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Thread: High level replays about M10/M18s vs late game Axis armors?11 Nov 2013, 07:19 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pamIsCuFj8 Here's an excellent replay, featuring the most M10s I've ever seen in one game, and stellar commentary by (T)he FN team. In: COH Central
Thread: Panzer IV Command tank Buff10 Nov 2013, 17:29 PM Jump back to quoted post10 Nov 2013, 15:50 PMNullist Try using it as a stopgap to skip T3, with PaK support. I daresay at 4CP it comes way later than T3 in most games, or even T4. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Panzer IV Command tank Buff9 Nov 2013, 10:11 AM Jump back to quoted post9 Nov 2013, 08:59 AMraw PzIV and PzIV Command are identical, the higher fuel cost is due to their boosting ability. Health and armor-wise they are identical. The P4 command tank is faster, but it's gun is significantly inferior to that of the standard P4 vs armor. It's mediocre against infantry, somewhat better than the normal P4, but not especially good (esp. compared to the Ostwind or KV8). So you're paying more fuel and manpower for a 0.8 received damage modifier that only works on friendly territory and for much worse performance against vehicles than a normal P4 with a moderate anti-infantry buff. I haven't had the chance to use it much, but it seemed fairly unimpressive the last time I did. It doesn't dismantle infantry like the original P4 IST did, and I didn't notice the defensive aura really swinging any battles moreso than an additional Ostwind would have. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Infantry Movement9 Nov 2013, 06:34 AM Here's the problem, though- infantry in COH2 seem to wait for the slowest man in the squad, instead of the slower man running up ahead- leading to the stop-start movement you might already have noticed. If the infantry squad has to re-align into formation every time it shifts direction, or if a bit of terrain disrupts the man at the corner of the formation, would it not lead to a lot of delay as the entire squad would have stop to wait for the last man to leave, then re-join the formation? Having said that though, squad formations are interesting, and with a squad leader up ahead would add quite a bit of visual flair, not to mention the added advantage as you said of having less bunched up squads ready to be one-shot by explosives. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: What unit do you miss from COH1?3 Nov 2013, 12:18 PM The Puma. Ripped infantry to shreds, that thing did. Shame the new 222 doesn't quite pack the same anti-infantry punch, though it's perfectly understandable for balance reasons. Closest thing in CoH2? Probably the Flamer-halftrack or Ostwind- nothing else in the German arsenal comes close in killing infantry (except maybe the Brumm). Another unit- the Nebelwerfer, for it's firing noise and the AOE DOT it did. The Panzerwerfer has the noise but not the flames, and you don't see T4 ofen in 1v1s. Still hoping for these two units in a DLC or something- Puma with 50mm seems quite close to a T70 analogue. The Nebel could be the 120mm mortar's evil german cousin, a call-in mobile arty piece. In: Lobby
Thread: Semoiskiy =/= Semois3 Nov 2013, 03:59 AM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2013, 03:26 AMsir muffin basically i want the two medium munitions points back (why were they removed) and to put the high fuel in its original spot next to the base. then it'd be perfect I doubt it would be a good idea to place the high fuel in a nearly un-harass able location. Medium munition points (and low/med fuels) are, sadly, probably not going to return as well. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: SNF 5 training buddies31 Oct 2013, 17:32 PM I'm not taking part in SNF in all likelihood but would still like some custom matches (automatch taking forever to find a game, distance lag, getting kicked, etc etc). http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198047219124 In: Lobby
Thread: Lots of Stugs vs just as many SU85s31 Oct 2013, 09:35 AM Many Stugs, SU85s and Ostwinds exploding, vetted infantry and MGs running riot, Pak43 force-firing into the fog of war sniping an SU, and heat-rounds galore. Fun game, GG to the soviet player. In: Replays
Thread: Ostruppen in the House29 Oct 2013, 07:05 AM Those little buggers sure are hard to dislodge when they're in every single house in Semois. He was very much ahead throughout most of the game, pulled out an Ostwind, and I was just waiting for him with a mine to go for the base-rush with it- he didn't disappoint, and losing the Ostwind got me back into the game. Panzer 4 was taken down by a mine + AT gun, and the IS2 put the nail in the coffin, blasting apart Paks head-on and killing the final Ostwind. GGWP to Sage, a minesweeper or two would have sealed the game for him. In: Replays
Thread: T34/8522 Oct 2013, 19:01 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Oct 2013, 18:51 PMUGBEAR I don't consider a more expensive end-game unit 760MP/240FU JS-2 loss to a Panther(600MP/130FU) is asymmetrically balanced IS2 doesn't lose to the Panther now. I haven't done the math but I'm fairly confident that statistics will back my anecdotal evidence. In: COH2 Gameplay