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[Neato_Jinkins]

AT guns are counter to everything PE has, PE strength is speed.

that's the common sentiment, but i don't think it's true. see: slow cap speed on infantry, marders, hetzers, all halftracks, etc. they're not particularly quick, as an army.

PE is really about being a high risk / high reward glass cannon. take mp44 blobs for instance: they're liable to chew through any enemy infantry that they're thrown at, but taking a lot of losses (from, say, a good strafe) is absolutely catastrophic in a way that it isn't for the other armies. high cost to reinforce, no zombie army option, long reinforce times

 

[IpKaiFung]

that's not tales of heroes

Bridger hasnt made a show in a very long time. Sunday Night Fights is current

 

[mclem]

Effin' Yeah! Best outcome. Sega knows how to treat RTS games with respect.

While I agree completely due to their actions in the last decade or so, this statement *still* kinda blows my mind. It's like Nintendo being hailed as the saviour of the point and click adventure.

 

[Kade]

This thread is now about Company of Heroes

Buff mine flail. Increase its range and damage. It's currently one of the best anti-infantry upgrades for the Sherman but it needs a buff anyways.

 

[Technosteve]

that's the common sentiment, but i don't think it's true. see: slow cap speed on infantry, marders, hetzers, all halftracks, etc. they're not particularly quick, as an army.

PE is really about being a high risk / high reward glass cannon. take mp44 blobs for instance: they're liable to chew through any enemy infantry that they're thrown at, but taking a lot of losses (from, say, a good strafe) is absolutely catastrophic in a way that it isn't for the other armies. high cost to reinforce, no zombie army option, long reinforce times

is strafe still broken? cause i loved it when it was broken

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

this is so foreign to me. i legitimately get mad at my coh partner if i see him shit out a panther battle group, because i know that's effectively 3 MP44 squads / a hetzer + at halftrack / a hummel / etc. that won't be appearing any time soon. and unvetted PE panthers are so much worse than wehr panthers it's hard to justify the expense, especially with american paradropped AT guns that can fire at targets roughly ten thousand miles away.

that's my big balance complaint at the moment: competently micro'd american AT guns + snipers combo. the ultimate counter to basically everything PE has.

I kind of agree that it's not the best investment they could make, and I often delay my panthers for other units that I need more at the time. If I see AT gun spam and/or 17 pounders all over, I'll pick SE and get dat hummel. Of course, when you're playing a good combined arm strategy that you can feasibly neutralize AT locally in, they are highly effective shock units.

Recently as wehr I've been finding that double vet 3 mortars are completely devastating - dat 50% damage buff.

is strafe still broken? cause i loved it when it was broken

It's broken when people use it against me, and its balanced when I use it against enemies. Like everything in coh!

They did nerf it in the most recent patch (which was 2 years ago now I think?). If it catches infantry in the open it will shred, but that's acceptable. Much less powerful than it used to be. Back when British secured resourcing shared with allied players, and the strafe hadn't been nerfed, it was fucking OP bullfuckery.

Ofc, I still have fond memories of when gliders would crush enemy units, and my commando gliders effectively came with a devestating airstrike before they popped out as a result. Squishing a whole enemy squad only to have a 6 man commando team hop out straight after was the stuff of legends.

 

[Neato_Jinkins]

is strafe still broken? cause i loved it when it was broken

strafe is totally inscrutable. sometimes it does nothing, sometimes it takes a detour back in time to vaporize your squads' grandparents so they never existed at all.

 

[IpKaiFung]

strafe has been changed so it take a lot longer to act, the damage of strafe increases with more men there are in the strafe zone, so the old strat of strafing lone snipers doesn't work in 2.602

 

[mclem]

I'm also kind of pissed to learn that Sega has all that cash. Make alpha protocol 2 damn it!

Maybe the reason they have all that cash is because they didn't.

 

[sflufan]

Well, this thread has certainly taken a turn for the strange!

...and I don't mind in the least!

 

[SteveWinwood]

I totally forgot CoH 2 was even coming out.

 

[Technosteve]

...... is the 5% bug still in the game, it's almost CoH signature bug describing everything right and wrong with the game.

 

[Nirolak]

I totally forgot CoH 2 was even coming out.

That's about how well THQ has been marketing it.

 

[Delusibeta]

activision blizzard not interested =/

Why? Blizzard wouldn't want to integrate with them, and Activision would get Relic to make a Bond game and then shut the studio down.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

When are we expecting confirmed news about the auction?

...... is the 5% bug still in the game, it's almost CoH signature bug describing everything right and wrong with the game.

You mean how tanks on nearly no health will sometimes survive multiple penetrating shots? Yep.

 

[Neato_Jinkins]

...... is the 5% bug still in the game, it's almost CoH signature bug describing everything right and wrong with the game.

it's not nearly as bad as it was, but they still have the dumb critical hit system in (where each hit after a certain health percentage has a chance to do subsystem damage or kill).

 

[Nirolak]

When are we expecting confirmed news about the auction?



You mean how tanks on nearly no health will sometimes survive multiple penetrating shots? Yep.

At earliest 12 hours from now.

 

[Technosteve]

When are we expecting confirmed news about the auction?



You mean how tanks on nearly no health will sometimes survive multiple penetrating shots? Yep.

i hope they add that bug to CoH 2, zombie tanks will always be a great memory

 

[sflufan]

When are we expecting confirmed news about the auction?

