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Su is generally OP compared to axis factions (especially visible in 1v1). Introducing munitions cost for shocks body armour would push it towards a more balanced gameplay experience. Such things don't really change much but just make game experience better. Thanks to such change players facing shocks wouldn't get frustrated because of their durability and model count. They will feel it is ok as the upgrade was paid for. Really basics of game design.

You do realize if anything they have would be separate upgrade, initial price and therefore reinforcement cost would need to go down to balance it out, meaning they would be easier to spam?

Because you are completely ignorant to actual balance and stats, that's how they worked in the past, weapons were an upgrade, they had ability like storms that also suppressed and they were spammable monsters.

You are ignorant to balance not me imo - I don't understand why they don't ban U for personal attacks like that.

To the point. The whole problem is about making soviets pay munitions for things, not balancing shocks, (which is another story). Unlike other factions Soviets can spam mines and offmaps more, because they need less munitions for basic stuff. Shocks are just an example of a unit that is very potent without upgrades and thanks to it, the faction can accumulate more munitions during an even matchup creating advantage.

I don't think that requiring an upgrade to purchase the shields reducing the damage would be such a bad idea.

I'd make ram more of a damage dealer rather than crit dealer. It should have great penetration and deal damage to allow t34 penetrate and sacrifice itself. The crit should be for the t34 doing it rather than for the hit tank.

Solution:
Ram into the front of an enemy vehicle - 180 damage and 50% chance to crit main gun.
Ram into the rear of an enemy vehicle - 220 damage and 50% chance to crit the engine.
The t-34 should get around 120 damage itself and always get immobilized and gun crit.

This simple change would encourage the use of ram rather as a finishing blow than a primary crit dealer. The t34 could be used to penetrate the tanks it otherwise can't penetrate. IMO using ram instead of a snare is the main balance problem. The game is designed around infantry held snares or mines immobilizing the vehicles (Soviets have enough of them anyway), not fast moving vehicles snaring even full health heavies. It is ok to use arty on a snared vehicle but only if it was snared by an infantry unit or a mine (the full health vehicle not being easily snareable was invented for a reason - Soviets break this rule already with penal AT satchel or guards button - no need to have another stock possibility). Soviets still can use stock hoorah for more effective snaring. Ram, in its current form, on top of all those snare options is just too much. Commander abilities that overlap are another issue.

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They don't need much imo. We will have to diagree as I believe that they do need a small accuracy far range buff (or some variant) to be more predictable. Sander's/JibberJabber's ideas are good tbh. I also believe that tourneys show that Axis are inferior and believe that access to handheld AT is one of those fields that make balance slightly favour the allied factions.

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U too