I've played with the new patch preview and it seems as rifle company is now far from being good as it was.
I agree that it wasn't fair and that something had to be done, but not this.
First of all, the elite training is now replaced with an American Horra ability that makes the unit slower for 10 seconds after use. Why is is so? The Horra doesn't make conscript slower and same thing applies to the Wehrmacht ability (who's name i forgot). Why should i pay 15 munition for an ability that makes my unit go faster and than slower? In my opinion, making them go faster without the penalty would be a suitable replacement for the elite training.
Now for the flamethrower: I agree that it was abused and had to change, but right now it's just a useless ability. The rear echelon are not a combat unit. They die to fast, and even with a flamethrower i wont send them to fight a grenadier squad since they will lose. Why wont we just give rifleman the ability to purchase the M1919?
Long range combat.
They are nice way to protect a build with snipers vs Scoutcars etc. They allow you to skip T2, So T1 + T3. They have DP28 LMG wich are not bad at all. Great inside buildings, good nades aswell.
Usually i'm using shock troops. But lately i'm trying out different strategies and i have no idea of what guards are good for.
Their average against infantry and cant really do anything against anything heavier than a halftruck.
When i play against a German player (doesn't matter if he plays whermacht or OBW), the other player tend to spam engineers who use SMG's when the game starts and i cant find any way to counter it. I tried to keep a distance but they simply rush in and kill of my conscripts with theirs SMG's. I tried to make a scout car yet these guys kill it off really quickly too. Is there any way at all to beat this early game SMG spam?
When i play against a German player (doesn't matter if he plays whermacht or OBW), the other player tend to spam engineers who use SMG's when the game starts and i cant find any way to counter it. I tried to keep a distance but they simply rush in and kill of my conscripts with theirs SMG's. I tried to make a scout car yet these guys kill it off really quickly too. Is there any way at all to beat this early game SMG spam?