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Thread: I hear the new patches have made western allies op?8 Apr 2019, 14:42 PM Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2019, 13:33 PMLoliholic And if u want to nerf Pathfinders then further nerf JLI and overwatch. But we all know thats not happening. Which game are you playing? Jaegers got cost increase and huge cooldown and come at CP1. The unit is no balance problem anymore, its a good example of how to deal with an over performing unit. Pathfinders on the other side dont need weapon upgrade,arrive at 0CP and dont have a big cooldown. Both units should complement main line infantry and not replace it. You barely see games in which Overwatch players have 2 JAegers now. If i face USF airborne in teamgames the dude on the other side starts with 3 Pathfinders thats the difference. Edit: Allied players rightfully complain about the >commando panther call-in bullshit. I would like to know why call-in infantry bull shit is more acceptable. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I hear the new patches have made western allies op?8 Apr 2019, 09:51 AM Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2019, 09:33 AMblvckdream What people overlook is that Ost is still decent vs Soviets. Buffing Ost and keeping USF and UKF the same will just make Soviets UP. To be honest buffing Ostwind / Pgrens doesnt have to do anything with faction match ups.The units simply need to be better, period. But I do agree that UKF/USF are the factions that cause the problems. Increasing the building time for the AEC is much needed for example, its just stupid that it arrives so early. THat would give Flamer HT/222 / Luchs a bigger window to operate. There is no need for an early arriving AEC as long as the brits can build the best PAK at the same time. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I hear the new patches have made western allies op?8 Apr 2019, 09:22 AM Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2019, 08:45 AMblvckdream This idea that giving some slight buffs to some UP Ostheer units is going to fix anything is just flat out wrong. IMO the first step to improving balance would be to roll back some doctrinal stuff that USF got in the last patch. Especially 0 CP no cool down Pathfinders, WC51, cheap weapon drops in airborne doctrine and Cavalary Riflemen. Completely agreed about the early call-ins. Pathfinders should get a big cooldown, same for Cavalry Riflemen. About OST: Sander /Miragefla already wrote that OST needs some buffs but some Allied units would also need to be toned down a little bit. I think we should do this by a step-by-step approach and dont touch too many units in the first version. 1. Start with buffing OST units (Pgren, Ostwind), minor nerfs to Allied units like jackson 2. Look at the consequences 3. Further changes if needed 2. Look at the consequences (and so on) Its better to have 4-5 minor patches then 1 big one. And i would really prefer making units more expensive before nerfing their performance. 1. Stug is the perfect example. It was overperforming, reaction: Nerfing the unit to the ground. Nobody (with the exection of Dane is using it anymore. Operation successful, Patient dead. Just bring the Stug back to the former power level and make the unit much more expensive. I happily invest even 120 fuel if the unit gives you something back! 2. Jackson was made so good / stayed relativly cheap because USF barely had packs available with the old tech system. The reason is gone and now the Jackson should definitely be more expensive. Its quite ridiculous that the unit cost only 20 fuel more than the OSt P4 who dont stand a chance against it. There is NO BETTER stock TD in the game: MOBILE; SUPER RANGE; Good armor AND in contrast to JP4/SU85 it has a turret. Again: I can even live with the performance but its way to cheap. Unit should definitely cost 155-160 fuel. 3. If we agree that more expensive units should perform better than cheaper units then we really have to role the eyes about the cost of Pgrens and OKW Falls (Just to clarify: Volks are also way to cheap for what they do). Its quite ridiculous how bad the poor Axis fellas are compared to Allied Infantry who cost the same / only a little bit more. 4!!! men Falls cots 340 MP and have super high reinforcement costs but die like flies while US Airborne has 6! men and is hands down 10 times better. - Make Falls more expensive (same cost as Airborne) - Unit starts with 5 men, armed with K98 - Give them upgrade options for long/close range or a "heavy" Schreck like the Recon airborne - Take away the stealth if needed I also dont mind if Pgrens stay expensive or even get more expensive (380 MP) as long as they are worth the cost. P.S. Sorry for some off topic stuff. