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Thread: Tiger Ace 23 Dec 2013, 22:12 PM My last post was actually meant for page 1, wasn't paying attention I'm going to give both the Ace as well as the industry doctrine a try tonight, see what's what, instead of just fighting against it In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Tiger Ace 23 Dec 2013, 20:50 PM Tiger Ace is not OP either, on two occasions have I encountered it and beaten it with relative ease (without SI). The trick is not to focus on the tank that much, and try to destroy everything else (no income = limited reinforcements). Unless your enemy is sitting on a heap of resources, it shouldn't take that long. chase infantry down, spread focus all over the map and avoid the tiger ace until it is hardly supported... I only bought the extra commanders today because I wanted to have every commander and tactic available at my disposal, not because I felt like I couldn't win without them. I'm not going to say anything about the SI doctrine, because I don't know it well enough, but the Tiger Ace is beatable... In fact, as an Ostheer, it can be a gamble to order one in. No income can really come around and bite you in the *ss. This being said, I don't like relic's approach on buying new commanders Skins, maps or missions? No problem, but with commanders you will give more options (more options, not better options) to one player than you will to another. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Opening Soviets Without Conscript Spam20 Dec 2013, 02:52 AM Well I haven't played Russian much since the new patch (stopped playing for a while, just getting back into it, played only german post-patch so far), but I've seen two different openings so far: 1. Con Con Clowncar and rush straight for the enemy's fuel. 2. Shocktroops as a call-in asap In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: Getting back on the horse20 Dec 2013, 02:49 AM Had a couple of games, first 3vs3 then 1vs1 and I think I've got the German side covered. Now play some Russian games and I'll be back in business once again, thanks for all the info and tips! In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Getting back on the horse18 Dec 2013, 00:04 AM Thanks FestiveLongJohns. Would his "sorry we're not sorry" t-shirt be a taunt for people hating CoH2's purchasable commanders? In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Getting back on the horse17 Dec 2013, 02:23 AM Thanks Nigo, I'll check it out in the morning! In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Getting back on the horse16 Dec 2013, 22:45 PM I will not be stigmatized, if any of those commanders do any good on the battlefield, I'm willing to pay a bit of coin. In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Getting back on the horse16 Dec 2013, 16:18 PM Alright, thanks for the tips! I think I'll just jump into the action now, fun above ladder I'll start as German, since they were the ones I was most accustomed to. Once again, cheers! In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Getting back on the horse16 Dec 2013, 14:51 PM I stopped playing CoH2 a couple of months ago and now I've decided to get back into the action! Which leads to a very simple question: what's new? I see that there are a couple of new commanders available for purchase, I was wondering which ones were popular/useful. I can tell from browsing the forum that the German commander which provides you with AssaultGrens (forgot the name) is heavily talked about. From what I remember, the game used to run like this: (I could be off on some points, like I said, it has been a while) Russian: - Cheap but in great numbers, excellent for swarming / map control - Very little decent AT available, must make use of combined arms in order to deal with enemy armor - AT guns are a mid-game must - Strategically placed mines can be a game-changer - You should should go T3 or T4, never both (I don't know if it was like this all the time, but I do remember a meta period were this was true just before I stopped playing) - Medium tanks are inferior - SU-something assault tank will is a key unit in a lot of games - Those rocket trucks (katsjunkas?) can come in handy before making a push with your troops - In certain maps you can just spawn infantry and overrun your enemy early game. - Molotovs! - You should be aggressive, take the fight to the enemy, flank all the time. German - Expensive but skilled - Veterancy is very important (keep your units alive!) - Best armor in the game - A well placed MG nest can hold its own (I've read this has changed, and you should support them) - The scout car with upgrade + veterancy can be a valuable unit throughout the entire battle - The Brombar & Stug III assault gun are to be ignored most of the time, only handy in certain situations - "Ze" panzer is the key to winning "ze" battle - Pgrens should be the backbone of your infantry - If you can hold half the map most of the time, you should be able to win (you can play more defensively than you would with Russians) Is what I just described still an accurate description of how the game unfolds, or are there changes I should take into account? Thanks! In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Soviets!!... What do we do now?26 Aug 2013, 14:54 PM At this point I tend to T2 - T3 and I've heard some good things about T1 - T4 (though I'm not sure it incorporates the new patch). I basically rush T70s followed by T34s and I play very aggressively. It worked in 1vs1 on both occasions , though I'm not sure it translates well to larger maps. I believe this build has been posted before by someone else (or at least something very simular), though not in this thread. In both games I played with this technique, I didn't run into an early Scout Car, so when it happens to you, you might want to consider building some AT earlier on. Use your engineer to cap your own fuel point. Build two conscripts and send them to your opponents fuel point. Don't upgrade to molotovs or AT grenades, conserve your fuel. Go T2 and build 2 maxim squads. Go T3 and start building T70s (amount depends on situation). Then save up for your first T34 and build a Field Gun if you find the chance. (field gun can be replaced by other unit if found necessary) Continue to build T34s, and use your floating MP to get supporting units depending on what to counter. If played aggressively, you should be able to hold both fuel points, so Panzers should be a rare problem. I went for Heavy Mortars on both occasions, because the enemy started to pump out AT Guns. This last bit really depends on what you are dealing with, but the map control superiority should give you plenty of an advantage to stand ground or even rush their base. Like I said, it's a rather standard T3 rush. Update: forgot to mention it, but extra fuel caches are also required, as early on as possible. I did it around the period my maxims were on the field. In: Red Army Strategies