The T34/76 got a unlisted buff in the last patch. The KV-1 should have 1 sec less reload due to the fact it has a bigger turret and crew, but since they shared the same gun (file wise) this also buffed the T34. This patch fixed this. Should have close to no impact on the game anyways as it's still dominated by call-ins. If the T34/76 is too weak now then it's probably giving a buff. Considering that out of each 30 trials at 10 / 20 / 30 range the T34 won on average 43% of the times vs a PIV (Most on short range, least on long range) I guess it's fine. I know it's not a perfect test and the sample size is small, yet it's the best data I could create without dedicated tools D:
So basically you're saying that Relic messed up and actually did something CORRECTLY....so now they're "fixing" this to make it "working as intended"?
Sounds about right.
If there was ever a unit that was fine the way it was - it was the T34.
All I can hope for is DOW3 - so they do a COH - i.e. get bored with supporting it as they have a new project and hand the balance reins over to community members - seems the only way things get done right.