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Thread: Looking at USF28 Sep 2018, 18:25 PM Jump back to quoted post28 Sep 2018, 01:41 AMLoopDloop Wait pack howie is freaking amazing. It just always dies to rocket arty though. I would say one of the biggest weaknesses of the faction is the offensive late game tank department since almost all their tanks are so squishy. UKF only works if you crutch really really really hard off commandos IMO. It's more of a big mortar. Not close to either rocket arty or howitzers. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Do volks need some nerf? If so, how?27 Sep 2018, 22:02 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Sep 2018, 15:34 PMFelixTHM As someone who plays all 5 factions, your suggestions sound great. Implementation wise will it be too much work? Especially the USF Officer thing, seems kinda complicated. OKW: the "only" thing which should require proper testing would be the half tech thing. Besides needing a proper icon i don't see any issue with upgrading the Flak HQ and half tech options. USF: RET volley changes is basically mixing it up with what they are now testing with Cavalry Rifleman. I would go even further and make RET cheaper to reinforce but make so that they now get an inferior version of 1919/BARs in order to avoid the old spam. The officer idea. The easiest one to implement is the one similar to withdraw and refit. Right now IIRC there's a similar idea on the SU campaign. It forces a unit to retreat and leave the battlefield. Problem is i don't think there's a way to take into account the number of models in the squad atm with that ability. You could instead reduce the mp to 150mp and make it available despite the amount of models in the squad. Making units appear with less models has already been done. Swapping units. This is my line of thought. Any reasonable swap of units would probably make the LT the defacto choice. Making the Cpt get the core of the LT units is a bit more balanced. If that's it's too much, i would test how a 4 model Cpt with improved performance could work. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: OKW UP?27 Sep 2018, 21:24 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Sep 2018, 19:16 PMOutsider_Sidaroth Forgot the Pershing in that list. Pershing is more of an advance premium medium tbh. Having speed and small HP pool, i wouldn't consider it a heavy even if it has armor. If a PV had the same AoE as the Pershing, i wouldn't consider it a heavy neither. It's the OP version of pre nerf comets. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Panzer Tactician too strong, prove me wrong.27 Sep 2018, 21:19 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Sep 2018, 20:32 PMLago I'm not sure the engine supports that. Else tank reverse would be slower than forward. It's been asked 5 years ago during beta/release and i think the answer was the engine can't handle it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Looking at USF27 Sep 2018, 21:11 PM Jump back to quoted post27 Sep 2018, 15:33 PMTiger Baron What do the UKF lack in your opinion, except for a snare and mobile indirect fire? To be honest, that's exactly what you said. Maybe the wasp could be cheaper so as to not be such an investment or the grenade unlock to provide something more (in case of the new snares for ex). When you lack basic tools, it's hard to pinpoint how to fix a faction. Right now, i imagine UKF as OKW without snares on Volks and how that would ever work. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Looking at USF27 Sep 2018, 01:10 AM Ez. Go ask all USF top main players why they basically drop the faction starting by Devm. Since conception, USF has been driven by the old Soviet design of polarizing teching options which was surpassed by having strong shocking value units. The LT/Cpt coming with weapons and then the light vehicles. As opposed to UKF, i think USF has all the tools it needs, the problem been how they access to them. PD: with the exception of good late game indirect fire. