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Thread: Rear Ech. Flamethrower - Rifle Company11 Oct 2020, 22:55 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Oct 2020, 22:06 PMthedarkarmadillo There's a difference between the commander not really doing much for a unit it's named after and replacing it entirely. As a result I'm against adding a rifle replacement to rifle company. It'd be like putting veteran squad leaders in the ostroppen commander because it would jazz it up and being named specifically after ostroppen shouldn't mean ostroppen are the core of ostroppen tactics. While i don't necessarily agree one could replace the rangers with 1919's and the concepts as whole still work. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Rear Ech. Flamethrower - Rifle Company11 Oct 2020, 21:52 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Oct 2020, 21:36 PMthedarkarmadillo Nothing says rifle company like replacing rifles with rangers.... Nothing says rifle company like an E8 sherman. Quite clearly its more of a vague theme then hard set guidelines so adding aggressive infantry that start with semi automatic carbines is well within the parameters of the theme, or are carbines too different then rifles for you to fit?. Cause if that is the case they should have nothing but 5 different rifleman related trinkets in each ability slot. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Rear Ech. Flamethrower - Rifle Company11 Oct 2020, 21:08 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Oct 2020, 20:51 PMflyingpancake While i like this idea, at this point it seems like why not just replace the abilities with a Assault Engineer squad? Come to think of it i think that USF commanders could really benefit from some kind of call in unit reshuffle. Something like. Rifle company: swap flamethrower for Rangers and the EZ8 for the 105 Sherman (for supporting the infantry) the rifle flare ability gets combined with the RE rifle grenade. (The RE flamethrower gets ditched because it has bad synergy) Armor company: swap the 105 Sherman for the EZ8 because its a good all round medium armor (lets say it gets some stat tweaks if these changes are made) Urban assault: Swap out the Ranger for Assault Engineers (to clear out houses). The rifle flare ability gets combined with the RE rifle grenade (the petrol bomb gets ditched because the assault engineers are all ready present to clear houses). So in the end it would look like. Rifle Company Rifleman Field Defenses 0CP Advanced Infantry Equipment 0cp (Rifleman flares and Rear Echelon rifle grenades) Rangers 3CP 105MM Bulldozer Sherman White phosphorus Smoke Barrage Armor company Assault Engineers 0CP Elite Vehicle Crew Upgrade 0CP M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer 0CP M4A3E8 Sherman ''Easy 8'' 0CP 240MM Howitzer Barrage 12CP Urban Assault Company Advanced Infantry Equipment 0cp (Rifleman flares and Rear Echelon rifle grenades) Assault Engineers 0CP M4A3 Sherman Assault Package 0CP Cover to Cover 4CP M4 Sherman Calliope 10CP In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Rear Ech. Flamethrower - Rifle Company11 Oct 2020, 20:51 PM Jump back to quoted post7 Oct 2020, 20:43 PMMr. Someguy USF is already munitions heavy so I would even suggest making Flamethrower Team a call-in squad, 4 Riflemen with one Flamethrower. While i like this idea, at this point it seems like why not just replace the abilities with a Assault Engineer squad? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Why Soviets are OP26 Sep 2020, 08:12 AM Jump back to quoted post26 Sep 2020, 08:00 AMMr. Someguy Personally, the portrayal of the Red Army being a force comprised mostly of Conscripts and Convicts never felt right to be, it feels strange and possibly even a bit insulting. I'd like to see units that are not Conscripts or Convicts available to them as a regular part of their forces. As for allowing Penals the upgrade if you have the PPSh upgrade in your Commander, well what if you don't have a Commander with it? You're stuck with regular Penals. Not to mention PPSh's are 2CP, by which point the PTRS sidegrade is more desirable because 222/251 Flammen/Luches will be hitting the field, and you've still got a bit to go until T-70. I agree with that first part but its how relic designed the faction + voicelines so there is not much that can be done about it. I'd much rather they had gone with strelki and atvomachiki as frontliners and leave the penal as a call shock type unit. But id also like to have a million dollars and a pony that can fly to the moon Considering the amount of commanders with PPSH i think its a decent way to solve this problem. The PPSH commanders bring lots of different abilities so you can get a bit of everything. Do not forget that PPSH Penals that have ''too the last man'' activated can do considerable amounts of damage. You can give some Penals PTRS and some PPSH in this concept so you can still deal with halftracks, no reason to not mix and match in your line up. For example in a 3 penals opening you can have 1x PPSH Penal 1x PTRS penal and 1x normal Penal, now you have different bases covered. I would like to add that it does need a smoke grenade in this package or urrah like vipper said. