Quoted from official community balance forums:
Soooooo. last patch we established that pio spam was bull****, and this patch that got nerf'd to the point they can no longer kill anything at close range, ontop of a damage decrease for all germans units and weapons, we have had a damage increase for all soviet weapons.
The entire credibility of the post is lost in this introduction. The use of absolutes (not able to kill anything) indicates the emotional motivation of the post and already establishes the ground for the inaccurate information to follow.
Not only was the damage output of the kar untouched the only infantry based weapon on the Soviet side to receive a buff was the Mousin which had it's accuracy increased by 4% at mid and long range. The SVTs and ppshs were untouched in terms of damage and accuracy with the exception of the ppsh seeing an increase in moving accuracy.
Hmg 42 is still close to a waste of time compared to the maxim that still outperforms it in every way.
Firing arc?
german mortars get 1 shotted after a soviet mortar gets vet 1
The aoe bonus that mortars got when using precision strike was removed 2 patches ago (if I recall correctly). Decreasing the likelihood of that happening significantly. Furthermore the received +25% damage modifier for weapon teams was replaced by a +25% received accuracy modifier further decreasing the effect of a precision strike.
russians snipers are even more bs now the g43 nerf has come in.
The first sentence to be somewhat correct although emotionally very charged.
So. next patch. Can you kindly not buff, or nerf anything russian. Just buff the germans. Instead of this bull**** over nerf/over buff **** that constantly happens with relic. Kindly make small changes and ffs buff the lmg 42 and hmg 42. They're a critical part of german gameplay and have both been hamstrung to the point they aren't worth getting.
The lmg42's close range damage was decreased, but not significantly enough to make it a trade-off upgrade like a ppsh. The lmg42 will still increase a Grenadier squad's combat effectiveness over all ranges and therefore is always worth getting.
In conclusion there are about 1 to 3 factually correct statements, the rest doesn't hold up to any objective analysis.
Relic Entertainment
cblanco ★ 
