If anyone is interested in discussing game related stuff and not their personal quarels , i have been suggesting a possible solution against conspam/grenspam , a flat out increase in mp and pop cost of cons , grens and assgrens . Sth like , 280 mp ( for cons and grens ) 340 for assgrens , and 8 pop cap . Reducing comabat engies cost to 220 . And increasing maxims cost to 280 as well and upping the price of t70s to 185 65 fuel .
I agree that early game is the most urgent issue, even more important than all imba commanders imo.
im afraid simple price increase would nerf too badly soviets as penals still seem to weak and expensive to be the main force to tank damage so cons start seems the only viable option. However i do agree that a slight prince increase of those 2 overspammed units, in addition to some penals overhault (like giving them molotov shifted away from cons) could give us back the COH early game we all loved: made of elegant flanks and unit diversity instead of blob. consc would be there mainly to merge the penals which is what they have been designed for). While osth would have to play more defensively, advancing positionning the HMG in order to cut off soviets, instead of sending brainless grens after grens to the battlefield.
Also about M3, would it be such a bad idea to give it a scouting role like vCOH
US jeep (aka non-garisonable, cheap and high vision) instead of that ugly all-in rush unit?