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Throwing some random 15 minute thought hot potato for you guys to handle it.

USF:
BAR
-Slightly nerf BAR performance across the board. Nerf long range performance so they behave closer to assault Rifles than LMG (aka close mid range). NOTE: this should also apply to any other AR with long range DPS.
-Reduce muni cost.

RET
-Reduce cost. Reduce DPS.
-Make them have a weaker performance with pick up weapons. Less DPS with BARs, slower RoF and accuracy with zook. Fix the RET spam issue.
-Make Volley fire attractive when equipped with at least 1 bar or scrap that idea and rework it.

Ambulance
-Medics gain the same anchor mode as ambulance. They have a X limit on amount of models been healed or they heal at a reduced speed.

Rifles
- Reduce mp cost by 10.

OKW
Teching:
-Reduce starting mp by 50/80.
-SWS HT now cost 30/40mp less
-OKW T4 cost split in half or 1/3 n 2/3. First half unlocks Obers and maybe JPIV. Second half unlocks PIV, V and the Flak cannon.

Volks:
-Increase sandbag buildtime.

Is RE spam really an issue? Also, reducing their already pathetic DPS will just make them that much worse as a starting unit, and making them even worse with Zooks would really be a terrible idea honestly, as they're usually the only squad you want to even put zooks on since putting them on any other unit will reduce DPS. BARs on RE isn't really an issue I've encountered, nor do I ever find it useful to invest ammo in BARing up a RE when you can give them Zooks for much needed AT.

I agree with the other changes though I guess.

Simply put, I feel that Riflemen's cost does not measure up to their performance, especially considering their counterparts (Volksgrenadiers 250mp, Grenadiers 240mp) outperform them in nearly every aspect at vet0 and in the early game with the exception being close range engagements. Their cost is especially evident in going against OKW due to the disparity in starting unit (RE vs. Sturmpio) and the disparity in mainline infantry cost (250 vs. 280mp, 25 vs. 28 re-enforce). Couple this with the mediocre performance at long range of Riflemen and you have a situation in which you are at a pretty significant disadvantage. The weakness of Rear Echelons only exacerbate this, as often times your first engagment with an OKW player will be 1-2 Riflemen and your RE against a Sturm and 2 Volksgrenadiers.

The simplest solution to this is a price reduction to Riflemen to bring them in line with their performance when they come onto the battlefield. Making them in the range of 250-260mp seems very reasonable, and will help alleviate some of the mp woes that USF often deals with. I honestly find it harder to maintain a positive K/D with USF than with Soviets due to how lousy Riflemen seem to perform in many matches. I'm not arguing that Riflemen are a terrible unit, they are not, but their cost does not reflect their performance, and they become quite the manpower drain because of the losses you take.

For example, in order to make the most out of Riflemen early on, you need to engage Volks and Grenadiers at a range that utilizes their close range damage output, often meaning you can't just sit back at range in green cover and peck away at an opposing squad in green cover, your only choice to win the engagement is to close in, or draw their fire with another squad and move in with another Riflemen to win the engagement at close range, taking more damage as you move into position. It simply more often than not leaves you in a bad position in terms of manpower losses that is hard to recoup.

The only other option I can see to make Riflemen better would be to adjust their long range accuracy modifiers, but I think a simple MP cost reduction with no unit re-balancing is the best method to ease the MP drain that USF has to deal with in the early game, especially vs. OKW. If a price reduction was given, the only other change necessary would be a slight reduction in USF starting resources to compensate.

Thoughts? Other suggestions?

Of all the things to complain about... Pathfinders. Wow, man we are really hitting a low bar here.

Agreed. Valentine just costs too much to get blown out of existence with 60 ammo

Tellers cannot 1 shot wipe a Valentine currently, and Tellers cost 50 ammo not 60. However, Tellers do 1 shot wipe pretty much every other allied light vehicle. They do like 80% damage to the Valentine though.

I do find it a bit unfair though, it's not completely balance breaking, and it definitely punishes you for not using mine sweepers, but USF does have access to mines (behind tech) that can 1 shot most axis light vehicles (M20 M6 mines), which 1 hit wipe pumas, luchs, etc.

That said, in terms of balance issues Tellers are far from what I would consider an urgent adjustment.

Recon is still my favorite commander, but the recent changes to USF make it much less appealing now.

5CP Greyhound makes it come way too late honestly, by the time you get it the enemy team is usually near getting a pz IV out.

The AT gun airdrop was invalidated with the changes to Captain / Lt, since the Captain is so much more desirable now and you can just get AT from that. Before I would never go Captain and only ever used Lt. and when using Recon would get the airdrop AT gun / Paras.

The butterfly bomb is still good vs. stationary targets if you position it correctly.

The I&R Pathfinders should be 0CP too, I agree with that. They need to make this commander viable anymore, lower the Greyhound CP and the I&R Pathfinders and it will be a desirable commander again.