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Thread: The MG42 needs to be looked, the allies mg's are dog shit.26 Jun 2018, 00:13 AM Jump back to quoted post25 Jun 2018, 16:46 PMEsxile Grens are not glass cannon. they are the least durable line infantry in the game. Sure they are at least more durable than the support weapon but that's a low bar. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: British snare problem and potential fixes26 Jun 2018, 00:09 AM Jump back to quoted post24 Jun 2018, 20:16 PMPhoenix101 Plus it's not like PIV can crush like a Cromwell they nerfed the cromwell crushing a while back, by nerfing the hull rotation. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: conscript veterancy and their lack of weapon upgrade24 Jun 2018, 20:30 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Jun 2018, 19:52 PMTobis It still works if they pick up other dropped lmgs. Commandos will fire the ober lmg34 on the move, normal troops will not. the fire on the move is an attribute tied to the weapon. Here's how it works: The pick up item (the item you see on the ground), literally morph into different weapon depending on who pick it up, but this system isn't bug free. Similar case with the weapon rack The commandos bren dropped on the ground and picked up by the ober is the same bren gun used by tommies. The ober can't fire the bren on the move. This is how it actually work mechanically behind the scene. The observed effect is similar but it doesn't work the way you think. Firing on the move is not an attribute you can just turn on and off for the weapon. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: conscript veterancy and their lack of weapon upgrade24 Jun 2018, 18:18 PM Jump back to quoted post24 Jun 2018, 13:15 PMTobis Elite is a thing, it just doesn't do much. IIRC all it allows them to do is fire lmgs on the move. (Obers, commandos, paratroopers? I think those are the only ones.) Jump back to quoted post24 Jun 2018, 13:18 PMferwiner It is something in between as far as I know. It is just a toggle to fire lmg on the move, that some people call elite. But there are plenty of definitions of "elite" in the game. For example a few years ago people called elite the squads that had body armour. those elite troops uses a different weapon file for their upgrade. Paratrooper m1919a6 is not the same m191916 the rifleman pick u. (although the actual difference is just the fire on move capability, otherwise they are clone of each other) On that note, the m1 carbine used by the paratrooper and ranger is a different weapon file then the m1 carbine used by the rear echelon. The k98k used by the ober is also different from the k98k on the volks. The mosin used by the guard is also different from the mosin on the conscript Jump back to quoted post24 Jun 2018, 08:36 AMVipper The current implementation of Weapons that one can pick is complicated with different solution for different weapons and problematic. A unified solution should be implemented where these weapons performed according to the "type" of unit that pick them up with "auxiliary" troops using a lesser version, "mainline" the "normal" version and elite a better version. really, the problem is the conscript not having enough firepower by "default" but become ridiculous if they managed to salvage a lmg42. Yet the fixture everyone seems to be having is on conscript being too powerful Jump back to quoted post24 Jun 2018, 13:31 PMVipper No you do not. You can simply have modifiers on squads. As I have explained the current system is complicated and inefficient with a number of different solutions on for the same problem, and that makes it a mess. It needs fixing. (I am using the terms auxiliary mainline and elite as descriptive not as existing in game categories, which units is what is a balance issue. A similar solution should be implemented for build and reinforcement times) Jump back to quoted post24 Jun 2018, 18:02 PMthedarkarmadillo Why use "versions" when you could just add modifiers? Why design a whole new gun for every gun for every squad or class of troop when you could just add gun default stats and modifiers to the squad? A picked up mg42 on cons is set to be say 0.5 the stats where on rifles it's 0.75 for example. Same gun but the quality of the troop defines the ability with the gun Something like Tommy's get bren stats, snappers get modified to 0.9 commandos 1.1 as nice round numbers instead 3 