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Jump back to quoted post21 May 2018, 02:43 AMswordfisch

Probably because OKW start off with a SP that is a tad more expensive than a rear echelon, iirc this is what makes the MP difference at the start.

There's a good reason for this, USF by design lack elite infantry that Obers/Pgrens/Penals provide. They also lack a sniper to deal with those non-doc terminators. Hence their vet 3 is a little better by the time these units are on the field.

2x upgrades if you look at the stats are not as simple as you make them out, compare the MG42 or MG34 to the current tommy bren and you will see a big difference in DPS in favour of the german guns.

If I had things my way they would have kept some form of AT upgrade and their old RA vet, but we were dumped with StG's as a kneejerk reaction and then the flame nade because at the time flak halftrack did nothing vs garrisons, doctrinal sturm flamers did not exist and ISG smoke wasn't a thing. (the ISG was also pretty overpriced back in the day).

But now OKW have been given tool after tool while allied early game has seen a steady stream of "adjustments" (Rear echelon nerf, recent WASP nerf, penal nerf, royal engineer nerf I could go on). But here we are and OKW have these tools, that's fine but they should pay for at least one of them.

Jump back to quoted post20 May 2018, 20:50 PMFiresparks

ironically they are standarizing everything. veterancy is really one of the least visible aspect of the game.



how else would you make the line infantry veterancy unique and still balanced?

jp4 and FF veterancy are different, but I would say they are still "equivalent". FF offer more offensive bonus and JP4 offer more defensive bonus. Some people are obsess with the 40 bonus damage on the FF without taking into account the whole package.

right now rifleman vet is basically outright better than volks and grenadier.

"asymmetric" doesn't mean making one side overpowered.

right now the rifleman vet is 30% acc, 15% def + 23% def. that extra 15% def basically wipe away the extra acc bonus on the grenadiers.

alternative: 1.3 x .77 = 1.001 (rifleman vs gren)

1.4 x .77 x .93 = 1.002