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Thread: How come Axis infantry get all the snares?20 Jul 2019, 09:50 AM Jump back to quoted post19 Jul 2019, 03:13 AMCODGUY My issue with USF snares is they aren't on LT or CPT and you have to vet your Riflemen (which is not a very quick process with that unit) before they get them. That's why it feels like Axis has a big advantage there. The Cav Riflemen satchel is admittedly the best or tied for best snare in the game but thats only one unit in one doctrine. I think the big problem here is the assumption on everyone's part that everyone has the same experience at different points on the ladder. At very high ELO Satchel Charges are weak: at 5 range they're very difficult to trigger because everyone's so good at maintaining optimal range with vehicles. Similarly, unit preservation is very good so USF snares being behind veterancy isn't a big deal. However, if you're playing at a level where frequent squad wipes are common, I can see how that veterancy lock would be a real problem. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Everything with this faction is so friggen expenisve...18 Jul 2019, 19:23 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Jul 2019, 19:15 PMthedarkarmadillo Would just need to take a look at mp costs and timing then though. Being forced to use a unit is nearly as bad as your enemy being gifted one. It would be far easier to work elite infantry into build without the officers and if the officers are "optional" they could be made interesting instead of rifles with a Thompson and sprint. This certainly used to be the case, but nowadays the Officer replaces your third Rifleman squad instead of your fourth. That's huge. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Everything with this faction is so friggen expenisve...18 Jul 2019, 17:45 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Jul 2019, 17:43 PMthedarkarmadillo Could swap the officer to the 2nd part of each tech instead of the first. Then the usf player is free to fill their pop cap as they see fit unless they delve deeper into the tier. That would also give the enemy more clue as to off the enemy doubled down in a tier or not. Might be interesting.... There have been times where I just wanted a bloody AT gun but had the officer to deal with too. On one hand, that flexibility could definitely be useful. On the other, the delay in the officer is a nerf to the faction. You also kill the double tech into Major path stone dead. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Everything with this faction is so friggen expenisve...18 Jul 2019, 17:34 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Jul 2019, 16:55 PMRocket A rebate every USF player says they dont want or want the option not to have so i can afford to use airborne, cav rifles, rangers, pathfinders, or just another support weapon in their place. If you don't want the officer just walk it into the enemy base and let it die. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Everything with this faction is so friggen expenisve...18 Jul 2019, 15:59 PM When discussing USF's manpower costs it's important to remember it gets an officer squad when it techs. That's effectively a 300 MP rebate. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: How come Axis infantry get all the snares?18 Jul 2019, 13:42 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Jul 2019, 09:35 AMRocket hmmm count how many commanders have access to said units vs allies This isn't a meaningful metric. You don't get one of each squad every game. Every faction has snares on their mainline infantry or their engineers: they can all have a good supply of snare-equipped infantry if they want it. It doesn't matter if Faction X has a bazillion doctrinal elite infantry squads with snares. They're only relevant if you pick their commander, and they're only going to make up a small part of your army. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: SU-76 Rework17 Jul 2019, 10:13 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2019, 00:30 AMT.R. Stormjäger Idea number 1: Make the barrage free, but change it. The original issue with the free barrage was that all 3-6 SU76s you made instantly barraged a unit for a near guaranteed wipe. You could hypothetically give the barrage a global cooldown. Not very thematic, but it'd stop the barrage spam. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: "Prioritize Infantry" ability15 Jul 2019, 20:01 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Jul 2019, 19:52 PMHannibal So what about all the camo squads that I also mentioned in the first post? And AI speacialist vehicles? There might be a few niches where it's useful (camo HMGs for example) but usually units ambushing from camo don't want to fire at max range. That means they're on Hold Fire anyway. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: "Prioritize Infantry" ability15 Jul 2019, 18:51 PM You probably could, but I doubt it'd be very useful. Snipers wouldn't use it: if you're hiding your sniper you're on Hold Fire, and if you're A-moving it you actually want it to stop and shoot vehicles. If it didn't, it'd walk straight towards them. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: So are they really nerfing the Churchill Tank?15 Jul 2019, 18:07 PM It's less that the Cromwell is bad (it's not great but it does its job) and more that the Sherman is incredible. It's like a Cromwell and Centaur fused together. In: Lobby