kinds of bren. This would mean a Shrek is better on commandos or a ptrs or anything and it can be assuned because you run into the problem of being unable to define or fine tune individual weapons without unintentionally affecting other weapon/squad. Just one problem is the fact The accuracy modifier affect the weapon's state regardless of range. the fact of the matter is the different weapon system is the norm. You want to change every weapon and squad in existence? lastly, this doesn't really address the issue of conscript lacking tech tree upgrade. The original issue is how they have insane veterancy in an attempt to compensate for their lack of upgrade, but the thing break if they managed to get a lmg42. All these "solution" will just make sure the conscript will keep having scaling problem into the late game. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: conscript veterancy and their lack of weapon upgrade24 Jun 2018, 07:38 AM The conscript's lack of a tech tree upgrade have been a constant issue since release. So far the "solution" have been to give the squad more and more powerful veterancy, but at this point I have to say that it's not really work. as comparison: Conscript vet1 .92 incoming accuracy vet2 1.4 weapon accuracy .707 incoming accuracy (.65 total bonus) vet3 .8 weapon cooldown (fire more often) 1.1 weapon accuracy (1.54 total ) grenadier vet2 1.4 weapon accuracy vet3 .8 weapon cooldown (fire more often) .77 incoming accuracy The conscript's high veterancy is problematic. While it's not powerful enough to compensate for their relatively weak mosin, any lmg42 (or vicker k... ) on the conscript basically become a death ray. I believe a better solution would be to give the conscript weapon upgrade as their vet 1 bonus. This would remove the need for the insane bonus while providing them with a noticeable firepower increase. What should the weapon be then? while the most obvious answer would be the dp-28 or ppsh. I believe the best answer would actually be the Tommies' old scope rifle. the british tommies used to be given two scoped lee enfield as their vet 3. Those scoped lee enfield were actually more than cosmetic and were a straight upgrade from the normal lee enfield. While those scope rifle were ultimately redundant on the tommies due to the availability of the bren gun, "scoped mosin"/"elite mosin" would provide the conscript with the firepower it needs. One could be given at vet 1 and another at vet 3. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: GCS2 Barbarossa faction win rate23 Jun 2018, 19:27 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Jun 2018, 10:45 AMCieZ I just don't understand why people are so opposed to giving Tommies a snare. Yes, they're the best mainline infantry in the game - but they also require, by FAR the most investment. Out of the gate they're extremely expensive, they're horrible at flanking because of their atrocious accuracy on the move, and as Firesparks has pointed out you have to spend precious fuel AND 90 munis to keep them competitive with Grenadiers as the game progresses. Yet Grenadier faust, unlike every other infantry-based hard snare in the game, isn't gated by tech/time. Did people forget how much OKW struggled against light vehicles back in the day because of this exact lack of snare? The ONLY reliable snare UKF has is on a research based light vehicle that isn't particularly durable or effective against infantry, AND that snare isn't pseduo-permanent like faust/AT nade/etc. If you don't want to give Tommies snare, at least give it to sappers in some form. But I don't think that'd be enough. They're already too busy repairing/planting mines/sweeping mid/late game. Another overlooked problem between UKF and other factions is their inability to terraform the map early game. Not being able to lay wire to deny important green cover/flanking routes is brutal for a faction that relies on engaging in cover and (preferably) at max range at all times. Furthermore, tying snare to the grenade tech, UKF players will still have to invest EVEN MORE into Tommies to even let them snare in the first place. Sometimes I just don't even... at the risk of sounding frustrated by people's logic let me lay it out the way it sounds: 1) Hey we know UKF is objectively the weakest 1v1 faction in the game. 2) Dang, they really struggle at actually killing tanks and can get flanked more easily than any other faction because EVERY other faction has a mainline infantry based snare to punish over-extensions. 