Profile of Felinewolfie

Penals : 6 men w SVT40 rifles. Bundled grenade. Lose half AI in side AT role.
PzGren : 4 men w STG44 rifles. Bundled grenade. Lose half AI in side AT role.

2x Pzshreks (better than bazookas)(more cost efficient muni wise than 'zooks)
(No fuel/manpower side teching, don't need weapon racks) has self-healing.
3x AT Rifles (weaker than bazookas)(No burst/shock value. Only useful vs
light vehicles). Low pen.

I'd add Luches to UT list (it's mostly balanced but maybe build time is a smidge too long). I think the prevalence of Battlegroup openings in 1v1 speaks for itself.

Not just Pz2 Luch, all light vehicles were nerfed in their AI capability, the Stuart, T70 as well.
Mostly overly so.

I'd be for all of their regaining their strong AI of old.

Would that be okay with you?

The true meta-game of CoH2 is trying desperately to hide one's own agenda while identifying and dismantling everyone else's.

You see, as the battle wages, we too operate behind the scenes in covert ways and try to influence the way the war goes through our own subtle means.

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Ooh sheit, someone gets it +1 sir, and well done.

This is it. Exactly it.

I won't comment on balance as to not incur the wrath of our all mighty and knowing Katitof for being a Comp Stomper or whatever, but just a suggestion.

Instead of removing the pit and replacing it with a mobile mortar team, how about just go with Planet Smasher's Artillery Pit idea (link in my signature) since that way it will keep the Brits unique at the same time while still giving them mobile indirect fire doctrinally without it costing fuel.

Also, perhaps if the raketen was to be replaced with let's say a Pak 38/40, how about the MG34 be buffed a wee bit and it's T1 requirement be removed since I hardly think that a T0 Pak 38/40 would be acceptable, and also maybe increase it's price to compensate.

That's all.

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- I think you are right! Soviets, USF and OKW ought to have 76mm AT guns at T0,
replacing Raketen and also giving all those faction a T0 MG of MG42 power. Of course,
with the Raketen replaced with a PAK 38/40, the price would increase say, to that of Zis-3
(which would now be in T0)(and insta-nuke the 222 and the HT)

Apologies. I rant and do sarcasm as vocabulary.
My point is not that USF and UKF need medium AT at T0, but that your request is unreasonnable.
"How would you like it if..." is what I'm trying to say here.

You have Panzerfausts and Raketen. UKF have nothing. Sov have nothing (at T0)(AT 'nades?).
USF have vet 1 AT RifleGrenades. Buffed infantry with improved MG at T0? I think not.

It works thus: T0 MG with 4 men w Bolt Action grenades, bunkers or 5-6x men squads with
auto rifles and no MG.

OKW have STG44 (auto) and no MG. Same as Americans. Same as Penal Soviets.
How would you feel if UKF gained 5x men at start with 5x M1 Garand at start (+ their MG)
(Also gaining medium AT gun). Not reasonable?

Then why do you ask for it?
(I know, I know, you think only Germany ought to have no weaknesses)
(5x men squads, auto weapons, early free 'nades, medium AT, improved MG) All at T0.
(And 'fausts!)

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Also on UKF/USF weapon rack double upgrades :

For a 150 manpower, 50 fuel, 120 munition upgrade... They also don't have super
PanzerGrenadiers and OberSoldaten that liquefy allied troops.

Also note that each Bren, each BAR is substantially weaker than LMG42s.
Would also require removing Manpower/Fuel 120 muni cost of upgrade. Making tanks
come that much sooner (Remember those are SIDE-grades not free like German's).

How about we remove weapon racks, double firepower of Bren/BAR/M1919A6 but limit it to 1.
Remove fuel/manpower cost of grenades, weapon upgrades, lowering cost of all allied troops
to 245 (and making Gren 5x man, and cost 245) and making volkgrenadiers cost 245, making
penals 5x man and costing 250 (but giving them DP28 upgrade and changing their satchel to
a regular grenade, and giving them and US and UKF free AT grenades (ie: Panzerfaust)

Then changing Soviet sniper to 1 man, 82 health, semi auto sniper rifle w explosive
bullets that stun entire blobs of infantry, and much higher vetting with vastly improved
stealth.

... If all infantry and all snipers (and then all tanks, mortars, AT guns and all tech
being the same and costing the same and...)

Would you be happy?

Seriously. I want to know.

Why should 708 manpower, 70 fuel, 170 munition squads be weaker than 240 manp, 60 muni squads?

A.Soldiers also said UKF Infantry should lose Trenches (but Gren retain MG bunkers)
Would you like pioneers being moved to T2, and MG bunkers delayed until then?

If Assymetric balance is not working for people, isn't it time to move to Symmetric balance?
(aka: All-stats mirror factions).

Should all factions have 5x men squads with auto weapons, Snare, Medium AT at T0, Excellent MG
at T0 ie: No weaknesses, and all strenght, for everyone?

I posted this earlier. It may answer some of your questions :

soon every army has T0 4x man machine guns (even Soviets) with AP ammo.
soon every army has 5x Model Squad Armies (Even Soviets) with 2x upgrades
(2x Bar, 2x Bren, 2x LMG42)(Bren are buffed to MG42 levels, so are BAR. Bar can't fire on move)
soon USF has Sherman E8 non-doctrinal for cost of Panther. With Panther stats.
soon SoV has T34-85 non-doctrinal for cost of Panther. With Panther stats.

This is what I don't get. People want a balanced game, but everyone's idea of balance is
that they want to keep their strenghts on their pet faction, but want the opposing faction
's strenghts removed, because " I love scissors, and rocks crush scissors ".

All this bitching is never going to end until all factions are entirely mirror stats.
The Commanders, too.

No, my apologies. Bitching won't stop even then (! Why do USF have Sherman with same stats
as Panther? Panther raped Shermans historically) Sigh...

... But don't you want 5x Model Squads with G43s... that cost 280, not 240.
And losing bunkers. (USF also losing fighting position)(Unless they both can get the
same one, even soviets and british having their MG bunkers).
- Panthers that can de-crew and repair/cap flags.
- Shermans E8s being non-doctrinal and having 100% Panther stats and costs.

All have it or none.
You need to decide.

Are you okay with accepting that factions are different, and some have strenghts that others don't?
Or... do you want everything to be the same?

Please decide:
A - I want all factions to be nerfed hard, except my pet faction.
B - I want all factions to be the same. COMPLETELY the same (Except uniforms, looks)
C - I accept asymmetric balance, and that some units will be different than others, and
that ultimately, that will lead to a different playing style for each faction.

I think everyone should put on their profile, here, and it being tagged onto every post and reply that they make in which camp they belong.

I prefer as it is now, but the bitching is insane.
So I propose C for custom, and B for Ranked PVP automatch. This way, skill would prevail, and people would finally stop bitching about balance.

Add to this an effort to make each unit uselful, in some way. Way too many units are underused, or become useless as time goes on.