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You quoted the patch notes and should know that their performance against vehicles was not effected The build was though to beat before the patch and it still is now.

I'm not sure if nerfing guards ai would be helpful since then the unit goes back to not being used besides the people that specifically want to go for that strat. A better route would be to have a one man/woman sniper and limit the guards' slow ability to anything above light vehicles (excluding them) or remove it. That way it is possible to dive with light vehicles to chase a sniper down.

All changes are always included in patch notes aren't they. Only mods can answer for sure, and I was unaware of any At changes until watching tightrope stream last night and he said deflection damage was too high on guards and from in game performance that looked to be true.

However, the real issue is how good guards are at AI because it gives soviets a very solid unit composition with very few weaknesses. Soviets have more than enough AI options with penals/ppsh cons/LV's and as such do not need their AT infantry to also be solid AI.

There is a very good reason why guards are so prevalent this patch and its not solely Guard/Sniper synergy.

It is both correct that the PTRS was changed and those changes were not included in the Final patch notes but they were described in "DECEMBER BALANCE PREVIEW V1.0"

"PTRS Ready Aim Time reduced from 2 to 1.25 (affects all PTRS variants)"


https://community.companyofheroes.com/discussion/244441/december-balance-preview-changelog?_ga=2.194790245.914782997.1515800363-916191792.1512696907#latest

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I think its best to compare the Jackson to the firefly, since they are now pretty similar and they fight the same units. To compare the Jackson to the panther or many axis tanks doesn't give you a great idea of what you are paying for as they are so different.

640 HP, 60 range 220/210 penetration far 260 penetration near for both. They cost 140 and 155 fuel respectively, so Knowing that the numbers should play out that the firefly is slightly better.

If you do the DPS considering they have such similar penetration you get
Jackson : 24.427480916DPS
FireFly :24.2424242424 DPS

They are doing approximately the same amount of damage. The jackson has 1.2 more speed and nearly twice the accelearation as the firefly
FireFly- Speed: 5.3 Accel: 1.6
Jackson-Speed: 6.5 Accel: 3
(im not an expert on how much this helps but the jacksons definitely faster).

To me it seems like you are getting a cheaper firefly that's more mobile, I think reload or penetration should be decreased slightly to compensate for this inconsistency. Mabye USF should have a better TD as it is their one lategame option I think the jackson can be the best and still be balanced, but I think this should be looked into and the numbers should be made more comparable.

As an aside firefly to me seems like its a middle of the road kind of tank this patch, not too good, not too bad.

(I'm ignoring special abilities b/c idk the best way to compare them).

They are hella exensive in munitions for the cost now. I would prefer they do more initial damage since they can be dodged now, and I wouldn't like to see a 15-25 muni nade being thrown in 100% of fights

At their current power level though the unlock is fine. They are good, just pricey for their damage even with denying cover

Ya its pretty bad, Ive seen 222s running around in base fail to kill snipers, ofc soviet snipers.

Not that it can't do it but its certainly very slow considering the limited windows the unit has and the lack of other options vs snipers

I've been on an OKW bender later, and they Raketen really does die fast. It gets to fire it's one shot from ambush and then dies. Retreating I've learned is largely useless as the crews always die while retreating anyways. Best use is to scout ahead.. which is silly.

It needs to benefit from green cover like other AT guns. Perhaps lock the camo behind a VET ability ? and you cannot move while ambushed. Keeps it with some flavor, but it's not a silly joke.

There's jut some things you don't fuck with in asymmetrical balance, and access to a proper AT gun is as crucial as access to proper MGs.

I think the idea for the faction has always been that they are supposed to have light vehicles fill these rolls, but that doesn't really work when you can't even get medics with your light vehicles

Also the raketen crew might have better recieved accuracy than volks recrewing it(.89 vs 1), so it starts a death cycle when the original guys die. It does have that bonus to start though which is nice, and possibly better than green cover considering many people say the AT gun cover doesn't apply often due to directionality.

Outside the box suggestion, What if the raketen only needed 1 guy in the crew, It might be quicker to get 1 dude to pick it up and reduce the risk of it getting 1 shot