3) Should we add a snare to UKF? Nope. Edit: Even if Tommies get a snare, the faction is still going to struggle against HMGs, snipers, and have arguably the weakest assortment of tanks to choose from. Centaur is passable, but a shadow of what it used to be. Cromwell is probably the weakest overall medium in the game and the Firefly is slow, expensive, has an atrocious rate of fire, and requires a huge munitions investment to keep up with other TDs. Comets are hardly worth the cost. Churchills are nice, but difficult to get to in a 1v1. Probably their strongest tank these days though. I think the PIAT itself at the current state is enough to deter light vehicle. The damage is bit low against actual tank, but I would like a damage buff for the PIAT to 100 from 80 damage. I am not entirely against snare, but I think the british have a lot of underperforming ability to look at first. Gammon is nearly useless as a snare. The british tank under-performing as well. and lastly: the bren and vicker should have been limited to one instead of their current state. dual bren is really the last clutch for the british. alternatively, the gammom bomb could be made into an actual snare instead of its current state. Jump back to quoted post23 Jun 2018, 14:15 PMShadowLinkX37 I'm curious about tommies DPS in cover vs out of cover as well, since I believe they get a RoF(?) bonus incover. the cover mechanic is actually a penalty out of cover. the dps I posted is the in cover dps for the tommies. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: GCS2 Barbarossa faction win rate23 Jun 2018, 09:03 AM Jump back to quoted post23 Jun 2018, 03:49 AMShadowLinkX37 Percentages don't mean anything without a base value. I have calculated the dps of the lee enfield, bren, k98k, and lmg42 on vet3 tommies and vet3 gren verus each other. range are in 5 meter increment, rounded to 4 decimal and the dps take into account target size and veterancy lee enfield 4.1507\|3.9953\|3.7061\|3.4505\|3.2229\|3.0189\|2.7476\|2.5073 k98k 5.1387\|4.5668\|3.9625\|3.4790\|3.0836\|2.7540\|2.4010\|2.1030 lmg42 6.0327\|6.6416\|7.2007\|7.7055\|8.1523\|8.5378\|8.7938\|8.7506 bren 4.1720\|4.6211\|5.0058\|5.3207\|5.5613\|5.7240\|6.0328\|6.3103 that double bren is really the only thing keeping the Tommy relevant. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Grenadier rifle grenade.23 Jun 2018, 05:21 AM Jump back to quoted post12 Jun 2018, 17:04 PMStug life 6 men,on field reinforce (cons) and cheaper tech conscript transfer into another squad retain the high target size. There's also the fact the act of transfer will likely mean the giving conscript have to retreat. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: British snare problem and potential fixes23 Jun 2018, 04:08 AM Jump back to quoted post22 Jun 2018, 11:31 AMLago Sniper Turret Lock isn't a snare: it does nothing to the vehicle's mobility. The same goes for Stuart Shell Shock. Tulips and AEC Treadbreaker are both long range. Snares are close up (unless you have the Panzerfaust range bulletin which frankly should be removed). Their purpose is to deter tanks from recklessly diving. The gammon bomb is as much a snare as the non-sticky satchel charge is. hence "soft" snare. the point is really how an actual snare would make all those functionally obsolete. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: GCS2 Barbarossa faction win rate23 Jun 2018, 03:39 AM Jump back to quoted post22 Jun 2018, 13:05 PMCieZ Yeah, that's fair. I don't know that I'd tone down double LMGs any more though. They're already the worst upgrade in the game. Maybe nerf IS vet a bit instead? If you tone them down more, I don't think they'll be worth it. Jump back to quoted post22 Jun 2018, 14:14 PMDangerous-Cloth Perhaps an idea indeed, but I don't know if further veterancy nerfs are the way to go. I rather think the problem with tommies being too good when they get a snare is their double lmg 5 men bolstered performance. They become absolutely too durable in that stage. Unfortunately, without adjusting the other things mentioned, they almost have to be. the tommies already have the weakest veterancy in the game +20% accuracy -20% cooldown time -22% incoming accuracy grenadier: +40% accuracy -20% cooldown time -23% incoming accuracy the bren and vicker k should have been restricted to one per squad. In: COH2 Balance