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Thread: Comet5 Mar 2018, 07:00 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Mar 2018, 06:45 AMVipper The comments on scatter are actually misleading. Max scatter distance is a limit and as such less important more important is scatter ratio which is the same at 1. Having a bigger max scatter distance can actually be better when fighting vs tanks and worse when fighting infantry. If two persons are playing dice game to see who get the lower number, the person with a 1d3 will have an advantage over a 1d6. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Comet5 Mar 2018, 06:19 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Mar 2018, 05:58 AMTobis Why don't you give us your suggestion on how to improve the Comet then instead of talking about other tanks. I will link back to the exact post where I did gave suggestion on improving the comet. It seems to have been glossed over during the heated argument. Jump back to quoted post3 Mar 2018, 04:20 AMFiresparks and I think the comet's main fault is its price/performance ratio, and acceleration. The comet is certainly a step above the E8 and t34/85mm, but not quite a good deal at its present cost and upkeep. Right now it fills a good gap between the FF, centuar, and cromwell in terms of role and performance. and historically the comet had a much better P/W than the panther. The Comet isn't heavy enough to brawl with the german heavy and should have the out run what it can't out fight. let's say 490 mp 175 fuel to match price with the panther. Population should match as well in case of future change to either tank. I suggest 16 for both. for acceleration and top speed, 6.7 top speed and 2.8 acceleration for the comet to the panther's current 6.6 top speed and 2.6 acceleration. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Comet5 Mar 2018, 05:10 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Mar 2018, 04:59 AMTobis Do you really expect the comet to be on par with the tiger? the idea is to exactly point out how and why the comet is not on par with the tiger and therefore be able to more fairly assess a fair price for both unit. Balance shouldn't be done in a vacuum. Knowing precisely how well one unit perform against another is critical. Otherwise balancing from ignorance will just lead to overpriced/underpriced unit, like the comet is it now. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Comet5 Mar 2018, 02:51 AM Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2018, 23:10 PMStug life maybe cause stats are similar ? comet Target size: 22 Sight: 35 Speed: 6.9 Accel: 2.2 Rotate: 32 Armor: 290/110 Health: 800 Damage 160 Accuracy near 0.06 Accuracy mid 0.045 Accuracy far 0.03 Range near 0 Range mid 20 Range far 40 Range 0 - 45 Penetration near 210 Penetration mid 190 Penetration far 170 tiger Target size: 26 Sight: 35 Speed: 5.2 Accel: 1.8 Rotate: 24 Armor: 300/140 Health: 1040 Damage 160 Accuracy near 0.05 Accuracy mid 0.0375 Accuracy far 0.025 Range near 0 Range mid 22.5 Range far 45 Range 0 - 45 Penetration near 240 Penetration mid 220 Penetration far 200 tiger has a bit less scatter a bigger aoe (2.5 vs 3.5) but worse spread of aoe (mid aoe 64 vs 24) you forgot the reload. 6.15 on the comet and 5 on the tiger. and not every stats are the same. having 20% small target size doesn't immediately translate into 20% more survivabiliy like having 240 more hp. and actually the 240 hp is better than it looks, since it allow the tiger to take 7 shots compare to the comet's 5. That's a 40% jump in survivability. and the max scatter distance on the tiger vs comet is 4.3 and 6.4. It's essentially vertical dispersion. Scatter mainly affect your accuracy vs infantry, and also help against tanks (stray shot). The cromwell and comet used to have two of the best scatter in the the game, but now it's just average and worse than tiger. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Comet5 Mar 2018, 01:59 AM Jump back to quoted post5 Mar 2018, 00:10 AMStug life how to check if someone is a ally fanboy, they never check stats cromwell gun Scatter Scatter angle 7.5 Distance offset 0.25 Distance ratio 1 Distance max 6.4 AOE AOE Radius 2.5 Distance near 0.25 Distance mid 1 Distance far 1.5 Damage near 160 Damage mid 64 Damage far 32 Damage all in hold true Damage friendly near 80 Damage friendly far 16 Comet gun Scatter Scatter angle 7.5 Distance offset 0.25 Distance ratio 1 Distance max 6.4 AOE AOE Radius 2.5 Distance near 0.25 Distance mid 1 Distance far 1.5 Damage near 160 Damage mid 64 Damage far 32 Damage all in hold true Damage friendly near 80 Damage friendly far 16 cromwell have a faster reload. its veterancy also boost its reload rate, unlike the comet. