Profile of Imagelessbean

The alerts in COH1 were clearly better. The alerts in COH2 just don't provide the same amount of information and look lazier.

The partial resource idea centered on them being limited on units, but this was especially problematic in team games where it made only a marginal difference.

On top of that they had resource switching gimmicks which made it very hard to know what was going on when you were playing against them.

Finally, they were originally designed to be unstoppable at the 30 minute mark to encourage the feeling of being under threat all game but breaking out to win. This was a really annoying way to play because for the other player it meant the clock was running down the entire game, and in team games the time you had before the clock wore out was even faster.

The changes were made to make it feel more like COH2. I mean at one point Obers got bonuses received accuracy for targeting retreating units!

I recently saw very good play with Ostruppen in 3v3. I have uploaded it here.

A pity that the player who used it wasn't better with his tanks, and more careful about wipes, otherwise he might easily have won.

https://www.coh2.org/replay/52781/good-use-of-ostruppen-in-3v3

I really like this on the Tiger. It makes it feel very threatening, but only comes very late. It also accentuates the weaknesses in the unit while improving on its strengths.

The fact that Soviet vet 1 on medium and heavy tanks is stupid is well known. Obviously the IS2 and KV2 should never even have been tested with capture point. They both deserve far better.

In 1v1's emplacements represent a serious risk. A player simply cannot set them up and guard them early. In all other game modes emplacements represent significantly less risk because another player can easily provide cover. Once set up they completely deny areas of the map.

Brit mortars fire quickly, are fairly accurate on auto-fire and easily out range Ost mortars. Once the Boffors goes up, good luck. The bofors will shut down light vehicles and likely mediums, as long as an ally as any form of AT, while barraging mortars that get too close. This leads to a terrible situation where the German team has to immediately counter attack. If they lose, and the Allied team should anticipate them, the Allied team holds a significant advantage from then until likely the mid to late game. If they do manage to destroy the emplacements they need to do with for cheaper than the emplacements cost, very difficult.

Emplacements are currently stupid. They function as an all or nothing device because of their cost, and they are completely ridiculous in that they easily shut down support weapon play. Two mortar shells landing simultaneously almost guarantee that every MG on the field has to be on the move constantly.

I am all for the Brits being potent in team games, but emplacements need careful consideration as they appear to be functioning very differently outside of 1v1.