Profile of Lago

The December Balance Patch (aka the first commander revamp) in December 2017 flipped the then OKW meta on its head. Amongst other nerfs, the Luchs's build time was raised from 40 seconds to a whopping 85.

Mechanized became off-meta. The dominant build was Battlegroup, using the 251 Flak Halftrack as the shock unit instead.

Then the Spring Balance Patch hit in the middle of the GCS qualifiers. This patch wasn't very well received. The first version was full of bizarre nerfs to barely used units, and even the final version seemed determined to turn the then weak UKF into an unplayable meme.

SBP also partially rolled back the Luchs build time, making it 60 seconds.

However, in the style of patches before, it also hit the Flak HT with a double nerf. It had the price of its smoke raised and its suppression cut in half.

Predictably, this put the Battlegroup/Mechanized right back where it started: Mechanized good, Battlegroup bad.

Then the Second Commander Revamp hit. Thanks the USF's much needed tech restructure and UKF's resurrection as a competitively viable faction, the 251 now has to contend with AECs and Stuarts. The Luchs has Puma support: the 251 has to make do with the Raketenwerfer.

As a result, Mechanized is king and Battlegroup is irrelevant.



In light of this, might it be worth reverting SBP's nerfs to the Flak HT? It wasn't really a problem back when it was meta: now the Luchs is back and USF has the Stuart in Lieutenant I can't see it being a problem.

Maybe, however I thought Mines OHKed the UC.

They don't kill a full health UC.

In practice though, the UC's usually taken some damage early game and with only the inefficient self-repair to heal with it's usually a little down on health.

I'm reposting this given some core changes are going down in the current patch, there are some QoL edits in there (like the fake passives for units that get better weapons from racks) and the previous topic is several months old.

This is a straightforward QoL (quality of life) change for the USF Ambulance. It doesn't change what the unit can do at all but makes it a bit more user-friendly.

USF Ambulance

• Add the Handbrake ability.

• The healing aura turns on automatically when the Ambulance is stationary.

The USF Ambulance currently has a toggle for its healing aura. You turn it on and the Ambulance heals everything around it but can't move. You turn it off to move it again.

I suggest separating these: the ambulance automatically heals if stationary, and the existing Handbrake ability is used to lock it in place.

• The Ambulance will automatically start healing when you build it, so you don't have to move you camera back to your base, tell it where to go, wait for it to get there and turn the aura on.

• The Ambulance has a clear visual indicator (a big green lock) when it's locked down, so you're far less likely to have it ignore an order to run away or decide to follow your troops onto the front lines.

• It's much easier to use the Ambulance on the front, as you don't have to constantly toggle the aura on and off to move it.

• You can tell the Ambulance to go somewhere and then focus on something else: it'll automatically start healing as soon as it stops. No more babysitting the Ambulance while you're trying to micro an engagement.

Does this mean the squad inside has a 100% accuracy multiplier if the vehicle is standing still or rotating?

Standing still, I believe so.

Rotating, I don't know.

Problem with the radio intercept comparison is

1. It's not bundled with Goliath's

2. It's not more powerful the larger the teamgame.

All it takes is one overwatch player in 4vs4 and Axis can light up any capped sector like the fourth of July. And there's no micro or cost involved

I'm fairly sure it only applies to the points you personally cap in teamgames.