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Thread: Some thoughts on OKW and their issues.30 Mar 2021, 16:54 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Mar 2021, 16:35 PMSpoof I don't see how this is supposed to help. Late-game scaling issues ultimately boil down to the opportunity cost of the unit i.e. is it worth keeping the unit around, or filling that pop with a different unit? Is it worth investing in a mainline in the early game, or saving those resources for an elite unit in the late game? Reducing the manpower and pop costs for volks in the late game reduces their opportunity cost without substantially changing the tactical matchups. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Some thoughts on OKW and their issues.30 Mar 2021, 13:56 PM Doubt it would gain any traction, but a sidegrade might be interesting to see, and would match with late-war desperation character. Say at panzer authorization you unlock a volksturm 'upgrade' that does something like increase squad size to six and reduces squad pop to 6. Model power could be lowered, yet with a better reinforce cost, all while keeping the squad combat ability roughly the same. Ultimate end would be to increase scaling through an effective manpower/pop price reduction without affecting overall combat ability, but does give a fresh character to the squad. Opens room for better synergy with late-game elite infantry. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Mainline Infantry27 Mar 2021, 02:43 AM Jump back to quoted post26 Mar 2021, 21:16 PMZeroZeroNi And grens don't need to win they need to cause damage while sustaining less damage them selves. I want you to really think hard on why you wrote this sentence. Even if we take your conclusion seriously i.e. that grens somehow 'win' with bleed, despite losing the territory, the conclusion itself is simply untrue. A while back I did the math on favorable trading for mainlines i.e. how much manpower damage they did minus their opponents manpower damage. IIRC grens were favored something like 20 manpower/min at 30 range, and conscripts were favored something like 50 manpower/min at 5 range. I'd have to go back and do the numbers again for an exact answer, but the point is that most allied squads are doing 2.5-3x the manpower damage at their preferred range. Gren manpower damage barely affects income assuming you somehow have 3-4 squads always at full health, always shooting. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Lefh Counter Barrage Controversy24 Mar 2021, 22:29 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Mar 2021, 16:02 PMpvtgooner I like where youre going with this but what if we invert it. Make COH2 units have one ability you click and now the unit is on auto-target and auto-move. Sure, micro is a hallmark of RTSs but having to pan around the map and press two or three buttons is just so much harder than clicking and forgetting. I would like to see more of that. Maybe a button I can press that makes my sherman auto toggle AI shells when in range of them so I don't really have to spend any attention on it. Shouldn't have to tbh. You know you can use AI's in singleplayer etc. right? That can be you playing! No need to do everything yourself! I'd love it if we could get some AI developers to make bots like they did with starcraft and dota, and I'm sure other people would love to play against those bots also. Too bad people like you will chase them off with toxic whining. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Lefh Counter Barrage Controversy24 Mar 2021, 13:10 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Mar 2021, 12:39 PMHannibal I wonder when people will sit back again and finally realize that the point of this thread is foremost about the tracking mechanic, and the whole CB design is secondary. He thinks you can take reddit mobs at face value In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Lefh Counter Barrage Controversy24 Mar 2021, 02:50 AM Jump back to quoted post24 Mar 2021, 02:29 AMPip I'm really not seeing what sort of point you're trying to make here. All brainless abilities that require no micro. Issuing move commands? Brainless no micro ability. You click one button and the squad automatically moves to another point. Totally OP. Players ought to articulate each model's joints down to the toes if we want a real game of skill. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Lefh Counter Barrage Controversy24 Mar 2021, 02:08 AM Laying sandbags? Gonna have to use the new terrain grasper tool to fill each one individually. Don't overfill them or get any grass in there! In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Lefh Counter Barrage Controversy24 Mar 2021, 02:06 AM You wanna lay barbed wire? Uhh yeah that's gonna need a quick-time-event. You have to time the stake hammer with the right key press, or else the barbed wire animation fails and you have to start all over again. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Lefh Counter Barrage Controversy24 Mar 2021, 02:03 AM IMO it's a shame units autofire at all. The player should have to fire each shot in the game first person, or maybe third person style. I haven't decided which requires more 'skill'. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ostheer sux ass23 Mar 2021, 21:32 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Mar 2021, 21:01 PMPip In terms of 1v1 I'd argue that OST absolutely has the advantage over OKW in terms of armour, honestly. The Pwerfer and Brummbar are very common in 1v1s, and the only other major outlying unit in OKW's favour is probably the Puma. I can't speak for your experience. Maybe we just play in different circles, but I've only ever seen brumms and pwerfers lose for the OST player in a close 1v1 game. I think the armies simply aren't large enough for a dedicated role t4 unit in that game mode. P4's can maintain an armor advantage against other mediums while still dealing with infantry. They just do so worse than the OKW p4. If something bigger comes on the field you either need a tiger or hope you can protect your PaKs since the stug's short range is worthless when combined with infantry that doesn't have the health to push and spot for it. Panther will just get zoned by TD's it can't approach without getting snared, or AT guns that can't get cleared because, again, the weak infantry can't push. In: COH2 Balance