Profile of MetaStable14

I agree artillery should fuck up whatever it hits. If you have a full health squad and it gets directly hit by a shell the squad should probably have 3 or 5 deaths respectively with the remaining guy very low health. Splash damage from additional shells should be able to kill the remainder. However insta-gibbing shouldn't be a factor in the CoH series in my opinion. There should always be a chance to retreat and heal - regardless of how small that time window is.

The timing needed a change. The problem with FHT was that it used to have a period of free reign. I personally think they could use a damage (or critical) and cost nerf but that's just me - not 100% positive if that would be a good change or not.

My problem with it was during that free reign period it used to have it could get squad wipes too easily by chasing down retreating units. It's one thing to have a unit positioned well to cut off a retreating unit but entirely another to chase it across the map picking off troops. I think guards coming out earlier at least allows soviets to threaten a chasing FHT.

Note: I'm talking from the soviet T1 point of view

There just isn't enough incentive to build them, otherwise people would. Why would soviets build an unnecessary 2nd engineer when they can get a real fighting unit for the same price?

Even if the structures they build become more effective they still wouldn't get built. Early game is about sprinting across the map and capping as many points as possible. If they stop to build structures or wire locations they aren't capping and you are at a disadvantage. There are only a couple maps where wiring might be somewhat effective but the wired location can usually just be run around - and will get ripped down 5 minutes into the game anyways.

CE's and pios are pretty much just a liability. They are good for mine laying, occasional flamethrowers and repairing vehicles. If Relic really wants to see more pio and CE play they will start us with two squads of them or give them both a price decrease from where they currently stand (with the current meta, not including suggested changes).

At least some pio strats exist in the form of fast T2 for Ostheer.

Edit: Misread the question. Deleted my post.

Extremely biased post with little justification given for changes. I don't really like any of the presented changes.

I think most builds unless they are high risk should start with around 4 scripts or greens. They should be the core of your army and support weapons are meant to support them.