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Thread: Jaeger command squad should be buffed!18 Aug 2019, 00:27 AM Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2019, 21:22 PMJibberJabberJobber The squad's equipment is great and they come in an excellent doctrine. However, the reason why the Jaeger Command Squad squad seems so weak is their extremely late timing (3 CP), so you're not able to fit them in your core Grenadier build and they fight against vetted or elite infantry when they arrive on the field. It should definitely be lowered to 2 or even 1 CP. Another problem with the JCS is that their flare range never increases with veterancy like for example Panzerfusiliers, so that use of them is a bit limited, which is a shame. They also don't get the accuracy bonus when cloaked, unlike their camoed G43 Grenadier counterpart. IDK a 2 or 1 cp 5 man squad with 3 G43s would just be seal clubbing. When I use it I like to go MG42, 2 grens, sniper and then get the command squad. That way I don't end up with way too many grens and I keep a balanced army comp without shooting myself in the foot in the early game. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Heavy tanks range17 Aug 2019, 20:22 PM Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2019, 17:21 PMSander93 People don't use it because it has a reputation for being broken, and not stacking with veterancy bonusses. However, that was (stealth) fixed by Mr.Smith a few patches ago. It's a remarkably strong ability right now. I think more hitpoints in exchange for some armor is definitely a buff. With the way armor and penetration works in this game, armor is not very reliable at all, and especially not the "medium-heavy" category of the 300s. The average anti-tank gun can penetrate (~66% chance) 5 times in a row or it can bounce 5 times in a row. There is so much RNG involved, it's almost impossible to make a sensible estimation on a situation. Health however, is much more reliable. You know exactly in how many penetrating shots it can go down, that's a fact, there's no RNG that can change that. Now you know most shots will penetrate, but you know exactly how many the tank can take. This means it's much easier to judge chances and risks. The armor for health change was done for the Panthers about a year ago and it has made them much better to play both with and against, because there is now less RNG involved and it has made it generally much easier for either side to judge whether a push or a chase is worth it. I would personally definitely count this as a net survivability buff. Especially for team games, where AT is usually concentrated and in abundance, and in which a higher health pool is a lot more useful. I don't think it's a nerf at all. It still (on average) kills clumped up squads in 2 shots. The rare oneshots are gone, but now it will hit more often and deal more damage against squads in the open. +1 In: COH2 Balance
Thread: OKW September patch discussion17 Aug 2019, 19:46 PM Jump back to quoted post16 Aug 2019, 19:22 PMDangerous-Cloth He says they are superb at moving around cloaked 2 at a time and hunting that lone tank and kill it in the blink of an eye. They however suck as a dedicated at gun as they are squishy. The raketten werfer excels at cheese whilst failing at what it is supposed to do as a core at-gun unit lol... +100 This so much lol. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Jaeger command squad should be buffed!17 Aug 2019, 18:34 PM Uh they already come stock with 3 g43s and ambush camo and are objectively better than the 5 man grens squad that German infantry has for a variety of reasons. They've also got smoke and flares IIRC and they only cost manpower to cal in. It's a great unit already and doesn't need a buff at all. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Infiltration troop changes and Infiltration Commandos17 Aug 2019, 18:31 PM Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2019, 12:02 PMHannibal I also thought about that. I think just reducing their MP cost is fine. They're very cost effective vs OST nevertheless, because OST has problems to deal with close range camo units, OKW not so much. Absolutely no squad costs more than 400 MP anymore since Rangers (and much earlier Obersoldaten) got a reduction. Something between 300-330 MP should be fine, so the total cost does not exceed 400 MP +1 They're probably only so expensive still because of design oversight when they first got reduced to 3 men on spawn. I've been intermittently complaining about the issue for like a year now lol. I'd like if they came as full squads with lee-enfields like stormtroopers though, and just give them a sort of lengthy free upgrade to their suppressed stens. That way they'd still have some use as infiltration troops beyond maybe trying to wipe snipers or 1 man retreating squads, but they'd take some thought and preparation to use. