Profile of GachiGasm

Overwatch is literally just frustrating because it has LeFH, but you already with current meta aren't suppose to play neither side without anti-arty call-in in teamgames.

Jaegers litteraly do no damage the closer you get to them, which is sometimes the problem for UKF, unless they spam bren mandos, which is also a meta, which hard counters jaegers pretty badly. Not to mention that they are by far the weakest OKW elite inf, since they start kicking ass only around vet 3 and they take shit ton of time to vet up.

Loiter is the strongest one unitility wise, but allies AA is still on top of the Axis one, so you can pretty much make it 200muni waste.

Still, I'd pick playing against Overwatch in teamgames, over Breakthrought, which is by far the worst, because besides having arty, it has everything overwatch has but better.

Yet priest is the most popoluar commander in 4vs4 (so I doubt that 99% play Airborne in 4vs4) so one can play 4vs4 without Pathfinders and win

Yet, in every other gamemode airborne is top picked commander, even in top 200 4v4. As for global 4v4, its a difference, based on map and match up. There is no reason to go for x2 paths of you are double USF on one side, or you are on forest side on map like red ball.

That is inaccurate. The original designed had USF with limited access to support weapons so they either got light vehicles support or support weapons (because of that those those units where OP).

Question still remains, why rifles, being 280MP unit have problems fighting much cheaper mainlines. Considering in early game, you have access to nothing but mortar and your starting unit is actually the weakest one in the game.

USF get a T0 mortar which is a support weapon.

Thats nice. Still it doesn't help, that 280MP squad have troubles fighting 240MP grenadiers, unless they are able to close the distance like conscripts.

IS do not have a mortar as support weapon or snares or the mainline infatry and they have to carry the faction. Actually UKF are worse designed than USF so I am not sure why you want to bring them up.

Again, purely 1v1 thing. In teamgames, where you can stale or rely on your teammate a bit, UKF is doing just fine. Not to mention, that 2 commanders comes with 0CP mortar call-in, and 2 have access to it. I'm bringing exactly to point out that unlike USF, UKF at least got commanders to cover different playstyles based on a gamemode.

T1 and Penal are also badly designed and one has to build time and MP on building T1 before having access to them.

In 1v1 yes. In teamgames they work just fine.

As shown from stat USF are doing fine in 1vs1 and have higher win ratios than OKW/Ostheer so do not see any indication that faction is doing bad.

And I am not speaking about 1v1 what so ever, because in 1v1 USF can actually make use of rifles.

None of that changes the fact that Pathfinder should not have the role of mainline infatry.

And I never said they should.

USF stopped relying on mainline infatry and got easier access to support weapon with the Tech rework.

Easier access doesn't mean, they aren't relying mainly on inf. Other factions aren't relying on mainline, because ostheer and soviets have plenty of support weapons early into the game to mix or skip their mainlines. On top of having a lot of call-in options.
UKF can either spam mainline, chose one of the dozens of mainline replacements or even go for support weapons as well.
OKW can either go for PFs, STs, Volks or even stale with kubels until call-in elites.

What USF can do? You are still, no matter how you want to play will go for at least 2 rifle squads + officer, if you aren't picking PFs\Ass.Engis. Even with easier access to support weapons\LVs, your core army will still be made out of rifles and first 5 mins you will be playing with them almost exclusively.

Realistically whole USF problem, is happened because balance team brainfarted about them massively.

For instance, pre-nerfed pak howi. Ok, was really strong, but OP only when it was combined with recon howi pak howi cheese para-drop. When it was teched properly it was fine by its timing. Yet, instead of fixing recon company, pak howi was nerfed for some reason. And funny enouth, soviet 120mm is much worse now, in terms of how its abused in teamgames, then pak howi was.

Rifles. Kicked in the nuts, because mainly they were problematic due to early forward ambulance, which on its own keeps bringing problems. Yet, rifles were changed and not the forward ambu.

And pretty much all USF problems comes exclusively because of this. UKF was given like 3 options to change their playstyle depending on the mode\map. Rec.Engis\Raid Sections\Ass.Tommies.

Yet, USF got nothing, besides path finders which is literally another brainfart and over-sight from a balance team. Rifles are objectively the weakest mainline for its cost. For instance, Penals cost 290MP and literally destroy pretty much everything if played right, Rifles cost 280MP and trade almost 1to1 with Grens, unless its 1v1 and you can close distance instantly.

Against penals, you are expected to lose with cheaper inf but you either can overwhelm them, out-position them or lose but end up winning MP wise. Rifles on the other hand can just plain and simply lose against cheaper units, even if played right.

Point being, instead of fixing synergy\design problems which led to USF over-performance, for some reason core units were nerfed\changed.

Point being, balance team literally put USF in a position, where patch after patch, they had to rely on cheesing and abusing something in team games, even in 2v2. But at the same time, its either 1 brain-cell abuse or self handicapping.