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Thread: Nerf the Sturmovik11 Feb 2014, 20:47 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Feb 2014, 19:44 PMtokarev Oh please.... Don't take it to personal! I guess I should have not say "Just use your brain". My apologies to all who got offended. All what I wanted to say that you can easily see IL2 coming. You see PPSH and HtD? Your tanks and squads don't run through any mines?? More likely, you will see IL2 runs once you hit 12cp In this case you could dominate both muni points (before 12cp) and deprive soviets of munition (240 is huge, trust me). Or like I said you could go tanks heavy, baiting enemy into spending resources on mines and guards abilities. It's like when I see early pre-vetted shiny sexy grens and team weapons, I know that there will be Tiger Ace at 16cp. So I build heavy AT defense, choose a commander with ISU152 and mine the ground like crazy. My message is that the strategy is predictable. It's not like you are going through mid game, doing very well and then "boom" - a freakin IL2 drops down on your head like snow in July. Not all commanders have strafing run, not all players choose these commanders and not all games make to 12 cp. So how often do you see this happen? That was the context in "Just use your brain". See, the game has been changing towards balance (I guess), and now it's not like it was before, when Germans would start the game in any way they want and Russians would have to adjust their game play to properly respond to German player. I hope my post helps some of you. I play Sov much more than I play Wehr, but this ability is too powerful regardless of the cost. Germans shouldn't be forced into going T3, then going a dedicated AI unit because of the possible threat of a munitions call-in. 320 mp and 115 fuel is way too much to have a not very effective counter to an IL-2. If the Ostwind shot down the strafe before it did anything 100% of the time, then MAYBE it would be worth it, but it's just silly now. Remember when the German strafe was a major problem due to its long loiter time and ability to suppress everything on God's green earth? The solution was to reduce the time it circled the field and reduce its area of effect. The solution was not, "Just use your brain, you know it's coming so just build 2 M5 quads, and then you'll be fine stop complaining." And again, this thread is about the IL-2 strafe, I agree that the Tiger Ace is complete bullshit but this is not the thread to discuss Ace balance, there are more than enough threads for that. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Nerf the Sturmovik11 Feb 2014, 06:12 AM Jump back to quoted post11 Feb 2014, 05:51 AMSpeculator I think you have the me confused with the Stuka 37mm cannon with the Assault Support Strafing Run I'm referring too, which is 6CP and half the cost of an IL2 Attack. That's seen way more often than the Close Air Support in games (As Ost, I play Mech Assault, and I see way more Ostruppen, Assault Support, and Elite than any other commander). Technically, the Stuka heavy strafing is just as deadly. No, I know you meant the normal strafing run, but I don't think the Close Air Support is as deadly or as big of a squad wiper as the IL-2 strafe. I don't know the stats on it, but I see the IL-2 wipe squads a lot more than I see the Close Air Support. I can see your argument that the generic Strafing Run is arguably better than the IL-2, but that's a different argument for a different thread. This is just discussing that the IL-2 strafing run and that it should be nerfed due to its propensity to wipe out squads regardless of the other players actions. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Suggested change for call-in doctrinal units?11 Feb 2014, 05:45 AM I think this would limit strategic choices a little too much. If I have to build T4 before I can get a Tiger I might as well just get a Panther and a Brummbar for just a little more than the Tiger. If I have to build T3 to get a command Panzer, I might as well get the normal Panzer which performs better for less fuel. And it would completely eliminate any T0-T2 play for Germans. Pio spam just ain't what it used to be without Osttruppen or ass-grens. I just really think this is a bad idea. No offense. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Nerf the Sturmovik11 Feb 2014, 05:27 AM Jump back to quoted post11 Feb 2014, 04:43 AMSpeculator The IL2 is also 12CP compared to the strafing run which is 6CP for those who question the difference in power (which still suppresses retreating troops from what I've seen). The Strafing run is technically more cost effective. Pin the troops, send in some PGs or FHT and you'll squad wipe them as well. Combined arms works both ways. I've seen it used way more defensively than offensively. IL2's a late game ability. If you're pumping out more armored vehicles, which forces Soviets to mine (which they have to, to stand a chance). This drains munitions and you'll seldom see IL2 strikes happen. I'm surprised people are complaining about IL2s now. They haven't changed since launch. Stuka close-air support is 12 CP, and it doesn't wipe nearly as often as the IL-2. Which I'm not saying buff the close-air support, or radically change the German faction, just make it so the IL-2 wipes retreating squads less often. People are likely complaining about them now due to the increased popularity of shocks. In the past Guards strategies were much more prevalent, and are also much more munition reliant. Shock strategies usually don't need to use too much munitions, even with mines and grenade usage. With guards you're pretty munition starved even till the end of the game, having 240 munitions is pretty rare with guards, but not with shocks. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Nerf the Sturmovik11 Feb 2014, 04:00 AM My two problems with the IL2 are: 1) It's too effective on retreating squads. 2) It tracks squads too effectively. The Soviet strafe should be very effective for its high cost, however if the German player retreats immediately they should be able to save their squads. As it is now the strafe comes in and wipes out retreating squads or even squads that have made it back to base. Instead the strafe should do heavy damage to squads/vehicles that did not leave the call-in zone, or units that re-enter the area before the strafe is over. I just don't like the fact that it is called in and then proceeds to kill whatever was in that area regardless of the other players action. There should be something the German can do to prevent the squad wipes. It's just not CoH to be unable to do anything about it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: A balance thought for Soviet tiers 1 Feb 2014, 19:57 PM If you moved T34 to T4 then T3 would have no reliable AT. SU-76 is not a counter to German T3, unless you buffed it extremely hard. And this would further funnel Soviets into less tech choices. If they had any tanks you would have to go T4, as T70s and SU-76s can both be rushed to death by P4s. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Tiger or Panther?28 Jan 2014, 07:35 AM Tigers are better at cementing victories, Panthers are better for staying in the fight. If you're winning vs Soviets you can bring out the Tiger to take out anything they have, but if you're losing or tied they can ram your Tiger till it works and then prevent you from repairing it with infantry. In: Ostheer Strategies
Thread: The post 'Turning Point' T-34/8525 Jan 2014, 20:45 PM I like going T1-Con-Sniper-Con-Con-Hospital-Guards-Guards-T34/85s. It gives you an answer to almost every stage of the game, and is pretty solid 1v1 if you don't lose your sniper too early or get unlucky with a squad wipe. Haven't tried it in team games, might be less effective due to the higher occurrence of Panthers/ multiple Tigers. In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: Is the STUG truly useless??19 Jan 2014, 03:00 AM It's a superb support tank now. P4-Stug-Stug is pretty powerful against Soviet T3. No Soviet wants to ram a Stug, and target weak point can turn the tide in an even battle. In 1v1 I mean. In 2v2 and up Stugs are too weak to stand up to the amount of damage on the field. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Music Thread9 Jan 2014, 22:29 PM That's enough of this wack ass anime shit. In: Scrap Yard