Profile of Aerohank

I just played a game as Osteer. My opponent went for conscript spam into T1. I was able to gather enough munitions for 2 LMG42s before my opponent hit 2CP. The first one was before my opponent even had 1cp. I was even cut-off from my resources at one point and never held more than 40% of the map.

So no, PPSHs will not hit the field before LMG42s, not by a LONG shot. And, you can even get 2 LMG42 grenadies if you manage to hold at least 40% of the map for some time before your opponent hits 2cp.

Soviets are not supposed to win against this. The German player payed good money for that commander, he deserves to win.

If you want to win, buy the soviet industry commander and rush tanks to end the game before the 16cp mark. It's on steam for only $4!

Regards,

- Relic Balance Team

It's not sad, they were OP, mistakenly OP.

And now we have an upgrade that barely makes a difference yet takes up a commander slot. I'd rather have it be a good upgrade at a higher cost than a useless one at a cheaper cost.

I'm rather upset by this as the conscript support commander was one of my favorites and now it's significantly weaker.

It's kinda sad that the PPSH got nerfed. What's the point of them now? A tiny increase in DPS is not worth one of your commander slots. If the old ppsh was too cheap, they should have just made it more expensive.

The same really goes for Sector Artillery: not used a lot, easily dodged by leaving the sector (unlike Sturmovik attacks where you get one shotted even if you retreat right away). All in all not an ability with a lot of impact.

You underestimate the sector artillery. You can drop the smoke out of enemy LOS and it will still work on the entire sector. The only clue for the enemy will be the orange sector on the minimap, which is not something that you will see every in a split second every time. It's still rare to see this ability used though, despite it's power.

Other than that, there are indeed fewer OSWP options for the germans. That does not mean that there are no options at all. The most obvious one is the mighty Panzerwerfer. Even at max range this units has OSWP, at medium range it can one-shot multiple squads.

While the germans have less OSWP, they have options to quickly wipe squads when the opponent isn't paying full attention to the squad in question. For example, the rifle grenade, while not able to wipe full health squads, is a very powerful tool that can often lead to squad wipes in the later stages of the game where players can experience sensory overload. You can't see it coming on the minimap, you can't hear it coming either, and it can easily kill 4 models in cover. Combined with the firepower of the LMG42, it can quickly decimate a squad. I've killed many squads this way, and it's not something I can do as easily when I'm playing soviets.

Looking at the overall balance, while the squad wiping potential on paper is lower for the germans, I don't notice this in the actual game. While you would not expect it from a noob like me (remember our game the other day on Semoisky winter? You rude person!), I'm currently at rank 60 with both factions. From my experience in the actual game I don't have more difficulty wiping squads (or vehicles for that matter) with the germans than I do with the soviets.