Profile of darkfireslide

@Part time commie

The urgency for a change arose with the introduction of the WFA. The Wehrmacht and Soviets were both balanced so hard before the introduction of the new teams that they pale in comparison to the opportunities that they have.

Yeah, Raketenwerfers are probably a unit that needs looked at. They vet up extremely quickly, are too durable, and still pack a huge punch. At tier 0, they can cover any role effectively, even into the late game. It's absurd. But this is especially why the older factions need looking into.

Yeah, 120 fuel is too unforgiving to spend on units that aren't general purpose, especially the tier 4 building. The easiest fix would be to make those units more accessible, rather than buffing and nerfing everything, but a complete overhaul of the tech tree would make the Soviets more interesting and dynamic, in my opinion.

The su-76 has always had issues. Especially since the change that made it quite a lot more expensive, removing the one effective tactic that it used to have of being massed in large numbers relatively cheaply. Now that the Katyusha has been (over?)buffed, the su-76 remains the only non-doctrinal vehicle for the soviets that clearly underperforms for cost. This is arguably a better situation than the one for Ostheer where all 3 vehicles in T4 are rather lackluster.

I agree, this is an issue the Ostheer have suffered since launch, and is something that Relic has never really addressed. For the Soviets, it's more viable to call in a heavy tank or any other tank call-in than to build either tech building; for the Ostheer, it's basically pointless to get past tier 3, especially if you have a Tiger or even an Elefant you could call in instead.

-The KV-1 performs as if it should be a stock unit. IS-2 surely shouldnt be stock, but perhaps we could see it in more commanders (i mean, look at how many commanders the Tiger is in).

-A simple fix that would help the situation would be to flip the t-70 and the su-76m.

-I am for improving the scalability of soviet infantry (specifically, controversy around penals).

-IF a t34/85 upgrade was considered, i like a suggestion i heard to simply upgrade the turret and gun of the t34/76 to a t34/85 - in which the callin variant would still have more armor and health. There would need to be a telltale difference between the two, though. However, i am only for my two above points and the rest are as whims.

-The two listed suggestions are rather radical, and i would think it would be better to do small revisions before going all in. Soviet infantry scalability and the lackings and uselessness in T3-T4 are the big problems, and simple changes shouldnt break the game. Reducing the reliability of the maxim by providing a reliable support would be a success for both the player and his enemy.

-Also, the m3 scout car is very good against OKW early game.

-And, of course, callins being tied to teching would force every player of every faction to tech properly before being able to call in units.

The problem with the scout car though is that one squad of schreck volks completely destroys it. It used to be a hard 90 munition commitment for OKW, but with full munition income now it's hardly a problem. Maxims are frankly more reliable, cheaper, and don't interfere with teching. And because they've pigeonholed Soviets into spamming them, Relic is seriously considering nerfing them by lowering their crew size to 4 men (http://community.companyofheroes.com/forum/company-of-heroes-2/coh-2-balance-feedback/78209-action-items-balance-feedback-required). It's awful and makes no sense. OKW has kind of broken almost everything the Soviets have, save for a few units. Penals are kind of a joke at this point, and building the Special Rifle Command in general is a risky venture because of how much fuel it sets you back, whether or not you plan on actually teching or using call-ins.
T-70's are effective, but yeah, at the same tech tier as the T-34, they're completely irrelevant in most scenarios. I say most because I recently beat an OKW player using an M8A1 Howitzer Carriage, so if I can do that, I'm sure somehow the T-70 has a place too. As it stands though, yeah, Soviet infantry (with the exception of Shocks) are helpless against OKW.

This thread doesn't even touch how badly the Americans beat the Wehrmacht, though. Both the old teams are in a bind, stuck with a plethora of worthless non-doctrinal units that fail to stand up to the rifle and OKW blobs. Kothre and I still scrape by in 2v2's, but that's with exceptional tactics and years of experience playing and dealing with blobs both in this game and in the original. You can still win, but at the moment, it seems that the old teams have more or less been left to rot.