Profile of Gumboot

I tried to add up the cost of if a new player wanted to buy CoH2 now and include all micro Transactions and I gave up at something like $500+.

$143 to unlock all factions and single player content.

The costs of the commanders whilst you can unlock them through playing (random drops I know are changing and I am glad) but how can you lock commanders behind essentially a pay wall and make this an E-Sport game.

People jump to conclusions. He is stating the ZiS is expensive for what it does. When the ZiS came out it was to tackle Ostheer mids and heavies but now it has the buffed OKW variants to deal with as well.

The ZiS is a solid AT but it is expensive considering its penetration on German frontal armor which is its primary role. The RNG on a panther frontal for example is only a slight deterant at best. At the current cost it is too expensive to spam late game if you are facing large numbers of tanks. At the current rate it needs a slight pen buff because of slow RoF.

The cost of 60 munitions IS excessive for the barrage as it currently stands. 2 mines or a demo/satchel charge is a better investment. Buff it/reduce the cost of it to match performance or replace it with something else like a flare for self spotting.

Bullshit.

When I started the game, there wasnt store and you received commanders for leveling up.

First Tiger commander was for reaching 45lv.

Now, go, play and get 45 level. I bet you you will drop few commanders in your next 45lv.

Your facts are off.

Day one had a heap of micro transactions. I almost didn't buy the game in disgust that it had over $120 of micro transactions on day one. It had no in game shop because it was all on steam page.

OP wants to play TF2.
He is new and doesnt have all the new shit they've added over the years.
Wants to try everything. If he is impulsive, will spend on every gun there is.

Similar concept here.

Vanilla CoH2 comes with just 2 factions; everything else is DLC.
The micro P2W transactions are here to stay sadly komrade

I can handle micro transactions for commanders in circumstances but my point stands. Show me a main stream RTS or RTT game for CoH2 price and get two factions? What possible hope is there of getting new players in which this game needs. It is being beaten in player base by age of empires 2 for gods sake and why? Because CoH2 isn't a good enough game to justify the cost. It just isn't. I'm on the Australian steam page right now.

Base game: $50
Western front: $20
Brits: $13

Not counting Ardennes assault: $30 and another $29 for the older mission packs..

$142 for a game that I have failed 3 out of 5 times to get a 4v4 game out of. A game strife with ongoing balance issues and a shit ton of micro transactions on top of what would already be an expensive game. Honestly if they need to do this to make money then it is like flogging a dead horse and they should stop.

Don't get me wrong I liked the game and own almost all of it and over 600hrs but if someone offered me all the money I'd spent right now to give it up I would in a heart beat cause I still don't have a solid game three years later and you know what if they screwed off new commanders they might actually be able to balance what we have and I'd be happier. Much happier.

Working as intended.

This is the fix for UKF Counter-Barrage

Interesting concept changing a unit that comes up against 3 factions to help it against one unit. No wonder relic struggle to balance. Adjusting spread on the counter barrage would seem a better solution.