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: UKF September patch discussion17 Aug 2019, 18:25 PM Jump back to quoted post16 Aug 2019, 06:40 AMCombatWombat Could you take a look at the AOE suppression of the Vickers. Its inability to stop blobs advancing is bit of a problem in the mid to late game, especially with vet and decreasing RA. Please also consider looking at the wasp upgrade which has very poor performance next to the HT flamer. The UC has a harder time staying alive with its previous patch nerf which makes wasp a very risky and unattractive upgrade. +1 An armor upgrade for the WASP (with the WASP upgrade, not on stock UC) would let it actually do its job. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: September patch preview bugreports17 Aug 2019, 17:20 PM Another bug that's already in live: there's no grenade callout for pfusies grenade, as in Allied troops won't yell when having a pfusie nade thrown at them. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Panzer Tactician17 Aug 2019, 05:14 AM Jump back to quoted post16 Aug 2019, 19:42 PMWingZero Yea but its via commander and muni taxing to spam this ability. Like someone mentioned above, high level players have no problem with ground attacks. If this ability was stock than yes it will be OP! Attack ground is still significantly less accurate than actual targeting though, and there's only so much skill can compensate for that, especially if there's terrain or map elements in the way. That being said, I don't have a huge problem with it but it is a rather brainless ability to use; I think others suggested a slight delay for it and I can see that making sense. Most vehicles that have stock smoke are made out of paper and have it for a reason, aside from puma I think they all get 2 hit. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 1v1 OKW with good support weapon use17 Aug 2019, 02:27 AM Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2019, 00:41 AMNeph There's always a way to beat something. It's just about finding out how. If my units aren't as good you just have be better tactically. I also feel like people are way more likely to help me get better when I don't cry and whine about balance. Realistically my gameplay has enough holes in it that balance is probably not the biggest factor in my losses. Do you find the centaur comes out to late? I find my issue is that p4's or panthers hit the field so soon after my centaur that it almost always gets dived and destroyed without returning on it's investment. I find it's a great unit, you just have to be really careful about supporting it with 6pdrs or PIAT sappers. That or have an AEC around to treadshot for maximum bait potential lol. Killed quite a few tanks by baiting with a centaur and using the AEC's treadshot to immobilize their tank when it dives. I find the centaur to usually be a better choice than the cromwell as long as you have the AT power to back it up in most cases. Also, it's a bit micro intensive but you could give commandos a try if you're having trouble with your original problem still. They're absolutely great at breaking down support weapon play aggressively, and light gammons are basically a guaranteed wipe against raks or mgs when you throw them out of camo. They've also got smoke and demos for okw bases (it takes 2 smokes to plant a demo though). If he's smart he'll build an IRHT and completely shut down your commandos though lol, so just be aware. I like getting vickers as my first built unit just because it really forces them to play around it even if it has kinda bad suppression, and it does a lot of damage regardless of whether it suppresses or not. You just have to be extra careful with it, especially around sturms, since it doesn't suppress that well. It allows you to establish strong area control in the first engagements of the game though, and the more tommies you get the easier it is to keep that control once you have enough rifle power to protect your flanks better. I like to go vickers section section (so 3 sections total) into platoon CP and then get an engie, AEC, and then a commando, and if I ever lose sections I'll replace them with commandos because I find them to be more cost efficient anyway, and I usually just skip the squad size upgrade even though it's really good in order to get a tank out that much faster, and commandos compensate for the lost power there. I will get brens or sometimes mills bombs if I have the muni though. If I go sniper I'll build it as my first platoon CP unit just to get it working as soon as possible. I find if you play either of those builds well enough and get an early medic section, you can go through the early game with really minimal losses (I'm talking like single digit model losses best case scenario lol). In: UKF Strategies
Thread: IR halftrack OP in teamgames16 Aug 2019, 23:27 PM Jump back to quoted post16 Aug 2019, 22:33 PMKatitof You... are aware of what kubel vet1 does and that its there since forever? @Balanced_Gamer just because a faction is bloated with units that grant sight/intel advantage doesn't mean these are recon units. Kubel inherited that role through redesigns, but the only REAL recon for OKW stock army is IRHT. Yeah but it was originally designed as a suppression platform. Just saying it wasn't meant solely for recon at first. In: COH2 Balance