Company of Heroes 1, 2, or 3: which one to learn?

[Dark Sun Gwyndolin]

So, lately, I've been trying to learn RTS's, and I'm trying to decide which CoH game to learn: 1, 2, or 3. 1 has the advantage of no MTX BS and has my favourite faction (turtle British), 2 has dramatic audiovisuals that I find immersive, and 3... it has its ups and downs. As a casual player, which would you recommend learning? I enjoy turtle gameplay and struggle to beat even the Easy bots at my current low level of skill.

[Dark Sun Gwyndolin]

引用自 SimpleSiren：

Best game out of the 3 is one to this day holds up better than 3. I have replayed COH 17 times and loved every one of the replays. Only thing I remember from 2 is the dumb blizzard level. 3 is just garbage right now.

Out of what I've played, I think I actually prefer CoH1; the factions are the most distinct, and the smaller unit roster makes it easier to wrap my head around as a novice.

[SimpleSiren]

引用自 Fear Denies Faith：

引用自 SimpleSiren：

Best game out of the 3 is one to this day holds up better than 3. I have replayed COH 17 times and loved every one of the replays. Only thing I remember from 2 is the dumb blizzard level. 3 is just garbage right now.

Out of what I've played, I think I actually prefer CoH1; the factions are the most distinct, and the smaller unit roster makes it easier to wrap my head around as a novice.

Yeap the level where you get the tank with the rockets and rebuilding the bridge probably the most epic RTS moment in gaming. So much fun. Attack and Defend from an onslaught

[wowcoh56]

引用自 Fear Denies Faith：

引用自 wowcoh56：

lol, COH3 is the future. July patch will have most of what people have been complaining about since launch. My prediction is by the time the first expansion hits which will be in less than 6 months, COH3 will have more players within a month of that launch so... no you do not need to wait 5 years I would say less than a year it will be the most played COH game by far. Not only that but COH1 and COH2 are no longer supported and some key things in the game don't even work anymore which tells you something right there. If your smart and your budget is tight just get 3, the game play is still a blast and some of the new changes are also a nice plus.

Are you seriously telling people to buy an $80 game because their "budget is tight", rather than get two games that regularly go for <$10 on sale?

I'm telling people don't purchase 1 or 2 and waste your money because if you like this type of game play then just get 3 now... that was the point. Eventually people are going to buy 3 also, if they want to wait for a sale more power to them but 3 is the future.

[Medryn]

引用自 mayrc：

引用自 Demonic Spoon：

it really depends on what your goal is. If your goal is PVP multiplayer then I'd say 3 just because that's the future (CoH1 and 2 aren't receiving any new updates whereas 3 is very early in its support cycle). That said, I will point out that "turtle" gameplay isn't really a thing in CoH3. CoH1 and CoH2 British are sort of designed with turtling in mind, and it works well for casual or coop-y gameplay, but generally falls apart in PVP.

If you're looking for more coop-y/vs-AI play, then I'd say CoH1 or CoH2 both work. As established games they have tons of mods available (though mod support in COH1 was better than 2) that add a lot of replayability and alternate options.

For single-player campaigns, CoH1's campaigns are tough to beat. CoH3's Italy campaign is a cool concept but probably needs some more polish/patching before I'd recommend it over the classics.

sorry to say this.... but how can coh3 be the future? Less players than COH2. And with the current speed of updates COH3 will be on par with COH2 in about 5 years. So could you please correct that to new players that COH3 is the future..... in 5 years. Untill then you get a better game with COH2. At least THAT would be honest

Sorry to say this, but CoH2 had the same problems early on.

[Sparky Harold]

dont learn. IMBA ALLIED

[IngloriousBastard]

Buy Company of Heroes 2. Complete game. Best sound, visuals and game length. Strategic. High player count. Great reviews. Cheap

- COH 1 = too old, lower player count for PvP
- COH 3 = Early Access. Broken, low player count for PvP. Negative Reviews. Games too short. No strategy.

