Literally, we both are saying exactly the same thing. With the difference that you are adding to Vipper's posts, where as I am asking solely her to provide support to her posts without having a moderator to back up the data. In: COH2 Balance