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Thread: Automatic Vault feature in COH315 Jul 2021, 14:50 PM RA penalty with autovault will instantly result in frustrating scenarios for players. The only reason automatic function can work as a QOL thing is if they have no or nearly no drawbacks, otherwise the inability to directly choose when the automatic part of the function happens will cause situations where you take more damage than you wanted to for no reason. I think autovault is fine conceptually, but the mechanics of how units move around need to be tweaked to cut down on as many unintuitive vaulting situations as possible which given how awkward units move in this pre-alpha will almost assuredly be improved upon. So I'm not worried at all about this function. It's just a quirk of pre-alpha right now. In: COH3 Central
Thread: Rosbones Coh3 Wishlist15 Jul 2021, 14:40 PM I don't know if this is on the docket, but AOE's AI is actually quite robust and while I understand that properly making AI is very hard, having an AI follow basic strategic principles (Build X Infantry, Save for Tank, Build AT Unit, etc) and have a set of diversified strategies that determine it's processes throughout a match ("Secure Fuel, Secure Munitions, Deny Opponent Resources, Reconnect Territory, Attack Opponent's Infantry, Attack Opponent's Vehicles, etc) would be a massive step up from CoH2's AI that just seems to not do much of anything besides sneak around your FOW and backcap you. It would really lend itself to having more unique fights vs AI and for new players who want to play against AI to get themselves ready for MP it would be less of a massive gap in skill level taking the jump. In: COH3 Central
Thread: What is point of Raid Section?3 Jul 2021, 14:54 PM ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sturmtiger feels very underwhelming compared to the B429 Jun 2021, 13:06 PM Sturmtiger seems alright right now actually. The thing people forget about it is that it doesn't need to fire to be effective, if you can ride up to a Machine Gun or At Gun or even just infantry in cover and just start aiming, the target needs to leave, or atleast move immediately or die which can open up ways to initiate an attack. Not to mention at vet 1 you gain the noob tube that chunks infantry for only 20 munitions. (The buff has also indirectly made this easier to acquire.) Just making it have the ability to fire consistently has done wonders for it's usability since even if you caught your opponent sleeping there was a decent chance you just missed and had a useless 165 Fuel box for the next minute. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: PTRS Penals and Soviet vs Ostheer balance19 Jun 2021, 14:36 PM It's important to remember that Penals still cost 290 Manpower and even in teamgames where Fuel and Munitions resources are heavily inflated that you don't gain any additional manpower to field more units. When you upgrade PTRS on your Penals they turn into a very weak AI squad that will lose a 1v1 to Grens in any reasonable scenario. (The only situation where PTRS Penals can deal enough AI to win a fight vs Unupgraded Vet 0 Grens is when they're Vet 3 which is a ridiculous fight that should never happen.) PTRS Penals are actually incredibly inefficient since you have to take one of your valuable mainline infantry units and turn them into a dedicated AT unit, and even in the instance where you can use them on LV's you're still not particularly happy because you have to severely sacrifice your Anti-Infantry capability to do so, and because anymore than 1 PTRS Penals will decimate your ability to fight infantry, your opponent can simply avoid that squad and fight elsewhere or otherwise dispose of it through the usage of Machine Guns or focus fire with infantry which leaves you without proper mobile AT on the field. Also worth considering that others have pointed out that going Penals means you're skipping the Tier 2 Building which denies you access to Zis Guns which are a significantly stronger and more efficient tool in the Soviet Arsenal for dealing with vehicles and the Zis Barrage is a powerful AI resource in it's own right for dislodging team weapons and units in cover. Just from a cursory glance from your problem, you might be playing your Pak40 too aggressively if it can regularly be flanked by the T70, alternatively you might not be supporting it enough with infantry since the PTRS Penals won't be able to push off your Grens in any realistic fight. You might also be lending way too much credence to spreading your army out wide instead of focusing specific areas to actually take and control ground. You're also not making any mention of the 222 which while it will lose to PTRS Penals and the T70, is an amazing tool for vision purposes allowing you to see how your opponents army is situated which is valuably information since it can sight for your Pak, and help you move your infantry into advantageous positions, same can be said for any recon abilities. You could also be taking poor infantry engagements where you aren't using proper cover, or where while in a 1v1 PTRS Penals will lose to Grens, multiple PTRS Squads will simply overwhelm you due to spreading your forces too thin vs amassed army. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: PTRS Conscripts and 7 man15 Jun 2021, 16:19 PM I don't think PTRS Cons need to be buffed in anyway since they're quite effective already, but the doctrine they're in is kind of lackluster and doesn't really provide much outside of the PTRS Cons meaning it gets kicked to the wayside for more potent and powerful doctrines that just offer more. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: I think now ptrs penals are a valid at squad13 Jun 2021, 23:29 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Jun 2021, 20:59 PMVipper Many member of the community agree that Penal/T1 is badly designed so you might as well quite trying to present this if it was only my opinion. Just here to say I think Penals are a perfect sidegrade to Cons right now. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Commander Update Beta 2021 - Ostheer Feedback2 Jun 2021, 09:16 AM Jump back to quoted post2 Jun 2021, 08:46 AMSander93 Jaeger Infantry has been the most dominant pick for 1v1 by far since the Osttruppen nerfs. I believe it was also the most vetoed commander in ML. Behind the scenes there have been many complaints and worries about it, in particular about camouflaged fausts, so that aspect has been addressed. The problem isn't the camo or fausts. It's the sheer power of the doctrine as a whole and it's ability to answer every problem with incredibly effective solutions. Some gimmicky camo change is only going to be annoying and not actually dissuade people from picking this doctrine because it's still much stronger relative to it's peers. It's just a negative quality of life change, hell just remove the passive camo and make the JCS have to upgrade Ambush Camo if you really want to go that route. There are several real ways you could hinder the power level of this doctrine. Look at instead replacing either Stuka CAS or Light Artillery Barrage with a weaker ability, look to nerf the actual ability of the Jaeger Command Squad, make the Jaeger Command Squad more expensive, make the Jaeger Command Squad come later, make it so ambush training doesn't allow all your infantry the ability sprint without the upgrade. Any one of those would have made sense because it tackles a core part of the doctrine and attempts to bring it's power level in-line with other doctrines. From drastic to minor at least any of those would make sense instead of some half-baked niche camo detection change with no logical constant to any other camo in the game. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Are osttruppen still viable in 2021?1 Jun 2021, 16:16 PM Jump back to quoted post1 Jun 2021, 15:58 PMVipper Currently their simply Grenadier ver 2. This is blatantly incorrect considering that you play Ostruppen and Grens completely differently due to their toolsets. Just because both units come out of Infantry Company now doesn't mean they are the same unit. That's akin to calling Conscripts and Grens the same unit which is an absurd notion. The nerfs to Ostruppen were perfectly warranted because they were batshit insanely efficient in the hands of someone capable meaning you simply couldn't overcome their raw speed and effectiveness to cost ratio. Slowing them down was as a necessity without losing the spirit of the unit. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Are osttruppen still viable in 2021?1 Jun 2021, 15:43 PM Ostruppen don't need any buffs. When played properly they're still quite powerful and imo are perfectly in line with other infantry while providing a unique experience to justify playing them. I think part of the problem with Ostruppen is that they're perceived as a garbage unit due to the way they're described in-game, their price, and if you happen to misplay with them they have a very low floor of effectiveness compared to other mainline infantry (Part of the reason so many people think Cons are bad too.) In short, "You can count on Ostruppen!" In: COH2 Balance