Ostheer

[Rikard Blixt]

Nahh. Am safe here in America.

Oh, must have forgotten to tell you, Burro is currently in Pennsylvania.

I'd really like to see the Ostheer as a completely balanced faction.

frankly, to balance SU and Ostheer completely, US, Brits, PE and Wehr ought to be removed. The very first CoH, without PE and Tommies was very balanced.

To be frank, 1.XX balance was horrible, especially up to like 1.6 or so (1.71 was the last patch before OF IIRC). People just *think* when looking back, that is was balanced. You remember the fun stuff right? Not your balance concerns*.

*does not apply to EF 1.00!

[Seeme]

Infact it was almost the same.

Same MG, Sniper, Main Inf, buildings, 2 Super tanks.

I think what Relic tried to do is try not to make another US or Wher fraction, but to shake things up. In a way they failed.

Nahh. Am safe here in America.

Oh, must have forgotten to tell you, Burro is currently in Pennsylvania.

 

But no one Knowes what Littletown I am in.

[pariah]

I'd really like to see the Ostheer as a completely balanced faction.

frankly, to balance SU and Ostheer completely, US, Brits, PE and Wehr ought to be removed. The very first CoH, without PE and Tommies was very balanced.

Such is the nature of having so many factions (without going Age Of Empires-style) i'm afraid. Americans and Wehrmacht were pretty good, but the Axis was still a little overpowered then. Then adding Panzer Elite (very good and versatile infantry and vehicles) and British (yeah...) only widened the gap. Maybe we should make Ostheer dreadfully underpowered to compensate.

Infact it was almost the same.

Same MG, Sniper, Main Inf, buildings, 2 Super tanks.

I think what Relic tried to do is try not to make another US or Wher fraction, but to shake things up. In a way they failed.

Yeah, pretty much.

[Desert_Fox]

Maybe we should make Ostheer dreadfully underpowered to compensate.

When Ostheer will be released no one here will play more with Relic factions.

[pariah]

Haha, yeah, that's probably true.

[GodlikeDennis]

Nah I'd still play all factions. They're all unique and I get bored of playing the same faction any longer than 10 games in a row.

[Desert_Fox]

Nah I'd still play all factions. They're all unique and I get bored of playing the same faction any longer than 10 games in a row.

Yes, me too, but in the nearest times after ostheer release I'm sure everybody will play with Ostheer 

[Tankbuster]

Moonwalker can see the future! Tell me O great seer when will the Ostheer be released?

[pariah]

Tomorrow.

[GodlikeDennis]

I'll be bored of the OH by then too . I'll have played them for months on end.

[Tankbuster]

And if thee speak the untruth the hounds of hell shall eat thy flesh and suck thy bone marrow dry.

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

I also thought of what will happen when Ostheer is released. In a teamgame, let's say a classical 2v2, the Axis side would go down because both players would most likely be like "who Ostheer is out I wanna try it first" and noone would play Wehr or PE in the first few hours. At least in my imagination 

[Tankbuster]

You know there IS a skirmish mode for honing your skills.

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

I'll definately start playing Ostheer in a PvP match with some EF community members, skirmishes are lame.

[Tankbuster]

You won't kill hordes of AI conscripts with Ostheer to get the hang of it?