Profile of JackDickolson

Penal: Remove Flamers + increasing popcap are two good points. shouldn't go further.

Their accuracy bonuses were too high. Mind you they were triple buffed last patch and are now dominating all axis infantry in live game, vet or non-vet. Well-deserved adjustments.

Guard: I would have simply reduce the squad size to 4 men. The main issue vs guard is their resilience to damage. 4 men squad make them vulnerable vs sniper/hmg/mortar and grens.

That wouldn't feel natural, in other words, not practical at all.

M17: Remove suppression on the move is a good change, but why do you nerf it more, I really don't buy your explanation.

Because it is rushed way too often and cripples axis mobility, suppresses the R43 on the first shot. Pretty broken. The damage is pretty high as well. Remember, this patch aims at adjusting the dominance of light vehicles, and the Quad is the second or third offending unit on the list.

I don't really understand the buff on Pioneer, Pioneer vs Engy/RE matchup is a question of cover at the moment. Don't you fear that they simply become too good vs their respective counterparts?

Pioneers cost more, don't have access to demos, 30muni TM35, and lose at all ranges expect CQC. It is such a trivial change that you won't be able to notice the buff. Try the mod.

Stug-E, every nerf on it is a good nerf. Can't count how many games I have won by spamming them like no brain.

@7CP, easily countered by the Su76 which arrives 5 minutes earlier at least. AEC, Stuart and ATGs are other viable options. Destroying rank 200000 noobs with a unit does not prove it it is OP. The cost was increased to address the spam meta. Nerfing the AI damage to (almost) the same level of regular StuGs is not justified at all. It doesn't do jackshit against in the preview mod.

M1919eny its access to RE so you can't have cheap troops carrying M1919.

M1919 on RE is not a problem to begin with. Rifelmen's recieved accuracy, and the fact that they can pick up two are what made this upgrade broken. These issues are addressed now.

triple buff on Sturmpioneer. Great news...

Cost adjustment for medical crates and faster construction rate @ vet 1. They are kinda better at their role as engineers now.

251, good buffs, but the munition cost reduction is definitively too much, this + free medic kits on Sturmpio sound to me like "hey guys, just spam Volks STG, you don't need to choose where to spend your munition".

STG Volks is a different issue, and yes they do need some adjustments.

Piat: spam/blob is the new shreck spam/blob.

Agreed

AEC: I don't follow you on your statements, the AEC is quite balance today in my opinion.

It is a light TD. It was designed to be a light TD. Not a generalist. The LMGs on the pumas were nerfed, even though they don't hit anything. The reason is simple, they are TDs.

Not to mention that the Brits infantry does not need such a potent AI support that early in game. Well deserved adjustments. It also received multiple buffs so it excels at its role now.

So many OSTHEER problems revolve around this single unit. Their lack of non doctrinal counter to highly mobile generalist light tanks, their lack of early game AI vehicles etc.


So please subscribe to [url=http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=805715284 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=805715284]the preview mod, test the unit and share your opinions.

Preferred testing methods;

• 1v1 Against a friend. preferably USF: Using this mothod, your USF opponent should avoid engagements early game and just defend his fuel and rush the stuart.
  
• Test the unit using Janne's CheatCommandII Use the Speed up toggle ability, add resources and then build the unit from the T2 building (down't spawn the 222). Then try to evaluate its performance against the T70, Stuart and AEC. Also have a look at how it performs against infantry, especially against tommies and riflemen.
  

Is there a tool capable of conervting ingame 3D models (RGT?) into common formats? Or any import plugin for popular 3D applications?

Aspects I AM A BIT CONCERNED ABOUT
-Guards. They needed a rework for sure but I feel they got hit a bit hard. I feel like just increasing their cost to 360 would have been sufficient.
- Penals. I feel that removing their flamethrower would have been enough.
-SOV tier 1. I’m a little worried that we won’t see tier 1 used much anymore, though maybe for the sniper?
-I do not love the new piats. They kinda feel lazer guided to me.
-I’m a little worried about UC Wasp abuse paired with auto repair?
-SOV is going to have an interesting matchup vs OKW, losing a lot of AI might be a balance issue.
-OKW sturm meds feel very strong. I’m not really sure why I would go med truck now.(buff med truck)

- Guards are a multipurpose, highly survivable unit. They veterancy made them way too effective even against the most expensive axis AI specialists.
- Penals. Their veterancy made them omnipotent. Only accurate indirect fire or the sturmtiger were capable of countering them.
- Piats are already a big problem in the live game. True, they didn't need such crazy buffs.
- WASP too is a fuel-free higly versatile Min0 vehicle. It didn't need those stupid overbuffs.
-SOV vs OKW was always in SOV's favor. Just having a balanced match up now doesn't mean they will lose to OKW.
- Medical supplies were ridiculously overpriced and didn't heal fully. Using them makes more sense now.

I think I did not explain myself well before, but half track with flamer wipe team weapons in garrison.

There is a very good reason it arrives at the same time as the T70/AEC/Stuart.

Maybe Vickers> BOFORS> Comet strat isn't the best strat after all. Or maxim >T70>T3485s.



The flame halftrack is one of the few OST units which is performing just right.

It's an issue we are aware of. It doesn't seem that high-priority yet, but we would like to address this along with all flamer vehicle inconsistencies.

Acknowledging every rant and calling it an issue doesn't seem to be the right path.

I agree. There are a ot of issues, but any step in the right direction is going to be strongly welcomed. This will make the game 30% more enjoyable.

True. The satisfaction factor is actually around +%50 more for me now. I tested all light vehicles, Penals+Guards and a few more stuff and they were surprisingly well balanced and consistent.


The biggest winner is the Sturmpioneer rework, kudos to the genius who came up with those ideas. That actually made OKW a lot more enjoyable.


See? That is what I'd call a smart tweak.


Another thing that I forgot to mention was the fact that some prominent and elder community members were left off of TheMachine's list of testers, including:

• Cruzz (duh)
  
• Cruzz (duh)
  
• Elchino
  
• Luvnest
  
• DevM
  
• Jove
  
• Lord BartonPL
  
• DonnieChan
  

To name a few