Profile of Kurobane

I guess taking the balance team at their word about not updating the game any more makes me an idiot

We will get another update once COH 3 pulls a Dawn of War 3.

Currently only KT spearhead and Fussies are units that I would claim are "OP". Fussies just having too much utility and firepower combined, and KT spearhead giving way too many bonuses for "free" (well turret lock is not a problem with the current map design), especially with the commander upgrade for 70+ sight. Even Tightrope called it "Extremely broken" in one 2v2 cast.

Panzerfusiliers should lose the flare ability and get something else in return. Jaeger Light Infantry should get the flare as they are a more recon oriented unit. Having Panzerfusiliers with Flare kind of defeats the purpose of JLI since Panzerfusiliers not only arrive sooner but scale better and have better recon.


King Tiger itself is not overpowered but the vision bonus of Spearhead gives it 50 Vision which defeats the weakness of the Turret Lock if it can see in a huge radius around it. It turns into a meme once you add Panzer Commander and you get +70 vision.

OKW has plenty of sight options built in, such as Vet 4 Volksgrenadiers, Kubel, Spotlight Halftrack, Puma, they don't need almost every single unit in their roster to have massive sight radius increases when other factions have significantly less options to choose from.

This is also the reason why you rarely see the Spotlight Halftrack in games. Why build it when you can get extended vision from numerous other units.

I personally hardly ever play with pfussies so I won't comment...

You admit to only playing USF/Axis yet you and your boyfriend Vipper always appear in most balance topics related to Allied Units. You should preach what you say and not comment on things that you have zero experience with. Axis or Allied fanboyism is toxic to the game and drives away newer players.

Which is how a CODGUY is created. When you have more hyperbole than skill.

CODGUY does have some valid points though. I may not agree with the severity of it but it does take away from the experience of the game when it turns into Blob vs Blob combat instead of involving any form of real strategy or tactics. Also looking at his profile he does have more games than you and plays more factions which adds more credibility than someone who plays one faction only. Any person who plays a single faction, Allied or Axis should not post anything in regards to balance. Living in either bubble only leads to confirmation bias and lack of progress towards balance.

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Anyway back to the original topic. If I was you I would have made either a Luch's or Panzer IV. Depending on the map I would have also went Fortification and set up S-mines/Made bunkers to limit my opponents movement due to him going with T1 opening. This means no mortar/AT gun which would force him to either backtech allowing you to have a bigger opening with your vehicle/s. Being able to dictate the flow/pace of the match is more important than getting out any additional infantry squads.

having Rear Echelon with any other squad is like having that squad alone.

I would be ok if Rear Echelon cost 300 MP like Sturmpioneers (we don't want them to be spammed) and in return they could actually hit something.

Rear Echelon squads are basically the Star Wars Storm Troopers with how they always miss every shot.

keep stuart as it is.

just make it cheaper like 50 or 60 FU, and buff the main gun AT damage and range and make it a makeshift anti armor.

Making it cheaper, increasing the AT damage and increasing the range are three buffs. While I agree that the Stuart is flaming hot garbage and would be better off deleted from USF roster what it needs a clear defined role. Making it have more AT damage and range while being cheaper would basically make it a Puma on steroids.

Swapping Stuart with M8 Greyhound (give the Greyhound a minor AT buff) and making the Stuart doctrinal would allow it to be more specialized in a particular role while being able to better balance it on timing.

Playing as Ostheer, and never can get this thing to work. It gets focused easily, dies to any AT, has shit health, Costs the sky and more, and generally never seems to be worth it. Before it at least allowed you to skip tech, now it literally serves no purpose, since tier 3 is so cheap. If you need AT just build a Panther, and if you need AI just build more mgs, or more P4.

The Tiger is a great tank. However you should never use any heavy tank on the Front Lines, wether it is Pershing, Tiger, King Tiger or IS-2. You will lose your tank very quickly. Visually/Mentally get out of the habit of sending in your heavy tank first and instead use it in more of a supporting role.

So say for example your Front Line has MG-42, Pak, Grenadiers etc the role of your Tiger is to support those units. Always use those units together. If at any point you are using the tank alone and unsupported you are doing it wrong.

You will probably want to start with Spearhead Doctrine as your commander choice. It is a well rounded commander overall however it has access to Panzer Tactician which if used correctly can significantly increase your Tiger's survival chance especially with newer players. As you get comfortable with using the Tiger you can branch out and use other commanders with Tiger without Panzer Tactician.

If you have a Mortar alive (which you should) always get in the habit of using the smoke ability on your tanks. It is free and with good timing you can make it very difficult for enemies to finish off any of your tanks.

Plant anti-tank mines in flank positions on where they may try to dive your vehicles. You should always have a safe spot to retreat to and repair.