So after a total departure from this game 2 years ago, the recent balance changes and tournament caught my attention and I gave the game another shot.
While the gameplay is slightly better in that light vehicles aren't winning games left and right, I have decided I am not going to come back and play this game again, mainly due to toxic community that I encountered on ladder. A couple full games of being flamed non-stop without even a mute function, and with the community even smaller, doesn't seem worth it especially when considering what appears to be a only slightly less narrow meta (which is why I stopped playing before).
If there is some sort of punishment system, I recommend using it on player "Steffenbk1," he was the worst. Not that this behavior was totally rare even when I played before.
Later Company of Heroes, maybe I'll return when AoE4 disappoints everyone.
