The vehicle hit bars, the vehicle accessibility options, and the poor spawns combined really take away from the grit that attracts legacy Men of War players, which is important to remember as I doubt trying to appeal to COD players on "COD XIV: Return to Makarov's Grandma's House" are really going to divert from their "sunken costs" in that franchise. Unfortunately, due to this "iron-men in a Hilux" issue,the only time I really think the vehicle is dead is when it explodes as both the player and AI can still run a vehicle (with an effective driver/gunner) with only one crew member, which is an accessibility issue that doesn't reflect the work on Ostfront or previous Men of War games. Watching occupants of a Hilux get smacked with multiple 40mm grenades would even be cathartic, if they didn't somehow survive the first three, with the vehicle virtually unharmed (except for a blown tire?). You could empty a belt from the M249 SAW (5.56x45 NATO) or M240B (7.62x51 NATO) into a truck and not really impact a driver, nor eliminate the engine block, so I shoot out the tires, of all things. One last decision that I understand may be a dead horse: The vehicle part health bars are pretty awful. This map expansion and off-map spawning could also effectively even the playing field as even though I may advance to the edge of the map, the border fog that was present in the last games effectively concealed the enemy threat, and thus compromised the player's ability to respond correctly to enemy assaults. I believe making the maps much larger may not only bring back some of the realism lost in the within-the-edge spawning that is occurring, as well as spawn invulnerability illustrated with "flashing." No one likes being told, in any "fair game" the whole "no-no you don't get to kill me yet because I'm impervious for another three-seconds" especially when other design options are available/or are in use in parallel games (Ostfront *cough cough*) Nor did it save me, the player, from the frustration that comes out of losing a T-72 due to the AI's temporary invulnerability. That same function still did not stop me from smiting an entire Bundeswehr company with 2x T-72s and a BMP. I have played the conquest campaigns and each battlefield's dimensions seem to necessitate the spawn invulnerability session units get to enjoy.
The maps might be a bit too small for the IFV and Tank ranges to be not game-breaking. I understand the game has logistics as an essential part of the game, and maybe the point might have been to force the player to begin rapidly advancing towards the objectives, which can be great, unless we're strong-arming the player into a particular play-style.Īlternative options for increased difficulty could instead be the use of area-denial systems (mines), randomized placement of SPGs (as opposed to scripted), one or two ambushes along the route Sadly, the constant massed infantry and technical assault is not countered with added logistics elements within the field, especially on the campaign. In the modern era version, it seems as the only real increase in Campaign difficulty comes from the increased rates of enemy spawns, which can be fun, given that the player is able to work with assets that empower them to mow down nothing short of a Chinese/DPRK battalion's worth of men in an hourly fashion. Well, forewarning, I purchased this game in order to play Ostfront, which would have been nice if it were optional and not an actual requirement.
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