[Pop]

引用自 mayrc：

引用自 Pop：

Depends on your personal preferences. If you enjoy the custom MP games then by all means use COH3. The other two are not being upgraded anymore. You will eventually want to install some of the custom maps and tuning modules so that the game plays the way you enjoy it. If feasible, create your own private group of players so you are evenly skill matched and there is no waiting for a game. Our group regularly plays humans versus AI but humans vs humans is also fun.

So funny people just repeating the same old nonsense. Yes COH2 or 1 ist NOT updatet anymore but hast like 3 times the content, balance and fun. As i said COH could be the better game but not in the next 5 years

As I said, matter of preference. Custom MP play is far better in COH1 than 2. As far as I am concerned COH2 is a messed up version of COH1. I have several thousand hours of custom MP in COH 1 & 2 and regularly played COH1 right up until COH3 was released. The early versions are no longer updated but version 3 is so we can expect many "fixes" to the game in the next few months. The Workshop modders are actively cranking out tons of maps and tuning modules that allow customizing of the MP games. So what's not to like?

[Noblesse Oblige [KG] ⳩]

What is MTX?
Also remember that coh2 had truesight which I don't think coh1 had? So 3 must have that as well I assume?

[mayrc]

引用自 Directed Evolution ⳩：

What is MTX?
Also remember that coh2 had truesight which I don't think coh1 had? So 3 must have that as well I assume?

MTX = Microtransactions

And Sight in COH is questionable since loiters for example dont need sight at all

[Noblesse Oblige [KG] ⳩]

引用自 mayrc：

引用自 Directed Evolution ⳩：

What is MTX?
Also remember that coh2 had truesight which I don't think coh1 had? So 3 must have that as well I assume?

MTX = Microtransactions

And Sight in COH is questionable since loiters for example dont need sight at all

Thanks mayrc
Yeah I imagine aircraft run on different rules. We should ask the devs if they still use truesight or threw it out and went back to the coh1 model.

[mayrc]

Well it is truesight as long as you are on even terrain. But its bugged hard with elevation. You can see things you should NOT be able to see when below. But honestly did anyone think they got the skill to do this correct?

[Noblesse Oblige [KG] ⳩]

引用自 mayrc：

Well it is truesight as long as you are on even terrain. But its bugged hard with elevation. You can see things you should NOT be able to see when below. But honestly did anyone think they got the skill to do this correct?

I still like that they had a go at elevation. It's very rare for an RTS to even attempt elevation. Most RTS have very flat maps or maps that are terraced plateaus. Hopefully they will eventually fix any bugs in the elevation maps so that units cannot fire through them.

[mayrc]

引用自 Directed Evolution ⳩：

引用自 mayrc：

Well it is truesight as long as you are on even terrain. But its bugged hard with elevation. You can see things you should NOT be able to see when below. But honestly did anyone think they got the skill to do this correct?

I still like that they had a go at elevation. It's very rare for an RTS to even attempt elevation. Most RTS have very flat maps or maps that are terraced plateaus. Hopefully they will eventually fix any bugs in the elevation maps so that units cannot fire through them.

I like it too but the execution is bad. You can NEVER tell if you are on height advantage or not. You can only see if people allready shooting. And as i said vision line are totaly incorrect for height.

[Noblesse Oblige [KG] ⳩]

引用自 mayrc：

引用自 Directed Evolution ⳩：

I still like that they had a go at elevation. It's very rare for an RTS to even attempt elevation. Most RTS have very flat maps or maps that are terraced plateaus. Hopefully they will eventually fix any bugs in the elevation maps so that units cannot fire through them.

I like it too but the execution is bad. You can NEVER tell if you are on height advantage or not. You can only see if people allready shooting. And as i said vision line are totaly incorrect for height.

There is an icon that tells you (yellow mountain icon iirc) when you have a height advantage. I do see that a fair bit.

[mayrc]

引用自 Directed Evolution ⳩：

引用自 mayrc：

I like it too but the execution is bad. You can NEVER tell if you are on height advantage or not. You can only see if people allready shooting. And as i said vision line are totaly incorrect for height.

There is an icon that tells you (yellow mountain icon iirc) when you have a height advantage. I do see that a fair bit.

You ONLY see the icon if your unit allready startet to fire at a lower enemy. There is NO way to tell if you have height advantage before combat starts.