WoW, this game is hard.

[Gearbox]

Currently runs like a dream for me, shame i can not zoom out a little further but other then that runs very well, very smooth and looks great.

But F me its hard, even on standard the AI kicks me ass every game. I dont think i have got close to beating it, i tryed many tactics from MG pins snipper holes to paks and nothing seams to stop the waves it throws at me. I belive the AI gets a few more points then i do to spend and its getting anoying.

It seams to kill my infantry alot easyier then i can kill its, even if our sides are reversed. Might just be me? or does anyone else notice that?

[KackTheTripper]

The AI is tough it's supposed to be. Have you played it on easy? There is no shame in this. The game has a very steep learning curve. The first coh used to kick my ass up and down till i got the hang of it. Plus when you play by yourself you can always press the pause key and issue commands and take your time to make a decision. Just a little cheat to help you learn.

[Gearbox]

LoL Pause no i never thought about that.

I can play easy and have won easy a few times but i am no means new to CoH games. I would have expected standard to playable atleast, What do you play on?, and what do you think you rough sucess rate is?

[KackTheTripper]

I haven't played the AI since COH 1 I've only been doing the player automatch but when someone drops they're replaced by Hard AI we usually clean them up.

[Gearbox]

try for your self, take on a single AI on standard as germans vs russians and see what you think. i have only beat them when it like 4 of us vs 4 of them. 1 on 1 i cant do

[Nain]

I'm having the same problem. I mostly just play AI skirmish and could eventually take on the expert AI in CoH. Playing as Germans against the standard AI in CoH 2 is a whole nother thing. I think it might have something to do with the recent patches because I had no problems on standard in the beta. I'm noticing things like single tank shells and grenades taking out 4 man squads which didn't happen before.

[Wraith]

You arent alone with that problem. I lost all games against easy AI today (Skirmish) even on Standard it isnt possible atm for me.
Didnt had that problem for 2 Days...and didnt had the problems sometimes in the Beta.
But with every Patch AI acts sometimes like a General or sometimes like a Dummy.
Standard should be a fair Game...Easy just for Fun.
But atm its gonna be frustrating

[Gearbox]

Frustrating, yes best way to discribe it. I hate that i cant beat the computer on standard and have tried over and over with many tactics, I honestly dont belive it plays buy the same rules as we do.

Even if i rush teritory to hold 50/50 at the start it deployes alot more then me, of seaming better then mine infantry, if i manage to pin and hold that then the motors and tanks arrive which i am not ready for. If i manage to survive that i am out of territory and back to main. Then its recources are twice mine and i get wipped out. I have managed to drag them on for 40 min in my home sector but can never gather the forces to push out.

It feels kinda pointless to try.

[Bunkone]

noobs

[LCcmdr]

Russian playstyle demands always pressing forward! You must deny resources!!! Be strategic (as in COH), take out that one point that cuts off all the others in the chain. Bring in surprise units to pounce on the unit retaking it. COH2 is more than about taking ground (it is that): it's about killing units while denying resources. If you slowly creep, you'll more than likely lose. The AI will flank you constantly, disrupting! Count on it and prepare for it.

[FroBodine]

Very helpful advice, Bunk. Why even bother posting if you're just going to crtiticize and condescend people? Go away.

[XxxHogenxxX]

1 tip guys you win every game on standard using this strategie.

1 just capture your own point int he middle. build 3 pioneers capture fast. direct to star. build 3 bunkers for the star. make feul points in your area and at your friends. than make building 3 build 2 ostwinds and 1 panzer 4 and rush into there camp build 1 panzer and you win !! easy come on

1 tip build no unit sin the start cost manpower build defense upgrade with mg 42 cost 60 ammo fast manpower i win on expert with this !!! guys try this

[XxxHogenxxX]

on easy and standard they dont fight your pioners hard is different!!! and if they come with mortars your ostwind is rolling out just repair with 3 pioneers your tanks and dont make building 2 !!! just upgrade to level 2 and build building 3

[Commissar Red]

You are not the only one Gearbox, I get my behind beat by standard as well.

Practicing with easy bots now and I notice myself getting beter, or at least able to counter it's tricks, get the hand of micromangement, etc. Game feels really differant than CoH1 (didn't played it much) and DoW2 which I was actually pretty good at. CoH2 indeed seems more demanding on map control compared to other strategy games, with the whole cut off thing.

I guess guys like us have a little more trouble with the learning curve, will be a while for I try online again. But I'm getting there.

[RatBag]

Me add1 other did 2 v 3 AI 1 hard 2 standard and won :) took over an hour but did it. :)

Expert god for get in VP wow its hard

[Inhuman]

Tell me about it. It was always challenging, but as of 2 days ago the "standard" setting seems to have become "hard". Its damn near impossible now unless both players are very good AND you have luck. Standard is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too hard at the moment.