Profile of Kothre

I think it would be better if the M1919 weapon rack was simply changed to a doctrinal weapon rack, and Armor Company let you pick up Thompsons.

I'm okay with the Ostheer sniper being *better* than the Soviet sniper, but I do find it grating just how much better he is. I'd be fine with a slight RoF reduction. Or as someone suggested in a thread about this, a received accuracy penalty so he still has effectively less than 82 health, but is less susceptible to artillery.

I'm honestly surprised to see how little discussion this actually gets. I'll see the occasional comment about how good the Ostheer sniper is, but my point isn't necessarily whether he's OP or not. What bothers me is that he's superior to the Soviet sniper in literally every way now that he's been buffed. Let's see...

• He has a way faster fire rate
  
• He can stay cloaked out of cover for a few seconds while the Soviet sniper can't
  
• He now has more health than the Soviet sniper, except he doesn't have to reinforce when he gets to half health
  
• Better vet bonuses, and a vet 1 ability that's actually useful. Sniper flares don't impact the game much.
  
• Comes in a way better tier building that you're more or less guaranteed to build every game
  
• Costs exactly the same as the inferior Soviet sniper (except doesn't have to reinforce)
  

The only possible two possible justifications I can think of are "he fights larger squads" which is not really that true anymore with the USF, OKW, and British. The other is that the Soviet sniper can be protected by guards using button, but that has since been nerfed into the ground. Well, that, and having two men in the squad is an advantage in sniper duels, but how often does that really happen in CoH 2?

So, really, what's the deal here? Am I just missing something? For the record, I do actually like that the Ostheer sniper is good now. I'd rather see the Soviet one be made relevant again rather than see Ost sniper nerfed into the ground. (Not that I want to go back to vCoH-levels of OP snipers.)

I really like the idea of vet 3 riflemen getting six men and cheaper reinforcement cost. I'd love to see a T0 unit of some sort besides riflemen. Just anything, really.

I'd love to see the Major completely erased (or moved to a commander and have his role dramatically changed to be like the Sturmoffizer), and have Rangers be the unit you get with the tank building. The ambulance then gets a passive retreat point upgrade when you unlock that tier. I hate having to pair the major and ambulance together. It's a waste of resources, popcap, and micro.

Rear echelon troops need mines. For God's sake, please give them actual mines. And not those crappy 5-munitions ones. Actual, good mines. Sandbags would also be a welcome addition. I do not understand why they don't have mines at all just because the M20 has a good AT mine.

I wish you could buy vehicle crews separate from actual vehicles. I want something to capture abandoned vehicles with, without having to sacrifice an actual squad (even crappy RE troops).

I'm perfectly okay with the US not having heavy tanks so long as their late game becomes competitive. I really do like the USF despite them currently being weaksauce. They're a really unique faction with a lot of strength; they just need some tweaks.

Hey, if you want to play some games, just send me a friend request on Steam. I'm El Conquistador de Amor on Steam. I'd be happy to play with you either in 1v1s or team games.