The earliest would be tomorrow at the conclusion of the sales hearing at 1500.

 

[trinest]

Why? Blizzard wouldn't want to integrate with them, and Activision would shut it down would get Relic to make a Bond game and then shut the studio down.

Why would they make them make a game for an IP they don't have?

 

[SteveWinwood]

That's about how well THQ has been marketing it.

I think you mean Sega.

 

[sflufan]

I think you mean Sega.

We HOPE and PRAY that he means SEGA after tomorrow afternoon!

 

[Pooya]

massive updates

Spoiler

sorry, I'm bored

 

[Shard]

https://twitter.com/kobunheat

Rumor: South Park goes to Ubisoft.

 

[MiicD]

Is Last Light still on track for release?

 

[Nirolak]

https://twitter.com/kobunheat

Would not have been my first guess, though I guess they do still do tie-ins.

 

[Delusibeta]

https://twitter.com/kobunheat

That... would be acceptable, tbh. Although frankly, that's an "anybody but EA" type situation.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

I have some info from a banking source, but I'm unsure as to the reliability as they were not listed as one of the creditors. I'll get more info at work tomorrow morning if there's something new. If it is genuine then there are no big shocks.

 

[Derrick01]

https://twitter.com/kobunheat

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Please take the franchise back SPS!

 

[Nirolak]

I have some info from a banking source, but I'm unsure as to the reliability as they were not listed as one of the creditors. I'll get more info at work tomorrow morning if there's something new. If it is genuine then there are no big shocks.

Would Sega with Relic count as a big shock?

 

[RiverBed]

What is the meaning of 'Sale Hearing' which is on 'January 23rd at 9am'? Is that when actual sales start or when we get final results?

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Why? Blizzard wouldn't want to integrate with them, and Activision would get Relic to make a Bond game and then shut the studio down.

The only people making Bond games should be Naughty Dog (which won't happen as they're owned by Sony) or Telltale - but Bond ain't about QTE's so that ones less likely than ND

 

[PaulLFC]

I have some info from a banking source, but I'm unsure as to the reliability as they were not listed as one of the creditors. I'll get more info at work tomorrow morning if there's something new. If it is genuine then there are no big shocks.

Does it still include Sega as top bidder for Relic so far?

 

[sflufan]

Is Last Light still on track for release?

No one has any clue at the moment.

 

[Nirolak]

What is the meaning of 'Sale Hearing' which is on 'January 23rd at 9am'? Is that when actual sales start or when we get final results?

A court has to officiate/approve the asset sales after the auction finishes.

 

[shrapnelmagnet]

What is the meaning of 'Sale Hearing' which is on 'January 23rd at 9am'? Is that when actual sales start or when we get final results?

They have to present the final offer to a judge for approval, I believe.

 

[Infinite Justice]

What is the meaning of 'Sale Hearing' which is on 'January 23rd at 9am'? Is that when actual sales start or when we get final results?

Beaten by better answers

 

[sflufan]

What is the meaning of 'Sale Hearing' which is on 'January 23rd at 9am'? Is that when actual sales start or when we get final results?

Final results.

 

[Shard]

Is Last Light still on track for release?

The answer is no, no it is not, nothing is anymore.

 

[Nirolak]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Please take the franchise back SPS!

Hmm, South Park.

Sounds like a good launching point for uPlay exclusives... >_>

Spoiler

I'm joking.

Spoiler

At least I hope I am.

 

[Lasthope106]

So after this THQ is done, gone forever, erased from the pages of history?

 

[Screaming_Gremlin]

Maybe this changed from the posts I saw earlier, but I thought it was questionable if THQ could even auction off South Park? Or at least South Park Studios was trying to use a buy back clause in their contract to stop it?

 

[Mrbob]

https://twitter.com/kobunheat

Crap. There goes steam works support.

 

[Nirolak]

Maybe this changed from the posts I saw earlier, but I thought it was questionable if THQ could even auction off South Park? Or at least South Park Studios was trying to use a buy back clause in their contract to stop it?

Well, SPS can approve a sale if they're at the auction.

They just don't want THQ selling it off without their consent on who they sell it to.

 

[GK86]

Kick in that clause! For the love of god, kick in that clause!

 

[a secret-boss]

https://twitter.com/kobunheat

50 collectible MR Hanky

30 house towers to climb

30 Mr Hat collectible

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Would Sega with Relic count as a big shock?

Not to me, they are still a traditional games publisher. I mean big shock as in a new entrant from traditional media like News Corporation (which some had speculated on this afternoon) or Comcast/Universal.

I would like to post them, but the guy said that posting the names publicly could breach insider trading rules, and as bankers we would get in trouble.

 

[Acosta]

So after this THQ is done, gone forever, erased from the pages of history?

Yes (well, not "erased from the pages of history", but definitely gone).

 

[Derrick01]

Hmm, South Park.

Sounds like a good launching point for uPlay exclusives... >_>

Spoiler

I'm joking.

Spoiler

At least I hope I am.

I'm going to have to cancel my amazon order and get it on Steam at full price if they make it uplay

South Park deserves a better publisher than those clowns.

 

[Corto]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Please take the franchise back SPS!

The franchise IP is SPS property. It's only this game that's already completed that only needs a publisher to bring it out.