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Thread: How to survive as Germans in 2v2?24 Dec 2013, 09:30 AM Jump back to quoted post24 Dec 2013, 03:11 AMstichy Why is FHT not working for you? They do not have hard counter to it until T-70 - which is rare in team games. Given that you dont eat up AT nades all the time ) I never was fond of shocks, but this patch make me happy... giving the germys a taste of elite infantry that melts your like butter just tickles me It's 2v2, every decent soviet team will have all tiers and both shocks and guards. One going conscripts+shocks into t2 and the other guards+sniper clown cars and there's not much you can do since both guards and shocks will be out before you get t2 up. All I can suggest is to play definsively, make good use of cover until you can get some t3 vehicles out. Sniper would be the must go bu they are buggy and need a ton of micro to avoid m3s, mortars and countersnipe. In: Ostheer Strategies
Thread: Shocktroops at 1CP23 Dec 2013, 22:01 PM Jump back to quoted post23 Dec 2013, 15:21 PMChuck Norris Well microed snipers. Backed by one MG. Backed by two G43 grens. You're welcome. From a gameplay perspective 1cp Shocks and Guards are still as annoying and unfun to play against as 5min t-70s are... In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Reliable way to kill Panthers?23 Dec 2013, 21:53 PM I would not call it cheap at all... (Teching and building cost and such...) It sucks ass against infantry, charge it with cons to at-nade it or guards to button. Bring a zis' or su-85s once it's immobilized. Mines also work wonders since oh players are often tempted to overextend. A t-34 pack can also bring it down quickly when landing a successful ram. Mark target is always great especially combined with t-34/85s. Keyword is combined arms. But yes a Panther is absolutely deadly in the hands of a skilled player as is pretty much every other tank in the game. In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: Shocktroops at 1CP20 Dec 2013, 23:53 PM Jump back to quoted post20 Dec 2013, 10:54 AMAradan Not everyone want play consript spam. For me consrpts dont scale well. No weapon upgrade and weak armor. Grens with G43 rape them as no tomorow. In team games i use them only for merge and pick up OH superior support weapons. Penals was very good, but now the same. Shock troops are very viable now versus pay2win OH commander and his insta vet. So you don't like conscripts, you prefer OH support weapons and you're sick of getting raped by g43s... how about playing Ostheer for a change?! Seriously, g43s come out at 2 cps, why would you need any shocks earlier than that?! In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Shocktroops at 1CP20 Dec 2013, 09:54 AM Jump back to quoted post20 Dec 2013, 09:33 AMSgtBulldog Soviets are seriously f***** against fast SC and HT if you remove or delay guards. Why would one want to remove guards? I would only suggest to move them back to 2cp (1cp old system) as they were, there was absolutely no problem with that timing. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Shocktroops at 1CP19 Dec 2013, 21:07 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Dec 2013, 08:36 AMChuck Norris Dual mgs + 1 gren + dual snip into fht/pzgrens is what I usually use in 1v1s and 2v2s now. The gren is mandatory for faust protection. Works a bit like the VVSM form vCOH in terms of map control but once you get to t2 things change fast. You also need to hold indirect los when using hmg42s because of thsmoke nades, grenadiers serve that purpose pretty well. Snipers are definitely a must have now. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Shocktroops at 1CP19 Dec 2013, 08:31 AM Jump back to quoted post18 Dec 2013, 23:47 PMlink0 I don't have a problem with guards and shocks being available earlier in the game. They are well balanced by their price, so it's all good. I would actually love to see more shocks being used because I hardly ever see them. The diversity would spice things up. There are good chances to see a decent amount of shocktroops when playing against CaptainSprice It's just as much of a problem when both players start spamming shocks real early. It is indeed. I actually don't think that early shocks or guards add variety, I mean you would have built them anyways they just come out earlier (well you might skip a consquad). So all this change actually does, is increasing the window of opportunity for those two units as well as ending the early game sooner, which I think is terrible. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Shocktroops at 1CP18 Dec 2013, 18:04 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Dec 2013, 16:02 PMNataris Then maybe Guards are too strong...not Shocks. You have to view it from a 1v1 perspective to start with when balancing. Shocks at 1CP in 1v1 is fine. Guards is an entirely different subject, let alone Guards+Shock combo. Only because you think the 1cp change doesn't affect 1v1 as hard, does not justify it breaking 2v2 balance, especially since it is an absolutely unneeded change. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Shocktroops at 1CP18 Dec 2013, 08:17 AM Well this isn't about 1v1 only. As others mentioned before, in 2v2 the combo of early shocks with early guards is extremely powerful and totally changes 2v2 gameplay. @link0, we all know you are a super pro player and everything but from a gameplay point of view, do you really like elite infantry appearing only few minutes into the game? I for myself don't for the reason Ciez stated before in this thread. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Shocktroops at 1CP17 Dec 2013, 21:21 PM Jump back to quoted post17 Dec 2013, 20:41 PMCieZ I really believe that the discussion lies more in the realm of whether or not Shocks/Guards coming at 1 CP is simply too fast for the intended pace of the game. I for one believe that there are viable counters to Shocks at 1 CP, although it is certainly easier said than done. However I'm certainly open to counter arguments and am willing to assist players with suggestions if anyone is having trouble countering them effectively. That's exactly the thing I would like to discuss here. As I said before, I don't say that shocks are op or that they can't becountered at 1cp. In: COH2 Balance