Profile of talarfon

I don't think it's as one sided as you make it out... A shreked squad and a pak is more than enough to deal with a T-34 and the grenadiers faust can work in a pinch if your caught in a bad position with your pak because of the damage engine crit it will give. Teller mines are also excellent on the 2 current maps because there are narrow corridors and a good chance you will get a hit. My point is there's enough there to stop that T34 running riot with units you should have anyway. I think what people are struggling with is the not knowing what's coming next from the Soviet player as it's early in the game right now and it's not quite as predictable as the meta US.

Overall they are a slightly more defensive faction than the Russian's though not anywhere near the contrast there was in COH1.

T2 gives you alot more flexibilty and aggressive options due to the hard hitting units I always go T1 first as I think there's too much that can go wrong with a skip to T2. Bearing this in mind, fuel isn't really needed early game so prioritize munitions from the start.

Grenadiers and MG42's will give you a solid foundation to deal with all early game soviet threats. Get a combination of these 2 units and learn how to play them together and effectively. If your opponent is playing quite passively and your not having to spend too much manpower on reinforcing then teching to T2 after the 4th T1 unit is a good choice as it gives you access to more cost effective units before the upkeep bites you in the ass. If your opponent is playing more aggressively then dont be afraid to stay in T1 for a while with a medic bunker back at base. You normally spend your first munis on flamers, though if you think you can make it into T2 quickly then it might be worth saving for a flamer halftrack instead which is a great shock unit.

The tech tree layout often means that the German player is reacting to the the Soviet player's tech choice so keep in mind what your opponent has available to them and try to build units accordingly thinking of not only what you see but what you are likely to see in the future. e.g. If he goes T1-T3. Then the german T3 is a very effective counter. If he goes T4 then pgrens with shrecks are a good choice as they can avoid the indirect fire and can go after every unit that tier offers.

My framerate also dropped significantly during the blizzard. Overall I have to say the changes made, although slight, improve the play for sure.

Maybe making them unable to cap when the ability is active would help solve the bum rush into a capping zone where it immobility doesn't really matter

Since the nerf they are pretty comparable to CoH flamers, the reason they dominate so hard is because Grens and Scripts can't kill them. Once (if) their rifles are buffed, it will be much better I think.

Yeah that may help deal with engi flamers but what about halftrack flames, a big reason they are so deadly at the moment is the damage on retreat plus the high movment speed of the vehicle making it often impossible to escape from if your caught out of position even if you retreat at full health. Damage on retreat should be cut down to around 20-30% for flames IMO