I say expand away but don't stop at the Western front.
Add in Africa and Italy ... British troops .... Italian tankettes would be cool for the early and mid game.
Thanks for the advice everyone ... I'm taking it in and I watch a lot of players games. I think I've a good understanding of what I should be doing ... the execution just needs to start working.
Well ... time for an update to my Noobish adventures!
So I was minding my own business as a good comrade ... starting to get some wins, I can beat the AI on standard now and almost evened out my win loss ratio when the March update patch hit.
So I listen to the experts ... use cover ... cover, cover and more cover. Need good micro and combined arms, okay ... I'll keep that in mind. I need to keep working on my micro, use hotkeys not the mouse, use hotkeys not the mouse. Flank Mg's, flank this, flank that.
Well, I guess I don't have mad micro skills yet because I feel like the only cow in a field of bulls ... oh you haven't had a turn yet? Come on and mount my ass too.
Yes ... it will be a road trip to develop those mad micro skills.
I forget to use the hotkeys and go mouse click crazy, Mortar rounds rain death upon me and I have German armour in my base faster than I can say, I'm getting tired of this shit!
No worries ... the game is a lot of fun and I like the uphill challenge. I was going to switch to the German side of the fence but I think I'll keep on keeping on with the Ruskies for now to develop said mad micro skills!
Oh and thanks to any poor Soviet partners that have managed to help we get a hard earned win post patch!! Sorry for my noobish skills to the haters ... love ya!
I like it! I think it will add a whole new interesting level to tournament/competitive play. Yes you should have the option of being able to only select Eastern or Western front for matchups for the historical players.
That's too bad, if this is the effect ... it loses the historical feel. Russians should be weaker but have the man power to make up for it. This doesn't help.
Speaking of putting things in cars. I'd like to see all cars/half tracks that do not have a mounted gun be stationary for troops in the vehicle to fire. Schrecks firing on the move from a half track ... that is a bit much.
I haven't tried to put a sniper in a car yet since the patch ... can he go in it and just not fire but is still allowed to be transported or just not able to go in the vehicle. If the later ... that's just wrong.