Profile of CieZ

Siddolio too stronk.

Is this game worth a cast?

As an IT professional certified in security I wouldn't consider XP to be a good OS. I also wouldn't upgrade to windows 10 for a few years. Stick with 7 until 10 has been patched to be stable and secure.

Oh and don't use windows for anything other than gaming. Windows sucks and I know the vast majority of people don't keep up with it properly.

Why do you think OKW shouldn't get one? Units are not based on need, they are based on giving more options. Technically every faction could have very few units through the justification they don't need anymore.

A self propelled howitzer would fit your more mechanized view of OKW?

EDIT: I think we are going in circles because I think your assuming I think Allies shouldn't get any help either, both USF have new commanders coming and something needs to go in them.

I've stated numerous times why I don't think they should have one, but I'll make a list. Maybe that'll be easier for you to read.

1 - It does not fit with the design of the faction. OKW is supposed to be able to take, but have a harder time than Ostheer holding territory offensively. (No MG42, no mobile HT, lack of stopping power provided by LMG42s, medium tanks, bunkers, s-mines, etc)

2 - They already have a mobile indirect fire option in the form of the Stuka. Sure it isn't an area denial tool, but current howitzers are hardly good at denying area.

3 - OKW needs to lack something. Right now they lack a howitzer type unit, this seems fair to me. (I'll remind you that they have the best AT in the game and access to the most powerful infantry as well as being the only faction with a non-doctrinal heavy tank).

Wanting factions to have inherent weakness's that you can't counter at all is one of the dumbest things you could ever want because it creates "Rock, Paper, Scissor" game play. Yes certain factions should have a more carved out roll that they are better at but a faction having a weakness you can do almost nothing about just makes thing aggravating.

You're reading more into what I'm saying than you should. I've never said factions should have inherent weaknesses that they cannot counter.

I did say that each faction should have a weakness. This comes with the turf of every faction having their own flavor and play style. In my opinion it would be boring if we had four extremely vanilla/well-rounded/similar factions. As much as I enjoyed AoE 2, I loved AoE 3 more because of how unique each nation ended up being in AoE 3. Same with WC 3 and SC 2 - each race is unique/distinct.

Not every faction needs a heavy artillery piece, OKW most certainly does not. It doesn't suit their flavor, it doesn't sit well with their design and it would be an absolute nightmare to deal with. Even the OKW PaK 43 + Med Truck + Flak HQ is borderline OP on a few maps, and the PaK 43 has significantly less range than howitzers in this game.

The munitions income was take to percents between 100, 80, and 66 a few times, which is exactly what you said would constitute a major change forcing a rethinking in meta.

Meta for OKW has shifted a lot, the Obers nerfed forced players to rely on call in infantry which are much more efficient. The Volk's nerfed made OKW players have to rely far more on the Rackten then before, the KT nerf has made the KT less effective when facing smart players encouraging OKW players to simply use different vehicles in combination rather than 1 super tank.

The Jadgtiger got a major change, tons of other OKW units have been messed with in similar ways.

This is coming from OKW fanboy numero uno, I know what my favorite faction is best and worst at.

The only time OKW underwent an actual faction overhaul was during the WFA Alpha, after months of the community begging for it (rightly so) because their initial design was flat out stupid.

Everything you've mentioned and tried to claim as a "drastic faction change" or whatever your exact words have been simple balance adjustments and haven't even come close to changing the core design behind the faction.

Their tech tree is literally exactly the same as it was on release. Volks have schrecks, Kubel still suppresses, KT is still the strongest individual tank in the game. Obers are still the strongest individual infantry in the game. Pretty much all of their units still serve the exact same purpose as they always have. JLI are probably the most changed unit OKW has, but even then they serve the same role that they always did.

Not every faction needs access to everything, and not every faction needs to be strong at everything - if we want that, just design one perfect faction and play mirror matches all day everyday.

As much as I'm hesitant to agree with Katitof (because all you forum warriors are silly to me) he's definitely right in this case. You don't really have a leg to stand on aside from being stubborn and unwilling to admit that you're wrong.