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Jump back to quoted post25 Jan 2020, 03:27 AMCresc

Can you at least confirm if you're going to add Ostheer buffs later on? Are you working on it?

Jump back to quoted post24 Jan 2020, 20:36 PMNorthFireZ

First off I want to say COH2.org Discord is hosting a tourney based on winter balance prview so we can get some samples and have a bit of fun.

On to thoughts

Armor on wasp is huge for brits. Still won't be as good as a flame halftrack but god damn that's going to be fun.

Little bit about the teching for Brits thou.

One of the ways Brits is staying competitive right now adjusting to the Tommy nerfs is by rushing fast Cromwell. The good stalling power of brits and trenches allow. Giving a lot of Cqc options is pretty good but here is my concern.

It's going to be easier for top UKF players to get armor out. Meaning, we might be seeing 8-9 minute Centaurs due to how UKF teching works. It technically only takes 145 fuel in order to start unlocking mediums assuming skipping things like Bolster, AEC, etc.

Here you've given even easier ways to skip bolster with 5 man spawning squads which eliminates the 35 fuel needed for bolster. Here you've given a CQC anti infantry unit as an alternative to Sniper in the mid game.(A lot of brit players get a sniper to supplement A.I since tommy mid game has no meaninful offensive vet) Along with the lend lease doctrine, you can skip AEC tech and get AA halftrack vs ost. With a potentially much better early game, Wasp Buffs, CQC mid game unit, Brit will have a much better mid game than ever before. BUT I'd say you can get a centaur competitively with LV timing about 8-9 minutes since all of these factors lead to NEEDING LESS FUEL TO BE COMPETITIVE WHILE ALSO INCREASING MAP PRESENCE.

This is going to completely flip flop mid-low level Brit vs OST. Espically a level where people don't understand how to deal with Assault troops and a level where the moving accuracy/RA buffs will help the most.

In essense, a recipe for Cheese.

What i'm suggesting is to force the unlock of AEC or Bofors tech in order to unlock T3. This wouldn't nerf traditional doctrines but rather an anti chese measure.

Jump back to quoted post24 Jan 2020, 17:06 PMIncendiaryRounds

Yeah, I meant pak howi, mortar and scott. My bad. Anyways, OKW sim city is nowhere near as bad. U can't brace flak HQ. And flak HQ is more expensive and is your tech building unlike bofors.

UKF pyro arty is dirt cheap and spammable. Even better when it's upgraded so two of the base arty fire at the same time.

Land mattress isn't amazing? LOLOLOL

Jump back to quoted post24 Jan 2020, 16:45 PMIncendiaryRounds

Dear Balance Team, this patch is EXACTLY why I made the rant about how biased u guys are. Low and behold, you're buffing USF grenades for NO REASON AT ALL. Your buffing airborne guards, in a faction that has been batshit OP. What does Ost get, oh ya know another nerf to the least overpriced off map arty abilities so that, ya know, allied players never get punished when an Ost player decides to throw 180 munis down the toilet. The nerf is almost petty. And I think the LeFH reduction of pop cap is something I haven't seen the balance team do for a while: admit they fucked up. They literally halved the # of shells per barrage, with zero compensation. And they think a tiny reduction on pop cap is supposed to appease us. My solution is that the LeFH scatter reduces or the shells land in quicker succession in returning for a massive nerf to the # of shells. Yes, ML20 got nerfed but the balance team probably knows that nobody needs ml20 when katy is amazing area denial already, which werfer cannot do.

Anyways, we know this isn't a final patch, and several have already pointed out the utter lack of changes for Ost, specifically regarding Tier 4. I really hope u guys are saving the best for last (ie. the changes for Ost we're all waiting for) and for balance's sake PROVE ME WRONG and show everyone that my rants were ultimately unwarranted and show that I'm just a troll, which some people like SkysTheLimit would LOVE to call me. Or else you guys have just given more evidence of your biases.