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Thread: 120mm Mortars & Grens Vs Cons31 Oct 2013, 10:56 AM Jump back to quoted post31 Oct 2013, 10:34 AMnikolai262 Lol one way of putting it what I was trying to get across was that people isolate the units and look at them individually, its easy for stuff to look OP or UP this way. I was trying to say yes the 120mm is powerful but equally there are a lot of powerful German units that crap all over soviet ones in other ways. If the 120mm was changed I think a range reduction would be tricky as then you may as well not bother and use a more accurate normal mortar, maybe reduce the inbsta gib potential by reducing splash and increasing accuracy and remove precision strike for some other ability. But then again you also have to remember that sometimes the thing is firing 5 times before it even hits a squad so its dps over time is probably not as high as it appears. Could just leave it the same and make it die really easy if flanked or make it so it cant fire with same range if sitting in base to fix small maps. Agree on everything. In my opinion, it's instagib potential is the main concern . In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 120mm Mortars & Grens Vs Cons31 Oct 2013, 07:46 AM Jump back to quoted post30 Oct 2013, 17:04 PMludd3emm I would also like to remind you that the incendiary-barrage of the MHT costs *45 mun* Be careful with false information because it just makes you look stupid when trying to describe any faction as underpowered. Also you can't just instantly drive away the 120mm like the MHT. The only important fact in this discussion is that the ability costs munitions, but sorry for not knowing every number in the game by heart. By the way, I'm not trying to describe a faction as underpowered I'm calling a unit imbalanced. Reading helps. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 120mm Mortars & Grens Vs Cons30 Oct 2013, 16:31 PM Jump back to quoted post30 Oct 2013, 14:32 PMMetaStable14 I haven't found shift clicking to overly micro intensive at all. In fact I shift click my squads around my base while they are reinforcing so they automatically head where I need them when they are done reinforcing. ~1 lap around the base for ~3 squad members. It also seems to work well for dodging mortar fire while capping which is why I recommended it. If it's too much for you then that is your problem I guess. You don't have to use the flame barrage, but the MHT can apply pressure to the 120 and keep it moving. The 120 is only really effective if it can remain static for periods of time. With the high mobility of the MHT it can be constantly on the move harassing the 120 and forcing it to move. Or at least I haven't had much luck using the 120 to fire back on a MHT if the MHT got the first couple shots off. Odds are the MHT will land the first hit if it gets to fire the first couple rounds. I'd have to check stats later but I don't think there are huge discrepancies between their accuracy and damage. Shift-click-capping works to dodge 82mm shells but the blast radius of the 120mm shells is too big so it makes no difference. Also, when I'm in an engagement I have the choice to remain in cover and so taking the risk to get wiped by the mortar or move around constantly and lose my advantage towards the enemy inf. The problem with the 120mm is, that it is a 1cp 360mp unit that reliably oneshots full health inf squads across the map. Let's take langreskaja for an example; Park the 120mm in your base and it roughly covers 2/3 of the map. The MHT needs to drive up to the height of the middle vp to even get in range... And between you and the mortar usually lies the whole bunch of soviet troops. I hate this idea that somehow germans are constantly starved for munitions. Germans have OPTIONS! It is a completely viable option to not buy upgrades and save for abilities and doesn't leave you at any disadvantage to the soviets. The soviets don't have that option and can mostly only use it on abilities, it's not as if they have more munitions. So what do you suggest? To fight without using rifle nades, lmgs, bundle nades, tellermines, FHT, flamethrowers? Soviets do not have more muni, but their abilities cost way less, that's the difference. