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Thread: Call to action - Let's Be Awesome Together13 Feb 2014, 22:17 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Feb 2014, 22:15 PMNoun Nope. Adjusting balance isn't cheap. It's not the most expensive thing we do, but it's not free. It would be better if we did it perfect the first time. Everyone would be happier, and we'd save time and effort in adjusting things after release. Whatever money extra we might make by releasing an unbalanced piece of DLC on purpose is likely not worth the cost of fixing it later. How many people only would buy a Commander because its stats are say X% better than they should be? Probably not enough to justify. Further it's a trick that would only work a few times, as people would come to expect a balance change. In the end we don't deliberately try to do things to make people mad. Yes things we do make some people mad, but that's not our goal. In the end we iterate, learn what worked and what didn't and move forward. That's good to hear. I just hope that in the future there won't be a 3 month wait for the next iteration. In: Lobby
Thread: Call to action - Let's Be Awesome Together12 Feb 2014, 21:51 PM I appreciate the sentiment but there are people out there who enjoy bashing on others and they thrive in an environment where there is near 0 accountability for their actions. It may be sad to say and destructive in nature but this kind of behavior is also natural. In: Lobby
Thread: Call to action - Let's Be Awesome Together12 Feb 2014, 21:42 PM Looks to me like this is mostly about the toxicity between community members. In: Lobby
Thread: Revitalizing the COH2 community?10 Feb 2014, 16:24 PM I think the best way to counter the DLC paywall perception is to diminish the impact of commanders on the outcome of the game. The game needs to be fair, therefore DLC commanders should be an optional purchase but that's not the case now. At least it doesn't feel like it. In short: add strategic depth to the base game. My suggestions: -Add a few more base units/upgrades per faction. -More buildables like tank traps, bunkers, sandbags, etc. -Add some gameplay mechanics around blizzards. (see Inevrse thread for suggestions) In: Lobby
Thread: video of how broken shocks are.5 Feb 2014, 22:17 PM Jump back to quoted post5 Feb 2014, 20:12 PMVonMecha Coh2 mechanics are 1 squad of sov supertroops can face the guns of the opposing teams entire infantry force and still have time to attack and retreat. We understand that quite well. And how does anything in this thread that anyone said relate to battlefield or cod. That makes no sense at all. Just more deflection from an absurd game mechanic, from people who will defend sovs no matter what, while yelling for constant german nerfs.. COH mechanics are that a suppressed squad will be harder to kill than an unsupressed squad, that's the lesson here. Remove the MG from that scenario and see how long the shock troops last. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Strategy in Company of Heroes 25 Feb 2014, 20:57 PM Jump back to quoted post5 Feb 2014, 20:36 PMVonMecha Lol I dont think they will ever say "NO, there wont be Japs" for obvious reasons Yes, that was meant to be ridiculous. Point is, they could acknowledge some of the topics that fly past here more regularly like they did Inverse' OP. Here's a more serious list: -Blizzards lacking strategic depth, -Cover system being almost useless, -Lack of depth in player choice regarding global upgrades, -Ease of amassing heavy tanks, -Awkward German S-mines, -Ram having too much of an impact on game outcome yet RNG dependent, -Resource system (is it too forgiving?). In: Lobby
Thread: Strategy in Company of Heroes 25 Feb 2014, 20:31 PM Jump back to quoted post5 Feb 2014, 20:05 PMNoun Talking about how you see the game, how you enjoy it (or don't) is super useful feedback for us. A lot has been said within this thread alone, but the discussions end up being somewhat circular. It would be useful if you guys shared some of your considerations for the future. Eg: "No, there won't be Japs." or "Yes, we are considering adding some strategic elements to blizzards." In: Lobby
Thread: Strategy in Company of Heroes 25 Feb 2014, 19:47 PM Jump back to quoted post5 Feb 2014, 18:54 PMPingPing I think there are really worrying signs here in regards to COH2's lifespan. Its almost as if we're seeing attempts at "shocking" the game back to life to kick start a heart beat. Initially you saw the "bargain hunter" effect - i.e. something was previously priced high - $59.99 - and now its ON SALE!! An influx on people jumped when they saw you could get a $59.99 game for $12!! Then they played it.....and then we saw the numbers return to "pre-sale" figures. Then we see the price cut to $39.99....numbers tread water. Then we had a FREE weekend! Numbers spike. Then they played it. And now look at the numbers playing today. The defense of "well numbers are significantly higher than vCOH at this stage" just simply don't hold water when COH2 has vCOH's NAME and SUCCESS to trade on. You should consider that the average lifespan of video games has drastically dropped in recent years and thanks to Steam sales, so has their value. COH doesn't attract your average gamer and I'm not at all surprised at the price drop we've seen so far. We're part of a diminishing niche market and the fact that Relic is satisfied with their numbers may reflect a good measure of success within the available market share. In: Lobby
Thread: Let's talk about optimization 4 Feb 2014, 21:59 PM They might get to it eventually, just not yet. And hey, their DLC income could help. In: Lobby
Thread: Let's talk about optimization 4 Feb 2014, 21:15 PM It's not running better. To paraphrase Quinn Duffy: Relic is small and does not have the resources to do much about it at this point. You can expect some little improvements like an ai routine that takes up too much processor time to be optimized but that's about it. In: Lobby