Profile of skemshead

People who say that the game is worse after the patches are completely disrespectful to the amount of time these guys put into improving the game.

This is the problem. Too may people seem to think that contribution equals quality and therefore criticism is unwarranted. I don't think anyone knows who is really making the final decision on any patch and what limitations are placed on those working on the patch. However imo the direction patches have taken over the last few years have done very little to improve the game overall from an enjoyment perspective. Is it more balance across all modes, probably, but frustration when playing any faction is through the roof because every faction is jamb packed with cancer...

And before the usual retards rush in with rank references and l2p quips, let me just say I know how to play, I just dislike how the game has evolved. Hell I won't even watch a stream anymore unless its someone like vonivan or someone that is entertaining because the game has just become cheesey boring crap.

sounds like a good use of combines arms??? exactly the purpose of OST and thanks for showing the balance team has done a good job. If combines arms as you've described is not what ost supposed to do and is cancer, please explain how to use the faction?

Combined arms is not the issue and any attempt to make that argument is simplistic. The issue is that the ostwind and pgrenz were overbuffed and when used together are cheesy and braindead stupid. Numerous arguments have been made opposing unit power creep and the balance team dismiss those arguments on the basis they know better. Nothing is more frustrating than increased probability of squad wipesand that is exactly what this patch has done.

Have you ever shot at jagdtiger frontally?

Literally nothing penetrates it.
The oh so OP allied TDs have less then 50% to pen it from max range and only bit over 50% at point blank.

Also, IS-2 is not even close to meta unit with its current state, it also happens to be the ONLY allied unit with 300+ armor and its not like axis doesn't have at least 2 units with much more armor then that AND these units also happen to penetrate IS-2 with up to 100% chance at any range.

Stop pretending the grass is greener on the other side and if you really insist on it, jump the fence and find out yourself.

If you say so bro.

The problem for Ost is two fold.

Firstly, ever since the community started contributing to patches, there has gradual shift to how each faction plays. This probably wasn't deliberate but more to do with trying to balance team games as well as 1v1. Now almost every faction plays like Ostheer, ie 3 infantry, 2 mgs, 2 At guns, 1 or 2 elite squads, 1 indirect fire unit, an Lv then onto a lategame callin. Obviously there are slight variations but in general each side more or less has the same unit composition and each side will camp. The problem is, even though Ost is still solid camping, trying to push out is an uphill battle because Allies can not only provide solid defenses with MGs and At guns, they can also provide constant pressure through indirect fire and stronger mainline infantry. Those that argue that units that cost more should perform better are ignoring the fact that ost cannot really field equivalently priced units and have to rely on sniper and pgren which if wiped tip the balance of the match back to the allies.

Secondly, Ost armour has no where near the impact on the game when compared to some allied tanks.
The issue is not so much that Ost armour does not do the damage that some allied tanks do, but more the fact that Ost armour cannot maintain as much field presence due to how often allied At penetrates. I am aware that axis armour does improve with vet but often Ost is already on the ropes and doesn't have enough vps available to built vet. The other thing is allied armour isn't noticably inferior to axis armour especially when consideration is given to how often axis tanks shots fail to penetrate. I have lost count of how many times I have seen a panther or stug or P4 bounce or miss shots on pershing or Is2 ( many at point blank range from P4 ).

I am not suggesting that Axis tanks become bullet proof but when Allied tanks are penetrating more often ( I do watch some replays to check ) then it becomes frustrating.

As I have said previously, Ost's downfall has come about from numerous small changes that in isolation are not disastrous but combined are quite substantial.

To fix ost you have to buff a few stock units, nerf okw and then nerf some of the allied Op stuff.

- make g43 a teching option. Grens are often not viable with so much indirect fire that now exists in game.
- give Pgrens the stats to properly flank opposing team weapons and actually be able to actually kill a model before it retreats without using nade. Also schreck accuracy is still terrible at range.
- Ostwind needs a buff, even if it comes with price increase.
- P4 accuracy really could do with a buff. Penetration is also a huge joke when a p4 cannot penetrate an IS2 at point blank range from behind.
- Stug needs its penetration back, even if ROF is nerfed slightly.
- Panther and Brumbar are hard to solve. If Ost midgame can be buffed then these units don't need buffing much. IMO if the armour to the panther is not increased then its accuracy and penetration should be. Its a little ridiculous that a pershing is more than capable of standing up to a panther given how weak a panther is vs infantry and how long ost has to wait for it to arrive. Imo a panther should destroy a pershing if the pershing doesn't show some caution.
The brumbar for me is to easily penetrated by At guns to be worth the effort.

There are a number of other allied units that are slightly Op but too many changes would just tip everything on its head again.

The problem is not really grens but rather a combination of buffs to allied units and nerfs to ost units. Grens are meant to be used to support mg, sniper, lvs until tanks arrive. Problem is allies can now exert to much pressure and grens cannot hold ground to provide support to other units.

The problem has risen slowly due to "balance experts" slowly buffing every allied unit that was deemed to be under performing which when looked at in isolation is not an issue but when combine with other buffs simply add up to an insurmountable wall.

I don't think the issue would be so bad if Ost tanks weren't nerfed as much as they have been, The nerfs to to stug are over the top, the Ostwind still sucks, the P4 could really have its moving accuracy buffed and Tiger and T4 units need a buff to their armour so that they can actually push forward when allies are camping.

The other issue is grens do not perform at all well when the allied player invests in indirect fire and unfortunately USf has indirect fire in spades. Grens generally have to remain stationary when engaging the enemy but as soon as they get hit they instantly forfeit the engagement and have to retreat or risk getting wiped. Allies on the other hand ( who also have larger squads generally ) can keep moving when under fire from indirect. To add insult to injury is the fact that ost will rarely be able to wipe the allied indirect units unless they go afk.

I don't mind units dealing high damage if they can be countered with reasonable effort but that is just not the case with allied indirect fire.

I find the amount of indirect fire so bad now that almost every game vs Usf requires me to get the command panzer just try and keep units alive while being constantly barraged to death.

The other issue that bugs the shit out of me is how units will almost always take damage from grenades if you try to move out of the way. This because the changes to spacing cause 1 unit to stay anchored in place while the rest of the squad moves. So when my opponent throws a grenade and I am madly clicking like a "fucking lunatic" trying to get my squad to move, I often still take massive damage, all because the squad wont respond. Small change but contributes to the problem.

I don't think there is a simple solution Tbh because this has come about slowly through numerous small changes.

Edit : IS lategame OPAF