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Thread: Portrait of the new commanders17 Jun 2019, 01:06 AM I want to know who's decision it was to use the current artwork instead of the many other options. I want to know the rationale behind this decision. Can we get Andy or some other Relic liason in here to explain it? In: Lobby
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Thread: USF players, how are you finding the new Tech Revamp?14 Dec 2018, 12:00 PM I am pleased that USF now has access to all of their team weapons at reasonable cost/timing. I figured I would probably just get both officers every game, but I've found that strategy to be quite manpower intensive. I'm not thrilled about the last minute change swapping the bazooka around between the two officers, but as somebody else mentioned, considering the rest of the tier it may be a benefit. I'm looking forward to testing out different build orders and strategies in the coming weeks to see if I can find anything I like to use that involves unlocking just one of the two buildings entirely. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: USF Tech Changes Mod Changelog27 Nov 2018, 18:05 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Nov 2018, 04:24 AMVipper PLS decide are you question rhetorical or not? PlS if you do not mean to incite inflammatory comments stop making ones like accusing me of cherry picking. I don't know what you referring to as USF tech cost. You have to be more specific. In the current live tech tree teching is not slower. A USF player can choose to get grenades before an Ostheer player if he wants to. A USF player can choose have access to a BAR before an Ostheer player can have access to an LMG A USF player can choose to have access to Bazooka before an Ostheer player can have access to shreck What the current USF tech does is give the choice of what and when to unlock the tech you want, if you want to unlock everything then yes will pay more in tech. No unique design is not the problem, the fact remains that USF had higher win rates for years using the same tech design. Maybe one should be looking to bring OST/OKW/SOV, who where buffed, down to USF level since UKF will remain UP and will have to go thru another of this factions redesigns. Or one should do UKF redesigning at same time and be done with it. Returning OST/OKW/SOV to lower power level, should be allot easier since they have been there and simple reverses in some of the buffs they have received should do the trick. Or one could take a break from all these faction redesigns and fix long lasting issues that could greatly improve balance like vet abilities, vet bonuses and so on... It IS slower because you cannot possibly afford to have all of your tech including grenades, advanced weapons, and healing by the same time that an OST player can. As soon as an OST player finishes T1 tech they've got access to all of those things, the only one that is any additional cost is healing. Even if you could manage to have all of those things at the same timing as OST, as Newbie said you couldn't possibly hope to be competitve at that point because all of the rest of your tech would be substantially delayed. My argument is that certain basic functions such as team weapons are not really optional. It's not a matter of wanting to unlock all of the tech, it's a matter of some of that tech (team weapons) is necessary to be competitive, and it's currently locked behind prohibitively expensive tech for the USF specifically. USF had higher win rates in the past because certain abilities and units were overpowered enough to carry them through the game. Do you really want to go back to the days of things like double 1919 LMG suppressing? Simply nerfing OST/OKW/SOV doesn't address the most basic problem that USF has had since day 1. This patch would go a really long way to addressing the problem. Maybe the question I should be asking is why you are so afraid of the USF having easy access to all of their team weapons? Because that's all this change would really do. For clarity's sake and to provide feedback to the people behind this patch, there are two changes that I think may still be necessary either with this patch or in a future patch. Free grenade tech for USF that becomes active after one officer is produced. This includes anti-tank rifle grenades for Riflemen. I would at least like to see that go to the mod for testing. Another possibility would be allowing the grenade tech (either paid or free) to also unlock anti-tank rifle grenades for Riflemen regardless of whether or not they're Vet 1. I think the UKF should also get something similar. Other than that I'm really excited to see these changes go live. In: Lobby
Thread: USF Tech Changes Mod Changelog26 Nov 2018, 23:26 PM Jump back to quoted post26 Nov 2018, 22:48 PMVipper No I can not since you are accusing me of cherry picking, you can not insult me and then ask for my help. Being polite on the other hand will take allot further. So now I suggest you stop being lazy, do your own math and draw your own conclusions. I did respond to your question. Why does Ostheer do not get a light tank like the Stuart? "Simply because each faction has currently its own design." Why does Ostheer do not have 5 men stock squads? "Simply because each faction has currently its own design." Why does Ostheer do not have weapons rack? "Simply because each faction has currently its own design." Your analysis is simply flawed because it does not take into account the difference between faction design. It's clear case of the "grass is greener on the other side of the fence" approach, where you only see that advantage of what the other side has without any of the drawbacks. If in your opinion side tech is draw back, you should be suggesting that Osther BP become side tech unlocking the weapons and grenades, and structures come with free squads. First off, you are cherry picking. You chose another faction that has a famously fast medium tank, but that medium tank isn't anywhere near as good as the PZ4. Second, my question about USF tech costs was rhetorical because we both know that the cost is higher and the timing is slower. "Simply because of it's own design?" Unique design isn't the problem, it's whether or not that design is inherently under or over powered. Stats show that currently USF's faction design is underpowered. The changes within this patch aim to bring them up to par with the currently stronger OST/OKW/SOV. That's not up for debate, it's in the original post, and it's backed by stats. In: Lobby
