This is the problem. Too may people seem to think that contribution equals quality and therefore criticism is unwarranted.
Well, I never said that players should not criticize the mod's team decisions - I do. If you ask me Soviets are way too strong and should have get some hard nerfs. But I know how hard these guys work and the least thing people should do is to present their claims in a respectful way (btw you did).
And we also should keep in mind that its nearly impossible to make all players happy. If the mod team would decide to nerf some soviet units ( I hope we see that in the not so distant future) the allied fanboys would run amok. If overperforming axis units get toned down the axis brigade runs amok on this forum.
Just look at us: You think that the game is not as fun as before: because of cheese stuff. I personally think that the game has less cheese than before. I started playing COH2 when US mortars nuked everything away and Rifles could be equoiped with 2&M19 and Volks had insane veterancy, not to speak of the cancer emplacements that ruined the game. Although we play the same game we fundamentally disagree about the fun factor, thats why I think making balance changes is the worst job you can do. A lot of work and testing and in the end you can be happy if people dont attack you on forums. And these attacks very often come from people who gave a shit about testing before a patch is released.
Honestly, it drives me crazy to see that people always complain but never try to help in a constructive manner. Of course there are also players that actually test things (Aerafield, Sully, Stark, Lago and other come to mind) but the number of crybabies on this site is huge compared to the number of people who are willing to support the community team.
Thats why Im grateful for the work of the mod team even if I disagree on certain decisions.
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