I did refer to volks though when they were considered op with one schrek.
5 man cheap main line infantry, which doesn't sacrifice as much AI for AT (which at later stages wasn't a bad upgrade since we lived in a patch which let AT snipe models) and lets it get easily vet 5. There was no reason to NOT upgrade them.
There's also alpha damage vs sustained damage. No one stays still with their tanks and let them eat salvo after salvo. On most cases you get 1 or 2 shots.
PIATs are different now and i'll argue weaker for people who could actually micro and better for those who didn't.
You remove the guaranteed high deflect damage and range which let you snipe OKW trucks. Against heavies, the extra range n damage was better.
That been said, the problem is not the PIAT rather than the Royal Engineer vet IMO (the whole early vs late game package of Brits)
and whoever was saying PIATs have gone completely OP is right.
If you have issues with the mod's PIAT then you also have issues with the current PIAT (against good players). If they are OP on the mod, then they are completely broken on LIVE.
@Smith: Just in case, is the vet1 for RE applying only for their smgs? Is there a chance they are affecting the PIATS ?