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Thread: Aftermath Update Impressions Thread19 Feb 2014, 20:43 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Feb 2014, 20:39 PMPingPing I have to say it's impressive if you can pull that off. BUT If that's the only purpose a 222 can do - i.e. a counter to an equally poorly pathed - yet T4 unit - and the 222 is a T2 that SHOULD be able to counter T1/T2 units rather than just a niche T4 counter....I call that a pretty much useless unit. Weather they have a prescribed purpose or not up gunned armored cars are one of my favorite units to play with (and if micro'd well can easily do more damage than they cost). I love them In: Lobby
Thread: Aftermath Update Impressions Thread19 Feb 2014, 20:36 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Feb 2014, 18:51 PMpqumsieh Just a few points to hopefully clarify the intents behind some of the changes. First, commanders are not meant to overshadow the core army or its tech. They were designed to supplement the player's army rather than define it. Isn't the soviet faction a fail then? Theyve been much more heavily defined by the calls than the axis have from the beginning. It honestly felt like it was designed as such. If the goal is to now have callins not define the army then soviets need some major fixes (for example something akin to the pgrens which are available to everyone and can to some extent fill the guard or shock role so that the definiton is removed from the commander choice) I think its a pretty common conception thst axis are well rounded in their basic units and as such arnt relying on (and dont have as many) callins whereas soviet gameplay is heavily shaped by what callins you use (aka defining the playstyle) because the basic units arnt as "complete" as the Germans. Not trying to be overly critical cause the game is a blast and the devs don't get enough pats on the back. Just trying to understand better. In: Lobby
Thread: Aftermath Update Impressions Thread19 Feb 2014, 18:17 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Feb 2014, 18:02 PMZ3r07 look at my player card and tell me I'm an axis player. I play both armies, and nothing is as frustrating as the soviet snipers. I play pretty soviet heavy and mostly in bigger games so my opinions are probably useless for 1v1 scenario. However having played against and with both I personally prefer the axis sniper and would switch in a heartbeat. I'm not saying its not annoying to play against (many many things are annoying) but that's not a reason to "nerf" something Edit: my apologies if I came across as hostile. This forum (and the community in general) seem to be very pro axis and often want things nerfed just because its good (good =/ op). Which is especially annoying after a patch that appears to have benefited the Germans much more than the russians. In: Lobby
Thread: Aftermath Update Impressions Thread19 Feb 2014, 17:49 PM Well it certainly didn't take long for axis players to complaining again. Let's just remove soviet snipers next patch for "balance" and cause #$%& soviets In: Lobby
Thread: put the defensive doctrine commander out of his misery19 Feb 2014, 15:23 PM Can we please take this poor decrepit soul out back and shoot him? Last patch saw his dhska moved back removing the ability to actually beat the axis to s choke with an mg and his AI mines moved so far back in CPS as to be useless (let's give him AI mines that can't DMG vehicles after vehicles are out ...A+). Now this patch comes along and further needs 3/5s of his abilities by moving them back farther than if he just built t2 in the first place. I propose we remove this commander (which is sad because i actually enjoyed it on some maps) and replace it with something that's not a complete farce. Something that's use full and may have more than 2 people even equipping it. I propose something like this: - dshkas - mg bunkers (maybe a special engineer callin that can build these, along with sandbags, tank traps, etc at very fast build rates but doesn't have shit for weapons) - 45 mm AT guns - some form of call in arty (or a howitzer) - isu 152 In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Aftermath Update Impressions Thread19 Feb 2014, 15:09 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Feb 2014, 15:00 PMThe amazing Chandler Whatever man, keep up the bitching, you will have results from that!!!! Sadly random bitching is the way to get things done. Hell that's how this whole patch came about (at least the in game changes not the maps and battle servers). There were enough German bitch posts about 1cp guards/shocks to put the bible to shame even though it wasnt op it was just strong. But here we are 2cp soviet callin infantry ... Want to take bets that peoplw will still cry about it here? Because those people that couldnt handle it at 1cp will probsbly not be able to do it at 2cp either meaning its just a matter of time till the guard/shock qq threads spring to life again But this community is pro German enough that they'll get moved to 3 next patch. Then 4, until eventually all the german fanboys will be happy when shocks unlock at 53725cps In: Lobby
