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Jump back to quoted post22 Aug 2016, 00:22 AMmediev

I guess that is true, because when you look at the fuels from your perspective, the one on your own side of the river offers an unbreakable MG position for the enemy. At least until you get mortars and vehicles. It is not quite so advantageous to rush the house with Rifles, but it is still much better than charging straight into an unflankable MG. Not to mention that your munitions point is practically right next to it, with a VP directly between them, which is an ideal starting position. And unlike the other fuel, it is really difficult to cut off. Even if you manage to rush the house on your own riverbank, your just get forced out by the MG that is being moved there, by it simply parking itself at max range and opening fire.
PS: If you just want to improve your win ratio with USF, you might want to consider to veto this map entirely, since it is very MG friendly in general, therefore difficult for USF. Even with a lot of skill, you will probably struggle regularly on this map. Not saying you can´t win, just saying that this map favors Axis and Brits quite heavily. Kinda cheeky advice I know, but it is a possibility.

Jump back to quoted post21 Aug 2016, 10:16 AMStug life

you know what's hilarious when your guard lose all team weapon but still button a tank I was like wtf

Jump back to quoted post19 Aug 2016, 14:55 PMturbotortoise

Mmm! Good point, I always seem to forget the .50.

I think my trouble came in losing the map-- I only had the two rifles whilst waiting for paths. I decided on an M20 for some more offensive power, and the Luchs was already out... x.x

It all went horribly wrong.

Jump back to quoted post18 Aug 2016, 18:24 PMMirdarion

No, the US shouldn't be "easy to contain with MGs", that's exactly why thy have smoke grenades on their most important infantry unit (and on their infantry support tank). A well placed smoke grenade is all it needs to counter an MG, and that is good.

The problem is, that the mortar doesn't have the same limitations, while offering the very same capabilities. No more ammunition drain, no more strategical decision whether to go for grenades (against an enemy using many support weapons) or for BARs (against an enemy using a lot of infantry), no more delayed Stuart when going for both.

Sure, this adds a lot of different ways for the US, but at the same time another faction is paying the price. And no, I don't think that Ostheer in general is underpowered (aside from the fucked teching system that feels older than Star Wars Episode 1), it is just that their playstyle is no longer supported and rewarded by the game. That's not something that can be fixed through a simple rebalancing of certain units, as that would only throw the problem further down the line.
The best example of that are Assault Grens. Those guys started as totally OP, which completely overshadowed their true problem. Then they were nerfed to uselessness, and because the unit (aside from being OP) was actually pretty bad, only the negative aspects remained. Now, you could simply buff Assault Grens, but that wouldn't magically remove their actual problems (they don't scale at all, as soon as even the lightest vehicle hits the field they are and will be your most worthless unit on the field for the remainder of the game).
Apply that on a larger scale, and you will quickly realise that buffing won't fix the actual problems Ostheer faces.