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Post by Indonesia on Feb 28, 2024 12:35:22 GMT
I'm back after near of a year being dead account and try gog3 again! I'm already finished 1939 and complete some achievements and got this total of medals:  Should I buy Guderian or Montgomery?   I'm an Axis main |
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Post by Airi Momoi on Feb 28, 2024 15:53:04 GMT
From my memory (I haven't played GoG3 in ages) Axis missions tend to be harder than Allies missions. You get Timoshenko for free who's a capable tank but Bock and Messe tend to be... a bit lacking.
My advice would be get Guderian, he's all around a good tank and gets bonus medals in 1941 Eastern. Try to hold off on getting an allies general and see if you can break through into 1942 Pacific. If you can't, Monty is a good choice, although due to your lack of free decent infantry generals my preference would be Vasilevsky. But, again that's if you can't beat 1941 Eastern without another allied general, since MacArthur arrives in 1942 Pacific and personally I think he's better than Vasilevsky.
For Axis, Guderian is a good start. Next would either be Leeb if you're struggling on land missions or Nagumo/Donitz if you're struggling on naval (my preference is Nagumo)
Good luck! If you ever need more medals, there's always army group conquests!
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Post by Nobunaga Oda on Feb 28, 2024 18:23:28 GMT
The easiest measure is, honestly, to go until you hit a dead end. Usually, you should be able to tell where you're lacking in.
Monty can be used to farm medals, but he's not that good and you can always clear Army Groups or Conquest. He's a heavy tank gen, IIRC, but you shouldn't need one so early.
Guderian's quite good, but I don't remember if an Axis (medium?) tank gen is needed early on.
Economically, IIRC, a gen who provides a discount for stacking is more cost-effective than one who heals more. I don't think Monty has the former.
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Post by Airi Momoi on Feb 28, 2024 19:55:03 GMT
The easiest measure is, honestly, to go until you hit a dead end. Usually, you should be able to tell where you're lacking in. Monty can be used to farm medals, but he's not that good and you can always clear Army Groups or Conquest. He's a heavy tank gen, IIRC, but you shouldn't need one so early. Guderian's quite good, but I don't remember if an Axis (medium?) tank gen is needed early on. Economically, IIRC, a gen who provides a discount for stacking is more cost-effective than one who heals more. I don't think Monty has the former. I believe that's true, unfortunately I believe it is also true that none of the ones that provide a discount to stacking are any good. IIRC you get Monty for his stars in tanks and panzer leader, the other two skills are just throwaways. I know some players prefer Vatutin for allied tank but I'm a Monty fan - I believe heavy tanks should have PL. Regular tank gens are always useful, although heavies grow in importance later on. So yeah, Monty wouldn't be my first pick, especially if you made it to 1941 Eastern where you get Timo. But the idea to plow through until you can't holds pretty well. I don't know if it'll tell you exactly what you need, but it'll tell you that you probably want to add someone else to your roster. |
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Post by Theron of Acragas on Feb 28, 2024 20:17:56 GMT
If you haven't got Leeb yet, I'd get him before either. Assuming that you have, Guderian. Those two will carry you as far as you like.
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Post by Indonesia on Feb 29, 2024 12:41:20 GMT
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Post by Airi Momoi on Feb 29, 2024 13:17:30 GMT
Next steps depends on how far you're able to go with just Guderian. If you get stuck on allies campaigns, get an allied general. If you get stuck on axis, get an axis general. I think as long as you got past the first mission in 1941 Eastern for the allies you should be good on that front, axis might be a little harder so Leeb is on the table. He's the best arty general minus the IAP of Zhukov. If you're struggling in 1942 Pacific, a naval general is probably a better bet. Nagumo is my favorite for axis, but some prefer Donitz. If you're struggling with allies (New Britain I remember was painfully hard) then my recommendation is saving for Nimitz or MacArthur. Govorov is the best allied arty but Chuikov does the job well enough, and I believe it is better to wait for Patton (the best!) before getting an allied tank. Halsey and Yamamoto are both carrier generals, if you like carriers they could be considered. But I wouldn't prioritize them. |
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Post by Theron of Acragas on Feb 29, 2024 20:38:46 GMT
Next steps depends on how far you're able to go with just Guderian. If you get stuck on allies campaigns, get an allied general. If you get stuck on axis, get an axis general. I think as long as you got past the first mission in 1941 Eastern for the allies you should be good on that front, axis might be a little harder so Leeb is on the table. He's the best arty general minus the IAP of Zhukov. If you're struggling in 1942 Pacific, a naval general is probably a better bet. Nagumo is my favorite for axis, but some prefer Donitz. If you're struggling with allies (New Britain I remember was painfully hard) then my recommendation is saving for Nimitz or MacArthur. Govorov is the best allied arty but Chuikov does the job well enough, and I believe it is better to wait for Patton (the best!) before getting an allied tank. Halsey and Yamamoto are both carrier generals, if you like carriers they could be considered. But I wouldn't prioritize them. +1 for Leeb (I risk sounding like a broken record), but I wouldn't get a navy general at this point unless you have medals to burn. You get two free navy generals Axis side and they're up to the task for a while. You can reasonably finish the campaign without purchasing a navy general, but it will help in 1945, as I recall. I also wouldn't bother with an air force general - IMO, they're simply not worth using most of the time. MacArthur should be first priority Allied side. Then Rokossovsky - better than Patton with the KV-5, IMO. Govorov is great but I wouldn't spend the resources before Elite battles, unless, again, you have medals to burn. Chuikov will carry you through the campaign. |
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