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Post by Freeloader on Nov 7, 2015 5:12:49 GMT
So we have been getting a lot of posts from newer players about what general they should get next, and honestly its slightly bugging me to an extent. So I'm making this to compile all the information, so threads will no longer have to be made. If there are any additions necessary, please state below in which I'll edit the post to keep it all collected.
Starting:
So there are two paths you can take when starting;
1.) You can immediately start saving medals for a general preferable Badoglio, as he is a very powerful artillery commander. I know you can save 1200 medals. I unfortunately bought List.(This means don't buy him unless you like his face)
2.) You can buy starting generals that will greatly increase the effectiveness of your campaigns.
Chung of Artillery Meyer/Auchinleck for Tank Maybe Crerar if you capable of using him well
Ozawa for Navy/Air Maybe Greim for Air if you want a separate air general
By the end of this you should probably have all of these generals minus Meyer (Really take it or leave it for that dude) as it will give you an excellent group for campaigns and missions.
Late Game:
There is no mid game. From here its go big or go home. You will want to buy a tank general because if you have meyer he does not cut it.
Either get Guderian or Vatutin. Each have their perks, but those can be found in other threads. One downside of Guderian, he costs 2x more but is a god. I'm very biased
After that it depends on your play style. At this point I hope you won't be needing this post, but some amazing generals are:
Govorov/Bai for Artillery Vasilevsky/Mannerheim/Yamashita/Zhu D. for Infantry
Goring for Air Fletcher(Cheap Navy)/Yamamoto/Nagano for Navy
Patton for Tank as city destroyer and supporter of Guderian Rommel also supporter of Guderian
Konev for Artillery/Infantry
Also when buying these high cost generals, it is suggested to sell off the weaker starter ones (Chung, Meyer, Greim) in order to gain more medals for superior ones.
This is just some information that I have learned from my time at the forum, please leave any comments and suggestions if this post needs to be changed. It just nice to have all the info in one place for people to see. Also if a moderator could leave this on the top it would reduce the amount of additional starter general threads we have. Thanks
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Post by saltin on Nov 7, 2015 12:14:14 GMT
Posters are often only interested in certain choices so for example they will ask "should I get general A or general B,which one is better",or "I have general X,Y,Z what should I get next?" Ect..So A thread with just overall guide lines is not enough,they want answers specifically tailored to fit their particular situation. Of course they should post and ask just the same as you and me and everyone else did when we were new. About the pinning request:Only certain threads can be pinned and there has to be agreement/consensus on the thread content too.Also and FYI netiquette dictates pin requests are for other people threads not your own  Anyways,the generals mentioned are good suggestions imo,there are also other choices possible. |
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Post by General William T. Sherman on Nov 7, 2015 12:24:29 GMT
Really good list! Just one thing:Wingate is awful. He was like 35-50 health and dies too quick. Nasser is a better early game general. If you want a good late game infantry general, get Mannerheim.
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Post by Freeloader on Nov 7, 2015 13:46:51 GMT
Posters are often only interested in certain choices so for example they will ask "should I get general A or general B,which one is better",or "I have general X,Y,Z what should I get next?" Ect..So A thread with just overall guide lines is not enough,they want answers specifically tailored to fit their particular situation. Of course they should post and ask just the same as you and me and everyone else did when we were new. About the pinning request:Only certain threads can be pinned and there has to be agreement/consensus on the thread content too.Also and FYI netiquette dictates pin requests are for other people threads not your own Anyways,the generals mentioned are good suggestions imo,there are also other choices possible. I completely understand this does not replace threads that ask questions between higher cost generals, this is just for those new players that generally recieve the same information from veterans, such as Badoglio Chung etc.. |
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Post by Erich von Manstein on Nov 8, 2015 0:07:32 GMT
Fletcher is not good enough for endgame.
Konev is an artillery-infantry general, don't see him as artillery only.
Bai is also a good artillery, his output is only a little under Konev, and the only guy runs three blocks plain on field artillery.
Rommel is a better supporter than Patton, but he is not good at cracking cities.
Just personal, beginning plan 1 Badoglio is expensive, but he can be used further, but plan 2 only Ozawa/Greim can.
