Civil wars....

[hgghg4]

Ok you blow up my MG bunker, oh wait i just dropped Nebel on your blob and now a firestorm or here comes the blo.... nvm there is prop war.... TANKS?!?! Wait you only killed my MG bunker MWAAHAHAHA eat Pak Bitch! it would continue on like that till someone got caught taking a piss and had his Paks and MGs blown to hell and back

[GodlikeDennis]

I thought when I brought up the Wehrmacht mirror people would catch onto all the mirrors but apparently everyone's fixated on wehr. So let me bring up some other things...

Brit vs Brit
Can anyone imagine a more dull game. Mass emplacement spam because they suck against buildings. Brits also have very poor ways of dealing with trenches, so expect plenty of those. Arty would be the name of the game as you try to bring down the enemy city.

US vs US
The rifle battles would be unbelievably slow because they would always be fighting at max range because charging rifles is suicide, even when you use the same unit against them. The things that make US fun, the pace of the game and the brilliant flanks, would all disappear.

PE vs PE
Well, we all know how poor against early light vehicles PE are...

USSR vs USSR
Could actually be strangely fun. I'll admit I would want to try that.

The reason why mirror matches wouldn't work in CoH is because it is a game of situation, not like the standard RTS. It doesn't always matter what troops you have but how you use them. If your troops behaved exactly as the enemy did, whoever had the defensive advantage (which is far more significant in this game than others) would win. This game has a far simpler economy than other RTSs where the skill in mirrors comes from being economically superior. In CoH, the gameplay doesn't stem from the resources you acquire but the use of the units you have. What makes the game fun and dynamic, is the differences between the factions which changes how you play.

[Fementedbeancurd]

That wouldnt be good at all , go  play dawn of war 2 ( which is terrible) if you want that.

[Akalonor]

:O!! Bite your tongue! .
@ G.L.D. Brit v Brit Would actually be fun, I am a strictly defensive player(Also making me a terrible player), so it sounds perfect to me

[GodlikeDennis]

Bit of a necro thread but anyway...

Akalonor, does that REALLY sound fun to you? Being completely unable to counter your enemy's trenches, kang vs kang battles, Brit blob vs Brit blob with poor ways of hunting enemy Lts early in the game and fireflies outranging all of your emplacements. I know you're a self-confessed compstomper but even this game would be way too defensive. Not that there would be any defending to do because your opponent would be doing the same thing.

If you can take 10 straight hours of arty spam, you are a stronger man than I

[Akalonor]

I <3 Arty

[nbeerbower]

Can we just lock this thread? It's absolutely absurd...

[jdogg]

Can we just lock this thread? It's absolutely absurd...

i couldnt agree more.

[Versedhorison]

That wouldnt be good at all , go  play dawn of war 2 ( which is terrible) if you want that.

Why you hatin DoW II? It's a great game.

[GodlikeDennis]

The singleplayer and last stand modes are great. The multiplayer leaves a bit to be desired. There is no such thing as a teching order really, and you are forced to get certain units depending on the faction you face. There really isn't much diversity in it. Just to reiterate though, last stand is awesome.

[Fementedbeancurd]

That wouldnt be good at all , go  play dawn of war 2 ( which is terrible) if you want that.

Why you hatin DoW II? It's a great game.

Yeah i think the singleplayer is pretty good , but the only way anyone really wins the multiplayer , is to bunch your army together (which is usually 2 tanks and 4 infantry squads) and you win. No tank traps and the pop caps are ridiculously high . Its like coh , but MUCH more simple.

[Versedhorison]

Play on some of the open maps and you'll realise that you need to manuver alot and spread your army out to control the battlefield

[Fementedbeancurd]

Play on some of the open maps and you'll realise that you need to manuver alot and spread your army out to control the battlefield

Its dawn of war 2 that killed coh , now Relic are going for this " Simplistic Strategy " type game which is horrible

[Versedhorison]

what do you mean by simplistic strategy?

[GodlikeDennis]

He means how DoW2 is less of a real time strategy game and more like a real time tactics game. Overall strategic thinking isn't that important due to the lack of base building and build orders. Also, you only really control about 6 units at a time so it's pretty small scale. That being said it's not a bad game, just vastly simplified compared to something like company.