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Jump back to quoted post11 Aug 2014, 05:00 AMArclyte

nerfing maxim without buffing conscripts & penals (and im not talking about cheesy m3 flamer gimmicks) would suck complete ass

Jump back to quoted post9 Aug 2014, 08:59 AMShadowTreasurer

Compare the micro required for having two Ostheer/vcoh snipers and how fragile they are, with 2 soviet sniper squads.

Due to the 2 man count of Soviet sniper squads, it allows Soviet snipers to blob micro free and be used entirely different. This is why many consider this as cheese. They aren't really concept sniper units, they are minisquads that can instakill with each slow shot.

Relic really needs to reduce the squad size to 1. We get the Soviet stereotype of hordes of troops because of Hollywood movies like Enemy at the Gates. It's not 'cool' anymore. I guess they have to stick to their original source material for history and faction design

Jump back to quoted post7 Aug 2014, 06:58 AMdarkfireslide

Yeah. I swear that Volks are tougher to kill than normal Grens, even if only because they have 5 men in a squad (which... why? I don't understand). I get that Soviet units are supposed to be weaker, but... then why do they cost almost the same? Why do MG34's cost 210 manpower? Why are Kubels immune to rifle rounds now?
We started this post because we want the Soviets to feel competitive again, but now they're talking about nerfing them because the only strategy that really works, especially in team games, is to spam Maxims, which is actually very easy to counter. Building only tier 2 as the Soviets and relying on call-ins is about the only reliable way to compete against OKW, which you will most likely be facing given the 80% Axis queue. And people whine that they're underpowered. It's ridiculous.