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Heavy machinegun units as well as some mortar and howitzers can suppress enemy infantry units. There are 3 types of cover in the game, each with varying degrees of effectiveness. Cover provides substantial defensive bonuses to infantry. That means that if your squad can’t see around the corner, you can’t either making ambushes that much more effective. CoH 2 introduces a new system called True Sight in which the game simulates field-of-vision of individual units instead of the usual overhead visibility seen in most RTS games.
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Unit micro ranges from using abilities such as grenades and first aid, to setting up flanks and ambushes through corners. Like Warcraft 3, the game is less about simply producing units and is more about having the perfect composition for the situation at hand. Each unit has it’s own strengths and weaknesses and it’s common to see a starting unit still utilized greatly through the late game. For example, a US Rifleman unit has 5 squad members while a Rear Echelon unit has 4 squad members. The number of troops in a squad may vary for every unit. Infantry units are trained and move as squads. These are locations on the map that can be captured by infantry units by staying within a designated area around a point. They are generated automatically and the rate at which it’s generated depends on the number of Capture Points you have. Game MechanicsĬoH’s resources are not harvested. In it, there are 3 to 5 Victory Points scattered across the map and if you hold the majority of VPs, you slowly deplete your opponent’s points. The main game mode played on Automatch is the Victory Points mode. The first is the more traditional Annihilation where the objective is to destroy all your opponent’s buildings to win the game. Gameplay-wise, it’s more similar to Warcraft 3 than it is to Command and Conquer: Generals. It’s different from most classic RTS in that it’s less about making an army and more about tactically maneuvering your army to make the most out of them. What is Company of Heroes 2?įor those unfamiliar to the Company of Heroes series, it is a tactical WW2 game that allows you to control armies of both Allies and Axis factions. I personally believe that more people should give it a second chance.
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Relic also has not given up on CoH 2, with regular balance patches and paid expansions that does well to extend the life of the game. However, the game has been growing slowly and steadily since its release. While Relic has fixed most of these concerns through balance changes and the War Spoils systems, first impressions last. Despite improving upon the base mechanics of its classical predecessor, CoH 2 managed to alienate fans through its myriad of DLCs and microtransactions. It also helps that I am a huge fan of World War II history and seeing a Sherman and a Panzer IV duke it out in a game gets me giddy.Ĭompany of Heroes 2 is often generally shunned by RTS fans. It’s a much slower RTS than Starcraft so it doesn’t have the same “on the edge” feeling when playing it. When I don’t feel like playing some Starcraft 2, my go to game recently has been Company of Heroes 2.