Yes, artillery is what makes this game suck ass. It needs to be removed. But some dumb ass at relic thinks its good to have the game decided by RNG. Fire this dumb ass and remove the arty. EZ.
Nerf it to shit and I guarantee the player base goes up 5000%.
No one wants to play a perfect game just to have their army erased by some noob who made caches then spammed arty.
Every game I play, where arty gets spammed, ends in frustrated players calling each other arty noobs, racial slurs, etc.
This is usually only a prob in large game modes like 4v4. The game is designed for 1v1. but no one uses arty in 1v1. Just remove this aspect and be done with with.
Remove snipers, nerf mortar and rocket indirect, and remove arty and this game would be a million times more popular.
Go another step further where your commander choices leave you with no counter to something on the field and it would be even better.
EDIT:
MOST PERFECT GAMES EVER MADE:
Pre computer: Robotron
2D: Super Mario Bros
3D: Quake III Arena
RTS: None
Coh2 would easily hands down be the best RTS ever made. Except for a few stupid choices made at the beginning.
Never heard more Stup id than this. More Ppl will actually leave the game.