BTW, most importantly I want to point out and make clear
MOST OF THE PLAYERBASE did not ask ColdTech to be removed. For most of the random anonymous players you never heard from, one day ColdTech disappeared and patched out out of nowhere.
You will be surprised at what the casual posters on reddit, official forum, and steam forum say about coldtech. You know,, the folks COH2.ORG like to derogotarily reference as if they don't generate most of the money for Relic. Not to forget the 70% mute fan base that never post.
https://community.companyofheroes.com/discussion/210935/cold-tech-gone
Ever heard of this guy? Probably not. I haven't either. Just some random dude who stopped playing after coldtech removal 5yrs ago. Obviously more extreme case. But my point is random Joe is not complaining about ColdTech. 38 posts, very minimal. Then you got giant crybabies littering the forum for the past 7 years or community figures that get their voice heard.
https://community.companyofheroes.com/discussion/221646/is-there-a-chance-we-can-get-our-cold-tech-back
https://amp.reddit.com/r/CompanyOfHeroes/comments/3lfvm0/was_i_the_only_person_who_liked_the_cold_tech/
But nah, crybabies need to cry so hard and loudly while the rest of us see the game we bought get changed. Unfortunately many of the well known communiry figures either were crtbabies themselves or were influenced by them. So coldtech got gutted.
When CoH3 comes out, (pro tip for people who like Relic's games) make a note to play the heck of out of it in the beginning before crybabies get things cut out of the game cuz Relic listens to them too much. Ans before community "balances" the game. There needs to be like a freeze game mode that let's you play the original releases, that you know, people paid $$$ for.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/231430/discussions/0/2860219962091012363/