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Thread: Updates on BALANCE PREVIEW MOD 22 Apr 2016, 15:49 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Apr 2016, 13:20 PMDullahan It's basically "Dude makes a whine post and suggest changes to the game" comprehensive list. I can't count the amount of times I've seen people suggest panzerschrecks for volks being changed and them being given a pfaust or the MG34 becoming a regular unit. (Even back when kubelwagon was a suppression unit) It's always been opposed because it would homogenize the game. I'm no expert, but I think team weapons make the entire idea of combined arms interesting and thus should be accessible for all factions and should not be locked out in the name of "avoiding homogenization". Just my opinion. I mean, both vanilla coh 1 factions had mgs and mortars that were kind of similar. Noone compalined. Yet the factions that tried to be sooo very different (PE and especially coh 1 brits) were a lot less popular. They had no conventional team weapons at all. Team weapons are interesting and should be accessible IMO. There's other ways to differentiate them than to lock them in doctrines (MG34) or not integrating them (US Mortar). For example, in CoH 1 the allied AT gun had piercing rounds while the axis AT gun could cloak. The allied mg had piercing rounds but the axis one didn't. Stuff like that... but each role was filled. It didn't feel like sth was missing. I strongly opposse locking out what feels like it should be a basic part of a well designed faction just so it feels "less homogenized". I was wondering why it sometimes would seem like the wfa armies are more prone to blobbing and not using combined arms? I think the inaccessability of team weapons could be part of the problem... In: Lobby
Thread: Minimalistic UI22 Apr 2016, 12:05 PM There's one more thing I want to mention (and don't want to make a new topic for it). Tanks don't need floating squad icons (shields) above them. And they don't need that little squad number "1" in them. In CoH 1, vehicles and tanks had no shields above them. This was much cleaner looking and less distraction from the game's nice 3d graphics. Remove shield symbols above tanks! In: Lobby
Thread: April 27th Balance Preview Mod Release Notes21 Apr 2016, 21:04 PM Non-doctrinal PPsHs (even though on Penals) for soviets are a good thing in my book. Such an iconic & much used weapon should not be doctrine-only! So I like it. Making support weapons more accessable (MG34) is good because the combined use of infantry and support weapons creates interesting gameplay! (It's that whole support weapon facing thing that makes it so interesting). Now make USF more support-weapon-like! Adding that T0 Mortar that was suppossed to come at one point would be a nice start In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Minimalistic UI20 Apr 2016, 13:30 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Apr 2016, 14:25 PMferwiner I wrote before that the big box in the middle of bottom section of UI should show something than outdated description, possibly unit stats. But then I came to conclusion that static stats are not important during the match, rather between matches so it would be better to include them in in-game encyclopedia. But what about that annoying box? I suggest it should contain dynamic stats. What I mean under that term is: 1. Damage delt and taken by the unit through whole match. 2. Hp as a number, instead of health bar. 3. Modifiers that are active at the moment, multiplied together and shown in green for positive and red for negative. For example if you have a unit that gets +20% acc at vet 2, +5% acc bulletin for that unit and aura that adds additional 10% of acc then the number visible in UI should be green acc 138.6%. This should be done for every stat that is being modified at the moment, so the number should change once you are out of aura. 4. Muni counter, showing how many muni all abilities and upgrades of this unit costed through a match. 5. Possibly time counter, how long the unit was on the field. And specifically for infantry: 1. Mp counter incremented by reinforcement cost every time model is reinforced. 2. A panel showing hp, as a number, of every member of the squad, and weapon the soldier is equipped with (the fact we have to zoom in in order to check if this is double bar or bar+zook squad is ridiculous). [...] I must agree with Hitman5 here that this would probablly be too distracting. CoH 2 has such nice 3d graphics, less "UI distraction" is a good thing. So keep it simple Of course I very much like the new functions, most notably the unit panel (=quick selection) in the top right of the screen. I agree with what many said about the middle part. It's practically useless. Basically, they could just remove it or make it collapsable maybe, while moving the 5 commander ability buttons to the bottom, next to the unit portrait. The only actual function of the middle part is when you select multiple squads (which is fairly seldom in CoH compared to other RTS games) and want to "sub-select" some to use abilities etc. In: Lobby