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Dec 5, 2015 11:01:23 GMT
List has too weak skills, Devers is better than him. Fletcher is not good enough for endgame, Nagano is a good one for navy, if you find Yamamoto too hard to get, although his skills are bad, but he is a Marshal! Auchinleck is better than Meyer, because his higher health and lvl 2 Plain Fighting, and only 570. Plus, he could have higher output than Chung outside the cities. If you are confident about your skill, get Crerar, he has the strongest output under 1000. Zhu D. is a choice of infantry if you want a cheap one, because of his rank and skills are good. Konev is an artillery-infantry general, don't see him as artillery only. Bai is also a good artillery, his output is only a little under Konev, and the only guy runs three blocks plain on field artillery. Rommel is a better supporter than Patton, but he is not good at cracking cities. Just personal, beginning plan 1 Badoglio is expensive, but he can be used further, but plan 2 only Ozawa/Greim can. well in my second play of this game (since the first was awful) I remained patient enough to get Badoglio as my first general, after getting him I had ~60 medals left, but Badoglio has taken me far in the game, I just bought Ozawa and with a few more medals I'll be able to get Meyer as well, so the whole thing is that you can save a lot of medals if you really want a good general like I did, kept saving for one and now that one has led me to two more good generals |
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Post by Jusek on Dec 16, 2015 7:23:47 GMT
Hey!
Is general Eaker good?
I am thinking about him, because i've played Iran, he in the carrier stopped my whole offensive and I was mad.
Is he good as I think?
And when you attach normal Air General with low navy ability to the carrier, he will be good as well?
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Dec 16, 2015 7:48:19 GMT
Hey! Is general Eaker good? I am thinking about him, because i've played Iran, he in the carrier stopped my whole offensive and I was mad. Is he good as I think? And when you attach normal Air General with low navy ability to the carrier, he will be good as well? well if an air general is assigned a carrier he will do good, his air stars will help in bombing while his navy stars will help him defend the carrier Secondly I think you should get Griem, he's way cheap and great for air, he has a star in artillery as well |
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Post by Jean Lannes on Dec 17, 2015 3:59:25 GMT
Hey! Is general Eaker good? I am thinking about him, because i've played Iran, he in the carrier stopped my whole offensive and I was mad. Is he good as I think? And when you attach normal Air General with low navy ability to the carrier, he will be good as well? Get Greim. He's way cheaper and more effective as well. |
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Post by Erich von Manstein on Dec 24, 2015 8:21:21 GMT
Hey! Is general Eaker good? I am thinking about him, because i've played Iran, he in the carrier stopped my whole offensive and I was mad. Is he good as I think? And when you attach normal Air General with low navy ability to the carrier, he will be good as well? Eaker's star is the biggest problem, so for me, he is not recommended. It will be a better choice for you to buy Ozawa or King. |
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Post by General Macarthur on Jan 16, 2016 21:09:19 GMT
This thread has been very helpful I got guderian and im on my way to Govorov
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Post by Archduke Charles on Feb 13, 2016 15:43:25 GMT
Why buy Badolgio, this is my arguments why you should NOT buy him: he's a good artillery general but he's too expensive for me to but (200medals more than De Gaulle) and is only good in art and has 1 to 0 stars in other things, if you bought De Gaulle like me you would get a general thats decent for the first missions and you can spare your medals for another decent general like Malinovsky with good movement and good at infantry (i call him the noob version of Mannerheim) My opinion and maybe BJ Blazkovics opinion  |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Feb 13, 2016 15:54:20 GMT
Why buy Badolgio, this is my arguments why you should NOT buy him: he's a good artillery general but he's too expensive for me to but (200medals more than De Gaulle) and is only good in art and has 1 to 0 stars in other things, if you bought De Gaulle like me you would get a general thats decent for the first missions and you can spare your medals for another decent general like Malinovsky with good movement and good at infantry (i call him the noob version of Mannerheim) My opinion and maybe BJ Blazkovics opinion IMO De Gaulle is crap in this game and Badoglio >>>>> De Gaulle, because he isn't that expensive (when compared to Konev or Govorov), has good mobility, good output, and is FOCUSED, you need generals (mostly) who are focused and Badoglio is fairly focused |
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Post by Archduke Charles on Feb 13, 2016 16:02:31 GMT
You just broke my heart calling De Gaulle crap  |
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Post by Erich von Manstein on Feb 13, 2016 16:08:58 GMT
Why buy Badolgio, this is my arguments why you should NOT buy him: he's a good artillery general but he's too expensive for me to but (200medals more than De Gaulle) and is only good in art and has 1 to 0 stars in other things, if you bought De Gaulle like me you would get a general thats decent for the first missions and you can spare your medals for another decent general like Malinovsky with good movement and good at infantry (i call him the noob version of Mannerheim) My opinion and maybe BJ Blazkovics opinion Focus is a good thing for generals, because you can get a general good at one thing in cheaper price. If you want a hybrid one, he at least need to be top ranked at one area, and also very decent at another, for example Konev. Or it is not recommended. De Gaulle is JUST a meat shield with very very LOW speed(no movement), and not high output. Comparing to Badoglio? You kidding? |
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Anyways,the generals mentioned are good suggestions imo,there are also other choices possible.
