Profile of SlaYoU

Brilliant idea, map makers are usually left alone with their work without feedback or anything, it would reward them more seeing their maps being played in automatches (unranked, but still).

Time to add a "scatter squad" button in the UI. Red Alert has had this since the very beginning, yet a more complete game like CoH doesn't have it. It would probably screw up pathing even more, but it would be useful to have.

This game is not supposed to be realistic, it has to make sense in a gameplay perspective.

But still it depicts a real life war, with (even if not perfect) attention to details. That's why you will read people who are nitpicking about some of those details that are off the mark. I agree it shouldn't be the main focus of the game, but some things can be improved in that department. If it isn't important for you, it may be important for others.

To say nothing of the other absurdities in OKW (and the German faction design in general), yes, it's bothered me since day 1 that the MG42 was used in the Eastern Front (It was, but not until after Stalingrad, basically). The fire rate difference between the 34 and 42 is due to a difference in the locking system of each weapon within the action. The barrel was prone to overheating, but this isn't much of an issue considering that a portable drum magazine (around 50 rounds) prevented this from happening, while the belt-feed HMG variants could simply change the barrel.
Both were extremely effective machine guns, but the MG42 was better in basically every aspect. That the MG34 as a weapon performs better (even for other factions) is a travesty and reflects how poorly designed and ill-conceived OKW is in general, especially from a historical standpoint.

This is to say nothing of the Maxim, of course. I'm in favor of replacing the Maxim with the much more common and sensible Goryunov SG43, or even a DP squad, for crying out loud. This is coming from a mainly Soviet player, too.

To reply to the OP, yes, this is something that has bothered me since OKW was released. It's absurd that they get an HMG that is cheaper, yet just as effective as any other comparable unit. Also, it can get up to vet 5 and kill light vehicles, too. Yup. Part of the OKW doctrine of "weaknesses, but not really because we patched them to not have any." It's all a big mess.

I feel you there on the history part, there are so much weird things in the game (don't even get me started on Wehrmacht infantry camos, lol).

Well, historically it would have surely made the most sense if both types had been used in both armies simultaneously. I don't think it makes no sense that Obersoldaten use MG34 instead, as the MG34 was still used and even produced until the end of the war even though the MG42 was cheaper to produce, which is not really a factor in CoH2 even though that would be its main advantage historically.

From what I remember (you may correct me), from the sources I heard the combat differences between MG42 and 34 are not that big and some soldiers are claimed to even have prefered the MG34 because of small detail differences or maybe they just liked the MG34 more because it probably "felt" more valuable.

But yeah, no use discussing about history I think when both guns should remain balanced in comparison to the Maxim

You are right, both types were used throughout the war, but historical accuracy is not respected: MG42 was cheaper to produce, since it was a simplified design of the MG34 (actually half the build time, and 60% cost) In the game we have a cheaper MG34 => first inaccuracy.

MG42 had also the higher fire rate of the two, with 1200 rpm (upgraded to 1800 by the end of the war), while MG34 was 'only' firing at 800-900 rpm. The MG34 has a better suppression in game=> second inaccuracy.

MG34 production was also halted when MG42 entered mass-production, but it saw use until the end of the war, mostly it's vehicle variant, MG34T.

Accuracy would mean (and yes, i know i am nitpicking here, because it is not relevant to balance) that infantry support HMG of Wehrmacht should be MG34 (since this is the incarnation of the German army of 1940 - 1943), and the infantry version of the Oberkommando weapon should be MG42 (German army from 1943 -1945). Both faction's vehicles should be named MG34 though, as MG42 saw almost no use as a vehicle machine gun.

As for the details, i only know what wikipedia has to offer, i actually do not know what were soldiers of that time frame thoughts about the two versions. Apparently, MG42 (thanks to the simplified design) was more robust and lighter, and would resist to dust a bit more, while being a bit more prone to overheat than the MG34.