Profile of Esxile

I’m not a mod, but this is a strategy forum, not a balance discussion. There’s a time and place and I just want suggestions for gameplay in the current patch, not what should or shouldn’t be done about the next one. Read the OP and if you’d like to contribute something useful go right ahead, and if you just wanna complain about how much usf sucks head over to the balance forums. I might even agree with you, but that’s not what I’m looking for here.

Then don't feed trolls, I asked you what was your BO for the Lieutenant start, which is one of the most important information if you need some help. Still waiting.

M20 is too costly today, yes you can build one to harass and protect your flanks but with the recent 222 price reduction, you're simply calling for a 444 vs Ostheer and since 80% of OKW are going T2 vs USF to build a luch, you're most likely going to spend your time repairing it every moment than anything else.

M15, personally I'd rather not build it if I can. Yes it is a mobile suppressive platform but that's all since MrSmith decided to cut his dps in half for no other reason than OKW HT was overperforming at that time and get nerfed so to make sure the M15 wouldn't ended too good. The unit dies in two AT shots, once a Pz4 is fielded its days are counted because of its clumsy mecanism and low health profile.

I'll add that I watch games and cast and yet can't really see a player making a strategy around them.

So in conclusion, yes you can make use of them, I don't say "don't build them or don't use them", but they are completely situational, you can't make a strategy around them. M20 is there to counter sniper and M15 if you need an average armored vehicle to keep 222 or luch at distance with a squad of zook nearby.
Any other case, better stale for fast sherman, HE and punish as much as you can lone squads.

Sync hacking gives you 50% chance of winning. So every players sees the defeat screen but you might have "won" anyways. Thats why people use it at the last moment.

Hum, didn't know that.

This time streak counter said a win. but I get lose too.

I had the streak and the victory on my board.

Actually using them instead of just recon support and .50 cal or heavy cav and captain every game. AAHT actually works pretty decent with recon support I guess, but I usually just make a .50 instead.

AAHT tend to die the moment a Pz4 hit the field. 2 shots, too slow and clumbsy as hell and no escape button.
M20 is too expensive for what it deliver today, or the price need to be reduce or the .50 need to deal much more damage.

Considering nothing will be changed from a design perspective for USF.

Riflemen squad could have a better starting RA bonus at cost of a lower vet3 one's. So they would perform better vs early infantry without becoming terminators late game. Their raw DPS wouldn't be increased but they would last longer. At the same time I don't think such change would strongly impact the HMG suppression.

Regarding USF I'd personally make Riflemen 10-20MP cheaper and add those (based on standard 3x Riflemen strats) spare 30-60MP to the BAR tech. This way USF can field infantry as fast as OKW can in the early game, while their scaling costs/timing remains the same as it is now.

Infantry Sections I'm not sure, I'd probably agree they're fine early on. I'm not even sure IS are really the problem for UKF. It might be worth experimenting with only one Bren slot and add a moving accuracy bonus to the Bolster tech (bringing it up to standard) so they can actually properly attack stuff.

Reducing Riflemen cost isn't going to change anything. There are two issues on OKW-USF matchup


-OKW start with 100 Manpower more to mitigate the truck cost added recently. But this 100 Manpower is actually used to build a 4th volks squad early game.
-USF Gameplay is balanced around strong Riflemen but capped at 3+Lt or 4+Capt. Whenever it is the 4th riflemen or the lieutenant, the squad hit the field much later than the 4th volks squad.

If you look at both at the same time, the problem is quite evident and not to forget that additionaly:
OKW start with a Sturmpio and USF a RE squad.
OKW Volks can build sandbag while Riflemen can't
Once first truck is call-in, volks Access flamnades

So reducing riflemen cost isn't going to change anything, you can't build more of them or bleed like a stuffed pig. So what for, an early mortar? isn't going to counter OKW non-static play, Volks can build another sandbag if you target the first one.
Elchino7 already gave the best solution here: removing this 100 Manpower for OKW and reducing the truck cost so the OKW player can't build the 4th volks in a raw.
In addition, putting sandbag behind vet1 would also do great for the balance.


Soviet could also use of a nerf for their penals, removing some of their initial stat and putting them behind vet1

Ostheer is already going to be nerfed with the doctrinal changes to mobile defense. I don't think that Stock Ostheer is superior to Stock USF, it has always been a doctrinal issue since they forget to apply all doctrinal nerfs to Mobile defense last year.