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Suggestions / Re: General Thoughts regarding the Ostheer
« on: January 19, 2010, 02:58:21 AM »
Hardcaps are an incredibly bad idea. You can limit players with high unit upkeep (makes sense as the Ostheer had severe problems getting ammo and fuel) and high reinforcement costs. or low repair rates (like PE has).
The best idea IMO is to make them similar to the US faction, but with a slightly better lategame and slightly worse earlygame. Their vehicles should cost lots of fuel.
The best idea IMO is to make them similar to the US faction, but with a slightly better lategame and slightly worse earlygame. Their vehicles should cost lots of fuel.
- + having strong earlygame infantry like Grenadiers with more men than Wehrmacht or PE and various upgrades to make them fight more effective,
+ strong "light vehicles" like Panzer III's and Halftracks with Flakvierlings on top as shock units (can be locked down to increase sight range and accurracy)
+ pak50s and more expensive lategame units like Panzer IV with fuel costing global upgrades (like Ausf. G to make them better armed and armoured for example) and individual upgrades like MG Gunners.
+ in general onmap artillery like the Wespe Selbstfahrende ArtillerieunterstĆ¼tzung (after upgrade available)
+ the ability to build a special version of Tiger I tank (after upgrade) instead of Panthers at a similar cost, cause I think that CoH doesn't need ALL german armies to have panthers... It should cost slightly more (maybe 700mg/140 fuel) but have better overall stats than the panthers have with lower hitpoints than the Wehrmacht Tigers. If someone wants Panthers he can play Wehrmacht.
+ maybe an own version of the 88 as an emplacement like the 17 pounder
+ no possibility to construct OPs at all, but they can secure a sector by occupying a house in the sector and make it their forward HQ to which they can retreat. This sector will be "locked down" like when a Brit Truck sets up on a point and produce more income. The Ostheer can produce infantry in the HQ. The Field HQ is unlocked via a certain technology.