That's because pretty much all of last 2 years of "red unit OP" is not based on units performance, but one game or clip where usually a top player was lucky with/unlucky against.
That's why people constantly claim everything OP without being able to produce even low level replay with evidence.
"I dont understand this discussion, it is one of the most overperforming single units in 1v1.
Lower its range, take away its late game abilities and it would still be viable" - A player who is rank 3 with USF in 1 vs 1 ( and top 5 with every other faction )
But ofc someone who doesn't play axis and someone who doesn't even play the game at all feel the need to defend the WC 51 ...
So in a recent thread about this unit a lot of people , high ranking ones included, agreed that this unit was heavily Overperforming ( especially in early game ) and that changes need to be made. So here is a poll about those changes.
I agree that OKW doesn't need a sniper ( not like it would get implemented anyways ), but I also want to point out that some of the methods suggested to counter snipers as OKW don't work. For instance the Kubel one only works when the enemy is pretty much AFK.
We had the Automatch Stats in September 2019 and the World Championship Stats in February 2020, so why didn't we get more Automatch Stats or more Tournament Stats ( like about the 1 vs 1 / 2 vs 2 Tournaments of July / August )
Win Stats are a important tool when it comes to balancing games , so why not release more data ?
I still firmly believe that USF should have had HQ trucks, OKW should have had Officers (German propaganda heavily emphasized the role of officers in battle), Soviets should have Vet 5 (they fought the whole damn war).
For historical reasons, I support a very mechanized portrayal of US Forces. I also miss the Jeep.
I think it's too late for CoH2, though.
I might be wrong, but aren't OKW and USF simply meant to represent the forces that took part during the Battle of the Bulge and not the USF / OB West in general ? ( That's also why you got paradrop as OKW )
Edit: Just remembered that USF also has Pershing ... so yea. Simply forget my words