Thread: Elefants19 Feb 2014, 15:01 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Feb 2014, 14:35 PMwongtp dude, i want a weapon THAT WORKS. if you read correctly, i said it was uncounterable, NOT that it was too good at what it does. i listed down everything that might have a chance and it boils down to AT guns. even so with its massive hp and armour, nothing is effective. The problem is once again that sov have no AT infantry aside from guards with peashooters ... Its sad that someone actually suggested picking up shrecis with shocks in order to be able to counter it. And what's even more sad. That's how I win most late game fights! I have to actually rely on picking up shrecks in order to be able to take on German armor. Does no one at relic see this as a glaring issue? Or do the pro-german rose colored glasses filter that out? In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Aftermath Update Impressions Thread19 Feb 2014, 14:43 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Feb 2014, 14:22 PMAurgelwulf Assgrens are only useful in the first few minutes of the game. Putting them back to even 1cp renders them useless. I can't believe that assgrens suddenly become bad ... They just get overshadowed in everyway by pgrens which everyone has access to Edit: this is like saying the 45mm AT gun is bad once the zis comes out meaning that moving the 45mm up one cp point would make it useless ... Oh wait they did that cause $&#* soviets lol In: Lobby
Thread: Aftermath Update Impressions Thread19 Feb 2014, 14:15 PM The actual changes (to units) seems like it could be okay and be a step in the right direction (I reserve the right to be judgemental on that later) the cp changes seem 100% retarded and very pro axis. Was it needed to move dshkas, 45mm AT, and 120mm mortars back? Hell no ... Why was that done?? Was it necessary to move t34/85s and kv1s back? Hell no it makes no sense ... These are medium and midgame tanks that now come out at about the same time as the heavy tanks. This also seems retarded. I live that the German whiners are already complaining about shocks and guards again even though you guys got exactly what you wanted (and then some). Shocks at 1cp wasn't the problem, people not bothering to learning how to play against them is the problem (and guess what that hasn't changed). People will still expect their greens to 1v1 shocks and come here to cry if that doesn't happen. I havnt played against them yet, but it does seem a little unfair on paper that all callin infantry got bumped back one cp except for the German ones ... Literally none of them got moved. How is any sov player supposed to see this and not be upset or severly confused at the least. In: Lobby
Thread: Aftermath Update Impressions Thread19 Feb 2014, 05:31 AM Jump back to quoted post19 Feb 2014, 05:25 AMNapalm Good things and a couple ones that are questionable. Ultimately, the balance team is unaccountable. No methodology, no explanation, a black hole. CP Adjustments that make you go 'huh' -M-42 AT Gun from 1 CP to 2 CP - Why was this required? what is the purpose of this gun? it is now faster to get T2 and build a normal ZiS. -Dshk HMG from 1 CP to 2 CP - Why was this required? what is the purpose of this gun? A replacement to the Maxim or an augmentation? -120mm Mortar from 1 CP to 2 CP - Same as above. -Conscript Assault Package from 2 CP to 3 CP - Why? These guns are required to deal with Assault Grens which...just so happen to still be coming in at 0 CP. Interesting to note that the assault package now comes in later than shock troops. -KV-1 from 7 CP to 8 CP - Why? This tank is OK mid game at max. None of this makes sense ... At this point they should just axe the defensive doctrine commander entirely as what little use he had after the last patch probably just got removed by nerfing 3/5s of his ability with the other 2 (lolttaps and AI mines) being already useless loll Assgrens should have gotten moved back along with ppshs and shocks ... Having them at 0 is even more ignorant now. In: Lobby