Profile of malecite

High acceleration doesn't mean shit when it moves like an OKW halftrack.

The tank is some 500 manpower and 150 fuel. On top of the 200/50 Anvil specialization.

Is this the first time Axis only players have had to deal with heavy tanks or something?

Are you kidding me?

The 200/50 tech cost is equivalent to what ostheer pay to get to T4, how in the hell is that supposed to be some kind of martydom for the British?

On top of that they also get FREE ultra engineers that magically gain LMG's and 2 armor, making them more durable than shocks. With double brens these guys are fucking terminators and if they hit vet 3, which is relatively easy to do, they have a reinforce cost of 13MP. They have the long range dps of an ober squad and cost half as much.

So not only does getting the anvil specialization get you the ultimate tank, it gets you the cheapest, and one of the most effective infantry squads in the game. For kicks they even get a -50% reload time in cover. Put them in a building and watch as an entire army can't dig them out.

There is no fucking reason the churchhill should have 1600H and not be put in the same class as a heavy tank. For christ's sake a Tiger only has just over a 1000 and the KT has 1280. Give it a slight price decrease and up its armor while dropping its HP to something that isn't in the realm of insanity. being able to take 10 shots from a panther or AT gun is way over the top and basically makes the tank immortal in the hands of a competent player.

No unit should be able to hardcounter units that are designed to hardcounter it, that's just shitty balance.

Well, 450+ worth of fuel and 300 muni better evaporate singular tank, no matter how big it is.

But that won't happen outside of 4v4 grindfests.

Well a 10s reload is pretty high, but then again it has crazy penetration and offers the tulip rockets as a fast KO mechanic.

If you want to turn it into another generic tank destroyer thats one idea, but it sure as hell shouldn't have an 8s reload if its going to maintain the tulips, penetration, and insane vet bonsus.

I like the fact that its a unique unit with a unique manner of play style, if you want an overall awesome anti everything tank the brits can always just take the comet. The firefly functions like a tank sniper right now and I think that's pretty neat.

I've had no trouble using the FireFly. 2 of them alpha striked a KT yesterday and it died instantly to 2 penetrating shots and a follow up of double tulips.

I really don't see the problem, put a churchill or a comet in front and it's a freaking death machine.

I don't really see how you can effectively change the ISG without dramatically screwing the OKW in the process.

As reflected by the graph, the allied win rates have steadily been climbing. In the case of the US it's because frankly they overbuffed the shit out of them and okay maybe that's fine because they have been in the gutter so long.

The Soviets thought? They have been ridiculously overperforming since the introduction of the almighty quad/Su-76 combo which has seen virtually no adjustment. They are crazy strong right now. Mass Su-76s are obliterating tigers from the front in seconds right now, there are replays from the OCF demonstrating that.

As for the British, as much as it disgusts me, I actually agree with some of Johnny B's points about churchills and centaurs being way over the top. The churchill should not have 1600Hp and the damage profile of a cromwell for what it costs, and the centaur is effing absurd. But the issue is the Brits early game right now which is brutal, and how its so one dimensional it is utterly hardcountered by the LIEG.

In light of the fact that all of the allied factions have seen huge buffs I don't really know what will become of the OKW if the LIEG gets nerfed to the ground because we all know Relic can't balance things in a small way.

OKW have almost no way of dealing with commandos without the suppresion provided by the LIEG and the USF vet 3 rifles with flame throwers obliterate everything. I actually have been unable to come up with a solution to deal with that late game flamethrower blob which also has either scavenged shreks or bazookas. It will eat you panzer IV's and Luch's instantly and MG-34's offer a hilariously bad amount of supression. The only thing keeping me on the field at that point is the LIEG... I believe the OKW are going to need some kind of non doctrinal MG if LIEG is going to be destroyed, but then that means there is literally no reason to ever pick Ostheer.

I honestly am sick to death of this commander.

There is no single commander in the game that has more of a gimmicky and ridiculously broken synergy of abilities. I just played a match against 2 of these guys and its enough to make you want to uninstall the game and never bother with it again.

First of all: why is the fuel conversion instantaneous?

Even if he had to go and pick up a fucking box it would at least mean that he couldn't just recon, hit the magic ammo button and proceed to bomb, strafe, or anti tank you all in one go.

Secondly: why was this commander even put into the game?

The idea behind this commander is "close air support" okay... well he functions as a "fuck everything" commander instead. There is a reason why ALL OF THE ABILITIES of a commander don't synergize to give you the ability to single handedly nuke everything on the map.

On top of that is the wonderful side bonus of being able to field and endless blob of panzer grenadiers which shrek all allied armor to rubble and almost immediately vet up wherein those rockets become heat seeking.

Lastly: why did you give one commander the ability to build one type of caches but get the flexible benefit from both types?

This to me is insane. You have to make a choice: ammo or fuel, but then you put a mechanic in that lets you flexibly decide which you need. The OKW has to make this sacrifice in the form of a truck and reduced economy, but this commander can just decide what he needs and when. It's a ludicrous advantage.

When I play Germans, which is pretty much all I play, I pick this guy every single time because frankly there isn't a single downside to being able to globally affect the map. One is a problem, two or more is basically a waste of fucking time for the allies to even bother trying to play. Not to mention it sucks all of the fun out of the match as bombs and recon are happening every single second.

The CAS commander is the best in the game for a reason: it is a stupid idea implemented in the worst possible way, and I really want to see this addressed before moving on to some of the less important aspects of the game. Fix the bugs, and fix this guy in the process, please for the love of God.