Considering how impactful and important the upgrade is its not really a choice. You have a issue that it comes too early, i think everyone will be getting it before tier 4. Also your going into dangerous territory about brain-dead upgrades especially about one that no one complained about.
I suspect that people will try to rush the upgrade going conscripts then T1 T3 with 1 PTRS Penal because it too powerful. But it still remains a choice when one will unlock it.
People never unlocked it in T3 so it was not match of choice in live either.
My comments was general about global upgrades and had little to do with this upgrade particularly.
I think there are good reasons for making Conscript late game slightly less efficient. I have also proposed a change to the timing/placement of Mobilized Reserves, although it was a bit different than this one.
My arguments were all pointing towards Conscript builds. Since people usually use either Cons or Penals (rarely both and I have not seen a backtech from Con/T2 into T1), it is not a buff to Conscript builds if Penals are affected as well.
I am not quite sure where the tech is placed now. HQ? Or still T3? And although it might be available earlier, upgraded Conscripts are in my eyes not strong enough to hold the line by themselves. So at least fuel/MP wise, you now pay more than previously.
It is still in T3.
Conscripts got viability got a major buff with increased healing speed and lower cost.
Penal benefit from MR substantially by faster XP gain and cheaper reinforcement. The upgrade probably pay for itself especially since Penal can not deal with armor.
The global upgrade instead of squad-based is a fair point. I think that this is a very bad idea by the balance team though. Soviets had a good way to dump 150-200 munis into their mainline infantry. Now this is excess munis that will be spent elsewhere. Additionally, PPsHs are literally exclusive with the reserves upgrade and will be marginalized even further. Plus you cannot pickup weapons any more (I know the upgrade is better, still this option is taken away for not much reason). I hope the global upgrade will be reverted.
PPsh comes with hit the ground that can be used from 7 men conscripts.
Both ppsh/SVT sqauds benefit from faster XP gain with MR.
Can you please give me a reason why this so called 'choice' needed to be happen that you have to purchase the upgrade even once your at tier 4?
Regardless how its spun, it will delay your infantry upgrades or your tanks.
Ill add I dont like the idea of global upgrade at all, see my post in the ukf thread that I replied to you.
Well the thing is imo that giving a player choices instead of "braindead" upgrades is a good thing.
The implementation of it might need fine tuning but generally allowing the player to choose where and when he want to invest is something is a good thing.
MR now is split into two type of bonus:
One global effecting Penals reinforcement and Penal/conscripts XP gain
The 7 upgrade unlock
I dont get this ? The mills bombs is basically identical to the usf frag unless for the delay on impact, which is brought inline with the patch. Why doses it need further neft?
The problem with mills is that it fixes the only "weakness" tommies. Tommies will beat most enemy infatry in range and thus if they want to win the engagement they need to close where mills helps them.
As for USF comparison it does is not that accurate due to faction design. The important differences here are that, USF grenade is an more of an offensive tool for USF while mills for UKF is more of defensive tool, USF are more pressed for fuel/munition for getting heal/hmg/light vehicles than UFK so it harder for them to afford grenades
Yes mobilized reserves itself is getting buffed which makes tier 3 and going MR desirable (might be op or not havnt tested) but your failing to see the bigger picture here. Making it available earlier and then buffing it whiles technically nerfing all of tier 4 is the problem which no one has complained about before.
I did not describe the changes as good. Imo it is bad.
I have simply pointed out that MR was buffed this patch in a major way not nerfed.
As for the T4 is still optimal you can get the MR before of after building T4 so it decision the player has to make which in my opinion is a good thing.
This is actually a nerf. Soviet early-mid game did not get changed that much, so the T70 is still obligatory (even the nerfed version), meaning you still need to spend the same amount of resources as in the live version, but you do not get Mobilized reserves for free anymore after tech up. So you must delay either your first or second T4 vehicle.
Mobilize reserves is actually buffed:
Mobilize Reserves
In sort for no longer coming with T4 it now:
is available with less tech
XP gain now effects all conscripts without having to upgrade them
Now effect penals
Overall a buff.
Actually the blobing for soviet has become allot more viable with:
Cheaper and faster healing
Less bleed for Penal
Better AT with 3 PTRS
Earlier effects of mobilize reserves for all infantries
An elegant solution that will require more testing.
M15 AA Half-track
Nice to see that my suggestion about the AA mode is being implemented (maybe it would be a good idea to extend to other unit also since it could make easier to balance AA weapons since they could use different properties in AA mode).
I would suggest you check it AA capability thou from the little testing I did the unit was able to shoot down all single pass planes.
I would also suggest to remove the suppression on the move capability and lower the price.
UKF grenades remain a powerful tool, maybe increase cost or lock behind T2?
Vickers HMG Team
I can not even begin to describe how bad this change is. A HMG with 52 range that can attack enemy MG frontally without taking fire? seriously?
Royal Engineers
Assault Officer
Moving some of the utility of IS to other units is a step in right direction.
Cromwell
The ability is fine on its own but it become a problem once combined with Hammer. Add hammer trucking and warspeed and Cromwell will over-perform.
Churchill
Why not reduce the power level of Churchill and reduce pop?