Profile of RMMLz

Oh Nigo... after all these years you're still around and bringing good news.

I have not played CoH2 for more than 3 years. I have lost track of the updates, patches, streams, etc. Yet I read every single ability for reasons unknown to me and enjoyed my time.

Thank you!

Yes and no.

Although I completely agree that the amount of Fanboyism is too much and it is a general issue, not exclusive to this game (Other games, football, etc.) there is something you should keep in mind.

Skill and knowledge are 2 different things. I completely agree that if a player starts a balance thread, they should have the tactical and strategic knowledge of the game and unit(s)/Situations that they are talking about, BUT they might not be skilled enough to perform it.

Let me ask you a question, do you think that every engineer and designer working at a company like BMW or Porsche are skilled competitive drivers? Of course not! But they have the knowledge to make good cars. Same goes here, a person might not have the skill or reaction time to perform a tactic in game, but they might have the knowledge.

About being the top 10/50 or whatever, from a balance perspective this is kind of a dilemma for the developers. Do you balance the game for the small percentage of "pro" players or do you balance it for your main audience (The vast number of people who pay for the game)? This affects a lot of things. This difference became very apparent after the transition from Table Top games to Computer Games (You guys remember those days? ). Back in those days, there was no such thing as "Player Reaction Time" but in computer games, there is. So yea, it's a fine line to walk on, and you can never keep everyone happy. But whom do you focus on?


Although, as you said in the beginning, you're venting a bit and I have to be honest, I understand. People have the right to express their opinions, and I agree that many of these issues are L2P matters. It is up to Pro players to ask for a replay and guide them, and up to us as community members to not engage in pointless discussions.

A fanboy has the tendency to turn into a troll at an instance, and a fundamental rule of internet is : Do Not Feed the Troll.

P.S As others pointed out, we have the element of RNG in these kind of games (Dice Gods in Table Top) so balance becomes subjective to some extent, and this is what makes these games unique otherwise we should all go and play chess. Although in computer games, we have meta data, win ratio, unit performance etc. which can be measured and despite their flaws, can give the Devs, and us an insight.

I am very afraid of a CoH3 being F2P and filled with micro transactions. The siren song of easy money has led many companies who should know better to think only in the short term. CoH2 has been a massive success in spite of all the bugs in no small part thanks to the community. I see the Company of Heroes franchise in the same way I used to look at the Total War franchise in the early 2010s. Large dedicated fanbase of loyal consumers eager for the next title. As such, SEGA lost my trust. I don't pre-order SEGA games anymore and have returned every Total War game after Rome 2.

I don't believe that would happen. Given the massive flop of DoWIII (Which IMO was their way of testing if they could exploit it later with micro transactions) I highly doubt it. The game mechanics are not fit for F2P model at all, and the active community and the 80-20 rule doesn't suit a CoH game well.

If Relic goes back to their roots, they will make a fantastic CoH game. With all of its flaws, CoH3 is an awesome game, specially if you consider the fact that they were developing it while THQ was going down the drain.

Just pray they pull of AoE4... expectations are so high. It's an AoE game after all.

One can simply make it a timed ability costing MU or a barrage similar to bofors.

That's exactly what I suggested. Either a timed ability to suppress, or some kind of Hull-down with limited range (less than an MG) and a 160 degrees arch (360 suppression will be op). Or a targeted ability to instantly suppress a squad.