Profile of TehPowahOfWub

every faction has brain dead tactics like blobbing and Mg spam etc, its not something thats unique to axis. I dont agree with your statement saying axis squads are more forgiving because axis usually have smaller squad sizes, making them more venerable to being wiped.

You need to define what you mean by 1 powerful unit and weaker allied units? what units exactly.

In team games this a is a trend ive noticed, in low level games axis teams win more but in higher level games where you tend to have organised teams, allies are winning more.

The two examples you give are pretty much exclusively viable as axis. MG spam is already an unviable/cheesy strat, but if it's going to work, it's only going to work with Ostheer, because all other stock MGs are garbo.

Continuing on that point, it's much more viable to blob as axis because you won't be facing a wide-arced, fast suppressing MG to shut it down.

Smaller squads have perks - among others, building combat, less units in the open to get suppressed, etc.

Would you rather have 2 t34/76 or one panther, micro-wise?

Honestly these all sound like arguments of a low-level player, no offense.

Just wanted to start a discussion on the perception of balance where the difficulty of a faction is the driving force for common views on how each unit performs.

From my browsing on this forum and the COH2 subreddit, I think a fairly common sentiment is that both axis factions (more so Ost, but OKW is not far behind, at least as game modes get larger) are fairly braindead to play atm. The overall design of these factions, in addition to unit philosophy and performance is what makes this seem like a fact. At the core of it, it's a lot easier to micro one very powreful unit (axis) than several weak units (allies). Additionally, axis is generally more forgiving now when it comes to losing units, since they have many backup tools that can help them stall back into the game.

When it comes to performance/cost, I don't think any faction is significantly more "OP" than another, but I think the reality of how immune a faction is to fuckups is what shapes perceptions of balance.

I think rather than discuss how to avoid making units OP, for COH3 we need to equally discuss how to make each faction relatively similar in simplicity of play, and not the huge gap like there is between axis and allies in both coh1 and 2.

Grens are pretty disgusting tbh. Zero skill to use. A blob of LMG42s can melt MGs, no flanking required. Are they OP? Hard to say. Can anyone with a sub 50 IQ use them to great effect? Absolutely.

Yawn... BAR'd up rifleman do just fine against grens. I know you're convinced that Grenadiers are disgustingly OP but they really aren't that strong prior to being vet 3 with their LMG's. You can quite easily close the gap and overwhelm them in a lot of situations.

120muni and 280 MP (not counting sidetech timing) to remain competitive with a 240 MP 60 muni squad that comes kitted with immediate snare and free grenade with tech. They are not "distgustingly" OP but they are definitely way too much right now (and likely will remain so).

Clearly the best mainline infantry in the game, in a faction that also has the best MG in the game. Vet 3 bonuses make them moron proof (although to be fair Axis has catered to less skilled players since COH1). Pretty much need to nerf one or the other, although it will never happen.