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I hear the new patches have made western allies op?8 Apr 2019, 05:13 AM Jump back to quoted post7 Apr 2019, 21:41 PMSander93 I'd agree this is the best way to help out Ostheer, because it won't impact team games as much as, say, buffing Grenadiers. Ostheer in team games is still very strong because using their strongest units (HMG 42, Pak 40, mortars, Panther, Brummbar, etc) is much easier there. What would also help indirectly is indeed some slight tuning of UKF and USF now that their new tech / snares have settled down, and remove some of the excessive things that they had to compensate for these weaknesses (such as the accuracy bonus vs lights for the 6 Pounder). +1 (including Miragefla's post) Buffing PG's and the Ostwind and slightly nerfing some US/UK units is probably enough. Yes, OST is in a bad spot right now but we should not forget that it was really good in the 2vs2 tourney and GCS2. The light vehicle meta kills this faction though. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I hear the new patches have made western allies op?7 Apr 2019, 14:58 PM Jump back to quoted post7 Apr 2019, 14:54 PMButcher The StuG nerf has hit Ost lategame harder than some people like to admit. I think the StuG should get a slight buff aswell (even if the cost has to be increased). Churchills and even KV1s hugely profited from the StuG rate of fire nerf. As a result the Churchill and KV1 are incredibly hard to kill. If you don't want to bring back the rate of fire on the StuG at least give it some decent frontal armor to withstand churchill and medium tank shots. The StuG has less range to dodge shots compared to other TDs. Agreed, but StuG should also have better penetration. Give the unit some buffs but make it more expensive (100 fuel) In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I hear the new patches have made western allies op?7 Apr 2019, 13:42 PM Jump back to quoted post7 Apr 2019, 13:16 PMLago Fixing PGrens and the Ostwind would go a long way to helping Ost deal with all the new CQC infantry that's giving them a hard time. Especially with the new patch buffing Rangers of all things. As for OKW, the whole faction needs a look at. OKW's got insane early shock value, but its trashy non-vehicular AT forces it into vehicular AT, cramping it into a small number of strategies. yeah, +1000 In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I hear the new patches have made western allies op?7 Apr 2019, 10:04 AM Jump back to quoted post7 Apr 2019, 09:36 AMButcher It's Ostheer that's underperforming in every stage of the game. Fragile infantry (Grens) that can't compete with BARS and Brens. Lackluster "elite" infantry (PGs) that can't compete with Bars and Brens. Inferior midgame (T70, Stuart, AEC leave you on the back foot). And a lategame that is mediocre at best and absolutely inferior to Brits (Tiger, Ostwind < Churchill, Centaur). Aka no reward for holding out that long. It's characteristic, that Brummbär, Elefant got significant nerfs while multiple Allied lategame units got buffs/ stayed the same. Ost lategame was neutered for no compensation. I agree with almost everything but OSt t4 is viable. Too bad that you will not see the benefits of it in most games right now. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I hear the new patches have made western allies op?7 Apr 2019, 09:35 AM Jump back to quoted post7 Apr 2019, 09:32 AMSuperHansFan I don't think okw are fine, I'm still placed against overwatch doctrine every other game. OKW is frustrating for axis AND allied players. Overwatch and Specops are too strong and on the other side OKW AT and tech structure is terrible. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I hear the new patches have made western allies op?7 Apr 2019, 09:18 AM Jump back to quoted post7 Apr 2019, 08:50 AMBananenheld no buffs to Ost. They have best MG, best Unique faction design (FREE weapon upgrade with tech!!!) and a PREMIUM tier that literally nobody else get! nerf okw to make ost viable! Logic? OST is bad if you turn down OKW then you have 2! bad axis factions. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Heavy Tank Call-Ins6 Apr 2019, 18:32 PM Jump back to quoted post6 Apr 2019, 14:15 PMjagd wölfe What's the point of this thread AT ALL ? Fixing stuff is never in the scope of any patch ever. But there is at least hope for a bigger balance patch. If Andy_RE sees how many people want changes to heave call-ins and under performing units than the chance is much bigger to get this patch. In: COH2 Balance