When I saw the new trailers and the gameplay from the Relic team I pre-ordered  Now I read this thread and from what I have seen, this patch will be a real Turning Point!
Can't wait to play the expansion!
I think a lot of people are worried Ostheer will not be balanced with the US. But I guess they had some rebalance to. MG42's with high damage? Wohoo!!
True, I think those smoke grenades for US from the start are kinda shitty, but doens't take away I'd love to play the expansion.
The best part is that even with all we have talked about there is still so much more. All this is maybe only 20% of the cool new stuff. And I think you are worrying a bit too much about the old factions. Even with all the stuff Americans have there are plenty of weaknesses to exploit. |
A question about the riflemen, how do the Bars work out in terms of engagements, are they like the other lmgs in that they cannot be fired on the move, and where do they seem to do the best sort of damage?
Bars fire on the move and excel at close to mid range. |
Ah, thanks. But US soldiers overall will be the best outfitted units with their ability to obtain 3 different kinds of weaponry (LMG doctrinal). Which still leaves the highest chance for them to drop their gear. Well if they have two weapons they start to drop after you kill the fourth guy. They'll probably drop more then grens, but upgraded guards still have the highest drop rate. |
so how does OKW vs soviets feel?? Can't talk balance. |
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Rifles can only hold 2 weapons, I'm not to sure about airborne though, but I would assume maybe 3. So no you can't have 5 bars loaded onto one squad. You can give them 2 bars, 2 bazookas, or one each but that's also worth a lot of munitions. Completely upgrading all your squads will leave you short for other abilities or upgrades.
As for the LMG, when rifles are equiped with them they also get the ability to hold a defensive positions. They can lock down and will start providing a bit of suppression at what they fire at. It can't be activated in the middle of battle though. I'm pretty sure all of this is covered under Riflemen. |
So, can we discuss any units not on Nouns list that were revealed via the Relic stream? I would love to go into some detail on the M8 Howitzer Carriage. I asked and he said no. He said the list would expand later, but we can't say anything right now. |
Marines also engaged in parachuting in a battle for the Crimea. But I would like to see paratroopers, the Red Army used them for their intended purpose are much more likely than the rest of the army, but why it is not included in the game
Mostly because they already have an infiltration unit with the partisans. They don't need two different units that provide the same role even if they are a bit different. Especially when there is a lot more things they can do that is far more representative of the soviet army.
It's easy to say why not, but when there is money and time involved it's better to ask why. |
Well, like I said, with that effort they put in the latest small patch they could have fixed the problem with the mines.
No because that would require testing and the entire balance team has been working on the new expansion. All the testing they are doing includes much more then simple fixes like these and it would take time away from making a funtioning western front build. It's a 2 month gap with no patches, i don't understand why people can't just be patient. These problems aren't even as bad then most we have had in the past. |
Um... snipers are not allowed to crew vehicles, and the m20 does not ferry infantry. Thats not happening. I think the image relic trying to portray is that mg42's are strictly support units and cannot hold out on themselves... which makes the soviet faction the best faction of all with its t2 support weapons, as well as its versatile sniper.
There is more to consider then just suppression. Rifles aare 5 men which means they die a bit faster then cons do and the MG42 has high damage. They also don't have the oorah to move quickly or molotovs to force them to move. |
I have screenshots of the USA commander abilities. Is posting that against the rules? As long as you aren't an alpha tester you can do whatever the hell you want. |
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