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Why Soviets are OP26 Sep 2020, 07:28 AM Jump back to quoted post26 Sep 2020, 02:40 AMMr. Someguy My concept for Soviet Assault Troops, a new stock unit available at base once T1 or T2 has been constructed. As this is conceptual the requirements are far from set in stone, but Assault Grenadiers and Assault Sections are available at minute zero, so it should be fine. Goal here is to fill in a perceived gap in the faction: if Conscripts are only meant for utility and thus do not get weapons, and you do not go for Shocks or Guards, then all they have to support are Penals or Maxims. Conscripts and Penals alike struggle against Gren LMG 42's and Volk StG's, and the Maxim is a weird one because the implication is that Maxims should be used in larger numbers as a frontline unit which has been heavily discouraged by Relic (the dreaded Maxim spam). It is this shortcoming that leaves the Soviets banking on the T-70 as a make-it-or-break-it unit mid-game, in fact you could say that the T-70 is Soviet mid-game. If that is to ever change, and Conscripts are conceptually prohibited from having their own weapon upgrade, then Soviets will need something else to work with. A further conceptual fault with the Soviet Faction is that of all 5 factions, they ironically have one of the lowest numbers of SMG's or units with SMG's. This actually was not an issue in the campaign, which granted you SMG Conscripts (often free iirc) on most levels. So I would like to see that rectified. That is why I believe Soviets would be well served by a new unit. This unit could be given PPSh's that are slightly weaker than Conscript PPSh's, so that they do not make Assault Grenadiers irrelevant. Maybe at T4 they could be given Conscript PPSh's or even Shock Troop PPSh's so they stay relevant into the late game. Live concept art courtesy of Cheat Mod. Why not just allow the Penals to upgrade with 6x PPSH when you have the PPSH upgrade ability in your commander (there is a fair few of them). In soviet airborne they work as well but there they are overshadowed by SVT Cons. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sander's personal balance changes7 Sep 2020, 13:40 PM Jump back to quoted post7 Sep 2020, 06:49 AMVipper That would a nerf to CE since the ppsh would contribute less DPS at range 20. Actually one should consider giving K98 to pioneers when equipping flamers... This is fair enough i suppose but my broader point is to make The PPSH upgrade available to more units in some form or another to make the ability more attractive and less restrictive in its use (only con builds). Maybe even the guards in guard rifle combined arms could receive them since the doctrine also has PPSH. It might not be ideal but it gives the player options. On a similar note im also in favor of combining the 1919 and flamethrower abilities for USF in one slot and IR STG with mp40's and or SP flamethrowers in OKW. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sander's personal balance changes6 Sep 2020, 10:31 AM I like most of these changes, I would also like to propose some changes and see what people think. Partisan tank hunter squad: unlock a extra panzerschreck for 100 muni (maybe even 120) after tier 3 or 4 has been build. This would allow them to have more long term staying power while not killing light vehicles right after they spawn. PPSH Assault package: Allow the upgrade to upgrade the penals with 6 ppsh's (maybe 4) so the doctrines don't force you into a conscript playstyle as much and give more unit composition options. It could also unlock 3 ppsh for the engineer to use in tandem with the flamethrower (or without if it proves to be OP). Besides gameplay considerations it would fit the faction because of the large amounts of smg's used by the red army. Also a fix or replacement of the broken Il2 strafe in advanced warfare would be nice. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 2v2 Eindhoven2 Sep 2020, 19:10 PM Team 1 flyingpancake-USF Sidewinder1911-UKF Team 2 The101stAirBorne-OKW Three little birds-OST In: Replays
Thread: Time to talk about ml20.8 Aug 2020, 09:30 AM Besides the recon run + off map bombing that makes the soviet arty impossible to use i would like to add that the LeFH counter barrage ability shuts down the allied artillery maybe a bit too hard in my opinion. In: COH2 Balance