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Thread: Cruzz's The More You Know27 Oct 2016, 23:54 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Oct 2016, 14:01 PMVipper Tommies, Sappers, Commandos, Sniper gain an additional *0.9 modifier to their received accuracy while in light or heavy cover. Is this additional modifier negated in "point blank" fights? Are the bonuses of abilities like "For the Fatherland" "Advanced Cover Combat" negate when in point blank fights? The bonuses from For The Fatherland and Advanced Cover Combat aren't negated in "point blank" fights as they aren't applied through the cover tables. The extra UKF received accuracy bonus is but I'm not sure if it's nullified in "point blank" fights. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Re-distributing the power of USF20 Oct 2016, 05:57 AM Jump back to quoted post20 Oct 2016, 02:02 AMelchino7 Not like you could make out any sense out of it but unless you want to mess up with game files: GOTO any unit profile: http://stat.coh2.hu/squad.php?filename=assault_pioneer_squad_mp Then click on the X http://stat.coh2.hu/vetraw.php?filename=assault_pioneer_squad_mp Look for experience value: experience_value = 640 experience_value = 1280 experience_value = 2560 The site doesn't list vet 4/5 for OKW. Reminder that xp gaining exponentially increases when the game goes into late stages as there are vehicles + higher vet units (which increases unit value by 1.2 per level of vet). Oddly enough, the site messes up the veterancy requirements for Riflemen. It doesn't list a vet 1 value and insists that the vet 2 and vet 3 requirements are 560 and 1120 respectively. Here are the Riflemen veterancy requirements from the tools: vet 1 = 560 vet 2 = 1120 vet 3 = 2576 Grenadiers for comparison: vet 1 = 480 vet 2 = 960 vet 3 = 1920 In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Relic wants your vote about balance16 Oct 2016, 02:00 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Oct 2016, 16:32 PMTobis Why is it always one or the other? The key is balance, to make both strategies possible and worth using, to add more variety to the game. Light vehicles are a problem precisely because Relic likes timing windows. If there were reasons to build light vehicles over a medium tank, light vehicles wouldn't rely as much on shock value as they currently do. Unit phases are one of the biggest design problems with CoH2 (along with remnants of the "every plane crash tells a story" era). Jump back to quoted post15 Oct 2016, 07:01 AMAffunger Make on the back-foot call-ins expensive (+50 or +100 Manpower +25 fuel?) so that a choice has to be made on grinding through to tech up or outplay opponent with costly call-in. Replace OST Gren Vet 1 heal with option for Camo upgrade but 20 ammo instead of 30. Fix American Mortar or replace with LT 1 howitzer. Stuart has abilities unlock with vet 1. Russian Snares and Partisan Snares piercing through the Front of 185 mm armor Tiger2 to damage engine??? Never should happen from front. OST Scout Car Less armor or health. Scouting areas, finding/revealing snipers and maybe shooting down a plane not having 2 or 3 spam rush you into a base killing everyone inside. Snipers never ever miss a shot? They can miss someone on retreat but can't miss if in heavy cover firing at the sniper or the target moving while firing Sniper firing at Target on the move regardless of finding cover or retreat 60 or 65% Vet 1 75% Vet 2 85% Vet 3 95% Sniper less manpower if accuracy change is made. Penal Veterancy needs to be fixed. I don't know why we can't have a weekly or bi-monthly update where stats are adjusted slightly instead of massive changes every 4-5 months. I agree with some of your suggestions but most seem a bit inexperienced. Russian snares, for instance, function exactly the same way as German, American and British snares (with some differences in cost and penetration). As to why we don't have weekly patches, it's most likely down to internal politics. Your average modder could adjust a few things over a lunch break using the official modding tools. In addition, the USF mortar is a problem because Relic tossed out the weak one tested and approved in their balance preview mod and implemented a pre-nerf version of the current monster. I'd suggest downloading the modding tools, if you haven't already, and having a look through the game files if you stay in the balance forum. You could also check unit stats and DPS values at the respective links. It looks better when we argue incoherently over hard stats instead of anecdotes. Jump back to quoted post15 Oct 2016, 15:14 