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 120mm Mortars & Grens Vs Cons30 Oct 2013, 11:07 AM Jump back to quoted post29 Oct 2013, 23:39 PMMetaStable14 Just had 48 kills with a 120 in a 27 minute 2v2 XD It is pretty strong most of the time. As far as not wanting capping units dead, just shift click them in a circle if they are in range of a 120. I don't find that it consistently wipes squads. However I do find that it is very good at finishing wounded squads. If you spend 45 munitions - 1+ minute of munitions - you probably should have a good chance of killing a couple soldiers. Maybe some form of audio alert like the whistle needs to be added so you know that you should retreat/move things like wounded mg42's or paks that are the primary target for these single shots. Edit: Not to mention Ostheer do have a mobile doctrinal mortar unit that can rain flames on capping units and constantly force the 120mm around. On some maps pretty much every inf-squad that's not in your base is within range of the 120mm and shift-clicking is extremely micro intensive with little to no reward, because avoiding 120mm squadwipes is just a god damn lottery. I would also like to remind you that the incendinary-barrage of the MHT costs 60 mun on a already ammo starved faction and that the MHT has a significantly shorter range than the 120mm. Also you can't just recrew the MHT like the 120mm. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 120mm Mortars & Grens Vs Cons28 Oct 2013, 12:46 PM I agree, the 120mm is ridiculously powerful and needs very low to no skill to use. Maybe a range or crew reduction could solve the problem or moving it to 3 cp. I am also unsatisfied with the con vs. gren situation. In my opinion the lmg upgrade should require the tech to battlephase 1 and the rifle nades should be available from the start instead. I would also like to see a significant buff to penals to make them a valid AI option. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: T34 solution?28 Oct 2013, 08:44 AM Jump back to quoted post25 Oct 2013, 11:08 AMOZtheWiZARD You didn't get my point. I'd like to have decent AT tank option from my core building. Yes. Why is it ok for Germans to have both AT and AI options available to build in both tiers and not for Soviets? Seriously, you have at-nades, mines, at-guns, t-34/76, su-76 and su-85 and you can get guards, t-34/85, ISU-152, IS-2 etc. as call ins. That's more than enough to deal with any german armor if you do it right. What you actually ask for is to make soviets more like the germans. I don't understand that. If you don't like the way the soviet AT works, just play germans instead but don't try to turn the soviet faction into an ostheer clone. Regarding the soviet teching problem in 1v1 I made a thread with a possible solution. Thread In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Reducing Soviet building cost and time 27 Oct 2013, 18:36 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Oct 2013, 13:30 PMNullist Only notable discrepancy in tier cost, is T1. Which balances out when all tiers are built, in total. Largely an indirect result of Ost T0 being basically entirely useless as opposed to Cons building from Sov T0. Aside from that, there are three fundamental non-cost/buildtime discrepancies. -Onfield time for Pios while Battlephasing (which ranges from roughly 30s to 50s) -ATnade/Molotov upgrade (arguablyna result of free Oorah and Merge) -The spread of units in respective tier buildings. Otherwise the cost/buildtimes of tiers are quite equal. Ok. So half price seems to be alright. The "cheap backtech" would be a small change with big impact, nao pls Relic do it!1!!!111! In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Is the Soviets underpowered in team games?27 Oct 2013, 13:16 PM You also have to consider that germans are easier to play without the players communicating. 2v2+ is an almost guaranteed loss for the soviet players if they do not communicate with eachother. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Panther I win button!27 Oct 2013, 13:12 PM There are so many ways to deal with panthers. Mines, t-34 ram, button, well aimed at-nades, su-85, t-34/85, Zis-3, doctrinal tanks in general.... In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Reducing Soviet building cost and time 27 Oct 2013, 13:07 PM Jump back to quoted post26 Oct 2013, 08:13 AMJohanSchwarz One thing that we shouldn't overlook is that in 2v2 t1 and t2 are controlled by different players. The unit combination cannot be used to maximum effectiveness unless the two players have really good team cohesion (VoIP). There is a difference between two players' combining their forces and one player having all tools at his/her disposal. Sniper + Maxims + ZiS combination comes to mind. Well I don't know if it's easier to micro everything yourself or sharing the work with your teammate.... In: COH2 Balance