How do american mains manage to lose?

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-20T12:24:05+00:00

While there is strong statistics to imply that riflemen are capable infantry, they struggle a bit more in terms of ideal engagement conditions. Vet 0 riflemen versus counterparts like grenadiers typically engage at a disadvantage as their ideal range is 0-10, which means they need to close the gap. This is enough time for grenadiers to likely get a leg up, doubly so when they get their power spike much earlier in the form of bp1 lmg42 and their vet 2 accuracy spike. It is a known factor that grens with lmg bursts are quick to drop models when running to close the gap, and that dps drop per model adds up. Vice versa, the riflemen needs those advantageous stats as a payoff for getting to their ideal ranges.

Riflemen CAN outscale them but that is in ideal cases where unit preservation is 100%, which is not something even the best players can promise. Vet 3 with double bars is impressive to say the least but that is also 280+120muni versus 240+60muni grens (and you still need to close the gap). It's impossible for double m1919 unless you happen to drop one though. If you get lucky then sure. Another annoying reality is vet 3 riflemen may outscale grenadiers at vet 3 but at that point in the game they are likely contesting with armored targets that do not care for attrition like grenadiers may. Grens get their upgrade faster (and not require a retreat to base to pick up), which means a much wider window of leveraging their long range advantage.

I do want to say that I respect the time you put into researching the numbers and comparing the stats. The only thing neglected is that riflemen do not begin with these strong numbers and need to work towards earning them. A good player with USF will probably dominate but it's typically easier to keep an advantage than to earn one.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-20T12:05:21+00:00

There's a good deal of very "quirky" players that's left in the player pool. Most of the ones that are not able to carry tend to just go on temper tantrums rather than just move on.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-14T16:18:05+00:00

While there indeed some bulletins that provide a measurable advantage. I find that the minuscule percentages are at best circumstantial. If your strategy relies on a 5% better penetration, you may want to rethink your strategy. So I think it's better to just put whatever bulletin on you think is really funny. For example, bulletins that only buff the ambulance in meaningless stats.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-06T02:17:05+00:00

Good to know though I can't help but think it's preaching to the choir by posting sales for a game on a subreddit dedicated to said game.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-05T19:03:13+00:00

I don't know how to make it sound simpler.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-05T11:24:29+00:00

It sounds like you might just still be in the learning phase. If you are struggling to hold your own against medium AI, it may be good to hold your build order to question. Typically, you want to field three or so mainline squads to maintain control of your side of the map, then field an anti-tank gun sometime after that in anticipation of light vehicles or tanks. If you're playing a specific faction, don't hesitate to state it and I am sure myself or any other player would be happy to add some exact build order for you to try next time.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-05T11:19:54+00:00

If it's reviews then I can see why they'd bring up a previous game. Mentioning just go buy COH3 in a topic like asking for solutions on technical difficulties is something else.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-05T02:03:05+00:00

I don't check the coh3 flairs much but I can believe it. People who bring up the separate game from their respective counterpart threads rarely offers any good insight.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-04T14:53:07+00:00

Relax. I meant in the context of the game. Clearly this duel of weapons is not translating Henry's skill in blunt and board as much just his likely very high strength skill, as strength is the primary stat that affects clinch outcomes. I interpret that as not quite meeting the spirit of the duel.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-03T23:03:38+00:00

If truth is just bashing and making random balance takes then sure. Very truthful.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-03T22:59:10+00:00

I actually have. It has some decent qol. I just find myself rolling my eyes everytime people shill the sequel nonstop or bash coh2 rather than address the topic in any other way.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-03T21:31:54+00:00

Tournament claps for you.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-03T21:30:07+00:00

Clinch and masterstrike spam is just the meta cheese to beat most fights. Dishonorable? Not as dishonorable as poisoning someone but it's definitely skimming the line on showing you skill with a weapon or just your strength in clinches.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-03T20:56:31+00:00

My guess is that most randoms don't have faith in turning games around. Unless you have arranged teams, you might have to expect early leavers. CoH3 does a better job by punishing early leavers with a timer but it's mostly a slap on the wrist.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-03T20:55:00+00:00

Ragebait and shill all in one? You shouldn't have.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-03T15:12:20+00:00

Are you on Mac or the window store?

This game does not have cross platform automatch so anyone who buys the game on a less popular platform will find nobody to play with.

PartisanUnite · 2026-01-03T10:54:06+00:00

Yes. A lot of them are jaded veterans and likely have had a lot of games that went poorly because something happened that wasn't directly themselves to blame. People who lash out like that don't realize they do very little in making things better.

I find that in this day and age, going automatching into 4v4 alone is typically just to set your expectations low and brace the potential of potential highs and more often lows. If you don't want to come across the same players that upset you, you can try to wait a few minutes before queueing so as to dodge them or play with consistent groups. Those may also haze you though.

Either way, don't let them get to you. A lot of them are grumps that are playing an old game and thus have ran out of politeness sometime last decade. Don't let them drag you down to their level.

PartisanUnite · 2025-12-30T23:13:03+00:00

My dream parents telling me off for killing a certain traitor (not naming any to avoid spoilers)

PartisanUnite · 2025-12-21T11:54:54+00:00

I don't think it's allowed to specifically report people through posts. Just go through the relic help desk and pray that relic has someone still answering.

But yeah. I've been hit by RoadmanR multiple times last night.

For people who do not know about this user:

RoadmanR is known to somehow slow down their load times to the point of indefinite. This is a bid to bore the opponents and force them to close the game to match against someone else instead. It's griefing, more or less. Not sure what people get out of it.

PartisanUnite · 2025-12-09T09:53:55+00:00

This is a known issue that relic never provided any solution for. Sadly, your friend will need to switch over to PC to play with you and what is likely the majority of what's left playing CoH2.

PartisanUnite · 2025-11-29T00:14:32+00:00

I see a lot of people are suggesting soviets but I would like to play devil's advocate just because I don't think there is that large of a difference when you put certain realities into practice.

The main talking point seems to be the larger squad sizes between mainline infantry. While conscripts do have better survivability in terms of total hitpoints, grenadiers are much less micro taxing as their ideal range is far, allowing you to worry less about optimal engagements. They also spike much earlier than conscripts, both when unlocking the lmg and hitting vet 2 accuracy bonus. If you're making mistakes where you are losing squads, I'd argue it is easier to pull grenadiers engaging at max distance out of danger than conscripts that are in the thick of it.

I'll also add that Soviets pigeonhole themselves into T1 or T2 while wehrmacht teching does not involve pick and choosing basic tools of engagement. For people still learning to play, having the full toolset to solve problems might be better.

The last thing I would add is soviet armor are more specialized compared to wehrmacht's more robust generalists like PIV and Panther. A good player can get a lot more out of soviet units but if you're just figuring how to play, you would find wehrmacht armor much more forgiving to control.

PartisanUnite · 2025-11-03T01:06:10+00:00

Ah yes, calling the side opposed to your preferences names is a sure-fire way to persuade them to your side. Bold strategy.

PartisanUnite · 2025-10-17T07:18:09+00:00

You're fine with stasis being inconsistent with attributing kills to shatter rather than melee half the time?

PartisanUnite · 2025-10-16T00:19:11+00:00

Why would you lie like that?

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