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Do volks need some nerf? If so, how?26 Sep 2018, 19:22 PM Less focus in Volks and more in factions overall. What i posted in some other similar thread. OKW: -Reduce starting mp from 340 to 290. -SwS Trucks cost reduced by 25. From 100 to 75 Reason: when they removed OKW free tech thingies, they made SwS cost mp but they gave them 100mp extra to kick in with. The small buffs to SP (which could use some buff/adjust for late game) and nerfs to other factions early/mid game shock units made the comeback from this early game less likely. -Non infiltration units can no longer upgrade weapons on enemy territory. -Increase Volks sandbag build time. -SP minesweeper package doesn't take a weapon slot. -Flak HQ (T3) doesn't come with the flak gun active by default. Cost to build reduced to 1/3 of current cost. Only unlocks Obers + JPIV and call in tanks. Indecisive if KT (current performance) requires upgrade or not. -Upgrade to unlock gun and units (PIV + PV) 2/3 of current cost. Hetzer, Ostwind and Obers can arrive on a decent timing. Been able to field a TD doesn't take so long or cost so much. USF: RET -Fighting positions cost reduce to 50/75mp. The difference in cost is given to the MG upgrade (now cost the difference in mp + muni) Volley fire rework. -Squad remains static during the duration of the ability (alternative walking speed) -No longer receives +40% RA and -50% acc. Instead it deals -50%/-75% less damage. NOTE: if this leads to bugs, i guess we can go back to accuracy debuffs (but the problem with this is AoE suppression mechanics). -INITIAL primary target receives a speed debuff to walking pace (see Cavalry Rifleman covering fire) -Same ramp up suppression increase. -REAL SMALL cost decrease on grenade upgrade. Officers: -No longer arrive with all 5 models when teching. After unlocking either LT/Cpt, the only model which respawns is the officer. -Cost of both LT and Cpt tech reduced by 100mp. Here comes the wild ideas. Option 1: LT and Cpt comes as a 1 model squad with the ability to "absorb/merge" any rifleman squad. If the squad has 5 models, they can MOMENTARILY become a 6 model squad. Veterancy may be lost on change. Option 2: Withdraw and refit. If a Rifleman squad has all their 5 models, they can be order to withdraw from battle for 200mp. Reduce power boost from the shock value of early "free squad". You'll have to sit and reinforce to full if you want a fighting squad. On the other hand getting your tools as USF is more accessible if you don't plan on reinforcing to full either Officer or if you plan to instead levy it with your rifles. The whack ideas comes from the situation on which you don't necessarily want SO MANY "main line" infantry units, specially if you want to use call in squads. -Swap units from tech Cpt: MG-M20-Stuart LT: AT gun - Howie - AAHT To be honest, i see issues with this combination and any other. But current combination doesn't make much sense whatsoever. LT is basically, AI inf, AI suppression, AI recon + mine, AI suppression vehicle with some anti light capabilities. Cpt is, gimmicky unit with AT support, AT gun, costly indirect fire, anti light tank with supportive AT abilities slight AI. Major: -Same approach as OKW. Reduce cost to 1/3. Unlocks Scott and call in tanks. 2/3 upgrade cost unlocks Sherman/Jackson. *TL;DR:* nerf OKW early opening but adjust it to early-mid game transition. Give more options for mid/late game. Make tools for USF more accessible. Reduce powerspike from free officers. Make using call in infantry as USF viable without losing squads. If you don't like part of the list i hope you can agree with: OKW early mp presence and free officers issue. Need for some kind of mid tier for USF/OKW so we can make call in tanks more accessible but still requiring tech. 3 Tiers limits options. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Opel Blitz- why?25 Sep 2018, 19:19 PM Jump back to quoted post25 Sep 2018, 15:14 PMSander93 You might eventually get flanked through the center yes, but concentrated defenses will hold out longer than spread out defenses would. And the truck would ensure that for a petty investment you get to keep most of your resource income while duking it out on the flanks, unlike normal cut-off situations where you still defend the resource points on the flanks with whatever is left while not getting any actual resource gains while you're doing it. Check out this casus: https://youtu.be/fACbuGma1e8?t=3h25m22s Let's say at that point Luvnest would have an Opel Blitz posted (not even set-up) at the southwest munitions point. He would've had the income during the entire 4 minutes fight over the center cut-off, as opposed to having 0 income as he did now. You need to pick that commander. You actually need to spend manpower on that thing. How many caches do you see been built on 1v1? How many of those early on? Cost opportunity is a thing. In: Lobby
Thread: Panzer Tactician too strong, prove me wrong.25 Sep 2018, 01:52 AM OP is right. Panzer tactician is strong. But strong doesn't necessarily mean overpowered or that it requires a change. If you put a gun on my head and force me to change something i'll just make it so you can't use both smoke and blitzkrieg at the same time. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Opel Blitz- why?21 Sep 2018, 22:49 PM Moving out from balance. In: COH2 Balance