Profile of Imagelessbean

JohnnyB vs. COH2.org, interesting match up. I would say JohnnyB can't win but he can fight on, since without VP's the game can just drag and drag.


Seriously though, Allies hold advantages in 1v1's and 2v2's. In 3v3's and 4v4's there are a number of advantages which give Axis the lead, but its not huge.

UKF late game is still waaaaaaaaaay too good, and its lack of indirect fire is troubling.

OKW in 3v3 and 4v4 provides some huge advantages (when combined with Wehr) that can rapidly snowball into victory. It still functions in those larger game modes as a spoiler faction. Its high level of synergy is troubling.

USF is ok in larger game modes, but lacks late game armor options that cause it to eventually fall away under heavy German armor.

Soviets are pretty balanced, though only limited number of commander are viable after howie changes.

Wehr is great, absolutely fantastic, in larger games. Has everything it needs and more. Many commanders are viable and many strategies are currently doable. Pwerfer maybe too good in these larger game modes. Brumbar needs cost looked at and grens need some looking into.

This thing is much better than the OKW T4 building. The damage and range combo and being available right at the beginning make it an absolute cheating unit. There is no reason for it to be the best of its kind in the whole game. Move to T4 or nerf the DPS and range.

As you have gathered the community does not understand your point. The Vickers is substantially worse in every way compared to OKW T4 building (I guess except fuel cost), and regardless these units are so different it is like me saying I like soda and you saying you like frogs, it just makes no sense.

I would recommend trying to at least compare Vickers to other MG's or you are going to get flamed pretty hard. In the future, it might be worthwhile reading a few posts about the topic and then drafting a post before you make it.

Tell that to the Croc that just 30 minutes ago drove up to 2 Paks and a StuG and annihilated both Paks within 10 seconds and could still escape the StuG with a third health left. For a moment there I thought I had a massed AT wall.

This is taken well out of context then. Since you should have had 2 TWP ready, and one stun shot ready from the Stug. Any of these would stop the guns firing and give the paks time to blast away. By the time the Croc makes its appearance you must have vet surely?

One TWP hit and the croc would have died because you would have eaten it up.

Even if the Croc was over perferming, that would never give the KT the right to over perform in its own way. The KT is a rare unit by design. It is still quite a show stopper when it gets fielded. Making your opponent invest heavily in AT and combine it all in one area of the map to stop you is a strategic advantage, exploit it.

This is an old thread, but I think it relevant to post in since much has changed since then.

JL are still outright better than Pathfinders. The differences in doctrine don't provide enough of an excuse for the power of these units compared to Pathfinders. JL have the ability to snipe models reliably, and can appear wherever you need them. Spawning behind AT guns instantly has them paying for themselves. And if you can salvage you just gained some fuel and munitions.

Pathfinders biggest draw is their ability to pick up bars, which turns them into weapon piantas. If they do engage in combat they appear to randomly drop models because of this increased DPS combined with their RNG sniping mechanic. To make things clearer to players Pathfinders should not be able to equip weapons, and their sniping power increased. We might also consider giving them better cloak, as was stated. Their current reinforce cost and small squad size make them feel like expensive and very underwhelming elite infantry.

To Lemon's point (with the caveat I know its from more than 1 year ago) about indirect fire, I just don't see it. USF struggles to provide indirect fire in most situations. If they are lucky a Pak howie is nearby to provide support, but if you are invested in airborne you are already extremely spent on MP leaving little room for that. Besides Wehr gets great LoS from just pios now and has far more indirect fire options. The LoS alone is not sufficient to justify their in game differences of these units.

JL's vet 1 ability needs to be removed. They should gain cloak at vet 1.

@Wireineye
JL's ability to drop models, ability to spawn in ambient buildings, and their better vet alone justify a higher price than Pathfinders. Their slightly worse sniping at max range over Pathfinders is rarely an issue since infantry battles rarely play out at max range. JL also have spring so they can close gaps, or get out of the way to maximize their chance to be at an ideal range.

a little anecdote about the KT from few days ago. Brand new KT rolls on the front. It's not unsupported. It's got PAK43 behind it and infantry all around. Rifleblob approaches, obviously reveals it. 2 Firefly shots and double tulips from the FOW frontally destroy it in less than 3 seconds. And that was about it from my ultimate area denial/all possible fuel invested of a Hi-end unit. In all transparency KT was about 95% Healthwise since it got scratched by and AT when tryin' to scare of Maxim that prevented my infantry to move ahead.

p.s. It was pretty safely reversed after that first AT shot. But I was all invested to try to stop the rifleblob with my (all vetted) Sturmoficier, 2 volks, G43 Fusiliers AND Obers, which also failed, but that's another story I guess..

This pretty much sums up the arguments about the KT. If you see heavy TD investment, then don't build slow, expensive tanks! I cannot stress this enough. The issue you are having problems with is not related to the KT, but OKW in general.

The KT is the only non-doc super heavy in a faction, it is available when your opponent has lost the fuel war, is late in the game, and your opponent is still fielding tons of infantry which your JPIV's are incapable of providing any damage to them. It gives OKW a way to break through stalemates in which more lightly armored tanks simply cannot venture. If the game is close and there is lots of AT floating around, invest in other units. You have the buildings, get stuka's. Or if you don't like that get and infared HT and avoid the TD's. If you are using breakthrough I would recommend the JagdTiger. It has great damage against tanks, good damage to infantry, and its vet 1 barrage is deadly to anything. Its cost is equivalent anyway.

The Brit late game and the OKW limited combined arms is are problems right now, not the KT.