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And please point me to a battle where the germans fended off a much superior enemy post battle of stalingrad. Where did
these battle hardened troops come from? Most were fresh recruits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino

These are but a few examples of superior German leadership, training, weapons and infantry turning the tide of battle, and defeating much larger Allied forces that also had air superiority. A user(Affe I think? I'm not quite sure on the spelling) had quite a detailed list of battles post-Battle of Stalingrad where the Germans slaughtered Americans and Russians in great numbers, and even launched counter offensives despite having no air support and were heavily outnumbered.

To answer your question of "where did these battle hardened troops come from?", my answer is troops who fought in the early war(Battle of Poland, Battle of Denmark, Battle of France and etc) as well as in Russia. A lot of these troops had more experience than any other nation in the war except maybe for the Japanese, and so they carried their experience and skills over into the later stages of the war; the Obersoldaten are a direct homage to those very troops who survived the countless battles from the late 1930's until late 44'.

The CoH franchise prides itself on its stellar gameplay mechanics and historical authenticity, which is why nerfing the Obersoldaten to make them like any other infantry is an error of the highest magnitude. The Obersoldaten are supposed to be the best infantry in the game, and even now Shocks and conscripts/US rifles can defeat Obersoldatens if they're supported with light artillery(Mortars and etc) and light vehicles. The Germans were the most elite in WW2 so obviously the Obersoldaten should reflect that since CoH2 is supposed to be historically authentic.

Oh look, it's this thread again. Obersoldaten are fine I think since they're supposed to be the best anti-infantry unit in the game, and they're also historically authentic since Germany had the most elite units in WW2. Allied players also tend to overlook the fact that a lot of the times, Shock Troops beat Obersoldatens but let's not use reasoning and logic. Bars for the USF are also getting a major buff in the next patch which effectively turn American infantry into potent infantry, so nerfing the Obersoldatens(OKW's only line of defence against the Russian and American hordes of infantry) isn't a wise move.

So you're saying Volks are better than Rifles? Please look at the balance of this game from an objective viewpoint. The OKW are simply under powered since most of their units get wrecked by Russian and US units. For example, I lose Obersoldatens and Volks to conscripts and Shock Troops a lot of the time, and you're telling me that the OKW is OP? I know what directional cover is and I know how to play CoH(I have over 2000 hours of playtime in CoH1 ranked matches), so obviously it's a problem with the balance.

I just think that the OKW have been butchered to the point that Obersoldatens can't even stand up against Russian infantry. What am I supposed to use for anti-infantry? Sturm Tigers? Too expensive and takes too long to reload.

Katitof, I play Allies as well so it's incorrect to call me a generic German player(What that means).

My credentials are good so my opinion regarding balance holds a fair amount of weight. I don't look at pure statistics like a lot of people do, but rather with my first hand experiences in-game. I've found that the OKW are definitely under powered, especially against Russians.