Profile of Doomlord52

The problem with locking shreks behind T2 is that it makes the new position of PGrens almost entirely pointless. Right now, they're in an interesting position, where they can allow for a somewhat possible T2 skip. It's NOT risk free; you lose your long-range AT (good luck vs AA-HTs), as well as any ability to chase LVs (no 222). In exchange you save 200mp/20f, which allows for T3 maybe 90 seconds earlier in a normal game (provided we're fuel-limited).

If shreks are moved to behind T2, all that the Pgren change has done is allow for PGrens to be built 200mp/20f earlier (30 seconds? maybe?) - which isn't very interesting or useful. You'd still be forced to build T2, since there's no way you can stall until ~8-10min with zero AT power.

Right now, I really don't see this as a huge problem. The crazy T1/T2 skips we're seeing these days only work because they're new and unexpected; they're actually really risky.

That said, the sub-15 minute Tiger Ace is crazy; not sure why it's not point-locked.

After a few recent games, I noticed that it seemed like some abilities (both on and off map) were doing some strange things in regards to friendly-fire damage; so I decided to test out everything I could. What I found is that there's some really strange inconsistencies. Unfortunately, I don't have the exact numbers for things like damage reduction, but I did find that all abilities fell into one of four categories:

High Damage - These abilities did a lot of friendly-fire damage
Reduced Damage - These abilities did a lot of friendly-fire damage, but did NOT wipe any models for infantry
Low Damage - These abilities did very little friendly-fire damage (~5% hp loss on pios)
Zero Damage - These abilities did NO friendly-fire damage

Note: these are all targeted against your own units; not teammates.

Rocket/Heavy Artillery
Almost all of the on-map rocket and heavy artillery did low damage to friendly units; however, there were some outliers.

OST
LeFH does high damage to friendly units
Panzerwerfer does low damage, but also suppresses/pins friendly units

OKW
SturmTiger does reduced damage, but also suppresses

UKF
UKF Base Arty does high damage
Churchill AVRE does high damage

note: UKF base arty could count as off-map, since it cannot be built or targeted by enemies, in which case it does fall in line with most other off-map abilities.

Light Artillery/Mortars
Every single light artillery (below 10cm) and mortar in the game does low damage to friendlies


Off-Map
In general, every manually targeted (i.e. non-loiter, sector, etc.) off-map ability does high damage to friendlies, but there are some outliers.

OST
Stuka JU-87D Anti-Infantry Strafe does zero damage
Stuka JU-87 Anti-Tank Strafe does low damage

SOV
Tactical IL-2 Rocket Run does zero damage - BUG: it's a 23mm cannon run, not rockets.
IL-2 PTAB AT does low damage but also stuns the crew for tanks.
IL-2 Precision bombing does reduced damage

USF
P47 Strafing Run does zero damage
Time of Target does low damage
240mm Howitzer does low damage

UKF
Precision Barrage does zero damage
Air suppremacy operation: Strafe does zero damage, bombs do high damage




In general, I don't think these are intended; there's just no consistency. I could see all strafes doing low friendly damage, but things like USF 240mm doing low damage, or the LeFH doing high damage are just entirely out of line with similar (or identical) abilities/units for other teams.

If I've missed any outliers, feel free to post them. Alternatively, if anyone disagrees with my tests, I can try again and post pictures/videos. Also, if anyone could check the actual stats, that would be great, too.

That ability is bundled with some other bonuses for Wehrmacht tho, like getting a 5th pioneer for 30 munitions. This would be only to Riflemen, unless you want to see 5 man rear echelon turn into 6 man rear echelon.

Sure, but it also working on Pios isn't why the Ost Vet upgrade doesn't have so many bonuses. Either way, the initial suggestion is simply too powerful; this is what would happen every single game:

Half of rifle squads have Vet Leader + Bar.
Use flare to check for MGs/Flanks
Fire up to rush grens, taking less HP damage due to 6-model squad size and %RA reduction.
Do tons of damage at close range due to Bar, extra Carbine, also rifles just being better at close
Vet even quicker due to +10% xp

It would snowball so incredibly quickly.

Found a stuck spot (by accident... cost me two grens) on Eindhoven by the left-most point. There is the option to vault just below where the pios are, and if you do so, they can't leave that position (unless you vault again).

Well, hopefully it'll be re-added at some point in an 'as intended' implementation.

1. Drive into enemy base with 251
2. Set up
3. Retreat whole army

I hope someone has a replay.