PMZombiFrancis Hmm, so the real question is which six problems do we want to have ignored? So, if there's actually going to be changes that are tested and balanced, I'd say wehrmacht lategame. If it's more 'what couple of numerical values do you want one person to change once randomly without testing in the next couple of months and never revisit?" then I'd go with USF mortar. The problem I can see is that Wehrmacht infantry scaling is a fairly nuanced issue that has as much to do with core design and over-performing options in the other factions as the Wehrmacht itself. Relic will most likely just give Grenadiers and Panzergrenadiers a fifth man and call it a day, which we'll have to deal with for the next six months. In: Lobby
Thread: Three universal changes that could expand CoH2's gameplay.16 Oct 2016, 01:23 AM I'd like to see some implementation of all three of your ideas although I think the low/medium/high territory points would require all-new maps. To implement your third idea, you could simply remove all natural cover from capture zones and give them negative cover. It would provide a risk to capping under fire and fighting from capture zones but also retain the CoH2 mechanics. In: Lobby
Thread: AVRE vs Sturmtiger16 Sep 2016, 23:39 PM The AVRE and the Sturmtiger (and B4, Stuka Dive Bomb, etc.) are poorly designed because the only way for them to be valuable given their long reload time is to wipe squads without any counter-play. The best way to balance them would be to rework them. Give the AVRE a gun like the Brummbar and make the Sturmtiger a slow-firing barrage artillery unit. This gives both factions access to a unit type they didn't have previously and both units rely less on gimmicks and uncounterable squad-wipes. Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2016, 13:50 PMOmega_Warrior The problem isn't wiping, they are supposed to wipe! Stop with the constant nothing should ever be wiped mentality. The problem is the sturm not giving the player enough warning for the amount of damage they do. In a recent game I had 2 shermans wiped by a sturmtiger from behind a building when I had no way of even knowing it was on the field yet. How is that fair? The sturm isn't even that expensive. The Brummbar, Centaur, Croc, Tiger, IS-2, and ISU-152 also wipe squads. Those units aren't complained about because wipes are rarer and aren't unavoidable. When the only thing a unit is good for is wiping support weapons, it's a poorly designed unit. When a unit relies on a minute-long active reload ability with an abandon critical to balance killing medium tanks in a single shot, it's a poorly designed unit. Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2016, 17:30 PMBlickWinkel What, you want AVREs one-shotting panthers again like when brits came out? It has shorter reload AND starts reloading instantly after you shoot. Damage traded for rate of fire, it's better for wiping lone weapons teams and such. It's more use against opponents who are not blobbing. Also a HUGE perk is that it has a turret. It's really fine. The AVRE could never one-shot a Panther. On release it did 640 damage per shot and the Panther has 800 health. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Soviet Teching Gone Intimate15 Sep 2016, 06:24 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Sep 2016, 21:32 PMGrittle Grittle Post! Here's a present from your fairy god~~mother~~modder. Ignore the description, I've implemented both upgrades in the same mod (mutually exclusive of course). I'd prefer the second option simply because it's easier to balance. The molotov looks silly currently because I just took a second of its wind-up time. If I have time I might see if I can fix it up a bit. Have fun. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Opinions about double weapon racks15 Sep 2016, 04:11 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Sep 2016, 14:47 PMWaegukin IMO, Zook and PIATs are fine as-is. 2x Bar could work with a long-range nerf and buffs to short-mid so its closer to the STG or Con PPSH. It would also promote synergy with 1919 Rifles or Paras ideally. 