They have to know that this might be their last shot at an RTS so I'm sure they feel the pressure to do well there.Ībsolutely. Their balance has consistently gotten worse with every release and expansion since the original CoH, but we'll see. Like I said, we'll see how Relic does here. When some random element is there for willy-nilly or superfluous reasons, that's when its not so great. A game being properly balanced around those things, in this case a randomized or lower hit percentage being the product of being in an inferior position, can be good game design and balance. To be clear, I'm not talking about a complete removal of random elements equalling a well balanced game. The same goes for the high ground advantage in DOTA. It does things like give the defender an advantage, it puts importance on positional play when taking the map, etc. It gives a positional advantage to one player over the other, it is not the product of imbalance within the game design. This is a form of balance, not randomness though. In Brood War there is a 30% less chance of being hit if you are on the high ground. Company of Heroes 2 is scheduled to come out in March for PC. We'll have the full interview with Watts soon.

We think that it could be something really exciting for the competitive game.' One blizzard could also be your savior because it forces an opponent to kind of hunker down and wait for it to end. 'You see that the match is winter, so you think, 'Alright, I was going to go heavy infantry, but maybe I'm going to go more mechanized.' Or vice versa. Watts said winter effects make CoH2 a different type of game, and that playing between summer and winter will force different strategies.

If they don't have a contingency, they aren't a great player. If a blizzard blows in, they should be ready to adapt to that. 'If they're a great player, it shouldn't be just about having one build order. 'Tactical RTS is about being a smart commander and making smart decisions on the fly,' communication manager Simon Watts told Shacknews at a recent multiplayer event. Braving the elements in a bone-chilling Russian winter will force players to approach online multiplayer in a new way. The biggest addition to Relic Entertainment's Company of Heroes 2 has to be winter.

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