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Thread: Question about 15 Nov 2022, 09:11 AM Maybe it is a bug on my side, but if not can you at least time stamp the video? In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: SOV crew repair rant.31 Oct 2022, 20:31 PM Jump back to quoted post31 Oct 2022, 14:38 PMOKSpitfire I think i saw a high level game where someone, possibly Kobal, did something similar to this... except in reverse as he was playing as Ostheer. A badly damaged P4 with an engine crit limps round a corner, the t34 rushes to it to try and finish it off. Only for it to use hull down while some pios frantically repaired it from the back while it dueled the t-34. It ended up winning and basically cancelling out the damage through the hull down and repairs. Genuinely thought he'd misclicked or something at first, didn't know that was possible. I remember a 1v1 tournament where someone used KV-1 hull down against I think Stormjager. Not sure if there were repairs in play, but the damage reduction and a couple of unlucky dice rolls where enough for the P4 to lose, although it looked like a pretty safe win. Stormjager was (understandably) raging here on the forums later on. Jump back to quoted post31 Oct 2022, 19:50 PMKatukov honestly i still refuse to believe this, unless the p4 in question is on drugs and bounces/misses half its shots (and bouncing vs a T-34 is not exactly the most common thing). The t-34/76 takes maybe 1 to 2 more shots, which isn't a lot considering that your tank is completely helpless + it doesn't fire and you cant even cancel the repair. I heard a story in some tournament game where a SOV took a gamble to repair his t-34/85 right near the frontline, but a fucking PIONEER squad with PTRS appeared and basically neutralized the tank until support comes It can heavily depend on timing, e.g. your T34 repairs just above 160 HP before receiving an otherwise deadly hit. But you've seen Don's video. A 3 hit T34 goes up to 5 hits under perfect circumstances and it still took 30 seconds. And the chance of 5 pens in a row is 20-30% depending on range, neglecting misses entirely. If there had been 2-3 more bounces/misses, which you'd actually have to expect, the T34 is suddenly up another 160+ HP, at which point it takes another shot, during which it still repairs etc. Obviously, the T34 won't win. But it will delay the whole action enough for an ATG to come in, potentially a snare, in team games a team mate can rush for help and flank your tank. It's very dangerous to just stand there for so long. With only one single P4 and no additional vehicle or ATG, there's a good chance that it is not worth attacking the T34, because a probably outcome is that you get your tank damaged and have to repair, costing you overall more micro and time than the opponent (who just has to wait a bit longer for the ability to finish). In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: "Rally Defenses" Armor Bonus?31 Oct 2022, 15:44 PM Jump back to quoted post31 Oct 2022, 15:23 PMdonofsandiego -> Shocks have 1.5 -> 1.5 x 1.25 = 1.875 -> Kar98k has 1 penetration -> 1 / 1.875 = 0.53 -> LMG42 has 1.1 penetration at 28 range -> 1.1 / 1.875 = 0.58 So basically Rally Defenses turns shock troops into gods walking among men? I never knew it was this good. Basically yes. But relatively speaking, you'll get more out of it if you use it on Conscripts or Guards. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Testing various SMG units31 Oct 2022, 15:42 PM Jump back to quoted post31 Oct 2022, 14:06 PMrumartinez89 I never fully realized before, but generally speaking, veterancy just negates itself. Exceptions aside, vet0 squads will roughly perform like their vet3 equivalents against each other. The most common RA buff is -29%, some squads like volks and penals get a little bit less than that with -23%. Most common veterancy is +30-40% accuracy, together with -20-25% of cool down. This means, that the RA buff of -29% is negated by +40% accuracy, the -23% by +30% accuracy for the opponent. They cancel each other out, what is left over is the cool down, but the effect here is usually not THAT great. So what you say for the Ranger/Grenadier matchup is pretty much on point, there is only a marginal DPS increase (I calculated a +4,5% DPS increase due to the 'leftover' cool down buff). But is also works vice versa: Grens get +40% accuracy, which is negated by the -29% RA for rangers. Where Rangers seem to fall flat is when they match other squads. The 20% damage reduction is the only defensive buff for Grens in the whole game. Vs small arms, it is one of the worst buffs of any squad, offset by the effectiveness against AoE damage. But against many other squads, e.g. Obersoldaten, Rangers will actually lose DPS (about 7% against Obers and all other squads getting -29% RA), while those squads will still get at least the marginal DPS increase due to CD. I think that is what people are noticing when they say Rangers were not that good in the late game. