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Thread: Relic close to shutting down - not profitable17 Jan 2018, 15:01 PM Jump back to quoted post16 Jan 2018, 17:48 PMwuff There is a general misconception that the money made from sales goes directly to the developer, This is rarely the case unless it is a self published title. This is the normal setup for a project. A publisher or developer agree on a project, a budget is set and a release date window. The developer then works in chunks, delivering certain sections of the game at set dates, these are known as milestones. The publisher must approve the milestone, i.e the developer has met the requirements, if they're met the developer gets paid. This normally goes on for the entire time of development. Once the game has gone 'gold' the developer is paid the final sum. There are often other caveats attached e.g. If the game scores 90% meta bonuses are handed out, if the game sells x-amount a sequel is guaranteed. Very underappreciated post here. This should be a stickied response to every thread that starts down the relic's future and success rabbit holes. Incidentally this is how much of government in the USA works. In: Lobby
Thread: Relic close to shutting down - not profitable17 Jan 2018, 00:04 AM Given that you’re a current employee, I have a favor to ask of you – keep the feedback coming! Speak up at our AMAs, we can go grab a quick coffee, or you can just send me an email. I always want to hear your thoughts, not only about the good things, but also where we can improve and if I’ve let you down. Especially if I’ve let you down. This made me laugh. In: Lobby
Thread: Opinion on Ostheer Panther in new patch (1v1)15 Jan 2018, 19:52 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Jan 2018, 16:20 PMSupremeStefan 222 buffs ? Fast mg in first bulding ? T70 nerfs ? Or stuart nerf? U see this changes buffs early wermaht game and pershing with 800hp its not that heavy The buffs that the 222 had seen were met with cost adjustments. One could say at one point, before penal PTRS and before the fuel was increased (doubled?) it was buffed. Those buffs I don't think have held up very well. The t0 HMG42 did allow for ostheer to not be totally crippled against USF early game. That was certainly a timing buff. Though even so I'm pretty sure it saw a cost increase (240 to 260mp) at that time. I could be mistaken. It is kind of a shame that buffs to ostheer have been, at best, indirect. But to be perfectly honest, I don't like the power creep. Ostheer has the one benefit of being grounded in its original design which all the other factions either have abandoned or ignored from the get-go. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: OKW is absolutely trash now, rebalance this asap!12 Jan 2018, 18:52 PM Obers need to come out earlier. I actually really liked their most recent ch anges, but I think they REALLY require being fielded earlier as a result. The flakhq side tech to unlock panther and p4 I still think is very necessary for OKW if only for improving their tech/unit pacing and options. Also a token 100 mp 20f upgrade to unlock the KT should be necessary. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Redesigning support weapons 12 Jan 2018, 18:10 PM At one point I was working on a mod that utilized the USF tank crew mechanic for team weapons. Mg teams, mortar teams, atg teams would be able to abandon their team weapon to retreat and preserve their vet. Any unit would be able to crew and abandon a team weapon, but only the appropriate support team crew would get abilities or offensive vet bonuses when crewing. So an hmg would only have AP rounds if an mg crew were manning the gun. Only mg crews would impart offensive vet to the mg (faster reload, more suppression etc.) But a mortar team or engineer squad could man the mg in a pinch. Defensive vet for the entities would always be in effect for the squads. I never got it working and stopped working on it over a year ago. I might give it another go though one of these days... In: Lobby
Thread: What is the weakness from Jackson?12 Jan 2018, 01:37 AM Jump back to quoted post11 Jan 2018, 15:06 PMullumulu again the q: where is the weakness? no turrent is a huge weakness..or slow turning, and low accu while turning is a big weakness... where is the answer? Like it was said earlier: They lack AI. They are vulnerable to panzerschrecks and the like. They're also unable to decrew AT guns as a result of this. Also their cost can arguably be their weakness: they're pretty expensive for their performance (compared to M10s for instance). In: COH2 Balance
Thread: What is the weakness from Jackson?11 Jan 2018, 22:45 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Jan 2018, 21:59 PMRocket Snip You realize I was talking about an iteration of the Jackson during DBP and not the old version or the live version right? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: What is the weakness from Jackson?11 Jan 2018, 19:57 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Jan 2018, 12:40 PMKharn The more curious change was the damage and pen, while it lost 40 damage, to drop to 160 (from 200) it gained penetration to be able to fight heavies more reliably. The original intention was that the Jackson get the health buff and retain the damage. The result was incredibly powerful. Like, they could defeat panthers. You could drive 2 jacksons directly at a position covered by an elefant and a panther and win with overwhelming consistency. Only if the jacksons got hung up on each other and started pivoting would they be in danger. So what has this caused? Well dueling mediums is dicey as fuck, as the jacksons increased penetration doesn't matter vs mediums, it never had a problem penetrating them. But losing 40 damage is a big deal, as it used to put some serious hurt on STUG's and other mediums.. They wanted jacksons (and all standard mediums) two survive 2 shots from elefants or JTs. Consequences of that change werent really explored, much less tested, and alternatives (Like 560 health to match the m10, retaining 200 damage) were unacceptable unless they accomplished that goal. Just think about all the times those pesky germans tanks slipped away?! That was the 40 damage you no longer have. Just like heavy tank destroyers deal with now too. Mind you Jacksons still have HEAT rounds for extra damage when they need it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Helping Hans deleted Coh2 cause of allie biased patch11 Jan 2018, 15:34 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Jan 2018, 09:37 AMskemshead I went afk before kv1. Pro strats. In: Scrap Yard
Thread: 1-2 sec lag after the last server maintenance11 Jan 2018, 15:14 PM Yawp. Always after anything is done with the servers. Patches, hotfixes, resets, etc. Sometimes lasts for days, even weeks, but I typically only play on weekends so it's hard to gauge. In: Lobby