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I wouldn't mind that, it would give a while to try out Iron Harvest. It might not be up to CoH standards, but it'll definitely be a nice change for a moment.

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I backed the game and have only modest expectations but it could definitly shorten the time until Coh3 comes out. I personally hope that the Iron HArvest campaign will be cool- i dont expect too much out of the mp.

That would be great. They have been making the most out of the tourney with this giveaways and The promotion to the twitch Korea Frontpage (i would imagine they bought that?).

I feel like this indicates a significant update on AOE4 or the developement of another game coming this weekend too.

I guess we can expect an aoe4 release reveal. Would be huge if we also wokld get a coh3 reveal

Looks much better now imo.

I would love to see the "Tank commander" upgrade in Luftwaffe supply instead of the Commando P4.
Tank commander could provide an Stuka strafe instead of the arty barrage. It would mirror the close collaboration between the spearhead of the german tank divisions and the Luftwaffe.

True but the panther is an odd duck. Most TDs are helpless against infantry but the panther has decent AI with all the mgs. It's a hybrid TD/medium tank/heavy tank. Not really a pure TD.

Isnt that exactly the kind of problem the unit has? It doesnt have a clear role.
Its not good enough against infantry compared to a medium /heavy AND doenst have the abilities to (reload times, urrrggh)fight effectively against Jacksons / SU-85.
Yes, the panther has good mobility which can be used against SU-85 (but only on maps that allow flanking) but the Jackson has more range AND the same mobility AND costs 40 fuel less.

The bigger problem is that axis players need tanks to fight off allied infantry. The panther doesnt give you anything in this department but is very expensive. Building 1-2 mediums and back it up with a Tiger is a lot more attractive than spending my fuel on panthers. Thats why OKW players choose so often Grand offensive and thats the reason why wehr players have Tiger commanders in their load outs. And if wehr players really want to fight off efficiently against allied TDs they build the elephant.

So all in all i would like to see a clear role for the panther: Either it should be a pure TD or a good, highly mobile generalist - a better version of the comet.

At this point in the tournament, what's deciding matches is the difference in tournament seed, not faction.

True till to certain point. IN the first rounds its very obvious that the higher seeds win easily.
But the top16 had quiete good matchups: I dont think that Noggano / Hans was decided by the seating, same for the VOn/PFC series.
Yes, we get a better impression after the quarterfinals but right now it really feels that USF is dominating and USF mechanized is the new spec ops - a commander almost used in very game. It would be really interesting to know what the winning percentage of USF players are in general, how often US Mech was picked and what the winning percentage of US players is who chose Mechanized.