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Community Events and Tournaments / Re: Up for 2v2s

« on: July 06, 2012, 06:15:47 AM »

I should say we're also up for 1v1s or whatever.

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Community Events and Tournaments / Up for 2v2s

« on: July 03, 2012, 10:16:37 PM »

Me and my mate want to play some 2v2s. Add us EFtotalrecall and EFISpartanRedI.

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Balance Discussion / Re: Counter-snipe vs SU. (and by extension Ostheer)

« on: March 05, 2012, 07:02:37 PM »

That's why you should use attack-move, because, IIRC, it doesn't affect the hold-fire state. Hold A, click, take the shot, move on.

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Strategy and Tactics / Re: Combat situations

« on: February 17, 2012, 10:30:22 PM »

And yet EF says it doesn't change anything from vanilla? That's a massive change.

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Eastern Front / Trying to find a quote

« on: January 29, 2012, 11:33:57 PM »

I'm trying to find a quote that I read somewhere. I think it was said by an ex-Wehrmacht officer during or after his visit to America after the war. It went something like "whoever has seen the oil fields of Texas or the factories of Chicago knows American cannot be conquered." Just wondering if some of the WW2 history buffs might know it.

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General Discussion / Re: question

« on: January 27, 2012, 04:14:48 AM »

Maybe I'm biased because I watched BoB first but I think it has better characters, better actors and better cinematography. I found The Pacific kind of boring.

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Balance Discussion / Re: is2 too expensive and comes out too late

« on: January 24, 2012, 08:20:57 PM »

Consider that the Wehrmacht player has to go out of his way to get a panther whereas the Soviets will have some of the upgrades required to get an IS-2 already, and its army gets free vet.

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Suggestions / Re: Add soviet national anthem music?

« on: January 15, 2012, 02:00:27 AM »

Did Alex Cotrell do the music that plays in the game lobby? If so I want to say it's awesome.

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Balance Discussion / Re: is2 too expensive and comes out too late

« on: January 14, 2012, 04:49:58 PM »

You can assist the turret rotation of a tank by also turning the tank.

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Suggestions / Re: General Suggestions

« on: January 14, 2012, 04:45:45 PM »

A news ticker and a shoutbox would be very useful.

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Community Events and Tournaments / Re: Danko's Pub - Plan, arrange and discuss matches

« on: January 14, 2012, 04:29:11 AM »

Does anyone want to play a quick 1v1 on St. Mere Dumont? I want to try a Soviet strategy. I'll be willing to start a match for the next 10 mins.

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Balance Discussion / Re: is2 too expensive and comes out too late

« on: January 13, 2012, 05:50:53 PM »

It seems the scenario you're describing is one where you outplay your opponent anyway. If you build an early OP you're going to be low on fighting units and I don't see how you could not get pushed off unless you were just better than the other guy anyway. Even if you do hold an OP the Soviets will have more of the map than you and will be able to tech as freely as you.

In other words, your strat requires a heavy and consistent flow of fuel to you, which you should not be getting if the Soviet player is doing what he should.

in this case either kch or vetrancy for grenadiers.he would get red banner sterelky to beat grenadiers.so he will be short of fuel to get guards upgrades.

I just can't believe you could get T4 units before the Soviet player could get RBS, unless he went T3/T4 first in which case you shouldn't have enough fuel for T4. Also, why would the soviet player get guards/shock guards if he already has RBS?

and he might not have enough to upgrade for at guns or tank hunters.

They don't have to be upgraded to be useful. One regular AT gun can turn back a P4.

I could be wrong but it seems to me the scenario you describe requires everything to be going your way anyway, in which case it doesn't matter what the Soviet player does.

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Eastern Front Replays / Re: [1.52] Langres, SU vs. Wehr

« on: January 13, 2012, 04:43:24 PM »

Thanks for the tips GLD. To be sure the soviet doctrines are the weakest point in my knowledge of the faction. If there's ever a soviet unit guide it should start there.

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Balance Discussion / Re: is2 too expensive and comes out too late

« on: January 13, 2012, 04:36:18 PM »

How can the Wehrmact possibly get T1, T2, vet and a panther before you can get some appropriate counters? Not to mention all the paks, grens with shrecks, and kch this guy has.

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Balance Discussion / Re: is2 too expensive and comes out too late

« on: January 13, 2012, 04:08:51 PM »

I'm not sure of the exact prices for Soviet tech so correct me if I'm wrong, but to unlock the IS-2 you need the light and heavy tankovy upgrades, right? And to unlock the T-34/85 you need the heavy tankovy upgrade and the 85mm gun upgrade from the armoury. I think the 85mm gun upgrade is more expensive than the light tankovy upgrade, so it's actually cheaper to unlock IS-2s than T-34/85s. That seems about right.

I got to admit I haven't used the IS-2. When I find myself with that much fuel I just get T-34/85s. And if your Wehrmacht opponent is able to rush to vehicles as well as buying vet then he has a hell of a lot of fuel points and you shouldn't be trying to get your own vehicles anyway.

is2 is good against a panther one on one,but it wont fare well against a vet 2 panther.as mentioned the wehr player will have grenadiers with shreks and paks as backup.with these he can easily beat an is2 and base rush.

And this doesn't mean anything. The vet 2 panther supported by grenadiers with schreks and paks will defeat an IS-2? So what, are you saying it shouldn't? Why is the IS-2 unsupported?