1919 and Bren limited to one. I've had a friend argue that K-Guns should remain as-is to prevent Special Weapons from being a doctrine everyone has and no-one uses. It'd be interesting to test, but I wouldn't be surprised if that winds up being a bad idea. I agree with you in general but the Bren and Vickers K need some better balancing in addition to what you've proposed. The Bren has three variants (Tommy, Sapper, and Commando). Unfortunately, picking up a dropped Bren always gives you a Tommy Bren regardless of the squad. In addition, the Tommy Bren is the weakest variant having roughly 87% of the DPS of a Sapper Bren (a Sapper Bren is roughly equal to an LMG42). The Vickers K is identical to the Tommy Bren. Please note that the Tommy Bren's DPS stats are quoted as an in-cover value. I'd suggest: - Fixing the pick-up issues - Giving Infantry Sections the Sapper Bren - Giving Royal Engineers a Bren with an assault rifle weapon profile (including firing on the move) - Giving the Tommy Bren a slot size of 2 - Mirroring the Vickers K with the new Royal Engineer Bren This would provide REs with a weapon upgrade that fits better with their initial weapons and give Infantry Sections a weapon worth its cost. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ostheer weaknesses7 Sep 2016, 00:47 AM Jump back to quoted post6 Sep 2016, 20:18 PMABlockOfSalt What if they just made a side grade that both flavours of grens got +7 HP per tier unlocked? Explosive weapons destroy all squads with RNG but it would make then slightly more resilient and cost efficient without making them dramatically different. I don't really like the idea of giving a unit more than the traditional 80hpts but it seems the least invasive way to give them a slight buff that doesn't throw things out of whack Your standard bolt-action rifle in CoH2 does 16 damage, requiring five shots to kill an infantry model. A +7 health increase means that those same rifles now require six shots to kill, making your infantry 20% more durable against all similar weapons (a nerf to Conscripts, Infantry Sections, Grenadiers, Obersoldaten, etc.). A second health bonus of the same amount would bring durability against non-bolt-action rifles up to the same level. By somewhat solving the squad-wipe problem for two units, you've made those units more durable than they need to be, throwing off infantry balance completely. A simpler solution would be to just modify all artillery weapons and tank guns to have a small or non-existent kill radius against infantry while being able to hit them more consistently or move most vehicles' anti-infantry capabilities to their MGs. This would avoid throwing off infantry v. infantry or vehicle v. vehicle balance and would probably also improve the issues with light vehicle balance. Improving the squad spacing of four-man squads would also help. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Ostheer weaknesses6 Sep 2016, 03:31 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Sep 2016, 19:38 PMTheMachine The first major problem is the insane potency of light vehicles which force Axis off the map, making them invest in AT early on before Allies and potentially losing squads early on. The second major problem is clumping which results in cheesy wipes from tanks and from mortars. T-70/Quad Half Track/Stuart/AA Half track obviously just need a damage nerf. Easy. A damage nerf would simply move light vehicles from "always build" to "never build". If you want to address light vehicle rushes, you need to make them units in their own right instead of an expected game phase. From another thread: Jump back to quoted post27 Aug 2016, 00:21 AMSvanh The earlier a vehicle arrives, the less health and armour it should have to make countering it easier within the early lack of options. By the same token, it should have a low target size (< current 15-18), lesser anti-infantry lethality, higher mobility and lower cost so tanks and AT guns don't make it completely obsolete in late-game and it doesn't dominate the mid-game. Balancing AT weapons is similar. The later a weapon arrives, the more damage and penetration it has and the more it costs. Earlier AT weapons are more accurate and mobile to make it easier to hit but don't do enough damage to destroy a light vehicle instantly. Picking a random example, the Ostwind should be more mobile, cheaper, and harder to hit than the Brumbarr but have slightly lowered lethality and less durability when actually hit. Currently the Ostwind is significantly less lethal than the Brumbarr and has exactly the same target size but all the other factors hold making the Ostwind generally less useful than the Brumbarr. When units are balanced along these lines a player can choose the specific type of unit to counter an opponent's army instead of choosing whichever comes from the highest tech level. Against light vehicles you would choose light AT guns, infantry AT, and light tank destroyers (Puma, SU-76, etc.) while heavy vehicles would encourage heavy tank destroyers, AT guns, and AT emplacements to fight frontally but heavy units would have difficulty fighting a flanking force of light vehicles due to weapon and vehicle rotation, fire rates, and harder to hit targets. