SOV`s weaknesses are less apparent the larger the gamemode... mainly that 20 or so minutes of suffering until the 7 man upgrade rolls out becomes far less apparent when the other player can practically prop the faction up temporarily till then... SOV pairs especially well with a USF player who can kick their opposing faction in the butt with an aggressive start...
in any case objective data still agrees that SOV is the worst faction in the game... something has to be done
And what will happen in every other gamemode where sovietU is good if we give a straigh buff to one unit? And moreso a unit effectiv on linear map?
(And datas are an indicator, not an absolute truth, and can be somewhat easily misunderstood.)