Profile of Dullahan

And that somehow makes it... bad?

It's bad compared to using core army units and doctrines throughout the game, yes.

Having mobile defense in your deck and ignoring anything past Battlephase 1 just in case you need a panic puma is dumb. What you see people do is take Tiger doctrines with it so if they do well in the mid game they'll just get a Tiger instead of picking mobile defense.

Core army is stronger than both these styles.

That'd probably be overpowered. Any building in riflenade range of another building would be off limits for MG garrisons.

On most maps this really isn't an issue. Arnhem checkpoint is the only one I can think of that really has this problem. Even la gleiz doesn't have any buildings within rifle nade range of each other, except maybe the four buildings in the middle but I think those may be just out of range.

These are the best players in the game playing in a tournament for a cash prize, you really think 1/3 players would choose it if it was bad?

They wouldn't choose it if they thought it was bad, but they're wrong about it being good.

It's a crutch for mistakes.

Alright, so I think it's time we had a serious chat about these guys. They have two fundamental problems right now.

1. Volley Fire was overnerfed.

2. They aren't "necessary" as engineers due to vehicle crews, and aren't effective enough in combat to be appealing. Even things like building cover and wire can be replaced by riflemen field defenses or assault engineers depending on doctrine choice.

On the flip side, they have two great strengths.

1. They benefit significantly from weapon upgrades and become very cost effective infantry. Volley fire becomes much better with weapons as well.

2. They have unique abilities (Tank Traps, Riflegrenade) that are pretty solid.



So here's what I was thinking on how to make them a more appealing unit, without making them superior to riflemen or significantly changing much about them.

In friendly territory, rear echelon squads should get bonuses to their accuracy and rate of fire. This would fit with the idea of them as backline troops, while also buffing their basic combat performance and volley fire in the early game and allow mixed armies of RE and Riflemen to better compete against other factions.

They should also get their riflegrenade ability when garrisoning any building, not just fighting positions.

The counter to any blob is to build two suppression teams.

One might not be enough. Two is always enough.