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Thread: The Cost of Balance and Meta20 Sep 2014, 07:20 AM Jump back to quoted post20 Sep 2014, 03:02 AMeebies It's a weird progression. The armies were at their most balanced state before the March Deployment if anyone remembers; Relic released information on win:loss ratios over time, and as of right before the March Deployment they were nearly dead even. Then the Deployment shook everything up, and we dealt with the balance growing pains of the new combat system. Then, once everything was close to even again (at least in perceived balance) before WFA, it's shaken up once more. Relic did manage to balance the teams twice before into at least an acceptable state, but it took a lot of time and they were only working with two factions. Now? I can only imagine it's going to take longer, with a harder hit to peoples' patience. That graph they showed had absolutely no dates. Also before the march deployment patch the balance was a very harsh early game vs late game balance. Even if it resulted in a 1:1 win ratio it was still a terrible way to balance. Besides it's not like we know what the current win ratio is anyway. For all we know it's still split rather even. In: Lobby
Thread: A Quick Note For The COH2.org Community19 Sep 2014, 08:47 AM Jesus christ! It's like 1am in vancouver. Either Relic is a bunch of slave drivers or Cynthia is way too dedicated to her job. Get some sleep! In: Lobby
Thread: Starting side for each nationality now fixed?19 Sep 2014, 08:28 AM Those numbers always existed, but are only now being displayed in the loading screen (Before you could only see them if you selected set locationsduring custom battles). For ranked matches they are always set to random starting locations which will randomize sides and base location. In other words, nothing has changed guys. It's just showing you where the bases are now. In: Lobby
Thread: Most requested unit in coh2 history...19 Sep 2014, 08:09 AM Did you know that it was originally intended that the M10 be the non-doctrinal tank destroyer while the M36 was a heavier call in the armor company, but the M10 wasn't good enough to take on the heavies. So rather then buff the M10 into a competent tank destroyer relic switched them instead. Leaving both rather inadequate. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Most requested unit in coh2 history...18 Sep 2014, 18:35 PM People have been asking for the Pershing since WFA alpha, I'm sure relic knows how many people want it and I think we will get it at some point, but I think people are going to be disappointed when they do. The Pershing was a medium not a heavy, it'll be much more like a panther then a tiger. Especially since the us isn't supposed to have heavies, but I'm okay with that. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: New thought on WFA vehicle balance - repairing18 Sep 2014, 07:49 AM Maybe you guys have realized this already, but a good tip for microing your crew repairs is to hit shift and right click after they decrew so that they will get back in as soon as repairs are done. That way you won't forget about them and you know when repairs are done since the unit icon reappears in the top right. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Bars are the worst upgrade in the game.18 Sep 2014, 02:31 AM Well damn. US just can't get a break can they. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 4v417 Sep 2014, 20:34 PM Jump back to quoted post16 Sep 2014, 12:10 PMBabaRoga There are only 2 issues with 4v4 1. Automatch 4v4 never has 8 equally skilled players Allies (read Soviet) are infinitely harder for less skilled player to use Weak player on Axis side becomes threat with heavy tanks, weak player on allies side gradually becomes worse liability and harder to carry as match progresses. 2. It's a lot easier to abuse weaknesses or OP units in team games than 1v1 Both issues are to do with core army designs and that will never change. Same goes for 2v2 If you want balanced (playable) 4v4 game, you have to find group of players with equal skill and play amongst eachother. Its always been like that, even in COH1. Play custom games with friends That's not the issue. These are things that are inherent in large team games. Are they problems yes, but it's not why the matches are completely one sided 15 minutes into the game. The problem is that one sides endgame is simply better then the other sides. At the end of the day the side using tigers, king tigers, jagdtigers, and pak 40s are simply better then the other side using t34s and shermans. No one is asking for 4v4 to be super competitive, just that it not be so horrendously one sided. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: The buffed Assault Engineers17 Sep 2014, 01:12 AM Jump back to quoted post17 Sep 2014, 00:18 AMMr. Someguy The Kubel on the other hand is much more complex, it fills an ill-defined role for an army with a weak early-game and relies on powerful crutch units to get by. I don't think you can call OKW's early game weak anymore. They have the two strongest early game units right off the bat with no tech or fuel cost, an AT gun to deal with any early armor. Only the volks are meh, but they are more then capable of supporting the other units I mentioned well. In fact I would say they have the best early game out of all the factions. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 4v415 Sep 2014, 17:27 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Sep 2014, 17:04 PMLucas Troy I would much rather play 4v4 than 2v2 or 1v1, but I avoid anything larger than 2v2 like the plague since balance doesn't take those modes into account. Hopefully, CoH3 () will take the opposite approach and make balance and game design decisions with 4v4s in mind. Then we can have huge battles that also play really well, and we can scream at anyone who complains about something being too weak or too good in 1v1. I really don't know what relic was thinking when they made the allied factions. Dev1: Hey let's give the axis non-doctrinal panthers and heavy tanks. Dev2: Should we give give the allies non-doctrinal T34-85s and 76mm shermans to fight them. Dev1: No, we can't possibly have the allies be relevant in the late game. In: COH2 Balance