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I've noticed with the announcement of the new commanders, that Devs (successfully) tried to represent some of the German and Soviet tactics implemented during the course of Eastern front, like Luftwaffe support – simulating the airbridge between Tatsinskaya and Pitomnik during the Stalingrad pocket, Elite troops as the elite divisions (like Grossdeutschland and Das Reich), the Tiger Ace cutting off resource income in exchange for a powerful unit – a German all-in gamble, a characteristic of some of the German decisions in a latter half of the war. Also the unannounced yet Breakthrough commander (Stormtroops, quick decap, artillery strikes on unconnected points…) is exactly how Operation Barbarossa in 1941 was conducted, with outmaneuvering, encircling and annihilating the pockets, thus destroying large armies.
Also on the Soviet side, the Partisan commander, partisan warfare played a big part in Eastern front, with numbers of irregulars amounted over 500 000 in 1943. The industry tactics – with the moving of the vast Soviet industry to the Ural mountains complete in 1942, they could finally start with enormous production of war equipment and materiel.

I really appreciate that Relic incorporated these features in the game and would like to see more such content of this kind in the future. What is your opinion on the topic?


(Please don’t use this topic for complaining or ranting about how this or that Commander is OP and that the system sucks. Refer only to historic stuff in connection with the game, much obliged )

They've also buffed the AI and a bit changed the units it'll be producing, I really like that. Hope to see more doctrinal units from the AI

This is rich,now you can purchase veterancy,I guess this is how you throw balance out the window for P2W content
more$$$$4Relic,yay )

Well that depends. I can't recall but people who can remember that, was this type of veterancy in vCoH considered OP?

Anyways, here is the link and the costs. Kampfkraft center Not that cheap, fuel wise.

Besides that, we don't know if the system now is going to be completely the same, nor if paid veterancy will be available for all type of units. I hope they've thoroughly tested and balanced it though

This may be Off-Topic,but still I got to ask this
I heard that with the new patch/commander/doctrine the Germans will have "Purchasable Veterancy"??
I didn't encounter it in my little experience (7 months I think) in vCoH,what is that and with what affects the game...

The German Elite troops commander will have that ability, yes (commander is not free). In vCoH Wehrmacht could build a Kampfkraft center in which you could research (pay) veterancy for infantry, support weapons, vehicles and tanks. Three stages (stars) for each type of unit and when you researched the stage all units already on the map or the ones you'd build later on gain one rank. In contrast, like now in CoH2, all the other factions gained veterancy in action on the field.

If you order a steak in a restaurant you pay for it and this is what you get. In a CoH2 restaurant you get a steak (more or less complete game at the beginning, save for the chat and ladders which are being added for free anyways) and when you finish that, you get a free dessert. And if you're more hungry you can order potatoes and salad, which you have to pay for. And some people think they should get the potatoes and salad for free also… (A silly comparison yes I know but nevertheless…)

We (sadly) live in a capitalist world, where we usually have to pay to get new things. Let me remind you again that CoH2 already is full game and DLCs are just extras to which I believe we aren't simply entitled to for free per se. About the collector's edition I can't comment on that, since I don't know exactly what was promised and what people actually got. I preordered the game, got to keep progress from the open beta and the Fall Blau for free as promised, completely satisfied.

So far I like the concept of DLCs, because they keep the game breathing, changing, ALIVE. New content, units and stuff always bring a breath of fresh air. And getting some that content for free – great. If the income from DLCs can make even more content become available in the future, like one of the Devs said previously, that's even better!

About competitive play – yes guys, here I agree with you, that paying for Commanders that are possibly better than free ones could pose a problem. But which of the now available Commanders are OP? As far as I'm aware the Commanders were pretty much balanced out, Assault grenadiers and Osttruppen changed (fixed) in less than 2 weeks if I remember correctly. Or do you still think they're OP? And about the upcoming ones, how do you so surely know they're OP since most of us haven't even tried them out? Tiger Ace for example, I believe some people underestimate what it means to cut off all resource income and what consequences can that have. I'm not saying they are or OP or not, just that we should we first try them out and then criticize.

About the skins - they're cosmetics and eyecandy only, the least of the problems. If you like them, buy them, if you think that they're too expensive, maybe buy one (or two) per month, that's how I do it, those 2€ can always be spared in a month.

»KLAGT NICHT, KÄMPFT!«

Have fun, guys