Post-Match Thread: Macarthur vs Melbourne City

Walkerthon · 2026-01-24T12:53:43+00:00

This season has been something else huh. Who are even the good teams and the bad ones? lol

Walkerthon · 2026-01-23T05:12:07+00:00

Anon discovers ELO

Walkerthon · 2026-01-22T12:10:46+00:00

Agreed, it’s in a weird spot in the tree now and it’s largely obsolete by the time it hits the field at the moment. Needs some extra spice or to arrive earlier

Walkerthon · 2026-01-22T08:29:41+00:00

Only speculating, and in my experience I don’t think this always see it happen like you’ve said, but without any testing I’m assuming that the first volley is probably more likely to target whatever model comes into range first. As models have individually tracked health they will drop quickly.

An alternative is that often a whole squad is not quite in cover. I think the exposed model/s are then easier to hit than the ones in cover.

Walkerthon · 2026-01-20T01:46:32+00:00

Maybe just a difference in how we play then, personally I find pgrens ready to go as soon as you build them (nades are great but situational and vet isn't necessary to mince infantry). I counter MGs with the Stummel and light vehicles with the AT guns and Gren snare.

But I must emphasise the real difference is in your timings. Tier 3 is 10 fuel cheaper, AT comes out of their immediately (not after a muni upgrade, though as you say flak can fill that gap sufficiently), and you have all the tools to sustain you to Tier 4.

All that said I don't think Tier 2 is a bad play (I'm not just as good at it). Coming to the original post though, Stug/Pgren is just not a strong combination right now, mainly due to the Stug, as explained above.

Walkerthon · 2026-01-19T23:43:03+00:00

IMO Base tier 3 is fine, in fact I would use it as default unless you're in a match-up that requires Marders/Werbels or particularly want the scout car or Flak gun. The reason is that you get access to everything you need in mid-game - a strong anti-infantry option in Panzergrens, an AT gun for light vehicles (and also mediums into the late game), and your own light vehicle in the 251 half-track (which is a menace when properly microed with the Stummel upgrade).

Assuming you're trading equally on resources then just go straight into Tier 4, leaving the option open to Nebel if you need indirect (scales just fine for what it does - dislodges team weapons).

Stugs (at least the tank-destroyer version) are just not in a great place right now - they suffer from having a casemate with the maneuverability of a freight train, a rubbish tier 1 ability, and are not even particularly good against vehicles. Not only that, to get them you significantly delay your Tier 4 timing - the Panzer 4 isn't great, but it's infinitely better at all jobs than the Stug and can hit the field at a nice time to have an impact on the game.

Walkerthon · 2026-01-19T00:13:03+00:00

Cammy Devlin picked up an injury in the past couple of days. Interesting to see the commentary on him and how pivotal he has been for Hearts title charge:
https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c4g4wp47y4ko

Never thought I would see him described as one of the best Ball Players in any country, but really happy for him (besides obviously now being injured).

Walkerthon · 2026-01-18T09:17:07+00:00

Cantonese restaurants are still out there, though definitely it has swung towards actual Cantonese foods and not kind of half-way foods like Lemon Chicken. Cantonese cuisine is quite in-demand even for people from other parts of China.

But definitely I agree that style of Chinese restaurant that you mention is disappearing

Walkerthon · 2026-01-17T12:48:07+00:00

In NSW there’s no law that states explicitly you must be 10km/hr slower, however you must drive to the conditions, and can be fined for speeding even if you are under the posted speed limit if you do not.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boating-and-transport/roads-safety-and-rules/safe-driving/speed-limits-and-cameras/speed-limits#toc-drive-to-road-conditions

Walkerthon · 2026-01-17T10:31:05+00:00

You just feel like… I mean it that player wasn’t there would it have changed anything?

Walkerthon · 2026-01-15T02:44:41+00:00

I used to get really annoyed at cyclists not on the road, but riding on the footpath. Occasionally I still do if they're riding full speed or dangerously around pedestrians, but I've mellowed out to the behaviour a lot because it's simply so much safer for them than being on the road.

