Profile of Riggsen

Yeah I've seen a couple of HelpingHans replays where he makes good use of the commander with ostruppen and mortar HTs. Sector artillery looks pretty awesome too if you can get the munitions. Does the smoke pots ability require los? I'm thinking that might be a good ability to get my P4s into range of the KV8/ZiS/SU85s.

Mines I never seem to have the munis for.... Might try holding back on the LMG42s on my grens - though that's usually a big factor in my early map control. Also some maps like Langreskaya don't seem to have many good chokes to place mines. Where are good spots on that map (love it btw just wouldn't know where to mine)?

Thanks for the reply. I think next time I'm dominating the map I'll try for panthers. Of course if its evenly poised and a KV8 comes out with SU85 that's a whole different ballgame, but I'll be happy in the interim if I can at least close out those games I'm already winning and the KV8 just wipes the floor with my capping units.

Might also try going mortar heavy to keep the ZiS at guns in check so I can keep my P4s closer to the front. My main concern I guess is that with all the SU85 and MG42 balance talk, KV8 is getting completely overlooked.

First off, I'll admit I'm not the world's greatest player (only rank 300ish 1v1 ger), and this may be just a l2p issue, but as german I'm finding it really hard to beat the KV8 if the soviet backs it with a conscripts squad, ZiS or SU85. I realise that this combo is effective use of soviet combined arms and should be rewarded, but I just don't know what a german player can do in response to the KV8 in particular.

The KV8 BBQs everything that's not a vehicle (sometimes before they even start to retreat due to latency), and if the soviet isn't a complete monkey you'll rarely get a P4 in range of it due to SU85 or ZiS. Worst of all, even if you do get a P4 in range of it, its heavy armor deflects your shots a lot of the time anyway, then you get AT naded if you get a fraction too close and ZiS/SU85 mop up.

So can anyone advise me on how to deal with the KV8 when it's adequately supported? Soviets who don't bullrush it like retards and just creep it up with SU85 or ZiS, seem to be completely unstoppable. If my map control is mediocre, its backed with SU85 as well, but a lot of my losses to KV8s I've actually controlled most of the map, and the soviet has just sat back near his base with AT guns and cons to stop me rushing, and waited for the fuel to trickle in for the KV8. Once its out, I usually lose a couple of gren/PG squads on the front lines pretty much instantly, even after retreating as soon as I see it, while frantically trying to micro my P4s (which I keep slightly back due to SU85/ZiS). Then I'm gradually forced further and further back because I can't cap anywhere near a KV8 without being instagibbed.

If I get PAKs the ZiS or SU-76 or Kats barrage them if the snipers don't get them first, and even if I'm very careful with them the KV8 seems to shrug them off half of the time anyway (since where the sovs can AT nade pretty much any german tank, its utter suicide trying to faust a KV8). Panthers can penetrate the KV8 armor a lot better, but going T4 in a 1v1 is generally suicide unless you've already won, same with Elefant. And P4s you just can't get close. Sorry if I'm repeating myself here, I just don't know how to deal with this thing and it's frustrating the crap out of me.

The other thing with the KV8 is its cost - at 375/135 and 3CP it seems a pretty stellar pick, I know you sacrifice guards as soviet to get it, but wow. Given it doesn't need teching, it's probably roughly cost equivalent to P4/ostwind. It kills infantry probably 3 times faster than the ostwind, and is a heavily armored beast that bounces P4 shells into the bargain. Is it a sleeper OP unit (everyone seems focused on SU85 and MG42 atm), or am I just doing it wrong?

I think cone sight being vet 1 is a great idea.

Yeah I'd be equally happy to see the Stug a bit more spammable, vs giving it more range. Whatever helps it see play without being overpowered, same with T34.

I'd be ok with ISU and Elefant dropping a bit of range, not sure on the dmg change in addition. Agree on cone + scope being a bit much also. Kind of a moot point for now, since as someone said earlier one of the devs said they're buffing heavies but won't drop price.... As long as IS-2 and Tiger get more of the buffs then I guess that works too.