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The Sherman in WWII 4 Mar 2018, 22:51 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2018, 22:22 PMVipper Sherman did not win the war, the German army was simply not able to beat the combined armies of the 3 of the most powerful countries of the time simultaneously. the soviet t34 itself worked on similar idea as a medium tank. The kv-1 itself were also plagued with various problem. Is-2 was actually reliable but joined the war late. the t34 and sherman were vehicle built within the technology capable at the time. The germans had to stretch the technology to make the panther. and ironically the German reached the zenith of its expansion using the panzer 3, a medium tank. The invasion of France was done mainly using the pz38t. They didn't start using the tiger and panther until they were losing. In: The Library
Thread: The Sherman in WWII 4 Mar 2018, 21:49 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2018, 20:26 PMVipper There where no real road network in the Soviet union. The majority of transportation was made by trains. You are overestimating the value of tank truck transportation that would be almost impossible in muddy road of Soviet union. Soviet union units move for hundreds of kilometers thru Europe and far east with little truck support. Panther was a far superior tank than the Sherman weather it could be loaded on truck or not is rather irrelevant. the infrastructure in the soviet union were pretty bad by western Europe standard, both rails and roads alike. Neither system were extensive by any means. In practical terms you can't rely on rail entirely, nor would you want to fight so close to a front line supply hub. Supplies are usually carried extreme long distance by rail and rest of the way by trucks (or horse). Rail lines are also known and limited geographical feature. Basically everyone know where every rail line is, thus further limiting the venue of advance and make your attack more predictable. (road also have this problem but to a significantly less degree). and logistical consideration for a tank is never irrelevant. Having the best tank means nothing if you can't get it to the front. The heavy axis tank were stretching/breaking the practical engineer technology of the time. The panther was significantly less reliable than the sherman and the tiger even worst. Forcing them to drive itself is just exacerbating the problem. Tanks are definitely heavier on average nowadays, but they are also supported by better engine and transmission technology since. Medium tanks in ww2 hover around the 30 ton range for a reason: It was basically what the limit of what engine and transmission could reliably support in those days. I would definitely prefer to be in a panther over the sherman in a fight, but it is the harsh reality that the weaker sherman is more suited to logistic and thus winning a war. In: The Library
Thread: The OKW Puma4 Mar 2018, 21:31 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2018, 21:12 PMinsaneHoshi I would like to stats on which tanks (if any) it can out brawl when it gets its vet. it can brawl "equally" just about all of them, but it's a waste. You don't want to be trading shot using the puma. against medium tank you will want to out-range or out flank it. The main benefit of the puma is the fact it can roll over allied light tank and does an okay job at harrying the medium tank until your tank arrive. In: Lobby
Thread: About Jacksons4 Mar 2018, 21:01 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2018, 09:32 AMVipper It (the jackson) would be the ultimate "Kiter" and very hard to counter. That's the idea. The jackson need to be powerful enough to counter the likes of king tiger and jagdtiger. There isn't really anything more powerful for the USF to use, aside from the super pershing. The jackson need to be buffed and it was a question of how. Making it into the ultimate kite still mean the german can punish bad play. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: The Sherman in WWII 4 Mar 2018, 20:12 PM Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2018, 18:42 PMVipper And that is my original claim. When Panther was introduced it was a 2 generation ahead of the Sherman that was based on infantry support tank design and was modified again and again instead of being redesigned. Sherman was an inferior Tank to the Panther. 2 generation ahead and 2 impractical. the panther was too heavy to be carried by the trucks of its days. for strategic deployment it needed to be carried by train, which is significantly more limited and vulnerable than road network. Driving the tank itself for redeployment will significantly wear it down. Tanks were not meant for marathon. It's not until the post war era that anyone product truck capable of carrying ~45 ton tank. In: The Library