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Jump back to quoted post15 Jan 2015, 13:42 PMPurlictor

OKW consistently has the highest winrate in 1v1 and 2v2. They are OP in 1v1: They are straight up broken in 2v2s.

Let's look at the ladder shall we? Compared to soviets, for the top10 (accurate 15-01-15, if I miscalculated please let me know):

1v1:
OKW - 2103W/443L - lose 1 out of every 5.7 games.
Soviets 5307/1742L- lose 1 out of every 4.0 games.

By comparison, US is at 1778/460 - 1L in 4.9 and Ostheer is obviously last although with a better than expected 1L in 3.8 (5035/1810)

2v2R:
OKW - 2250W/723L - lose 1 out of every 4.1 games.
Soviets - 2586W/1381L - lose 1 out of every 2.9 games.

And that's not even looking at the fact that soviets must face the (arguably) underpowered Ostheer.

Maybe it's because AT stats aren't counted? Nope, AT still says the same thing (I think it's fair to assume double ostheer is not an important factor in these winrates):

2v2 AT:
Axis - 1706W/239L - lose 1 out of every 8.1 games
Allies - 1658W/320L - lose 1 out of every 6.1 games

Top10 ladder not enough you say? I would disagree. As shown the sample size is easily large enough, but if you want tourney stats, here we go:

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From Round 3 to 6 (round 2 has an incorrect calculation):
OKW total: 53W/44L - 1 in 2.2, 55% winrate, with an abysmal 9.1% winrate on Semois OKW still manages to get an above 50% winrate.

Then there's the constant 75% searching axis in 2v2 ladder.

Finally, some personal gripes:

Stuka - This thing is so fucking ridiculous. It kills any infantry it touches instantly. Only the B4 can compare, but the stuka is mobile so can never be killed. In 2v2s, this unit is massively overpowered.
Obers - Need I say more?
Vet5 - Why does this faction need vet5? Even historically this is stupid, why would troops stationed on the western front be more experienced than their counterparts on the eastern front when the most experienced ones there actually came from the fight with the soviet union. How does it make sense that a squad of volks comprised of old men and young boys can gain more experience than guard and grenadier squads that have been fighting the entire war? Of course the realism argument doesn't matter when it comes to balance, but it does when considering the faction design. It adds nothing to the game whatsoever, since gaining vet is so meaningless once you have a schreck. It only means that volks with schrecks get even better in the late game.
KT - Sure, it takes a lot to tech to. But why should this thing be completely unkillable by any AT gun and have such massive AoE it easily wipes 6-man squads in a single shot?
Schwerer Panzer T4 building - You know what, why don't we add a flak gun that completely nullifies anything not a tank in a massive radius that only long range AT can touch? Sounds good. And the worst thing is, it's only slightly more expensive fuel wise than soviet tech building that have no other function than unlock T3/T4 units.

Not to say the other factions don't have their own share of bullshit options, but OKW has by far the most and is easily the most forgiving and easiest to play faction in the game.

Jump back to quoted post15 Jan 2015, 15:11 PMsluzbenik

The biggest problem with OKW remains that it is a micro-less blobbing faction.

To play at an intermediate level, all other factions require micro, tactical positioning, and anticipation of an opponent's moves (ie., moving MGs, keeping grens in cover at range, flanking with conscripts/rifles). The Kugel + the high resiliency of vet OKW troops means that all you have to do is survive to win, but with the "noob friendly MG" that is the Kugel a finger on the reverse button is all that's needed to have an extremely powerful early game as well. To counter the Kugel, 5-man squads and a free assault unit, an Allied player has to do twice the micro and be acting twice as quick as the OKW player. It's imbalance at the micro-level. I don't think anyone's done it but I'm pretty sure if you analyzed the CPM of the last tourney, you would see that Allied players generally have much higher CPM, not because they are faster, but because OKW players just don't have to do as much.

In my opinion, the early game is still the big problem, because all the other stuff everyone complains about (Panthers, Luchs, Obers) are not nearly as powerful if you take away the incredibly strong OKW early game. Imbalance snowballs as the game progresses, and I put it to you that the early game is the problem, not the late-game units.

Jump back to quoted post6 Jan 2015, 17:47 PMungodlike

To be aggressive in enough in early to mid game so your enemy is always on the defensive, wiping volks shreck squads early on with Sherman or rifles.

Trick with the Sherman is to run into single volks squads early on and prevent them from getting more than one shot while killing as much as you can forcing them to retreat or wiping them, also suppressing blobs before you charge with your tanks will force them to retreat as it takes longer to fire a shreck when suppressed.

The late game for US is to have wrecked your opponent so badly there is no late game.

Do you play 1v1 or team games?

Jump back to quoted post6 Jan 2015, 16:21 PMAssaultPlazma

P47 Rocket strafe thats about it.... Otherwise I hope you've got excellent Jackson Micro

Jump back to quoted post6 Jan 2015, 19:04 PMsneakking

Stuarts are great for cutting down hordes of infantry. If you need field presence and something to help hold the lines, get a Sherman instead.

Jump back to quoted post5 Jan 2015, 23:07 PMmaskedmonkey2

Im reasonably sure attack ground with a halftrack will do the trick

Jump back to quoted post5 Jan 2015, 22:20 PMKreatiir

Kappa is used everywhere on the website dude, get used to it.

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