Profile of Balanced_Gamer

The enemy at the gates is absolutely unhistorical, there is not a single documentary confirmation from both the Soviet and the German sides that Soviet soldiers engaged in unarmed combat, especially in Stalingrad, where rifles were taken from soldiers and given PPSH-41 for urban combat.
For me, a 7-person upgrade is useless, because it really does not help in the late game of the Soviet faction, but to have an even more free-line 8-person - no, thanks. Give me a normal 6-man with improved weapons.

The element I pointed out that was mainly historical was conscripts not provided all with weapons. Some were equipped while others were not. That is historical. I did not say that they engaged without weapons, only some were unequipped. That is a historical fact. In the early years since there were more men than weapons for the Soviet Union.

I tested the new Pzgrens myself and they are fantastic. Timing also is great. After Battle Phase 1 is great. Vet is pretty good too, vet 1 particularly. I still think a price reduction to 320 manpower is still necessary. 340 is still a little too much.

I hope nothing else changes. Reduce price a little! Overall it is very satisfactory. Even the Ostwind is an improvement. Wow, I am looking forward to the new implemented changes! Particularly for Pzgrens and Ostwind.

Great job Team Relic!

5 man squad grens with faster vet and cover bonus and WITHOUT any weapon, i don't think that this will fit you in lategame? If you need 5-man grens you can choose doc with it and even get g43 and you even don't need wait you T4!

I do not like people keep mentioning The German Infantry Doctrine with 5 man. I does not help. It feels like elements which should have been introduced by default in a less effective scale. In fact, most of the elements introduced within the doctrine should have had been introduced to default Wehrmacht. At least they are getting the Panzergrenadiers right fulfilling the role of a "mechanized unit". There should be a default option, mainly for late game purposes maybe alike what Cons are getting with additonal men.

There should be for Grenadier as I have mentioned before in other forums

1./ its current MG42 upgrade, purpose for "extra firepower" 60 ammo

or

2./ additional man for , "extra survivability". 60 ammo

You can pick one or the other. Not both, not until Battle Phase 3 and both will cost you in total 120 ammo. Costy, right?

I believe this is a good step or diverse mechanic. No too strong or OP. The idea is, you can pick one upgrade in the beginning only until Battle Phase 3 where you can get both. Have to upgrade individually.

It should create a dilemma or difficult choice as one will have to pick one element over the other.

SU should get Molotov upgrade free and the AT costing only.

Like what the British Elements have although they have (Bolster Squad) it at more cost effective option. It should not be a problem

I think Conscripts should have 8 man squad. Upgrade should come earlier. 6 men equipped with weapons, the other 2 unarmed but waiting for other models to die in order to get their weapon. Fits the historical aspect like the Movie "Enemy at The Gates". Not all cons had rifles, they had to get it from another dead con. Create this element of "Human Wave Tactics" would surely improve the elements of the game and SU.

Please no MP40s for Volks, late game against Riflemen & Tommy with LMGs will be a nightmare. I argue the same against PPSH upgrade for cons as non-doctrinal.

Agreed

MP40 is terrible, horrible even. Stormtroopers are crap currently since you have to melee range in order to put into effect. If you compare ShockTroops, medium range they are quite deadly. Mp40 has a very poor profile. Unless they decide on making improvements then I would be fine with it.

Volks should stick currently with STG upgrade as there is no other clear resolution.

PPSH for Cons could be a kind of nerfed version default. Preferably an upgrade that gives them maybe instead 3 SVT rifles default costing 45-60 ammo.

Yes, the Eastern Front was less positional and СoH mechanics could be applied to it, but to sell the strategy about the First World War, people need famous events, and the Western Front is more famous or more PR focused. Even if you first create the Western Front, and then the Eastern Front as DLC, the factions of these fronts will be so different: the Western factions are static and stuck in the trenches, the Eastern factions had a long front and therefore constantly maneuvered. These sides will be very difficult to balance.

Maybe the atmosphere should be like "No mans land". Open filled with the environment. Not necessarily many areas filled with trenches. It could small plots or areas with trenches. Similar to then new trench implemented in the recent patches. It can be buildings and more or less same elements like Coh1 and Coh2.

It could even be urban. They can even make an imaginative theme, "What could/would have been scenario". Like Battle of Paris or Berlin or even any major renowned cities. Spicen up things a little.

Iron Harvest is futuristic WW1 and they do not necessarily require trenches everywhere to create that expected atmosphere. It is going to be a good RTS game for sure.

Coh3 can be WW1, and still WW2. I would not like if Coh3 is modern warfare since it is recent and not interesting. That is my opinion.

I think Coh3 should stick definitely around 1900-1970 period, Cold War warfare acceptable but not 21st century. Early-mid 1900s is a theme many people do enjoying playing.