Partisans are utter garbage

Jump back to quoted post23 Dec 2014, 17:10 PMAlexzandvar

The issue with gimmick doctrines that need buildings to spawn from to be effective is that not every map has good building spawn points, for OKW this doesn't mean anything since the stock OKW units are fine but for Soviets commander choice is everything.

Jump back to quoted post23 Dec 2014, 17:07 PMHambone

Typical situation of DPS inflation. (And dare I say Axis favorism?)

Upon introduction Partisans had a very unique mechanic in spawning from buildings. To compensate for this one of a kind mechanism they were pre-nerfed with low survivability, half dps on all weapons, and a higher reinforce cost than most infantry. Despite these drawbacks intrepid players were able to make them partially viable against the weapon team reliance Ostheer.

Then I guess Relic just stopped caring and added Fallschirmjagers, Jaeger Light Infantry, and Stormtroopers. A complete 180 degrees from squads with the lowest dps in the game to some of the highest.

To be fair, Soviet players don't expect nor want Fallschirmjagers, but like other doctrinal units this clearly needs to be updated for WFA. I would expect them to be about equivalent to ppsh cons at a cost of about 320 manpower and a reasonable reinforce cost.

Jump back to quoted post21 Dec 2014, 13:31 PMAchtAchter

Partisans are bad because they are... Partisans, literally hobos that were unfit for military service in the first place.
Yes, this game is not about realism, but it should keep immersion.
The moment Civilians with stolen weapons can go toe on toe with war hardened, trained veteran troops the immersion completely breaks.

Like people already mentioned, their role is to disturb and harass behind the lines. This is what they do currently, so they are fine.

Another "we want elite infantry spawning in houses too" thread. I don't mind, but relic should then implement new units (will seem never to happen unfortunately) to keep the immersion.