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Hi, looking for someone to look over this. The early game was really not so good and I'm not sure what could've been better. I'm thinking it was the capping order (and my opponent's aggressive push) that threw me off.

However, I felt like I continually stayed alive due to my opponent's errors (sending volks behind green cover vs. flamethrower, then wiped on retreat) and wasn't able to really ever take an advantage due to my own errors (letting my two penals get wiped mid game in quick succession, forgetting that I had mark target)

Was my choice of sniper poor? It ended up surviving and at times had an average of 2 kills/minute(which is really good, I think) but I was left with, at a certain point in the mid game, with only three combat squads (penals) whereas my opponent had five (four volks + sturmpio). I ended up going T2 and not getting T3 because I needed a way to stop his blobs (and to get some reliable AT).

I lost my first AT gun consciously capping the right VP, attempting to stem the flow of my VPs escaping.

Here's the replay

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  by: Gbpirate map: Faymonville Approach

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Here's a copy-paste that I wrote in the official thread. I can't take the time to go read all of these fifty four pages (but I did read the first page of recommendations on the official website) so hopefully this isn't redundant/already shot down but here goes.

One thing I'd like to see with USF's Armor Company is a Thompson upgrade for the Assault Engineers

The Thompson SMG in coh2 is really great and I'd always love to see more of them.

Suggestions for balance with the Thompson upgrade are:
1) Have Thompsons take up two weapons slots, locking out additional upgrades (M2 flamethrower or BAR)
2) Limit Thompsons to four weapons (this could be done in combination with the above point, or without it)
a) Limit Thompsons to three weapons (and taking up only one weapons lot)
b) Bundle three to four Thompsons WITH the M2 Flamethrower (and increase price, obviously)
3) Requiring either Lieutenant OR Captain already on field to unlock the Thompsons (basically, 50 or 60 fuel requirement + build time)

With the addition of a Thompson SMG package, Assault Engineers would be an even more attractive option due to their CQB versatility. If the Thompson upgrade and the M2 flamethrower are mutually exclusive, it would give the Assault Engineers a distinct role as a CQB squad (and not a building-clearer).
However, if the Thompson package and the M2 flamethrower are not mutually exclusive (or bundled together), it would increase the overall potential performance of the squad in its current role as a building clearer + CQB squad + utility squad.
Bundling the upgrades together into an "assault package) would further direct the player to the squad's intended role as a close combat/anti-garrison unit as it throws out the ability to equip an M2 flamethrower and BAR. (This is based on the assumption that mid-range DPS with Thompson + M2 would be lower than BAR + M2.)

However, to be frank, the competitive issues with USF are beyond the scope of several commanders and due to the organization of key units in the tech buildings (.50 cal vs. AT gun vs. delay armor). There's a reason why so few games were played with USF during GCS2 (both the qualifiers and the live event in Manchester). Their win rate during the 4 qualifier tournaments was also dismally poor at 36% (although there are certainly other issues at play when it comes to faction selection at lower levels of play).
That being said, the proposed changes above would definitely be enjoyed by players at the mid-skill level where the meta is somewhat different.

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GBPirate
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Hey Vindicare,

What's your normal build against Ostheer?

I tried going with the 3x Cons 2x CE (but wanted to get a sniper so went for T1 but ended up being down so much mp I didn't build it)

Towards the end of this game

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  Cons & Shocks

  by: Gbpirate map: Kholodny Ferma Winter

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I was floating a lot of mp and probably should've built my sniper way a couple minutes before the game ended but I knew that I needed some AT so I went and built T2 but also got a heavy mortar (which was a bad choice because I needed that AT gun).

But that midgame build isn't even very important here because I lost to Burmie. Now, he's rank 80 or so after that game and I'm not at 220-something so it's not like I was slated to win according to our ELOs anyway.

If anyone else wants to give their 2cents (looking at you Tightrope) I'd much appreciate it. I feel like the game is too short for a "replay review" and I don't really want to open up another thread.



I'm under the impression that I should have a set cap order (or one with minor flexibility) for each faction/position/build order on each map. It sounds like a lot of knowledge to have, though. Like, I should know where to send my first units 100% of the time whether it's capping or just sending my first conscript to hold the line behind some stupid truck or wait in a house somewhere. Is that correct?