It's one thing to buff underused units so they can perform their intended role, look at the good changes to previously underused units such as Brumbarr or SU-76 as an example. That works to fill gaps in a faction's overall capability and open up new options for play. It's another thing entirely to buff commonly-used units as that has much wider-reaching implications, plus it doesn't really improve gameplay as much as you just end up relying even more on a small selection of units and strats.
People are talking about how absurd the new factions' power creep has gotten. So people want to nerf the new 'better' factions to make them in line with the 'outdated' EFA (Wehrmacht especially). I'm saying relic would more likely buff Wehrmacht than nerf USF, UKF, and OKW altogether.
What would be easier:
buffing 3 Wehrmacht infantry units(grens/pios/pzgrens) and 2-3 tanks(pzIV/panther/tiger)
or nerfing UKF's sapper blobs, stock Tigers, cost-efficient steam rollers...
OKW's stock god unit, free flaks, super glue repairs...
and USF's terminator riflemen with their double LMGs and -45% received accuracy, etc...
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The issue here is Ostheer's wipe-prone, underperforming infantry and it's subpar late game. Soviets back then crutched on doctrinal stuff and did fine, with the new patch they don't need to rely on doctrines as much and as a result are much stronger. Ostheer can't crutch on sht coz almost all of their arsenal is sucky. Nice that the niche 'underused' units have been buffed(flame ht and brummbar) but they can't really be crutched on (unless made borderline OP), since Ostheer core units still suck weinerschnitzel.