ok cons ppsh blob(even though their vet is not fully apllied due to vet bug) can be dealt with lets just say..ignore cons what about vet 3 rifles then..???
I put rifles and volks in the same tier. They are both the best scaling mainline infantry in the game since they are available at start and last until mid-late game. As another poster mentioned, there's a reason why rifles were buffed in the first place because of late game bleed.
I feel if anything, there should be a small nerf to received accuracy? I believe the buff to make this last longer is too strong. Was it -20% received accuracy? I'm sure someone knows the percentage. If it's 20%, maybe 10% or 15% would be a better number.
I feel this is the same situation with the AEC. It was weak but they gave it a 2.5 AOE boost instead of like 1 or 1.5.
However for USF, it was originally a bigger problem because they had nothing late game. They had no heavies or tanky tanks to screen for the fragile Jackson and no arty to push enemies out of defensive positions except for commander related units now.
So, we'll see in March or April hopefully a better balance for penals, maxims, volks, and rifles.