[1.20 ff.] soviet ammo upkeep discussion

[polkovnik]

Not that GoW is devastating in any way...

+1
yeah something needs to be done about it

It is interesting where this topic leads ...
Ok, I learned that I just like the wrong maps, that there are maps like Tannenberg where fuel is the scarce resource.
But I still dare to ask whether munition upkeep couldn't at least be taken from the medical truck. It just doesn't make sense...

[Seeme]

Your right, why would an Medic truck need Ammo and guns?

[Paciat]

But I still dare to ask whether munition upkeep couldn't at least be taken from the medical truck. It just doesn't make sense...

British medic supplies and wehrmacht medic kits cost ammo.
Does it make sence that healing stations or upgrades cost fuel?
Do soldiers drink fuel to get better?

[Seeme]

Fuel moves the truck...

[GodlikeDennis]

So the LT runs on fuel?

The point is that munis in the game are spent on instant use powers or weapon upgrades. Fuel is used for long term benefit such as global upgrades, or for advanced units such as tanks. Soviets balance out the fact that almost none of their abilities cost munitions by having a constant upkeep from their units (and their global upgrades also cost munis). Otherwise they would just be swimming in munitions and wouldn't have to make that gameplay choice other factions have to - better units or using powers.

[Blackbishop]

Your right, why would an Medic truck need Ammo and guns?

Do you remember Rambo III? Rambo uses gunpowder to cauterise his wound .

So the LT runs on fuel?

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lol ...

Only "passive" players suffer from the "muni shortage".

[AbhMkh]

All the concepts of COH are really funny including these fuel and ammo resources , these have been done not to suit reality but the balance of the game

Hence there is no use contemplating the purpose of each and every thing.....

Lts , and Captains do not drink fuel and neither are medic kits available in exchange for a Thompson round


Its just the simple design of the game that dictates this

COH is an RTS game where you will have to focus on how you fight rather than how best you can gather resources which is one of the main objective of many games like AOE



Hence the design is 70% balance - 30% reality


"There goes a joke about COH"

"Its only the reality part of COH , that prevents shermans from flying in to air"

Ammo upkeep etc is a question of balance not reality !!

[Seeme]

10% Balance, 10% real, 80% Pure Nonsense.

[AbhMkh]

Abt what??

[Seeme]

About whatever you want.

[GreenApple]

10% Balance, 10% real, 80% Pure Nonsense.

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/aptiva521/pwned-18345.jpg by a 12 year old boy.

[Zerstörer]

Yeah...I think we're done with this