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Thread: Idea for Penals29 Mar 2016, 00:53 AM Jump back to quoted post28 Mar 2016, 12:59 PMMyself You focusing on the tree and losing the forest. I can list you all the abilities and doctrinal abilities conscripts get and only riflemen would come near the number of things available to them. (and that because of the USF design) The bottom line is the have too much utility compared to Penals so Penal do not look cost efficient by comparison. If you read more carefully you will see that the suggestion is no tech cost for AT grenades, so imo soviet actually get buffed not nerfed... AT grenades is 125 25 T1 is 160 10 the 15 Fuel less to have access to AT grenades is is more important than 35 Manpower...add the access to other units and the CP gain and it will feel more like a buff than an nerf. Once more those are details, pls lets try focus on the direction and not the details. conscript: merge, molly, at nade, sprint, trip mine, sandbag(6). (doc: ) ppsh, hit the dirt, PTRS, Ant-tank barrage, anti-tank mine, repair, FHQ, motherland(8). total: 14 grenadier: riflenade, faust, medical kit, lmg, bunker(5). (doc: ) g43, cloak, interrogation, hulldown, stun nade, sprint, tactical movement, counterattack tactic (8). 13 ability the conscript have one more ability than the grenadier, two if you consider tactical movement and sprint on the grenadier to be the same abilities. In addition, the grenadier's non-doctrinal abilities are significantly better than what the conscript get as well. Riflenade, lmg42, and faust is an incredible combination. The conscript might have more varied abilities from doctrine, but they are still doctrinal. The grenadier's superior abilities mean they are not dependent on having the right doctrine. there's also a difference between paying an upgrade to grant an abilities to your infantry versus needing to buy another infantry for the abilities. it's not just 160 mp 10 fuel, it's 160 mp 10 fuel + the cost of the unit itself. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ostheer in a bad spot ? 28 Mar 2016, 11:40 AM Jump back to quoted post28 Mar 2016, 11:31 AMStrummingbird Grenades, weapon racks, and squad sizes are very rarely bought before Cromwell, if at all. Source- any Brit 1v1 game. AEC is the real offender here, and adding in one or more 222s brings the Wehr tech cost above the Brit again. MP cost is further tilted in the favour of the Brit player. the british tommies is going to be at a serious disadvantage against the grenadier if the british skipped his infantry upgrades. lmg42, rifle grenade, and faust are some of the best infantry upgrades and abilities in the game. Even a 444 is still a pretty serious threat against an AEC and can easily explicit the british's lack of infantry atw. Once the AEC die, the british are pretty helpless against the 444 onslaught. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ostheer in a bad spot ? 28 Mar 2016, 11:27 AM Jump back to quoted post28 Mar 2016, 11:19 AMBlalord Its just me or cromwell pathing seems way better than p4 ? they have the same pathing AI. Cromwell is a lot more forgiving because of its superior rotational rate. That rotational rate is also a large part of why the cromwell is so much better at crushing infantry. A large part of crushing infantry is turning into them with your tank. The infantry dodging AI can't keep up with a fast turning tank like the m10 or the cromwell. If you want to nerf the cromwell and m10's crushing, the first stats to nerf is their rotational rate, not max speed or acceleration. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ostheer in a bad spot ? 28 Mar 2016, 11:15 AM Jump back to quoted post28 Mar 2016, 08:21 AMStrummingbird Cromwell is cheaper, is 50% more accurate on the move on top of having higher base accuracy, extremely good at crushing, faster (and gets ludicrously fast with vet), has a smaller target size than any other medium tank, comes at a significantly lower tech cost, has nondoctrinal smoke, and has a gun that's noticeably better at penetrating other medium tanks. P4 starts to come into its own only after vet 2, and that's only against other medium vehicles and infantry AT weapons. Cromwell is by far the superior vehicle for cost. the 75mm ROQF and the 75m kwk 42 have the same base accuracy. the cromwell only have a significantly lower tech cost if the british skip his weapon rack, grenades, squad size, or bofor/AEC. If he buy any two of of those upgrade the tech cost is about the same. the coaxial and hull mg on the panzer 4 are better than the ones on the cromwell. the panzer 4 fire 5% faster than the cromwell and have 180 armor vs 160 armor. At best, the cromwell is worth about the same as the wehr panzer 4, but raising the cromwell price now is going to kill the british faction. I would also argue that the cromwell have to face significantly stronger opponent. the panzer 4 generally only have to worry british armor and they are a lot more manageable than what the axis can field. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Coh2 tech cost chart28 Mar 2016, 11:03 AM I've completed a chart listing the teching cost of all five factions, including their starting resources. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g5csCZt9UrVnNy-k9w8DRh1F6Rzeu7hMCLXZoxSdNRk/edit#gid=0 In: Lobby
