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Jump back to quoted post9 Oct 2015, 08:47 AMBasilone

A lot of people are dumbfounded when I say vaulting isn't the amazing feature people make it out to be, so I made a video explaining. This is a very map dependent issue but it detracts from mappers ability to funnel infantry in to certain areas. As far as flanking routes goes less is more, and vaulting makes the early game infantry vs MG less interesting since using map awareness to isolate where certain units are approaching from and having MGs in excellent position is less prevalent than it was in high level coh1 play. We already have smoke drop abilities, smoke grenades, and plenty of sprint abilities....there isn't really a need for vaulting on top of that other stuff. The problem with vaulting is that previously certain map features corralled the infantry if you tried to attack from one direction, so it forced you to time an attack from 3-5 directions. Now since the corrals are rekt by right clicking on them, its easier to succeed with a large force charging in one direction.

In COH1 the maps had to be balanced so that there were enough obstacles to steer attacking infantry, but enough entrys/exits to not make MGs completely overpowered. It feels as if vaulting is just a fool proof way to not make MGs overpowered on any map, but at the expense of nerfing the shit out of smart early MG play. I have zero expectation this will be changed in COH2, but its a good lesson to learn from for future COH or DOW games. When the current system is working fine, adding in new features that shakes it up should be avoided unless it without a doubt improves gameplay in a meaningful way.

Jump back to quoted post7 Oct 2015, 07:03 AMBasilone

Pros
+ regular balance patches to keep things fresh
+ coh2 Brits are far better designed than vcoh Brits (which makes 2v2 rival coh1)
+ some micro stuff (reverse button, reinforcing all infantry units at same time not individual)
+ probably new factions coming
+ changes to sniper functionality
+ no more hidden trust rating disconnect arbitration bullshit

Cons
- poorly optimized
- No leaderboards in-game
- 2v2 AT is vs random teams and arranged teams lel
- micro transaction doctrines, prepare to open your wallet - MINUS THIS
- changes to pop cap system from coh1 leads to getting pop capped and income bogged down with far less units on the field usually (less advantage for great multi task players) - MINUS THIS
- meta game, while always changing, is still pretty shallow in almost every patch due to lack of fuel based upgrades and certain units being very dominant in most patches to date
- far more instant squad wipes from huge mine hits, demo charges, certain tanks or nades, etc
- you can't micro out of infantry 1 use AT abilities (like US sticky bombs of panzferfausts) once the ability is activated it will shoot you from across the map or though a building lol - MINUS THIS
- not a fan of every faction using the same vet system thats based on damage dealt and received (personal preference) - MINUS THIS
- vaulting doesn't really add much, it just detracts from positioning importance in the early game since every fence/wall is now a viable flank route - MINUS THIS



If you played vcoh competitively in 1v1 and that was all you cared for, you will probably be disappointed. If you want to go back to coh1 the 1v1 ladder is still pretty active, but there is almost no competitive community support these days such as tournaments or shoutcasts. 2v2 AT in coh1 IS a ghost town, but you'll probably enjoy coh2 if you're in to team games.