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Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British Feedback8 Apr 2021, 19:55 PM Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2021, 02:15 AMAarotron It was to provide smoke and occasional barrage mostly in 1v1 scenarios as originql 350 mp immobile mortar pit you needed to babysit made it impractical in that mode. Now that its much cheaper buy despite still being something you need to babysit, call in mortar is becoming somewhat redundant. Eh, it's a bit more viable now, but it's still fundamentally a static emplacement. It still can't move out of the way of indirect fire or move to bombard HMGs outside of its range. Taking UKF's anti-HMG tools away is just going to push it deeper into Infantry Section spam. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - British Feedback7 Apr 2021, 21:11 PM What was the reason for removing the mortar from UKF? When I saw that change I assumed it was because it'd been made nondoctrinal, but it's literally just been swapped out for a loiter. Why? Isn't filling the unnecessary holes in the UKF roster the point of that commander? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: What to do with Radio Silence?1 Feb 2021, 15:23 PM As unconstructive as it feels to vote for Option 5, 'scrap messing with the UI entirely' wasn't an option on the list. Messing with the UI should never be considered valid design space. It defeats the purpose of a UI. Luvnest's camouflague idea sounds good, provided it's kept simple. Personally though, I'd keep things simple and just replace the ability outright. Grab an underused ability from another commander that fits the theme, like Sturm Offizier or something. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Balance mod. Counter balance our salt. What do we LIKE?4 Jan 2021, 09:06 AM Jump back to quoted post3 Jan 2021, 20:39 PMA_E Oh wait you forum warriors probably haven't even played the balance mod..... uh oh, rumbled In: COH2 Balance
Thread: OKW Spec Ops Doctrine (especially Radio Silence)19 Dec 2020, 06:03 AM Jump back to quoted post18 Dec 2020, 14:30 PMSander93 I disagree, I think there should have been more things with the idea of Radio Silence in the game. There should be more ways to play against your opponent than with combat alone. Arguably the mistake in execution however is that this is a global ability that -currently- doesn't have any drawbacks or requirements. Panzer Elite's Vampire Halftrack and the way it could steal resources back in CoHOF is a better implemented example of a "4 dimensional chess" ability. Those are totally different things. The Vampire Halftrack is a clever unit design where you hide it to steal resources. The opponent knows it's there and needs to find it. It interacts with the mechanics in an unusual way. Radio Silence is "your opponent has bad UX for a minute." It's in the same camp as "randomly rebind your opponent's hotkeys for a minute" or "your opponent gets input lag for a minute" or "randomly adjust your opponent's headset volume." These designs are so rare for a reason: their purpose is solely to frustrate the opponent, which isn't what you want if your game to be enjoyable. Jump back to quoted post18 Dec 2020, 20:13 PMSander93 I do like the idea of freeing up a slot for the Sturm Offizier. That unit needs to be in more doctrines and it'd fit the theme well enough. I could completely get behind replacing Radio Silence with Sturm Offizier. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: [Winter Balance Update] General Discussion16 Dec 2020, 07:11 AM As a general principle, where does the balance team stand on complexity creep? While I understand the necessity of nuanced changes, when you have several patches stacking new mechanics onto the same unit to buff and nerf them they can end up getting pretty convoluted. When adjusting units, could it be worth looking at which tweaks from old patches they don't need any more? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Osttruppen Discussion and Feedback16 Dec 2020, 07:06 AM Jump back to quoted post15 Dec 2020, 23:32 PMKiwiBirb How about a rework of how they function? Goal of rework: make Osttruppen arrive slightly later and be less powerful alone but more powerful when mixed in to a build Rework idea: Require T1 built Accuracy decreased by 10% Osttruppen gain +15% accuracy when within 20m of a mainline infantry squad (Panzergrenadiers and Grenadiers), shown as a passive ability in the UI named “disheartened infantry” that states “disheartened troops fight poorly when no supporting infantry units are nearby” Ostruppen already have a lot of contexual bonuses. If we layer even more on it, we risk making a very convulted unit that needs a cheat sheet to remember everything it does. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The Excessive Amount Of Micro Required For Brummbar3 Dec 2020, 13:39 PM While I don't agree with how the OP frames it, I do think speeding up the Brummbar's projectile and toning down its AoE to compensate is a good idea. I've never been a fan of how much you have to babysit the thing, and it's not especially intuitive that a unit that looks like an autofire unit isn't an autofire unit. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Why Relic Needs to Stop Listening to the Community22 Nov 2020, 00:36 AM Balance isn't about making everything the same. Quite the opposite: it's about making sure each faction has plenty of viable strategies. If a mechanic ends up creating a single dominant strategy, it needs adjustment or you end up with the same strategy game after game. Volksgrenadier Panzershrecks were not removed from the game because other factions don't get them. They were removed because if you spammed them you got an anti-everything blob that ignored the game's core cover combat system. Sure, it was a unique design, but it was also a bad design. Rifleman smoke was moved to Rear Echelons because it allowed Riflemen to counter their own counter. Soviet snipers were reduced to 1 man because sniper counters weren't working on them. Yes, if what you're after is a power fantasy, these changes are bad. But if you want CoH 2 to be a tactically interesting, competitive game with a back and forth to it, they're mostly substantial improvements. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Why the hypocrisy over abandon RNG?11 Sep 2020, 10:55 AM The tournament organizers and players didn't like matches being swung hard by a non-interactive 0.05 chance. So they removed it in their tournament mod. I don't see the big deal. In: COH2 Gameplay