Does anyone remember what that was like? I wonder what it would be like now if the maxim, .50 cal and Vickers didn't suck and could actually surpress infantry. Right now that ability is only for Axis.
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Back in the days when Maxim was T2 and MG42 was 3 men and T1,
Maxim deployed fast, could sprint, and supressed hard. And was 240 manpower!
(so was MG42)
Many Axis players howled and cut their wrists or hanged themselves.
Since 83% of players play exclusively axis, Relic had to act and fast, or lose most of
their players. So they had to nerf .50 cal, Vickers, Maxim and DHSK.
And add a model to MG42 and DOUBLE the arc of MG42.
And the rest is history.
It's not a balance thing.
it's a not lose all their Axis player sort of thing.