Re: Balancing US
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:42 pm
Making the AT4 like stickies would translate into PLA vehicles staying in Javelin range way too long, when Javelins are probably more than a little OP in the first place (huge range, good damage and accuracy, no directional constraints like a normal AT gun, pretty much always hit rear armor in top-attack mode, can be fired mobile like a panzerschreck, and can be force-attacked over obstacles like a mortar).
That's not saying that Stickies would help the PLA much; stickies are a deterrent, and generally rely on your opponent doing something stupid (i.e. getting close to your infantry, and then sitting there long enough to get stickied). If you watch my replay again, it should become pretty apparent that stickies would've had a very high likelihood of not helping my situation at all. However, this discussion should probably go in a PLA balance thread rather than derailing the U.S. balance thread.
That's not saying that Stickies would help the PLA much; stickies are a deterrent, and generally rely on your opponent doing something stupid (i.e. getting close to your infantry, and then sitting there long enough to get stickied). If you watch my replay again, it should become pretty apparent that stickies would've had a very high likelihood of not helping my situation at all. However, this discussion should probably go in a PLA balance thread rather than derailing the U.S. balance thread.