Thread: USF Tech Changes Mod Changelog26 Nov 2018, 21:53 PM Jump back to quoted post26 Nov 2018, 12:02 PMVipper Undeniable you are once more wrong: Ostheer: BP 1--100/40 BP 2--200/90 T1----80/10 T2----220/20 T3----140/15 PzIV--350/120 Total for first medium 1070/295 UKF Grenade--100/10 Weapons--150/15 PCP------180/30 CCP------280/115 Cromwell-340/110 Total for first medium 1050/280 Actually it is cheaper to get a medium with UKF still getting grenades and weapons (and snares with the latest patch). Pls actually to your math before making "undeniable" claims, it will save all allot of time. Weapon upgrades and grenades do not come for "free" for Ostheer then need BP 1 that has 100/40 cost. Did I miss something, or are you now required to build the T2 building as OST in order to build T3? We could go back and forth with this specific cherry picked example all day. The fact remains that even if you skip buildings as OST, you still get all of your side tech. For the purpose of this thread, we'll focus on USF. Can you tell me what the fuel cost and timing would be for a Sherman to come out if you were to unlock all side tech and both CPT and LT? How useful is a Sherman at that point in the game? The point of my original post is to point out that two of the Allied factions are underperforming due to a lack of easy access to basic gameplay mechanics that are absolutely necessary. The stats from the GCS2 tournament go a long way to prove this. My question is why? Your answer seems to be "because OST have it worse." They simply do not. Is there any reason other than keeping tech costs comparable that basic gameplay mechanics are gated behind expensive tech? It still seems that USF tech is more expensive than others, otherwise you would have used them as your example...especially considering that this is a thread about the USF. In: Lobby
Thread: USF Tech Changes Mod Changelog26 Nov 2018, 06:00 AM I've played a few matches with USF against the AI, and I've been experimenting with build orders in the live game that kind of emulate what the new tech changes might be like. So far I haven't found a reason these changes shouldn't be implemented. To the people complaining about homogenization: The core gameplay of Company of Heroes was designed around combined arms strategies. It's one of the pillars of the game, the whole rock-paper-scissors interaction that all units have with each other. It's one of the cornerstones of a strategy game. As new factions were released, Relic tried to make them more interesting by giving them unique means of countering certain units and removing the more traditional ones. I think everyone could agree that the factions have gotten substantially better since the more traditional means of countering units have been slowly added back in over time. My advice: no more half measures. Every faction needs easy access to an AT gun, HMG, and mobile indirect fire (mortar or otherwise). Every faction needs basic access to a vehicle snare. Every faction needs basic access to equip their infantry with things like grenades. This update moves everything in the right direction, but several questions remain. Why does every Allied faction have to pay for grenades where Axis get them for free with tech? Why are the means by which the USF and UKF acquire vehicle snares so punitive? These are genuine questions, not rhetorical questions meant to incite inflammatory comments. In: Lobby
Thread: This game will never be balanced.18 Sep 2018, 17:15 PM You just posted a second time saying absolutely nothing meaningful. Typical Axis player as described in my post In: COH2 Balance
Thread: This game will never be balanced.18 Sep 2018, 17:07 PM I flipped the script for you so that you can better understand how your post reads from a different perspective. Axis have double standards. If an Allied unit is OP, they cry to Relic to fix it, but if an Axis unit is OP then it's fine and the Allied players just need to L2P and L2Adapt. Why are people so blind and cannot see or accept that some units in this game are over performing? Which units? - Obersoldaten - they easily kill any infantry even in green cover - MG42 - in my opinion the best machine gun in the game, it has alot of suppression and DPS. - Jagdtiger - MASSIVE HP and Armor, you need lucky call ins or mass tanks to kill it, It can kill anything 1v1. I know that after clicking that green Create button I'm gonna get alot of hate, mockery and replies like l2p, you are bad, you have a 4 digit rank, you play Allies only, and all kinds of shit. Let me tell you something, I DON'T CARE. I just expressed my opinion on this game. I was really itching to play the game with all the hype from the GCS but I guess I'm gonna have to wait for that moment of wisdom from Relic to finnally balance the MG42, the Volksgrenadiers and maybe the Jagdtiger. I'd be fine with just the first 2 tho. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Feedback for Commander Revamppatch12 Sep 2018, 01:21 AM Edited my post to keep this on topic. The concern here is that the Stug E will be on the field long before a Brummbar or 105mm Sherman, and that it is more than capable of winning against an AT gun head to head. Depending on the timing, an AT gun may be all that is available to deal with it. If a proper counter to a unit is not available to be built by the opposing team when that unit hits the field, it creates an imbalance. The same imbalance that you feel is happening with Allied light vehicles. I'm looking forward to testing the Stug E and providing my unbiased opinion of it. I've always liked the unit and I'm happy to see it in another doctrine. It doesn't need to be overpowered to be attractive. In: Lobby