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Thread: Sander's personal balance changes1 Nov 2020, 09:36 AM Jump back to quoted post31 Oct 2020, 22:42 PMJibberJabberJobber My first thought was replacing Rapid Conscription with the Commissar squad for both commanders, but I had some concerns that those commanders might overshadow NKVD then. An ability that refunds lost models with manpower would be pretty good already though, considering both commanders have PPSH Conscripts, so I decided to keep Rapid Conscription on both. I know, but I was literally out of ideas, other Guard doctrines already offer anything you would want to need. Here's a wild idea though: how about a Red Banner T34/85 Command Tank as a replacement for IL-2 bombs for this commander instead? The tank happens to already be in the game files. Bonusses would have to be determined by the balance team as to keep things balanced. I would put the commissar in Reserve Tactics (keeping the morale of the reserves up), and For Mother Russia in Conscript Support Doctrine (making cons truly the centerpiece of this doctrine). As for Soviet Combined Arms i would rework it. Since it's theme is combined arms i will include mechanized infantry, tanks, air power, artillery, anti tank and anti air weaponry. I would rework it like this. Combined Arms Tactics M4C Sherman 0CP It has nice anti-tank capabilities and it has vet that supports the combined arms idea. Also i would like to see it im more then 1 commander considering how much the soviets used them in real life and just to add more variety to the game. Tank Hunter Ambush Tactics 2CP Combined Arms in WW2 stresses the proper usage of anti tank weapons i feel that this would be nicely represented in this ability. Like you idea it would combine with Anti Tank Gun Camouflage. M5 Halftrack Assault Group 3CP Again mechanized infantry is a key player in WW2 combined arms warfare. After the fix where the Assault guards can be build normally from tier 3 this ability should cover both the infantry, mechanized infantry and anti air needs nicely ML20 8CP A howitzer is here for obvious reasons. Again i think howitzers should be tweaked. IL2 Strumovik Strafe 10CP Yes you heard me right, the Advanced Warfare one. I think that after the fix a cheap plane ability would be perfect for this commander. IL Bombing runs can also be a bit much combined with the howitzer. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sander's personal balance changes31 Oct 2020, 22:15 PM PPSH Assault Package This would put my complaints about PPSH Conscripts to rest. I would like to see this in the patch and i hope Sander will add it in the list. B-4 203mm howitzer Does this change affect the direct strike at all? B4 1 shot meme-ry is however one of the reasons to get the unit, if it can't do nonsense things anymore it might run into the same problems the 2 normal howitzers run into i detailed in my older post. Maybe it would need some stat tweaking, like more AOE but less alpha damage. I dunno, im just spitballing here. Soviet Reserve Army Rapid conscription is still kinda lame even with the changes in my opinion. I would much rather see it replaced with For Mother Russia or something. But even in its current form this is a big improvement to the commander in general. Terror Tactics I like the idea of a Shock + T34/85 commander, good addition. Soviets Combined Arms Army While a step in the good direction im not sure the one new ability is enough combined with the rest of the doctrine to make it stand out. Especially considering the howitzers being as bad as they are. Anything i didn't mention is good in my opinion. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sander's personal balance changes31 Oct 2020, 21:39 PM Can the Howitzers looked at? I feel like both the ML20 and the leFH 18 are in a weird spot and are almost always inferior choices to rocket arty, this makes commanders with them a hard sell. ML20: I feel like this gun fires either too slow, too inaccurate or not powerful enough. It's only useful after it gets vet 2 when it get extra rate of fire and accuracy but getting there requires luck because of the aforementioned problems. This all for a price that gives you racket arty truck that's far better out of the gate and is non doc. The vet 1 ability is also kind of boring and uninvolved. Maybe an ability that does an accurate direct strike at long distance for a muni cost? Obviously there should be a flare to give the enemy player time to respond. leFH 18: While better then the ML20 it still has the problem of being a static arty piece to compete with mobile rocket-trucks that do most its job better for a better price.The vet 1 ability however is completely insane by basically denying any enemy artillery for no player impute (this is multiplied exponentially in large team games). Again a changed vet 1 ability would be better I think. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sander's personal balance changes27 Oct 2020, 21:05 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Oct 2020, 20:49 PMSpoof Ok, alright then. Just make sure the 6x PPSH DPS isn't insane (I don't know what the DPS of the Conscript PPSH is, but it feels pretty similar to the Shock PPSH) because the last thing I want are 6 man squads with more DPS than AssGrens sprinting around and deleting squads the second you see them. Considering the PPSH don't pop until 2CP unlike the Assault Grenadiers who are there from the start i think that comparing them is not entirely fair to either unit. Around 2CP a sprinting SMG squad is less likely to cause problems then from CP0. I think the best comparison of the PPSH Cons is the MP40 Volks in terms of use and what they should be in terms of power. I think tweaking the DPS and giving the Cons 6x PPSH is the best solution like you say, and if that fails for what ever reason it should be made cheaper (45muni) due to the other upgrades i already said in my older post. In my opinion the Assault Grenadiers are also lacking. They don't have all the tools and versatility of MP40 Volks but don't have the power to compensate either and it seems to me that they become just absolutely anemic after midgame due to their low dps. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: M4A3E8 - Rifle Company USF25 Oct 2020, 14:06 PM Jump back to quoted post25 Oct 2020, 13:22 PMthedarkarmadillo E8s stats are actually incredible. This is from memory so some might be off but iirc it has 215 armour and better pen than a t34/85. 0.8 moving accuracy and the extra hit worth of health. It's more than capable of fighting even skirted p4s and coming out favorably. Its capable of bouncing a pak at point blank, statically the p4 gun is not a reliable counter. Stats dont lie. But if this is the case, why is no one using it and why does it feel so lackluster? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Pershing blows - USF Heavy Cavalry25 Oct 2020, 11:24 AM Jump back to quoted post25 Oct 2020, 11:19 AMKatitof Decreqing = bypassing limit of 1. If it was ever to get self repairs, it would have to be either OKW or sov ones. Goodpoint, i forgot about decrewing. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Pershing blows - USF Heavy Cavalry25 Oct 2020, 11:10 AM Perhaps giving the Pershing a repair crew like the other USF tanks will give it the nudge people think it needs. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: M4A3E8 - Rifle Company USF25 Oct 2020, 10:44 AM Since the Sherman is so good at AI and the Jackson is so good at AT i think making the E8 specialize in either of these will continue to make it a hard sell. What i would suggest is make it a USF equivalent to the UKF Commet. A premium expensive brawler/diver that is consistently good against ai but able to pen the Panther if needed. Just like with the Commet the price should reflect this. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sander's personal balance changes24 Oct 2020, 17:58 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Oct 2020, 13:38 PMflyingpancake I like this idea, more strategic options make the game more fun. I would like to extend this idea in reverse to Soviet Lend Lease Tactics. Allow the Assault Guards to be build from HQ after tier 3 has been build. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sander's personal balance changes24 Oct 2020, 13:38 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Oct 2020, 13:22 PMthedarkarmadillo Ciuld always have the HT buildable in the HQ as well, but I think it would be neat being able to have access to the unique upgraded pgrens and grens in other commanders, but limited access. I like this idea, more strategic options make the game more fun. In: COH2 Balance