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In hindsight, playing and trying to do a QA likely was not the best idea. It was very difficult to answer questions meaningfully and play the game itself. I figure its worth clarifying a few points incase they weren't clearly communicated in the stream itself.

Regardings Volksgrenadiers and the Shrek, we recognized this as an issue. However, we noted that the removal of this weapon would likely have adverse effects on the factions performance. As such, we are working towards a solution which minimizes this adverse effect while resolving the tactical breakdown this strategy has created.

Regarding the Pack Howitzer, I did not understand the question when it was first stated. The point relating to its target size is fair, its definitely something we can look into.

Regarding RNG, there are definitely cases where RNG has resulted in a negative experience for players. In cases where counterplay is maintained, we feel RNG works well to create a positive environment. In instances where counterplay is non-existant, we feel RNG's impact on the game can come across as arbitrary and is worth addressing at some point in the future. One example related to stray shells wiping a squad, this is definitely an area we want to improve on.

Regarding Panzergrenadiers, it was noted that they are over performing relative to their cost. But, given their timing their overall performance is limited. Basically, if the unit was fielded at the 0 minute mark it would likely be viewed as an over performer, its not and therefore its performance is considered to be on par or slightly below par. That is all that comment was meant to point out.

Regarding the call-in meta, it was noted that we recognize the cost efficiency of call-ins and their impact to the meta. However, we feel that a solution to call-ins cannot occur until we remove the reliance Soviet players have on these units. This likely means some changes to make Soviet core units more appealing/viable.

Hope this clarifies some of the point we sought to make in the cast. We will definitely consider going with a separate QA section next time.

PS. The point about the Sherman Bulldozer was meant to be some light humour.

+1

i might actually change my signature now

risk vs reward

free2play and commander overhaul would be like taking a huge dump on the heads of everybody, who bought the game/any dlc

i think itll be about a huge balance patch and/or the addition of new commanders

Hi fellow coh2-fans,

i need your help. im at the end of the line regarding my patience with coh2.

recently im unable to play coh2 most of the time. the game starts without any problems at all, but as soon as i enter the automatch lobby (clicking the automatch vs players button) the game will start to get those mini freezes most of you have already encountered ingame. these freezes occur within ~15 seconds of each other and after about 90 seconds i get kicked out of the lobby with a "you have been disconnected" message.
this happens about 90% of the time. when im actually able to search for a game without these freezes/disconnects, the game will get stuck finding matches (please wait...) about 80% of the time. i spent dozens of hours over the last couple of weeks trying to play...

ive tried every possible fix in my book. i forwarded every port even closely related to coh2 (yes including 443 tcp), i deactivated, even unistalled my antivirus, disabled firewalls (windows/router), validated game files, reinstalled coh2... all to no avail

the funny thing is: if someone invites me (im not the host of the lobby) the game works fine. even if the person leaves and im left in the lobby alone itll work. i can search and play just fine

so here i am, asking you, who might have a better understanding of computer related problems than i have, for help

im pretty close to quitting, because its such an enormous waste of time and i dont want to bother other ppl with invite requests everytime i want to play a couple of matches

cheers dave

Just try to use yor brain for a sec: It takes few secs to find a game playing allies and far more time to get a game while axis. Sometimes it takes minutes to find a game as axis. While as allies it never takes more than 10 sec for me.

It is obvious: people play the strongest faction.

And if you want a hard empiric evidence: buff ISU back to its former glory and youll see ratio geting more balanced.

Make US armor more durable and youll see ratio get 50:50. No brainer

you should heed your own advice, thank you.

1 min is nothing when compared to time spent ingame... where the ratio is always 1:1
but i knew a response like this would be posted within minutes of me posting this.

again. there used to be numbers indicating how many players were searching. and they were always very low (since like you mentioned even as axis its only 1 min to find a game most of the time)
if we had them back you could compare the numbers. it would be like 40 players searching axis and 2-5 searching as allies (maybe even double of that). then again check the amount of games being played. its way more players there. with a 1:1 axis/allies ratio.

but then why use reason, if you want to make a point to your liking