They used to be exactly the same, bar the vet bonuses.
Armor skirts used to be a muni upgrade. It started to change with revamps.
Another nice but completely wrong theory from Katitof.
The 2 PzIV where never "exactly the same"
Let me give you list of differences:
Apart from different prices, one being doctrinal and coming into pairs, one having mu upgrade for skirt, different tech cost once they become build-able,...
This is counter to everything I learned in the past few years. Was this changed at some point? I mean this was why you never merged cons into shocks. Or is that because while they get the ppsh they dont get the armor?
They get the ppsh, they do not get armor.
You can test in game by zooming in and seeing what weapon they carry or watch closely during merge, you will see conscripts model pulling a different weapon from their backs.
But then you are trading out SVT laser rifles for nuggets. You are lowering your dps on an already AI dps gimped unit assuming you already picked the ptrs package.
Think you got it wrong.
When conscripts merge to squad they keep their vet 0 properties and gain the weapon of the unit they merged in and all veterancy bonuses of that unit.
If conscript merge to Penal they get free SVTs , while retaining their 1.087 target size.
let's make volks cant get stg44. cuz they are 5 men squad. do you agree?
STG44 are not lmgs.
On the the other hand imo they are pretty badly designed (the version Volks use) and part of the reason why Conscripts where buffed creating even more problems.
.... Initially OKW armor had same cost as ost, but that was changed when their eco was changed, the changes did not happen patch to patch, but over time and they add up to +25 fuel for respective vehicles.
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Yet another nice theory only the ostheer PzIV and OKW PzIV never had the same price.
Osther PzIV was 350/125 and now 350/120
OKW PzIV was 360/135 and then 360/150 and now 380/140
I could, but I want to teach you a lesson on not putting out silly comparisons between things that literally no one except comp stompers use.
Unfortanlly the only lessons you can teach me are on subject that you are good at and those are being a "fanboy" and insulting others and I am not interested in learning either.
On the other hand let me teach you one in arithmetic:
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OKW pays extra 25 fuel for all medium vehicles and up for the vet5 system as well as for its fuel starved theme. Vet5 might not give raw stats anymore, but you are still getting more utilities then equivalent units.
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It is written in the patch notes.
BALANCE UPDATES
OKW
After analyzing play data from the weekend we saw an increase in early tank usage for the Oberkommando West. We are releasing a targeted change to directly reduce that usage and to bring the OKW on par with the other four factions.
Panzer IV Ausf. J Medium Tank
* Fuel cost increased from 135 to 150
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Tiger B “Königstiger”
* Fuel cost increased from 260 to 310
“Jagdtiger” Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B
* Fuel cost increased from 245 to 280
150-135 = 15 not 25
310-260 = 60 not 25
280-245 = 35 not 25
Pls stop posting as if you are spokesman for Relic especially since what you write is simply wrong.