Stormtroopers may be balanced as a unit, but that was not what I was talking about. Stormtroopers are entirely pointless to the faction as a whole. They are overly expensive for their performance (especially when considering their performance with any of their upgrades), and they don't do anything that can't be done by other units. Even their cloak is covered by other doctrines, all of which have more value to Ostheer than Encirclement.
I understand what you meant... I mean, overall, Stormtroopers with StGs are basically Panzergrens on steroid, while Stormtroopers with Schrecks are just mediocre Panzergrens. But just the idea of calling them any building is already quite game changing... Actually, they can do 1 thing that can't be done by other units: infiltrate. It might sounds lame and lackluster, but just to be able to pop them immediately with out build time and quickly decap enemy territory are just more then enough to make them stand out compared to Panzergrens... This is also why on this other
thread where ferwiner proposed a way better change to infiltration units' decapping speed, which will ensure to highlight this "harassing role" even more.
P/s: Encirclement Doctrine is like a raw, unpolished gem. To pull one good Close the Pocket is just difficult most of the time, but that doesn't make this commander unvaluable... In fact, it's the strongest commander if well-handled