Thread: coh2 dps chart28 Mar 2016, 11:01 AM I've also completed another chart listing the teching cost of all five factions, including their starting resources. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g5csCZt9UrVnNy-k9w8DRh1F6Rzeu7hMCLXZoxSdNRk/edit#gid=0 In: Lobby
Thread: Penal Battalion a completely different approach28 Mar 2016, 10:20 AM Jump back to quoted post27 Mar 2016, 10:44 AMVipper Imo you are missing the point of the proposed change... Currently there is little room for Penals....Because: 1) Compared to all other Sov infantry the have a tech cost 2) In their current role as an "elite" infantry they have to compete with call in "elite" infantry and Sov have plenty of access to other more cost efficient infantry. Out of the 21 soviet commanders only 5 don't have access to doctrinal infantry or weapon upgrades for conscripts. 3) Their kit (flamer explosives) can be accessed by the more cost efficient C.E. 4) They are not cost efficient mainline infantry when compared to conscripts with their extreme utility. Conscript on the other hand cost about the same as Gren or volks and do not feel the role of a cheap troops. Soviet have more access to call in "elite" infantry than any other faction and if Penal follow the same root they have to compete with the call in. Making them too good and there will be little room for call in infantry (give them PTRs why bother with guards or PTRs conscripts) make weak and why bother with going to T1 to access them. Thematically Soviet and especially Penals sustain heavy loses, in game what Soviet are actually missing is an Osttuppen type of infantry... So the my suggestion aims at creating room for Penals by giving them a new role that fits them historically and gives Sov what they are missing. In order to do that they should be T0, cheap and conscripts should have their utility/abilities reduced and moved to Penals. The detail might need rework since allot of patchs passed since O.P. but imo the direction is solid... all those are reasons why penal suck. This just mean the penal needs a buff, not a messy redesign. increase the mid-long range dps on the penal. their abysmal dps is part of the reason why the penal are rarely taken. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Idea for Penals28 Mar 2016, 09:57 AM Jump back to quoted post27 Mar 2016, 10:59 AMMyself I think it is explain in detail and better on the other thread.... Currently conscript are not cheap and have to much utility (that should be split between Penals and Conscripts)...thematically Penals fit the role of "cannon fodder" better. They could even stay at T1 if their the price was lowered enough and had enough utility...For instance if they AT grenade (not teck cost) and merge was moved to Penals that costed around 200 manpower (with a new stats) from conscripts that might work giving people an extra reason to get T1 how does conscript have too much utility? Their main abilities are grenade(molly), at nade, sprint, and merge. That's hardly "too much utility". Volks, rifle, and grenadier all have access to both grenades and anti-tank weapon, and rifles have smoke in lieu of sprint. The only ability that's unique to conscript is the merge ability, and that's very situation. Splitting the all important grenades and anti-tank grenade onto two separate units on two separate building is also a huge nerf to the soviet. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: coh2 dps chart28 Mar 2016, 00:58 AM Jump back to quoted post28 Mar 2016, 00:31 AMBohewulf @op It seems the values for OKW light jaeger g43 arent correct. Can you confirm? Anyway, thanks for this great summary. can you be a bit more specific? are you referring to jaeger_light_recon_g43 ? If you're referring to their reverse dps profile, I assume that's to compensate for their kill crit. the scoped garand on the pathfinder have the same characteristic. In: Lobby
Thread: Ostheer in a bad spot ? 28 Mar 2016, 00:49 AM Jump back to quoted post27 Mar 2016, 19:24 PMHighfiveeeee Sov: Can get conscripts from T0 at the first second (main battle unit) USF: Can get rifles from T0 at the first second (main battle unit) OKW: Can get volks from T0 at the first second (main battle unit) + Start with Sturmpios UKF: Starts with a IS squad (main battle unit) and can get the second from T0 at the first second Ost: Starts with Pios (weak unit with little fighting potential) and needs T1 to get the main battle unit While Ost gets the first grens, all other factions usually have at least 2 squads of their main battle units, which are simply better in the early game (rifles, infantry sections) or have a higher amount of soldiers (2x conscripts vs 1x grens is 12 men vs 4). the wehr compensate their slow early game by having sniper, mg, and mortar. In: COH2 Balance