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What I don't like in this map is the fact that all VPs are close together. In old MG42 era this was a huge advantage for Germans. Not so sure about this now as this is the only map I have banned. Because of "the old times".

I dont think this map necessarily favors one or the other, but if I had to go with one id say soviets. The lack of buildings to camp in near key points is nice for once, but well micro'd scrips with molotovs/htd can go to town on this map, esp during blizzards. 120s, Zis, maybe an su76 (tho I havent seen one in a 1v1 in ages!) can clear out mg42s that are being tricky.

Su85s are still an issue in the middle but most people dont use those anymore

+1 Resource scaling for team games seems like a no brainer that would make a lot of the people yelling about team IMBAs happy

And why do you lose all 4 sectors to the Germans? I mean, you cold capture at least one.

^QFT

The map is huge, especially early on a concerted script spam push towards the center can force the germans off. The trick is to not commit your early squads piecemeal. On the other hand the germans have to concentrate their forces on one side of the map (aka also the top because of all the dumbo points there) and if a wave is defeated for whatever reason, they basically give up control of the map on the long retreat as the soviets have more mobile/independent units.

Common blizzards favor close range units like scripts/shocks with nades and help to negate the 1-2 MG42s that you will see. Mobile units like t34s and t70s will run around the map with a few scripts and cause problems as long as you watch out for a mine or two in the center vs a german player with a munition income.

Guess what the munition points benefit both sides, if you dont think the soviets will be calling in constant incendiary barrages or strafing runs youre being naive. Incendiary barrages will easily decrew or force off german support teams after the damage penalty applied to them a patch ago

This map while huge, blizzardrific and munition heavy is at least symmetrical balance wise as opposed to northern langreskaya which is blatantly a weaker cutoff than the south.

The big thing is that HMG42s have been significantly nerfed. You are now able to use conscript squads to flank. This makes straight conscript spam a viable strategy.

German players are more likely to go straight infantry and less likely to use combined arms early.

Soviet players are less likely to get snipers than they were before as there are now more early game alternatives.

The M3 has fallen out of favor as it can basically be one shotted by a panzerfaust.

Panzergrenadier spam is still popular and so are flame halftracks/scout cars. German AT guns are more popular now to counteract t3.

Panzer4s are as popular as ever. I have seen some more ostwind spam is that true for everyone else? German t4 units are generally ignored except in team games.

SU-85s have fallen out of favor due to several speed nerfs. T3 with t34s seems to be the more widely adopted strategy. T34s are now viable against German t3 (panzer 4s). A fast t-70 is a common option.

Heavy tanks are not so unaffordable now and I have seen more of them in 1v1s.

You could also just play the game and have a look.

@undostrescutaro he was asking about the game not the forums.

Pretty good post, I would add mg42s have been nerfed enough that you cant really rely on them to hold territory anymore. Any more than 1 infantry squad will easily walk past or through one and it takes significantly longer to suppress inf even at midrange.

As far as meta goes, build conscripts, rush buildings, sit in buildings, profit

you seriously have trouble countering a bunker in a 1v1? Pretty much anything from t2 on for the soviets will take it out. Any tank including su85s and zis will make short work of it. Just dont run conscripts at it or try to mortar it to death and youll be alright