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COHO was a great concept but Relic failed to monetize it. I had some much fun playing it, same if facing Imba commanders with OP abilities.
I also think the main Designer died in a car accident during the beta phase and it didn't help to improve the balance aspect.

But it was so fun!

Who cares, OKW needs a Ammo adjustment in a way on another. Like for other factions, Unit upgrade decisions must cost something else than ammo.

I decide to upgrade Shreck, my late elite troops will not have their super weapons
I decide to save for my super late elite troops weapons, I have to deal with less AT force.

It's how it works for all other factions. Why not OKW?

Not the strongest, just the easiest to play with due to strong elite units. When you understand what each unit is made for you have in hand every cards to win the game vs any opponent at the same level. The absence of downside is problematic but 100% Relic's fault and due to when they decided to remove munition penalty. That was their downside right before that patch: having few munition resources and having to chose wisely in what to invest.

Let's see the next patch, they're probably thinking hard on it at this time!

Hi everyone,

I went into a couple of games this afternoon and this particular one seems to me really symptomatic of every issue we can found in a USF vs OKW match up. My level isn't that high but I know the game mechanics and so I'am able to defend myself on the map.

Road To Karkof is a map I like, or more precisely I know very well and I have a really clear strategy on it. My BO execution on this map is fluid and I clearly outplayed my opponent.
The game is really short, its end around 8.30 minutes, as he didn't leave I had to go till the final VP countdown.

So I took really easily half of the map, he didn't push me with his Kubel - coming a bit late as 4e unit in my opinion. I gathered my force and took the middle of the map and his cut off. I took that cut of 3 times for maybe 4.30- 5 minutes which is a lot considering the 8.30 minutes game.
So I went T2, enough confident that I took a clear advantage on the fuel battle. and build a M20 at 6 minutes. I rushed his kubel and kill it and had to withdraw because of faust - engine damage and next a mine - half life.
At 8.02 minutes, he is able to build a Puma... With luck (for me) he hits my mine soon after and the game his over around 8.30 minutes.

So in 4 points:

Kubel: He didn't manage to use it but still, impossible to take it before T2 which is crazy, not having a single soft counter based on Munition only. Something that isn't delaying your building order like other factions.
Light At: OKW isn't lacking of any AT to counter our first light armored car. He played really well with his mine and thanks I was dominating so I could pay my skirts and avoid a destruction.
Puma: How could I took more his cut off? Just a 2 minutes windows time between a M20 and a Puma when the player only had access to his fuel resource half of the game time?
Rifle Spam: Before leaving, he called me rifle spammer. I had 4 of them on the field + Lieutenant + RE. I mean, I don't really care if building 4 riflesquads is spamming for him, but what could I have build more? I would like to build 1 or 2 less squads but there is nothing else. all others units on USF side that are fuel free are support units. USF players aren't going to win any game by building them because they are the only units fuel free available. No, you build rifles because you need to pressurize your opponent.

And now, What about if he has been the one dominating? Kubel king of the fiel until he pops a Puma around minute 5-6 and me, nothing to counter any of those units... Just praying RNG gods to let my Zooks hit enough to make them going backward...

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http://www.bbc.com/news/27685494

Global public opinion of Russia is in the bottom 5.
Global public opinion of Germany is number one.

And this survey was taken BEFORE the Ukrainian Crisis.

There is also thr fact that Russia has never apologised for any of its conduct during WWII( or The Great Patriotic War as Russians call it) nor the 70 years thereafter of its predecessor the USSR, famous for an incalculable extent of violatio of human rights and civil liberties throughout its hegemony in "member states". People dont forget that stuff...

And I hope nobody here is trying to argue that balance is somehow the cause of matchmaking %, right? Cos that should obviously be discussed in dedicated balance threads related to specific issues.

This whole issue of "appeal" is a misnomer.
From a statistical perspective, Russia is currently extremely unpopular.
From a historifal perspective, the USSR was given carte blanche on attoricitiesnas a victor, and no apologizing was ever issued to this day.
From an ingame balance perspective, issues can and are addressed in dedicated unit specificbalance threads.

So how to increase raw appeal from Relics side?
I dunno. Make the uniforms pink? Would that help?

You cant blame people for having a preference, for whatevrr reason.
And you certainly cant call it a faction balance thing (especially when community polls repeatedl rank Sov high).

So yeah, ehat exactly is the actual point of this thread?
Is it just a generalised "buff Sov" thread disguised as "appeal", or a critique on public perspective of playinh as Russian/USSR, or about the uniform color... or what?

Woooow, you're going to much far!

How is it so difficult to understand that Axis factions have a lot of cool stuff and by far easier to use in the game than Sov or USF one's.

2nd point let's be honest, who nows what are ISUs and their categories? if you're not yourself Russian or fan of WW2 eastern front, nobody. Who knows what's a Tiger, what's a King Tiger or a Panther5. Every one who've seen a single WW2 american movie from the last 30 years.

USF is different, there is absolutly no unit that inspire you to play that faction.
- Wooow a Sherman!!! nononon, WOOOOW a Tiger, I want to use that unit and have fun with!!.

Balance issue comes because associated to their fame, to super cool units were super strong and so today difficult to balance.