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Thread: 7 muni Anti Personnel mine13 Nov 2013, 22:11 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Nov 2013, 22:07 PMwooof this doctrine is free... Thanks - will test this when I get home then - which will be in a couple of days.. The mistake's still embarrassing I must admit. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 7 muni Anti Personnel mine13 Nov 2013, 21:51 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Nov 2013, 20:07 PMwooof this mine really isnt that strong. its the same as the german s mine, excpet that builds 4 quadrants, each with 4 mines in it. so youre getting 1/16 of a german mine field for 7 munitions instead of 5. EDIT: assuming the mines are identical to the ost s-mines: So it's 16 mines at 80 munis for OST and 112 munis for soviets. Sounds fair, even UP - if you do not think about it. Killing power: Conscripts and gren units do not have the same health pool (4 vs. 6 men). Grens posses better armor to make up for that - which is apparently nigh useless against explosive weapons. So the 7 munis mine is 1.5 times as lethal right there. Availibility: Ost - 80 munis up front, even for one patch - 60 munis are refunded if the other patches are aborted in time. Sov - 7 munis a piece. Placement: Ost - somewhere around there Soviet - exactly where indicated (preferably at natural terrain chokepoints) Visible indicators of placed mines Ost - bloody big signs Soviet - none (I didn't spot any so far) Removal: Ost - needs minesweeper - after spotting the signs or after triggering one of the 4 mines in a patch the rest may be defused Soviet - needs minesweeper - after triggering one there may be none or further 20 mines in the area (hf searching). Defusing mines was rewarding up until now.. Deployment time I have no info on that - sure as hell won't by the commander to find out. (Edit: commander is free. My bad/Edit) May be in favor of either faction. I would appreciate input regarding this. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: 7 muni Anti Personnel mine13 Nov 2013, 18:11 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Nov 2013, 17:38 PMNullist Thats it. The gloves are off. This means forum war, full force. Take a deep breath - this will only get you banned. Stay focused and rational.. or whatever counts as rational on the internet People who favor the soviet faction are not to blame for this. Targeting beta testers is pointless as they are not allowed to comment on their feedback during beta (would love to see that personally). That being said. I think the marketing/sales department probably went medieval on the development/balance team to get away with this kind of bullshit. .. which will ultimately get nerfed once enough commanders have been sold. EDIT: A month ago the soviet faction got the short end of the DLC-stick when the assault gren and the osttruppen commander appeared. Turnaround is fair play I guess - as long as the sales numbers are on target. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: MG42 just useless ?12 Nov 2013, 22:29 PM Jump back to quoted post12 Nov 2013, 21:23 PMbogeuh ...but my point was actually it can't be that bad if soviets prefer to take an mg42 instead of building a maxim... Jump back to quoted post12 Nov 2013, 21:23 PMbogeuh it can't be that bad if soviets prefer to take an mg42 instead of building a maxim Not sure if you are trolling or just inexperienced. I'll go with inexperienced for now. Simple question (Regardless what faction you are playing): Would you like a new HMG unit for 90 MP (OST) or 60 MP (soviet)? -- That's a bargain if there ever was one. Steal any support weapon if you can, destroy it if you cannot. Just remember to do so with a squad of at least 4 men - no need to sacrifice an entire squad to gain a support weapon unless you desperately need that AT gun/MG/mortar. Believe me: OST players will steal maxims if they can mange. Due to smaller squad sizes this is harder to pull off (and far riskier) for the OST though. So it might seem like they are ignoring support weapons. Also: Please look up the soviet tier and tech structure. The ability of building your own HGMs as soviets (in a competitive game) depends primarily on your teching choice (T1 or T2). In: Strategy Desk
Thread: MG42 just useless ?12 Nov 2013, 07:34 AM Jump back to quoted post11 Nov 2013, 11:55 AMtuvok ... and I still see conscripts not being able to oorah+molotov an unsupported mg42 plenty of times, it's not a black/white picture. It's currently a risky proposition for an mg42 to continue firing at a charging conscript squad. If they do mange to suppress the squad at a reasonable distance then all is well. The mg42 stops a frontal assault at a defensive unit. If it doesn't work the result may very well be a fiery death thanks to the crit mechanics. At the very least a successful molotov will force a retreat and a big chunk of lost health. Generally I've found it easy to charge a conscripts squad at and mg42 and molotov it. The 'trick' is to avoid red cover and use yellow cover on approach (if possible). I've found it unusual if I do not manage to molotov an mg42 - not the other way around. The only difficulty (for me) is to react fast enough if I do not know if a mg42 is in the field or where it's currently and a squad is suddenly fired uppon. Once I know it's there molotoving it and forcing a retreat is not a problem and has to be part of any assault plan. So it complicates things and the unit is far from useless but I prefer another gren squad early and mid game. Plus it just feels kinda wrong if a standard infantry unit can frontally negate this iconic defensive unit. In: Strategy Desk
