Company of Heroes 2 Western Front preview from Imperial Dane.
I dunno if I should say it is a nice choice or shit choice for choosing that game as the first cast, by Dane himself or Relic.
For the good side, it can be good for Relic marketing, because casting a long, stalling game can make more showcase.
HOWEVER,
Both side having a quite bad play, should dub it as MNF of the Western Front.
US side was doing a four rifles Stuart play, classic strat like vCOH 4 rifles m8, but sorry, it is a suicide strat in the meta during Alpha. Overproduce light howie & did not even tried to preserve the veteran crew of Stuart for the Jackson. That is disappointing.
The OKW was doing the same thing that I wanted to punch at the face at a Brit player, putting trucks at Base, DAFUG? It is like play Ostheer without Gren.
Look at the flak truck, not guarding anything, he didn't even use the medic truck for forword retreat, damn it. He is not using the greatest advantage of OKW.
Having large amount of Volks, is another bad strat choice, because they are so weak, and even not salvenging the wreck.
And look at how expensive and crappy of the panther (nerfed since March), this shit worth 175 fuel? Consider OKW 2/3 resource handicap, meh.
In average, or at least based on my experience, that game should be ended under 7 mins, that is US (4 Rifles Stuart) was completely slaughtered by OKW throat cutting strategy.
We don't call it..tahst what it was called..the stick grenade or potato masher..i'm not making up the name.
That is a well known nickname, same case as US "Pineapple".
BTW, Volks is quite shitty without vet, unlike vCOH1 they can stand against Rifles while in good cover, they cannot 1v1 and win anything (except US engi & Commie engi) even in the best cover, but they becomes more beast after vetted.
Therefore, they are best used with Sturmpio, Kubel, MG34/MG42, Gren, etc, covering their ass, farming their exp, then they can do something.