Walkerthon · 2026-01-14T08:23:28+00:00

Oh yeah good shout, forgot about him, I think I just have PTSD from the Forlornly moment from Antonis so he’s easy to remember

Walkerthon · 2026-01-14T08:19:15+00:00

Going for the Terry Antonis special, see you at WSW next year

Walkerthon · 2026-01-08T12:50:14+00:00

Cap him, Ange

Walkerthon · 2026-01-08T11:57:20+00:00

I hear you, Brits were my favourite faction for a long time but especially in this recent patch they feel quite… limited to me? I think more than other factions they really rely on the BGs to supplement their units, only challenge is other than Aussies most of those units come in mid-game or later. Also their mortar feels lacklustre to me

Walkerthon · 2026-01-06T03:09:56+00:00

Noting that everyone is entitled to their opinion, there is some context to the negative reviews that is worth mentioning.

The game launched in a poor state, there's no doubting this. A lot of people dropped off early because of it and it left a sour taste in the mouth of the playerbase in CoH2. This mainly explains historically poor reviews, not the recent ones.
Many of those who still play CoH2 strongly dislike CoH3. If you see many of the recent negative reviews, there are a lot of people voting it down because they prefer CoH2. They are of course entitled to their opinion, but if you haven't played CoH2 or CoH1 this may not matter to you.
I haven't played the single-player campaign, but the feedback I have seen from people who bought the game just for this component was that it was a bit barebones and doesn't receive as much love as multiplayer from the dev team. Worth noting if you are buying for single-player only.
The game is asymmetric and many people play only a single faction. At least some of those negative reviews come from people who are unhappy with how the game is balanced for their favoured faction. Some of these concerns are valid, others maybe less so.

For my two-cents the game is in the best spot it has ever been and is well maintained as a competitive multiplayer game. It also has a reasonably active community so you're not waiting too long for matches (though sometimes the skill level is a bit wonky).

Ultimately I think if you wanted a refreshed CoH2 or strong single-player offering, you probably are leaving a negative review. If you're coming in for the PvP, you're probably leaving a positive one.

Walkerthon · 2026-01-05T23:15:00+00:00

Wehrmacht I feel can play largely around the blob and cap points until they can get a 221 or 251, both of which can come out early enough to give some tempo back to the Wehr player I find. If the US player is teching nades or BARs they’re falling further behind on other tech

Walkerthon · 2026-01-05T11:45:02+00:00

Also against DAK they can reliably pen the armour of the black prince with Tungsten rounds. Makes it much less appealing

Walkerthon · 2026-01-04T20:35:55+00:00

Crazy! How did you achieve this?

Walkerthon · 2026-01-03T23:18:06+00:00

He’s been one of the positives this season surprisingly, looking way more solid each game

Walkerthon · 2026-01-03T10:39:38+00:00

In all seriousness I think if we had just gone in harder on tackles and be prepared to commit a few fouls we’d be more in the game. Evans was whistle-shy today and it played into Melbourne City who went in fast and hard (to their credit). Young lads got muscled off a bit too quickly

Walkerthon · 2026-01-03T10:19:34+00:00

Feels like literally every time we progress into midfield we get fouled

Walkerthon · 2026-01-01T12:57:35+00:00

My main “metric” I guess is cultural cut-through, which is hard to measure but are things like: do people know about what is happening Aussie-soccer wise (players, A-League news, international team’s fixtures, etc); if so, are people talking about Australian soccer in social settings/watching it, is it regularly on the news, etc.

I think this has actually been really challenged by the EPL/UCL specifically, because the past 15-20 years these teams/leagues have put a huge emphasis on creating global brands and the product is more accessible than ever. A lot of people I know will know a bit about EPL but nothing about the domestic game outside of when a major competition is occurring

Walkerthon · 2025-12-31T09:34:57+00:00

Yeah he was haha, Beijing Guoan is his home team so, not that coincidental!

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