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: SOV crew repair rant.31 Oct 2022, 14:51 PM Jump back to quoted post31 Oct 2022, 14:48 PMdonofsandiego Also yes I really did have a bugsplat exactly as the t-34/85 died. Absolutely godlike timing. I was thinking for a second if you edited that in. Would be a nice touch. Gives you that feeling of actually playing the game instead of just watching a video. True CoH2 vibes. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: SOV crew repair rant.31 Oct 2022, 14:44 PM Jump back to quoted post31 Oct 2022, 13:46 PMKatukov Maybe if its a command P4 LMAO Nope, I am not kidding. I can't remember the repair speed of the ability, but I think it was around 9. It's enough to repair at least half the incoming damage unless you can shoot consistently into the rear armor. If the P4 has a bounce or miss, the repair negates that shot. If you manage to not get shot in the back (and often it is enough to have an infantry squad nearby, chances are that the enemy P4 has been damaged during the offensive as well). If the T34 is at ~75% health at the time you find it, accounting for misses and bounces from mid range, you'll probably still need 40 seconds to kill the small T34, even longer for the T34/85. Unless your opponent is completely wiped off the field, chances are you're not going to get the T34 because an ATG or something will push you off. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: SOV crew repair rant.31 Oct 2022, 13:21 PM What I find even funnier is that this ability can almost outrepair the damage of a P4. I remember multiple occasions of either my or a friend's T34 being found out pants down repairing in the back, while the P4 desperately tried to finish it off thinking it were easy prey. These T34s often stopped the whole push if you had an ATG supporting the T34 In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: "Rally Defenses" Armor Bonus?31 Oct 2022, 13:09 PM Every infantry model has 1 armor, shocks have 1.5. This basically acts as a 20% RA reduction with minor alterations against MGs and weapons that have higher penetration than 1. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Testing various SMG units31 Oct 2022, 10:39 AM Jump back to quoted post28 Oct 2022, 14:07 PMrumartinez89 Why is it 1.04? Isn’t the base value .8 so the vet would be 1.12. 1.04 would be exclusive to Vet3 Airborne and Vet2 Penals right? This was referring to PPSh unit vs Grenadiers 1. base close range accuracy of PPSh Shock troop variant: 0,816 2. Shock troops accuracy veterancy: +40% (0,816 * 1,4 = 1,1424) 3. Grenadier target size: 0,91 (1,1424 * 0,91 = 1,039584) 4. For G43 Grenadiers, the additional 0,9 RA does push the overall accuracy down to 0,9356.... So it has an effect, albeit not the intended 10% in this very specific setup of vet3 PPSh troops vs G43 Grenadiers. Since Grens do not get further RA buffs with vet, but "only" damage reduction, they are an extreme example for accuracy calculations here. Volksgrenadiers get 0,77 RA which pushes the overall accuracy below 1. Again, all this assumes that capping the accuracy at 1 happens after step3 and not step2, which I think should be the case but I am not 100% sure anymore if I tested exactly that. Jump back to quoted post28 Oct 2022, 14:07 PMrumartinez89 Sorry for weird formatting on my phone. With respect to what you said about Rangers, it doesn’t make any sense to me. My example with regards to VET was specific to AssG. They both use Thompsons and Rangers have 1 more Thompson so technically the ranger is the more short range focused squad. This is apparent in their Vet0 performance but Vet3 evens this out quite a bit which as we both agree is due to Rangers inferior vet. Paras winning made sense as on top of the 4 Thompsons they get 2 elite carbines that also perform great at close range. I was probably thinking about Airborne Guards that get PPSh, not Assault Guards with their Thompsons. In that case it would make sense for Rangers to lose. Looking at the numbers, I find it hard to believe that Assault Guards are supposed to be THAT strong. It actually looks like they don't have that much going for them. RA both at vet0 and vet3 is pretty mediocre. The weapon loadout also doesn't look super special to me. The vet is nothing super special either besides getting +40% accuracy instead of the more usual +30%. That's a nice buff, but not sure if worth it. If I have time, I'll test them myself. Jump back to quoted post28 Oct 2022, 14:07 PMrumartinez89 Also Thompsons are the best allied SMG by quite a bit they were given better mid range compared to the rest because it was a massive nerf when the gun was first released. Back from Sept 2015, will update if I find more recent comments M1 Thompsons Increase their mid and far range profile so the weapon itself is not an immediate downgrade in overall dps. As stated above, I was under the assumption that they get PPSh because I was thinking about the wrong squad. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: its a arranged team fk the random arranged team game31 Oct 2022, 09:55 AM Stop making this post every couple of weeks without contributing anything to the discussion. /locked In: COH3 Central