Profile of Omega_Warrior

I've never liked the way call-in flares were implemented in the game for two reasons:

1. They provide very little information on exactly what is being used both for enemies and allies.

2. They provide too much warning in the case of several call-ins like railway and time-on target. Making them especially hard to get any use out of vs higher level players.

So here are some easy improvements to make the system better.

More Smoke Colors

Additional smoke colors would go a long way to let players what exactly is going on and how they should be reacting, especially in hectic engagements. Something a bit like this:

Enemy Artillery Allied Artillery
Enemy airstrike Allied Airstrike
Enemy Non-Lethal Allied Non-Lethal


Add a Larger Drop Radius and Scatter
Despite their damage potential flares make it far too obvious exactly where precision strikes will land. Essentially making them very expensive "please move your troops" abilities. The result is that they are generally inferior munition expenditures when compared with more consistent weapon upgrades and airstrike abilities, as well as poor replacements for on map indirect units.

Making the flares drop further away and with a certain amount of random scatter would add some uncertainty to exactly where the ability would drop. Making hits more consistent and allowing players to lead targets without completely showing their intention, while good players will still most likely know to move obvious targets.

Brits have never been that well designed imo. Since launch there have been gaping holes in their arsenal (like artillery) with nothing viable to fill them.

They have their base artillery, which is a pretty major part of the UKF. Same goes for USF and their major artillery. But Brad and the rest of the balance team seem to want to avoid these abilities like the plague. I have no idea why things like freaking partisans can take priority over core non-doctrinal elements like these.

If a unit has 640 health, it doesn't belong in tier 2.

I don't like the extra range, but i definitely like the direction of the other changes. Basically the 222 needs to be a little stronger so that it is capable of taking on the other light vehicles in pairs.

I think the range would make it a little too good at AI and sniper killing.

We don't need howitzers to be lasers, their kill potential is already fine. Only thing that should change with howitzers is dropping their cost to 450-500.

Their kill potential is worthless against tanks because they will never reach their potential. no one except noobs are going to sit there and be hit by multiple shells.