Profile of Tobis

Revert the range buff, it didn't need it. Leave the extra man and retreat.

I have to imagine that anyone that wants 5 man squads doesn't actually like playing Ostheer. Maybe play one of the other 4 factions with 5 man squads instead.

Do you really think that this change will make such a huge difference?
I agree that defensive factions are nerfed since the points can't be defended with an MG as easily, but you make it sound as if it were a change that required major rebalances.
The additional sight of Britisb hammer tactics is conceived as a weak bonus and is absolutely far from being a game changer although it makes thr whole circle visible (I know that it comes quite late in a match).

I think you can look at how much the goliath commander with the free flares was used in GCS to see how useful it is.

I don't think it would break the game or be this huge change, but it will require some changes to particular maps or units. Really it's been the way it has for 6 years now, changing it now would probably have more repercussions than we can guess at. It's more of a change to think about for CoH3. I do think it's a good idea though.

I maintain that this largely indicates strength of light vehicles, which is a huge component of high level play.

Note the winrates follow the strength of light vehicles:

1. Sov : T-70
2. USF : m20->stuart / AA HT
3. luchs / puma
4. 222
5. aec (lol)

Ostheer and UKF are really backed into a corner in the midgame when light vehicles come out. You need to rely on your opponent fucking up and losing their light vehicle, or hold them off with support weapons. Then you also need to factor in protecting the support weapons, because if they get rushed and stolen it's pretty much GG.


I would look into some alternative methods to prevent light vehicles rushes from raping all the support weapons. A new idea to try would give the light tanks (stuart, luchs, t-70) a RELIABLE weapon destroyed crit on heavy damage, after two full damage AT gun shots. In the past they were upped from taking 2 AT gun shots to die to 3, which is when they became very oppressive. The goal is to prevent diving for support weapons and just tanking the shots to get up close where you can circlestrafe.

The key to this working is to make it reliable and predictable, no frustrating RNG like we used to have.

That would be right, if games were ending before they got into the late game.

Players aren't going to surrender in a tourney until they are completely destroyed. Whomever comes out on top of the LV mid game will have a strong advantage in the lategame, especially if they stole any teamweapons.

The balance isn't that bad, it just happens when you look at the top tier play from the best players in the world these things start to stack on each other. It's an advantage not an I win button.