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Thread: Recovered AT guns not moving23 Apr 2013, 09:37 AM In my experience the bug is caused by the barrage ability. If you try to move the AT-gun while it is firing the barrage, it will get stuck and will remain for the remainder of the game. In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: RnP shoutcasts Company of Heroes 223 Apr 2013, 09:22 AM The first game is interesting with entertaining commentary. However the 2v2 game was a bit sloppy gameplay wise. Your commentary still made it very entertaining to watch In: COH2 Shoutcasts
Thread: The Awesome Sniper Car22 Apr 2013, 22:28 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2013, 22:17 PMWiFiDi nah realism would include the whole squad dieing every time b/c thats what realism would pretty much be. i mean just taking some hp damamge and/or maybe some squadmember lost. and i was refering to all vehicles that can carry infantry not just 1. (that would be bad even for gaemplay.) Might be a nice addition. Thanks for the picture. They might have exaggerated a bit there . Still, coh2 and 1 are rather realistic, comparatively speaking. Edit: I thought of another way to more successfully set up a flank. The reason why people sometimes may have problems getting rid of the early scout car might be that they're not enough used to flanking or, which seems more likely, they're lacking the time to set up a proper flank. To address the second scenario I've found that the slow fire rate of the sniper and the fact that snipers regularly will fail to hit targets in buildings (I'll have to investigate this in more detail) could 1) bait the scout car to try to snipe the pioneer in the building (low reinforce cost) 2) buy you time to set up a flank 3) keep your manpower loss at a minimum In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The Awesome Sniper Car22 Apr 2013, 21:53 PM Balance > Gameplay > Realism I listed quite a few good, tested counters to the sniper scout car in my first comment. The fragile nature of the scout car provides for a lot of counters. Charging it from one direction is going to result in failure, but coming from 2 with 2 grens, will not only kill the scout car but sometimes also the sniper on retreat. Personally, I've come to like the panzerfaust mortar combination. If you find yourself unable to counter it early on a upgunned scout car is an effective counter able to pursue the fleeing sniper team. Flamethrowers are also very effective to get rid of the snipers inside (if you flank, that's what truesight is for). One should also not forget that 80 mp is rather cost effective, the 20 fuel this early into the game is however anything but. I find the proposal to damage the crew when the vehicle is destroyed interesting. However, if it was to be implemented for the sake of realism all troop carriers should behave in the same way. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Nazi OP?21 Apr 2013, 14:23 PM It can be hard to contain the Germans if they go for heavy tier 1 (Inverse build) but if you manage to inflict casualties early on they will have to either lose territory or invest more in infantry to maintain it, either way they will lack either manpower or fuel. Here is my build (copyright sherlock's build ) that I've found to be effective against heavy t1 in 2v2s: -con-con-engy-racks-sniper-scout-shock Early you'll need to preserve your ammo and purchase flamethrowers as quickly as possible which will give you a good flanking force, the sniper will be able to tip the balance in your favour quickly (Grens lose 25% firepower with each shot). Once you get the scout car you can either put your flamethrower engineers in to quickly flank mgs and mortars or your sniper for extra protection and mobility. Keep in mind however that you lose the ability to focus fire individual squads (high value targets like pios with flamethrowers) if you put your sniper in the scout car. With this army composition and a few good flanks and mines I've found that the manpower bleed can hinder German teching. It is however important to have an at gun somewhere (preferably built by your ally to profit from both buildings) and some mines to counter a flamethrower half-track rush, since this build is very susceptible to it (don't forget the tell-tale signs: no flamethrowers, no panzerfausts, no light mg42s, focus on munition sectors --> high likelihood of a flamethrower half-track). The shock troops are more optional but I've found that they perform good against pggrens and the smoke grenade gives you more tactical options when flanking. Given the very fragile nature of the scout car this can be a risky strategy if you lose the scout car before it was able pay off it's investment. If you preserve the scout car and manage get out an early t34 you can achieve a good lead to prepare for the later mid and late game. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: General trees and extra content21 Apr 2013, 11:27 AM I do agree with some point of the original post, despite the fact that it is contradicting itself. Critiquing the general trees to be very similar, lacking in variety and lacking in impact is a point one can make, but then to flip flop over to the other side and claim that giving 4 exclusive generals as a pre-order bonus as unfair is a rather odd notion . Still, I miss the call in abilities from coh 1 and the very distinct differences in the generals. On the other hand, it looks like relic will offer a good amount of combinations out of a given number of available general abilities, which invites experimentation and might offer more variety. I expect to see substantial amount of different generals with combinations of the set amount of abilities at launch and will therefore wait to cast final judgment to see what the final version of the game will offer. In: Lobby
Thread: Some new Soviet Units 21 Apr 2013, 10:38 AM Thanks for sharing In: Lobby
Thread: The Awesome Sniper Car21 Apr 2013, 06:20 AM There seems to be quite some confusion about the scout car. I'd suggest playing with the Russians and trying the described strategy yourself. Here are some of the basic facts: -170 hp, although, I think that's been lowered and the stats on the new stat website do not reflect that change -infantry inside do take damage and can quite effectively be burned out with flamethrowers -the 20 fuel will entail that the Russian player will, for the time being, leave his conscripts weakened by forgoing updates for them or will slow down his technological advancement -the scout car can easily be countered by an at mine, 2 panzerfausts, 1 panzerfaust to the rear and a bit of small arms or mg fire, 1 panzerfaust and a mortar barrage in the path of the now slowly (in most cases in reverse) retreating scout car, 2 mortar shells, 1 pack shot and a bit of small arms -the scout car sniper combo is effective in some situations like the heavy tier1 strategy currently pioneered by Inverse since the manpower bleed can help to even out the odds. However taking into account that the heavy tier1 entails 3 Grenadiers on the field, the scout car is vulnerable to a well executed flank -it is also important to keep in mind that putting a sniper in a scout car is a trade-off since you sacrifice the ability to target individual units for more mobility. If you choose to attack a specific unit the scout car will close the gap for it's own weapon to engage which is only slightly higher than the range of the panzerfaust. Disembarking the sniper team to get around this problem opens up a window of oportunity for the Germans to charge in, since both the sniper and the scout car will be stationary and not firing for a short moment. The same applies for boarding. I've found and used plenty of counters to it, and there are undoubtedly more that I forgot to mention. Suffice to say that trying to get it from the front with one squad will not do it, you have to have a flank ready. Drawing a parallel to the kangaroo is unwarranted since the kangaroos main problem was its high health and armor in the early stages, both of which were addressed in patches to the extend that the kangaroo went almost extinct . In: COH2 Balance