Profile of Imagelessbean

I would rate Comet as unit most in need of balance right now, especially after balance patch.

The unit is deadly to infantry because at any time it could snipe them from its main gun or destroy them with a cheap WP round which recharges so quickly it can hit the AT gun again before it can fire if it moves. On top of that the extreme damage against tanks in such an AI platform is unacceptable. It has no trouble dealing with all of T3, T4 has nothing of interest to stop it for Wehr. To make matters worse it has cheap gimmicky vet, which makes it even less likely you can use anything but tank based AT. Its war speed would normally be fine, but combined with a tank that already deals with all targets with ease it just means that high vet comets cannot be killed and so inflict massive bleed.

The comet needs a nerf in one of its roles, and it should be done soon, since its play is not terribly uncommon. At higher teams games this unit can be easily abused, much as the Panther was in yesteryear.

Some interesting ideas in here. Ultimately brace, as it is implemented, is a poor design for COH2. It tries to make an immobile unit survive, but it ultimately makes units really annoying.

Can I also add that the Brit Emplacement commander with Forward repair points should not be able to repair itself? Repair points should not autorepair themselves under fire.

Hi Munchkin I understand your frustration over this loss. I think it came down to two things: (1) failure to preserve squads and (2) not adapting to the strategy he pulled against you.

In the early game you dominated the board. In spite of this you got a rakenten very quickly, even though you could only just have built a luchs so there was no way he was going to get an AEC out. Then you got a stuka, which is good, but you didn't use it to wipe weapon teams but focused on the squads you saw appear. I would save it for the AT guns when you engage in combat. Finally, you got a puma, which you really didn't need since he had only 1 AEC and you could easily have pushed it away with your double rakentens at this point.

You also did not manage to take a single weapon from him, which I think here let him claw back into the game.

When you saw lots of MGs I thought for sure you would immediately start to play against his support weapons, but you continued to fight as if you were fighting IS sections. In this case going for Jaegers earlier or skipping the mech and getting the Ostwind instead, or going a different commander are all options. For sure you could have gone double kubels and gotten Fusilliers to really be annoying.

You got a late Puma which I disagree with entirely.

Your decision to get an MG34 was also confusing. He was mostly MGs and they were in buildings. Vickers are way better than the 34, and they have vet before you do so you could not even shoot at them. Consider infantry instead.

Your use of the commander was pretty limited I see lots of possibilities to put more pressure on him there.

Not going for T4 is not my recommended, but it can be done, especially with Salvage cmdr, but you really could have gone for a fast P4 too. You were so far ahead in fuel.

Generally my comments are ways to improve, I think your gameplay was actually pretty good. Do work on keeping those squads alive and be careful of those wipes, but in general pretty good stuff. Also try to take more things on the field, steal guns or salvage them don't let him keep them around. Even use a Stuka shot if you have to destroy AT guns.

No problem Finndeed. I can take a look at this replay tonight.

Ok here we go:

You open with a very non-traditional build, double RE's is not recommended. Either go Rifle, rifle mortar, or rifle, rifle, rifle.

You are extremely passive as the game begins. You are playing Wehr which requires them to build a base structure to get their units, go ahead and push up with the RE to cap points. Just make sure you keep the RE between the enemy and the building you want to take later.

In your first engagement you fought a battle you couldn't win to take no territory. He was in green cover, had more men shooting and had an MG covering his flank which suppressed your other squad. If you lose a fight realize right away and retreat. Better to lose a battle and some ground than lose a battle, the ground, and the MP.

On flanking MGs: Once you flank an MG continue to move towards it. This way if it tries to set back up you can simply go behind it again. You pulled off a flank at the start of your game and then didn't move so he simply backed up and suppressed you.

You way overinvest in AT early. You bought the zook/bar upgrade and loaded up your RE's with zooks to deal with a AC. AC's have so little health that a single rifle nade will force them back and then you can get Bars to help your infantry deal with his MG42 upgrades. You also can get the zook on the Cpt easily and push back the car. Do not blob the RE's with the Cpt.

Your mortar was far too aggressive over and over, and if often failed to be firing. If you don't have a target use attack ground and hit likely areas. If you see something you can switch to the barrage. Don't let it just sit there.

You built a cache long before you had secured the point. Only build a cache in areas that won't be attacked or after you are well on your way to map control.

Your AT gun is left behind to fend for itself. This cannot happen it has no way to fight back. If you retreat make sure you bring it back with you. In fact, it is good practice to pull the stakes and have it move back before your men retreat if you can.

You need to not blob into MGs that you know are there. You smoked one and then just sat there with your men and fought some grens. Be on the move.

They got armor before you because you did not control your own fuel for as long as they held it and they held their own fuel all game.

Overall I would recommend staying focused on the purpose of the game, capture points and VPs to win the game. Make sure you are not too timid with units when there is no risk to them and make sure you are careful with units when there is.

Feel free to post another review in a few weeks when you have had a chance to try out these tips. Also I would recommend watching one of the live streams for 15 or 20 minutes to see how high level players move around the map.