Profile of Enkidu

I don't think so. While grens are good and better than Sov core inf, they're not the reason MG42s aren't being spammed. It's because of higher se-up times, lower damage and molotovs. These things make it impossible to do a Jellydonut/Vonivan 8-maxim strat.

I think it's good the MG42 can't be spammed. I just wish the Maxim couldn't either. Not because it's "OP", just because it's viable and makes the game goddamn boring!

The long setup time + the painful reloads at the worst times + 4 man crews make the 42s bad on their own but great support weapons.
I would love to see the reload mechanic changed for the mg-42 in some way as it's currently very, very, VERY frustrating to properly micro your mg to turn and face an incoming flank in time only to have it fire half a burst, suppress nothing, start reloading and get naded.

It might be over preforming a bit at the moment, but gosh darn if this thing isn't fun to use now. I know that's not a consideration when discussing balance but I really enjoy using the Kubel post patch. It's just very satisfying.

That being said, a well microed kubel kind of takes the wind out of the early game American sails and for a faction that relies so heavily on it's early game due to crap late game... well, it's kind of like a kick in the balls for the Amis.

I don't want to see the kubel nerfed though. I'd rather see a buff to the Ami's late game in the form of better zooks for reliable infantry based AT or a better pak howitzer (for blob control) or something instead of nerfing this unit which is such a joy to use now.

Guards would be a lot better if they weren't constantly dropping their weapons all over the place. As it is currently it's almost like a game at the fair: Punch a Guard, get a prize!

I also wouldn't mind a slight increase to the penetration of the PTRS so that it can tickle medium tanks as the game progresses. The infantry based AT options for the allies are pretty horrible atm. I don't want guards to straight up counter medium tanks as that would be pretty broken, but a small amount of extra (reliable) damage would be nice.

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This forum somethimes..

Yeah, sorry; I'm not trying to make it sound like "ZOMG cons worthless now, gg Relic!" or anything, I'm just confused by that change. I am reading that correctly though right? Cons are now easier to hit?

A lot of these patch notes actually look really cool and I can't wait to try out the new vehicle priority stuff, Osttruppen etc... Just waiting on the DL to finish

So anyway guys, I just got done reading the "My thoughts & ideas on Conscripts" thread in it's entirety and I was in the shower thinking about all of the ideas put forth while trying to wash off the sadness when suddenly it occured to me... I know how to buff the SU-76! I jumped out of the shower, let loose a mighty "OOOORAAAAH!", picked myself up off the floor (for I am not a big man and the sheer force of such a mighty battle cry echoing down through the generations knocked me over), and ran to my computer to share these thoughts with you.

As you may or may not know, in the "My thoughts & ideas on Consrcipts" thread, it's commonly known that the dazzling UTILITY of merge and Oorah are what balance conscripts with the pure face melting dps of lmg grens. While this is pretty obvious, I thought to myself, "Why don't we do the same thing for the SU-76?". Instead of doing something silly like buffing it's stats or making it cheaper, why don't we stick with the intended core faction design and simply increase the SU-76's UTILITY to make it a better unit!? "But how on Earth can we do that?" you might ask in a faint, barely audible and kind of pathetic whisper. Simple, just give the SU-76... wait for it... Merge! I know, it's so simple right? I can't believe we didn't think of this before. "But that would be so much UTILITY, that would... that would..." you stammer, clearly confused. That would be perfect is what you're trying to say. "How could such a thing work?" You begin to... For God's sake, would you let me finish? I'll explain it all!

So, first of all, you would need to build tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, and tier 4; then once your SU-76 hits vet 3 (shouldn't be that hard if you know what you're doing) you gain access to the merge ability and you can merge it with an existing SU-85. For balance reasons, this can only be done in a friendly base sector, otherwise the UTILITY would be too much and disconnect percentages would probably sky rocket. Once the SU-76 and SU-85 are next to each other, click on the SU-76, click the merge button, then click on the SU-85. The SU-76 will mount the SU-85 like a proud soviet worker mounting a tractor and at this point a shredding guitar solo will begin playing, a laser light show will commence (to let your opponent know what's coming so he can prepare), all oil drums, fuel caches, munitions caches, health packs and conscripts (balance) will simultaneously explode, Michael Bay himself will join your game and begin screaming "MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE", and all allied M20s will rename themselves to simply the "M20 Car" out of shame. After about 30 seconds, Michael's voice will begin to crack, he'll begin to weep uncontrollably at all the UTILITY and he'll leave your game. At this point, you're free to use your new SU-85/76 (lovingly referred to as "The Big Doucheka" by the troops).

Of course, for balance sake, the SU-85/76 will still be unable to penetrate anything denser than or less dense than your average factional fanboy's mother (which let's face it is probably pretty dense) and it will still be two shot by Tigers, Panthers, P4s, Panzershreks, extended bursts from half-tracks and the stiff breeze created by firing PTRS rifles too closely to it. This must be or else the UTILITY would just be OP.

Anyway, what do you guys think? It seems so simple now but often the best solutions are the simple ones.