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Infantry rebalance needed5 Sep 2016, 12:31 PM Jump back to quoted post5 Sep 2016, 10:37 AMRiCE Relic should push axis and allied infantry closer to each other, as they buffed allied TDs to balance tank game. Right now allied infantries way better. Soviets the new penals provide a new opening, where you can reach T70 or T34/85 way faster. Guards (especially with veterancy) are so accurate, sometimes it feels like they would snipe infantry. IS and Riflemen with terminator vet and double LMGs can melt down any axis infantry unit. WM is crying for elite infantry. Pgrens are not bad, but they cannot be compared to allied late game infantry performance. How could they, when they dont have any weapon upgrade (i wouldnt call G43 as an upgrade for them). So for WM, either reintroduce KCH as an infantry that can FUNCTION in late game, or provide optional double LMG upgrade for Pgrens as it was in CoH1 (either schrecks or LMGs). As for OKW, i dont know why is it so hard to fix Obersoldaten. Just look at how they perform without their weapon upgrade and find a reasonable price that reflects their performance. The only axis faction that actually HAS an elite infantry unit, and its plain garbage. They are walking shell-magnets, randomly explodes and overpriced as hell. Must be fixed. Either this or rebalance the whole double LMG and WFA veterancy madness.. I agree that infantry units could use some adjustment but your proposed solutions would lead to roughly the same post but from an "Allies UP" perspective. First, Panzergrenadiers are extremely potent. Each of their MP44s are roughly equal to a BAR before range 25 and they are more durable per model than either Infantry Sections or Riflemen at any veterancy level. They also have better offensive veterancy than either IS or RM and an LMG upgrade would allow them to completely dominate Allied infantry. The only thing Panzergrenadiers need is a different vet 1 ability. Second, LMG-type weapons (BARs, M1919A6, Brens, Vickers Ks, LMG34/42s, etc.) should take up two weapon slots instead of their current one. This places a cap on the level of anti-infantry firepower by preventing dual-LMG squads even if a weapon is dropped. Some weapons may need to be adjusted (the Bren/Vickers K, for instance) to be worth their cost, of course. Thirdly, Obersoldaten DPS, durability and cost should be slightly reduced and the Schwerer Panzer Headquarters (without an active flak gun) should be cheaper, with an upgrade to enable building of the Panzer IV and Panther and another to activate the flak gun. This would make Obersoldaten much less overpowering and ensure that they see more play while fitting with the reduced total DPS of Allied infantry. Lastly, Penal Battalions and engineering units in general could do with a few changes but one of the greatest infantry balance issues are Royal Engineers. Here's a list of changes: - Reduce or remove vet 3 reinforcement cost reduction - Add an out-of-cover penalty for Royal Engineers using Brens/Vickers Ks - Remove the bonus Vickers K from the Heavy Engineer upgrade - Make the Mobile Assault Regiment flamethrower take up a weapon slot - Make all minesweepers take up a weapon slot Would you like a 5-man, triple-LMG (or LMG and two PIATs, etc.) and flamethrower equipped squad with better received accuracy than Panzergrenadiers and two armour? Would you like that squad to be the fastest repair unit in the game? Would you like that squad to eventually completely remove any need to use the more micro-heavy mainline infantry of your faction? Relic has a deal for you! Jump back to quoted post5 Sep 2016, 11:12 AMullumulu Allies have the strongest infantery in cost/ efficent brits and usf can pick 2 weapon upgrades...so the can choose per squad between very good vs infatery or tanks....or good vs both. german tanks was nerfed...plus the allies get buffed anti tank tools (Su / pershing/ piats / firefly / t10) as axis player u need much more micro, more combine arms, tactic, luck and much more skill to play vs alli player. exspacilly in 2v2...u need bad enemys. If you'd like to get a better grasp on unit stats, I'll link a few sites below. I've always found that your argument is better received when backed up with stats. - Firesparks' DPS Spreadsheet - Cruzz's DPS Calculator - Unit/Weapon Stats - Unit veterancy guide You'll want to download the modding tools to have the full picture of course but these should be enough for a basic argument. In: COH2 Balance