Funny... it's as if ANY other unit in the game can even come close to doing what the ISU does to infantry...
King Tiger, Tiger Ace, Brummbar can do very well, Stuka zu fuss.
Recon, flares etc... none of it available to OKW commanders except for 45 munitions one with short range...
Flare and units with higer sight. Once ISU is spotting, arc or view is very narrow so it's easy to spot
By that logic, the pre-nerf Jagdtiger should also not be a problem is it?
I don't get your point...
Problem with JT was it completny denied flanking. I remember Crossing Woods. We started north. I saw Tiger with damaged enginde close to right fuel. It was at the height of little foreston our side of the river. I used Jackon to kill it. Because of enginde damage it should be easy. But NO! Jagtiger which was somewhere around middle VP (no sight on Tiger and Jackons because of woods and little bulding) shooted through everything annihilating my flanking Jackson. Was it right? Was it balanced? Hell no!
I used Guards button, markt target, FAB-50 bombing and 2 ISUs shooting at front armor. We call it combined arms. Yet JT still survived
And Jagdtiger costs the soviet equivalent of 435 fuel, not to mention higher cp as well.
Also how do you push something with better spotting? You seem to believe that jagdtiger can blindly roll forward and make it out alive.... with shitty pathing and crew stuns, the Jagdtiger can never afford to be spotted unless the enemy is a retard who throws armor at your jagdtiger in a frontal assault.
Basically, unless dealing with extreme lack of skill, Jagdtiger is not worth it most of the time, but yet is still the only counter to ISU in certain maps. See the flaw here?
Stop doing math with fuel income. It is how it's designed and nothing to talk about.
How do I push? Well, each shot reveals position so you can counter attack and since you have higher range there is no threat about stun.
Since ISU can't keep Tanks and Inf at distance togehter, you can counter it even if Puma or PzIV. Deal with ZiS first and nothing can stop you. Soviets don't have AT infantry.
Shitty Pathing? Have You played USF and used Jackson?