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Thread: State of the balance according to Imperial Dane22 Jul 2014, 21:42 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Jul 2014, 21:32 PMVetLolcake You really think im going to post my player card so i can be targetted in game for replays etc. DUHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Im in the top 200 thats all you need to know. And im sure my rank would be higher if i was a soviet and US blobbing easy mode noob. Lel. Somehow I don't believe you... In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of the balance according to Imperial Dane22 Jul 2014, 21:29 PM For those wanting more information about Dane's (quite obvious) bias: [I'd like to preface this by once again saying that I respect Dane as a person, player, and caster - just not when it comes to balance] He said that the old 100 range Elefant was "useless." He thought that the old Tiger Ace was fine. During the Alpha, when OKW was beyond batshit overpowered (Sturms that beat everything at every range, Luchs that was about 3x as good as it is now that came at ~5 mins, Obers that dealt FULL damage against retreating squads AND suppressed everything in sight, blah blah) - Dane wanted OKW to be buffed. He continues to claim that the Su85 is the best TD in the game and that Soviet T4 is viable (pretty obvious that Soviet T4 sucked in 1v1 the past couple patches) yet says the Jp4 is bad? For those that don't know the Jp4 has better stats than the Su85. Anyways, Dane is (in my opinion) a really valuable member of the community. Some of his suggestions/ideas are spot on but his thoughts come from an extremely deep pro-OKW/Ostheer bias. To blindly take his word for truth/fact is foolish and ignorant. He is, frankly, one of the most biased members of the community. edit: Rofl at VetLol trying to call out Ivan's playercard. How about before taking a stab at one of the best players in the game, you show your own card? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: OKW general strategy discussion22 Jul 2014, 19:38 PM Thanks for the nice feedback Domenic I love OKW, they're definitely my favorite faction - plan on getting my top 10 back when I'm back in town! Anyways, I think aggressive OKW play is mostly hampered because of the M15 AA HT being just completely nuts at the moment. Not to mention that aggressive infantry being locked behind expensive tech (Obers) or CPs (Fallshirms) makes being aggressive early on difficult. That being said, I'll work on a more refined aggressive strat next week but I believe something like: Kubel, 2nd Sturm, Kubel, Volk, 251 Flak, Raketen could work - at least once the M15 is brought more into line (hopefully a range nerf?). The 251 Flak is amazingly strong against Lt openers, plus it is great at camping cut-offs. Unfortunately the M15 just takes the 251 Flak to #RektCity. The goal of the build would be to send the first Kubel + Sturm to their fuel, the second pair to your fuel and then have the Volk cap up the rear/give support where necessary. Both Kubels could run around protecting each other and forcing retreats really quickly, plus you'd have plenty of repair power around. You'd want to keep them off fuel as much as possible to delay the M20/M15/AT guns as long as possible (since either of these will totally wreck Kubels). Hopefully you could have your 251 Flak in a good spot, guarded by the raketen + 1 schrek'd up Volk. Other muni would probably be put towards mines to further entrench the cut off. I think it'd work really nicely with that fortifications doctrine. In theory you could use your 2nd sturms to wire up your side of most maps to force them into fighting on your terms. And the combination of MG34 + 251 Flak + raketen + mines everywhere sounds fun. In: OKW Strategies
Thread: State of the balance according to Imperial Dane22 Jul 2014, 19:22 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Jul 2014, 19:02 PMVonIvan I am a strategist within my own mind, that is why. I have assisted in many fields of strategic depth and even applied to become one on this very forum. But we both know why I am unable to get it. Anyways people know who I am, and what I do. My player card can also endorse this. So obviously my input is needed. +1 Von is a good strategist/player. He has given lots of valuable input in the past regarding balance and other such matters. I think a lot of the disconnect in some people thinking Maxims aren't OP while others think they are simply comes down to game size. As I said before, in a 1v1 they're definitely strong units but they're far from being OP (the MG42 is much better than a Maxim in a 1v1) - however in team games the opposite becomes true. It is more than twice as hard to pull of proper flanks in team games, as compared to 1v1s. The fact that Maxims don't bleed at all isn't as important because your allies can worry about that part (cough snipers cough) blah blah blah the reasons should be pretty obvious. Maxims in 1v1 are fine. Maxim spam in 1v1 is extremely easy to beat. Maxims are OP in 2v2/3v3/4v4. Don't believe me? Just go look at how many 2v2 tournaments me and omgpop won. And to save everyone some time - one of us spammed maxims in EVERY Soviet 2v2 game. And we never lost a Soviet tourney game. The real issue is this: how do you balance Soviet maxims and snipers for team games, without making them useless in 1v1s. Snipers are, arguably, under-performing against Ostheer (while generally over-performing against OKW) in 1v1. Maxims are very well balanced against each faction in 1v1. But the combination of these two units in team games is extraordinarily difficult to beat. (perhaps unbeatable in the hands of the right players) In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of the balance according to Imperial Dane22 Jul 2014, 18:47 PM Maxims aren't a big deal in 1v1. They're great supplements to your army, as they should be, but spamming them isn't very viable. It is much different in team games where your ally can make up for their weaknesses. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of the balance according to Imperial Dane22 Jul 2014, 17:24 PM Jump back to quoted post22 Jul 2014, 17:05 PMAerohank I don't really know why people hold Imperial Danes stance on balance in such a high regard. The guy thought that the initial incarnation of the tiger ace, a 320 damage, 2560 hp, 50 range free unit that could blitz/smoke from the get-go was balanced in 1v1. His argument was 'you know it is coming long before it gets on the field', as if that meant that you could magically pull 3 extra SU85s out of your ass to counter it. +1 good post. Would read again. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: State of the balance according to Imperial Dane21 Jul 2014, 15:53 PM Jump back to quoted post21 Jul 2014, 14:48 PMArclyte u obviously haven't used the tank yourself the fact that your numbers show the PaK bounces at all ranges is clear proof that you are wrong E8 has never bounced a shot from a pak gun, nor should it also, jackson is dogshit on any map that isn't a wide open field, like steppes Jump back to quoted post21 Jul 2014, 15:39 PMArclyte I suppose banning me would be easier than making sure your "strategists" don't put their foot in their mouth Pretty sure you're the only one putting your foot in your mouth. You made a completely false claim, got disproved by math and game mechanics and are now grasping at straws to try and somehow still make your statement valid, when it isn't... sorry bro... In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Relief Infantry Gameplay vs EVALANCE :P21 Jul 2014, 12:12 PM Rekt. Too bad no rage to entertain me on this car ride. In: Replays
Thread: CieZ's OKW vs Soviet Guide20 Jul 2014, 16:23 PM For shocks, mgs and fallshirms mostly. Pumas or 251 flak if there are no zis around. In: OKW Strategies
Thread: State of the balance according to Imperial Dane20 Jul 2014, 16:16 PM Jump back to quoted post20 Jul 2014, 15:22 PMCannonade You can't be serious. Your avatar is a dead giveaway of what I'm talking about. My avatar is a nod to the movie V for Vendetta, not anonymous. 0/10 bad try. You're clearly trolling. Please, if you were actually ever part of the private beta what is your steam name/who are you? Stop.dodging the question. If you weren't, which is what it looks like, just stop. Bad troll is bad, at least nullist entertained me with his ignorance. In: COH2 Balance