Thread: German Sniper10 Nov 2013, 23:59 PM The german sniper has about the same survival chance against small arms fire as the soviet sniper team. The high armor value of the german sniper means that statistically his survival is very RNG dependent (yeah!). So he can die from the first volley of an engineer squad at long range as well as survive retreating right through 2 conscript squads - if RNG wills it. ... resulting in occasional bouts of rage on both sides Attempt at a 'short' summary: T70 Easily the most effective counter. Impossibly high accuracy even against retreating units. Just be wary of fausts and bide your time for a good flank. Scout car Even without a unit inside it has about the same AI as the german 221. If it gains vet it can easily blitz a sniper unless fausted (bide your time and flank). Mortars (especially the 120mm) Killing the german sniper by barraging his suspected position is feasible and yet requires luck (less so with the 120mm due to the mortars range and large AoE). Not a hard counter - but will force some retreats and will put a constant mirco drain on your opponent possibly forcing mirco mistakes on other units. ZIS Barrage The ZIS Barrage is deadly as it fires instantly and has very little air time. Best used defensively. Artillery (Howitzers and Katjuscha) Basically the same as the mortars - much higher chance of success though. Mines If a german sniper triggers one he's dead. Even a lot of good players get to cocky and trigger one of these Seriously, they almost always pay off even if there is no sniper on the field. Countersniping Get your own sniper team and try to lure the german sniper into range while cloaked. As you stated hard to pull off and needs quite a bit of planning but works like a charm. Even if the attempt fails the german player will get more cautious (and paranoid) about his sniper thus reducing the MP drain inflicted to your army. Consrips Orahh! bumrush This will not kill the german sniper unless your opponent fucks up. However, it will force a retreat if you bumrush him - not bad for 10 munis. Just do not run straight into PGrens or LMG grens while charging. Flank and force retreat Position a squad in the snipers retreat path (Orahh! helps just remember: Consrips who Orahh! do not fire while moving!) Force the german sniper to retreat (...somehow) Easy, right /irony In: Red Army Strategies
Thread: Victory at Stalingrad on next week 10 Nov 2013, 14:09 PM Jump back to quoted post10 Nov 2013, 03:40 AMTychoCelchuuu Nobody has asked the most important question which is, which community members designed commanders with tank traps?! Come on, fess up. I know it was one of you... I must admit that as I watched the stream my jaw literally dropped at the smug anouncement: ".. that means you can build tank traps ... TANK TRAPS ... I can't emphasise that enogh!" (Linked to cast) So, well done! One of the most basic features of the game's predecessor makes a comeback. As a commander item. For me it's now pretty obvious that there will be no notable future features unless it's a commander item. Most of which will probably be DLC related. This 'epiphany' was a gut punch for me. My hopes of CoH2 eventually matching and surpassing the strategic/tactical depth of vCoH were shattered right there. EDIT: To clarify: If basic strategic/tactical vCoH options & features are now commander specific then naturally there are less options available as only one commander may ultimately be chosen. /EDIT I guess I was just stupid. It's kinda logical if you think about it from a strictly financial perspective - though game companies are usually not THAT straight forward about it. So, while the game is still fun (in a casual kind of way) I don't plan to invest any further effort nor real money. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: MG42 just useless ?9 Nov 2013, 10:30 AM The mg42 is not useless. It is however currently not well suited for its purpose. The mg42 is a defensive unit: Very long setup time but a large cone of fire. However at medium to long ranges it's currently unable to defend/cover a cutoff. It is able to suppress a unit within the capping circle but will more often then not be unable to pin the unit in time to prevent a decap. Bear in mind: At medium to long range - not point blank. Even if there is a unit spotting for the mg42 it can be bum rushed from the front with a single conscript squad using molotovs (terrain permitting even without the use of orahh). It's not useless but it's current performance is indeed subpar. In: Strategy Desk
Thread: How I feel about paid commanders.9 Nov 2013, 01:26 AM Jump back to quoted post8 Nov 2013, 22:30 PMTommy The total sure is interesting. = £149.56 That's the cost of the 'full' game (thus far). That's just plain terrifying. I don't understand a lot of choices the marketing/sales team took regarding CoH2. Really, I don't get it. (...unless they are desperate for immediate revenue) Why on earth would you even risk getting your product labeled 'Pay2Win' - thus alienating not only the active community but also potential future costumers? Just about every game now has some sort of DLC regarding multiplayer. More often than not it's just skins or novelty gear. Even the successful F2P games offer some sort of in game currency (earned by playing the actual game AKA grinding) to acquire content that directly influences multiplayer game play. Paying real money is 'just' a substantial shortcut and I'd bet most buyers of the current DLC commanders would've probably purchased them anyway. Nobody likes grinding ... but hiding multiplayer content of a (supposedly competitive) AAA title behind a pay wall is way worse. In: Lobby
Thread: What unit do you miss from COH1?3 Nov 2013, 19:59 PM Jump back to quoted post3 Nov 2013, 13:29 PMSpanky rifles. How true! I'm really missing units with rifles as well. Not these BB guns toys the current units got. Oh, and tank traps. Not sure if they qualify as a unit - they had a health bar though In: Lobby