Profile of Cultist_kun

I cant get why they nerf commandos. 1 commandos squad couldn't wipe inf in seconds, 2 of them could. BUT this unit cost you 500 MP to call in one commander and 900 MP to build first one in second (540+360).

So they nerfed their DPS, mkay its fine, but hell, they are dropping models like crazy, even 1 LMG gren squad could kill 2-4 models on approach.

While their damage is slightly better then shock one, shocktroops still have titanium armor, kill squads rather fast AND can be beaten 1v1 only by Obersoldaten. Cost you 390 MP ... lelic balance.

I hate 2 things really:
1) This tourney forced players to play non stop, without any normal breaks. This is pure BS. VonIvan is already said that. I forget nickname of the guy, who was stomped by DevM USF in first 5 mins, but rifle rush and cut off, but it is best example really.

Sure DevM is better then him, but really this dude showed great 1 hour game, he play really nicely and watching how he gets stomped like a scrub in first 15 mins is BS to be honest. Sure DevM could be better, but watching how top (who rested btw) player raping tired unknown guy who managed to get almost to the grand finale, is crap. And during all of this we hear crying Ami who screams "WOW LOOK AT THIS BEST USF PLAYER LOOK AT HIM". To be honest, I was really pissed off.

I will repeat my self. DevM could be better player, but hell, give his opponent f*cking time to rest, he already played few hours of hard games, and now you throw him vs top player. This is basically free win.

2) Last grand finale game was pure example of RNG of shitty balance. Aimstong lost simply because his sniper was counter-sniped by DevM sniper. So super game was basically lost in first 5 mins. You got counter sniped? Well GG for you, you wont be able to make a comeback if your opponent would play safely.

Of course we could say "Don't pick brits" and its true. But again how could we speak about serious tourneys in game where 1 lost sniper mean GG for you. This is best example how shitty Brits are in their nature and not competitive at all.

they are also doctrinal tanks. Also I have not many soviet players who go for t 34/85 commander, there are so many better commanders to use, garden, i am glad if my soviet opponent goes a commander with the 85

I don't know about this argument they are "doctrinal" tanks. I dont know how, "doctrinal" tanks connected with "it should cost 140 fuel more but perform like ~155-160 fuel unit". Sure they are doctrinal, but why they should perform like top tech tanks, while costing you almost like stock tanks?

For every PIV soviet\USF player can have T34\85 or E8. Both this tanks would rape PIV. I just want to ask why? Simply because its doctrinal? Why then doctrinal inf more or less on pair with stock inf if they cost you the same\close. So T34\85 and E8 can stay toe-to-toe with panthers (if used right), which cost Axis players almost ~35 fuel more, but PIV which cost ~10 fuel less then T34-85\E8 will have problems with both this tanks.

In vacum PIV is fine but in the game its quite strange and risky unit.

Lets compare all other general medium tanks with PIV.

PIV vs T34. PIV is much better, but still T34 can deliver good punch to it if flanking\used right. Not to mention that T34 is the cheapest tank in the game.

PIV vs Sherman. PIV have much better AT while Sherman have much better AI. In 1v1 fight Sherman will lose almost always, but with support, sherman could deal with inf protecting PIV and something else will deal with PIV.

PIV vs Cromwell. They are almost on pair, PIV is slightly better. But the difference in this 10 fuel. Its almost unnoticeable.

So if you look on PIV like this its look fine. But lets look in different way.

Almost all best soviet commanders have T34\85 and USF almost always uses Rifle Company with E8. Both this tanks can outclassed PIV in every possible way. Usually PIV wont have a single chance against them in 1v1 fight.

Firstly because of new Ost tech costs its impossible to build both T3 and T4 and have tanks. So you rather chose should you go for T3 or T4. And I'il say that PIV is not spammable, so it would usually be 2 PIV or 1 Panther. Panther still would probable perform better in AT.

Secondly if anything besides T34\76, Sherman and Cromwell hits the field PIV almost instantly put you in insane disadvantage and you are forced to use StuGs, since PIV is unable to do anything in this kind of situation.

So in such situation, you chose to be honest more between StuGs or Panthers, because as I already said, PIV can effectively fight only stock medium tanks, but its not like Ost\OKW cant do anything to this tanks without PIV.

The problem is that PIV is out of role completely, slightly more expensive T34\85 or E8 and highther will dominate it. So main AT for T3 is StuG, main AI - Ostwind. PIV can work in both AT and AI but very decently, so you would still have to build StuGs or Ostwinds.



In other words

I would say that PIV need more armor or more health, to be a "shield" for ostwinds or StuGs, because right know there is almost no point in building them as Ost. Even OKW PIV with its survivability and armor is MUCH-MUUUUCH better then Ost counterpart.

OR

It should really cost you around 100-105 fuel, and work like combined arms unit with Ostwind OR StuG support.

Just checked it. Goliath is going to be for Ost and hetzer for OKW.