Profile of bigchunk1

Breaking news: T-34/85s performed worse than Panzer IVs in reality and much worse than Panthers.

I believe that statement for a panther but not a panzer 4. Do you have a source?

Another thing: the panzerwerfer got moved from T3 to T4 at some point during the beta, but the announcer still says that "rocket artillery is at our disposal" when you finish teching to T3 O_o

Ok now that makes a whole lot more sense. "Medium armor and rocket artillery is at our disposal!"


I do like nebels a lot more than panzerwerfers, but I always liked infantry based artillery more than motorized ones in general.

Sluggish response – They are aware of this and are working on it. It has improved since release.

Cover – I think they are aware of this and are working on it.

Physics – I don't understand why they did this. Perhaps porting their code to the new engine was too difficult.

Reward flanking – This has been addressed. Why do you mention this?

Unit speed – I think it's fine. It feels more strategic. If I see a p4 at the top of the map, I know I have time at the bottom of the map before I have to deal with it. Positioning matters more with slower units as you are forced to make commitments.

The same logic applies to low small arms fire. The game is trying to favor strategic decisions over knee jerk twitch reactions. The RNG component is probably too significant though I agree.

Resources – I agree, you don't want an entire game to be decided in a matter of seconds. It's an ongoing struggle for superiority. Losing the map does greatly affect your tech speed. Note that normal points in this game provide fuel and munitions.

I like the tech speed as it is in the game now since I find the early game the slowest part.

At guns – I remember how AT guns were in COH1 and I liked them a lot better. If a tank was anywhere in that firing arc it was punished severely for it, and with such speed that reaction time was a factor. AT guns in coh2 have their place though.


Maps – Not a bad suggestion. I don't think narrow corridors favors either faction though.

Rush a flame half track. Maxim spammers lose out on map control when they build t2 get to the fuel first.

Snipers work pretty nicely against maxims. It is difficult for t2 to counter a well supported sniper.

As far as the su-85 is concerned consider getting at guns or panzershreck squads. Don't mass armor. Save it for something large like a tiger, panther or elephant which are easy to protect.

I don't think the T34-85 should be in t3.


I think the T34-85 (as it should be balanced) compares better to a panther than a panzer 4. It should remain as a doctrinal call in since it really does not fit in the soviet tech tree. The only way I can see it fitting in the tech tree is as some kind of upgrade or high tier unlock.

Also what wooof said. Keep in mind that presently, the axis stug assault gun is not very good.


Edit: T34s are good against anything short of panthers or tigers, and they are cheaper than panzer 4s.