Thread: Another OKW Rework Idea20 Apr 2016, 13:08 PM I kind of like the doctrine suggestion at the end of the original post. Reasons: MP40s for Volks are sweet. Plus, OKW has no MP40s at all currently. It adds the HMG34 to another doctrine. If it has to remain doctrinal, than at least it should be in ~33% of doctrines IMO (unique callin infantry in general should be repeated in several doctrines due to the higher doctrine number in CoH 2. Otherwise, they will feel 'pushed aside' and hardly anyone will ever recognize their unique models and voice acting.) Also, I want to seize this opportunity to advocate Nebelwerfers for future OKW commanders. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Minimalistic UI18 Apr 2016, 23:04 PM So I just played CoH1 again (a bit). One thing that I noticed (aside from the atrociously bad grenadier skins, that, prove me wrong, were intentionally made to look terrible to make for better "bad guys" ) is the difference in the UI. I think CoH 2's UI was overdone. The CoH 1 UI was simplistic and practical. CoH 2's UI has unnecessary detail to it like some metal planks at the sides, rusty metal plates as background etc... a bit of that doesn't hurt, but it's just too much. And it takes up so much of the screen, so that it distracts from the game's very good 3d graphics. CoH 2 looks really good, and the 3d models, lighting etc certainly top CoH 1's models IMO. But with such a distracting UI, they can't shine to their full potential. I think the UI needs to be redone in a functional way. Without unnecessary "icings". I don't know what exactly to do (feel free to leave ideas), but the intention should be to decrease it's distracting effect on the eye so that our brains may recognize and acknowledge the beautiful 3d graphics more (Ideally, that would also include a rework of the unit portraits, especially the pre-WFA unit portraits stick out like a sore thumb) In: Lobby
Thread: Call of USSR: Modern Warfare17 Apr 2016, 15:18 PM I always say it, they need to make a 2nd soviet faction that fulfills the dreams of very proud russians and sell it. It would be just like what OKW is to Ostheer. It could have a real HMG with a tripod (e.g. DS-39 HMG which looks like DShK on tripod). It could have mainline infantry (named Strelky or whatever) without the being-trashy theme of conscripts. (with much desired non-doctrinal PPsH upgrade) It could have T34/85s (maybe with iconic red flags on top to differentiate them form the one's already in game and in order to appeal to patriotic/proud customers) To re-add the famous soviet sniper thing again in a 2nd faction, I could imagine a sniper weapon team as a unique idea. With setup time and facing direction + narrow arc of fire. It could have the BA-64 and other soviet-styled vehicles; and they could all have a red star on them to increase the atmospheric impact and make them even more soviet-nostalgia-like Some of their troops could have 3d models with helmets that have these red stars on them, too (like the tank hunter doctrine dude). Instead of a mortar, they could have some sort of a light infantry gun; just like OKW has one as oppossed to the Ostheer mortar. I could imagine a unique trench system for such a faction to bring the iconic trench imagry many have in their heads regarding stalingrad and the eastern front into the game Could have actual combat engineers with body armor like Shock Troops, as it was historically (?); could name them Shock Engineers in game, for example. Quinn Duffy, do it! Make "Soviet OKW" a thing! The soviets and the germans did the most fighting in ww2. So, just as with the germans, I see potential for 2 armies with the soviets. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Counter Attack tactics commander disappeared.13 Apr 2016, 12:53 PM what, why can that even happen?! Freakin' Disgrace, that shouldn't be possible at all. Besides, I don't believe "too many bulletins" in the inventory would be that much of a harm. This random deleting of commanders is questionable and sneaky-seeming. I also saw a thread once about the "delete" option for commanders, where someone accidently deleted it. That, too, is another dubious and unnecessary feature. If commanders are in the inventory once, they should be absolutely safe!! Anything else will always leave a bitter taste of possible shaddy business practices... In: Lobby
Thread: Best USF Elite infantry?6 Apr 2016, 16:12 PM apparently someone here thinks Saving Pirvate Ryan really happend and thus it could be okay to shoot PoWs. How nice Ahh, the kind of people attracted by ww2 games... In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Volks nerf1 Apr 2016, 12:16 PM Infantry that carries Panzerschrecks or Bazookas could be made to move slower. That could put their usage in more of a defensive situation. Maybe increase initial aim time with the same intend, idk? I cannot foresee if it would work, it's just an intuitive idea. At the same time it could be nice if usf and okw weapon teams would be made more attractive. Maybe a more expensive, but better hmg34; maybe make the usf hmg more attractive; maybe finally add that usf mortar we all know existed at one point. I just think weapon teams in synergy with infantry create interesting gameplay, but that's just my impression... In: COH2 Balance