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Jump back to quoted post12 Jun 2013, 18:17 PMPingPing

This sums it up extremely well.

For me however the structural change from Doctrine to the "Commander" that we've seen really is a key issue that's severely broken to the point I don't think it can be rectified with a patch.

The problem is as the OP indicated - in COH1 - the Doctrine defined the player - the tactics - everything. The doctrine used was essentially where a game was won or lost - it defined the whole WAY you played the game.

Now - I find myself seeing some blinking light on the bottom of the screen indicating I can chose a Commander. I think to myself - "oh - that's nice" - and then continue to ignore it and play without even choosing one - because quite frankly it makes absolutely no difference to how I play the game.

THIS IS BROKEN.

Whats worse - it makes me uninterested in the game strategically - I'm not thinking ahead of what direction my opponent is going to take and plan a counter etc, or how I can exploit their Doctrine etc - it makes ABSOLUTELY no difference anymore.

The reason they did this was obvious in today's DLC world of continuing revenue from games initially purchased - if they made the Commanders actually worth a d@mn strategically - players who paid for that DLC that was "good" would have an advantage over a Vanilla player who did not chose to "Pay to win".

So while ensuring that the DLC paying player wouldn't have an edge - they effectively made the whole system useless to make sure of it.

This makes me really sad in that Sega/Relic have basically hamstrung and handicapped the game to the point where it's a terrible strategic experience all so they could get an extra $1 for some DLC that might entertain some 12 year old because now his soldiers look "cool" in their new uniforms or now I have "on field" artillery vs a bomb dropped by some magic DLC plane that effectively does the same thing, it's just a "cool/bling" element.

This EXTREMELY short sightedness has limited the lifespan of the game incredibly.

Instead of making a rock solid game that doesn't require DLC - where it's all there - ready to go, making Doctrine/Command tree's that you can base your whole strategic play on - ensuring a large fan base continues to play the game for many more years, enticing new players to join in and buy it....Sega/Relic went for the "low lying" DLC fruit - get some easy $ upfront, but in the long run the game dies off relatively quickly, thus losing long term sales.

Well done Relic/Sega - you lost me as a customer with this decision.

Jump back to quoted post11 Jun 2013, 21:16 PMTommy

• Increased infantry/tank production and reinforcement (allows for more 'riflespam' tactics, best seen in players such as KoreanArmy)
  

Jump back to quoted post11 Jun 2013, 01:44 AMcrazyguy

thanks man, the second fix worked for me

Jump back to quoted post10 Jun 2013, 22:14 PMBartonPL

Capping system right now is okay, but the only gay thing is that paks and units in HT can cap