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Thread: 4 things that would make CoH2 instantly better30 Apr 2013, 16:48 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Apr 2013, 07:59 AMkiemenhund Do you really believe that a team of well-seasoned game developers like relic just sit down and think "oh man coh1 is great but we need to change something here just for the sake of it, uh, well, let's change the upkeep, uh, and have weapon crews have 6 guys, cuz that'd be fucking kewl". No. They have their reasons. While I totally understand your reservations on the given points, I think you can safely assume that it's NOT relic's mission to fuck up the CoH franchise. If it wasn't their intention, then you have to question whether they understand what made vCoH great in the first place. Yes they have Quinn Duffy, but if you read the early interviews for CoH2 it's pretty clear he had little to do with vCoH's multiplayer. If you don't understand what vCoH did right and what could be improved, you inevitably make changes that appear random or off the mark. I think their intentions are pretty clear at this point, unfortunately. To make a game with more mass appeal - more forgiving, lower skill cap, more tanks and explosions. And to make a game with more long-term revenue - downplaying Doctrines so they can be sold as DLC, bulletins etc. Neither of those goals are bad, but the means certainly are. If you want a noob friendly game, help the noob improve. Better tutorials, strong and visible competitive community, fairer matchmaker. You don't change the game so the noob doesn't have to. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: 4 things that would make CoH2 instantly better30 Apr 2013, 06:43 AM It doesn't even matter how good CoH was, although that influences how much outcry there is. The problem is that rather than saying "how can we make this better", Relic seemed to be thinking "how can we make this different" or at worst "how can we make this easier." There's some innovation to be found in CoH2 certainly, like Cold Tech and Trusight. There's some improvement too, like capture points. But none of those innovations or improvements depend on messing with the core vCoH formula to the degree that CoH2 has. The rest is just change for change's sake, or deliberately trying to make the game more forgiving with a lower skill cap. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: 4 things that would make CoH2 instantly better30 Apr 2013, 02:39 AM Jump back to quoted post30 Apr 2013, 01:32 AMHypnotoad I feel also that some want things to be exactly as they were in coh, which would defeat the purpose of having a sequel.... And what do you think the purpose of a sequel is? Either to re-invent the series, which CoH2 isn't trying to do. It's not that different. Or improve and build on the predecessor, which CoH2 doesn't seem to be doing either. It's just changed for the sake of change from my view. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: 4 things that would make CoH2 instantly better27 Apr 2013, 00:02 AM Jump back to quoted post26 Apr 2013, 20:40 PMkafrion Do you think that the mp income should be fixed only by making the reduction due to pop less steep or it should be somehow to tied to the map control and upkeep reducing upgrades as well ? I don't see the point in Supply Yard type upgrades when both factions have the exact same upkeep. It worked for US because US and WM were beautifully distinct from each other and had different takes on upkeep. There's no diversity in that area between Soviets and Ostheer, outside of the oversight of Conscripts taking 6 Pop vs Grenadiers 4 Pop. I would like to see map control encouraged a bit more since they're really downplaying it so far in CoH2, but some of these maps have only a handful of points, so it wouldn't make much difference. Simply changing the values of the current system would go a long way, but I'd welcome the old +3 MP/Min per point too. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: 4 things that would make CoH2 instantly better26 Apr 2013, 19:08 PM Even if it doesn't, I think it can apply pretty well to upkeep in its current form... In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: 4 things that would make CoH2 instantly better24 Apr 2013, 21:42 PM Where is CoH2 innovating? Cold tech, true sight. Those are completely independent from the major issues the competitive community has right now. Those areas were either changed for the sake of change, or were intentional to dumb down the game. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Impressions so far24 Apr 2013, 19:18 PM Nothing we haven't heard before, but well stated and I agree with most of it In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: 4 things that would make CoH2 instantly better24 Apr 2013, 19:14 PM Actually fuel and munitions points also gave +3 MP/Min, regardless of size In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: 4 things that would make CoH2 instantly better24 Apr 2013, 17:12 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Apr 2013, 16:59 PMbentguru guys, the reward you get for playing better isn't that you have the same manpower income rate as the player who's losing. It's the fact that your squads are still alive, vetted, and cheaper to reinforce than rebuild. Plus you will have map control. You can spam all the infantry you want once you're locked in your base with minimal fuel and munition income, it's not going to help you against a solid armor force backed up by vetted infantry squads. 1. We're talking half the Manpower income. Half. If not less. 2. Vet is a huge issue too, thanks to most of it being earned from taking damage rather than inflicting it. 3. Cheaper reinforcement isn't even coming close to offsetting earning 50% the MP of your opponent. 4. Map control is good, but its importance has been reduced from CoH1 as well. 5. This is CoH we're talking about, the ideal has always been that you can field a viable Manpower only force. ATGs and Infantry AT and all that. If you're just trying to say that Upkeep is necessary to encourage comebacks in the face of all those snowball mechanics you mentioned (Vet, Map Control, Reinforce %), then of course! The problem is they went and fucked up the amount. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: 4 things that would make CoH2 instantly better23 Apr 2013, 18:07 PM All four of those are extremely serious, I won't argue they're the four largest issues. I agree with all of your points. However, I'm far more concerned over the UI and the Doctrine system. I believe that if (more like when really) CoH2 flops competitively, all 4 of your points can be addressed through patches. If Relic feels like salvaging the game competitively anyway. The UI and the Doctrine system can't, or won't, be fixed. It's already probably too late for them, but I think they'll end up being what kills this game's lifespan. In: COH2 Gameplay