Mech commander viable?

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0 CP- Dodge. I haven't used it much since the original nerf but it seems to me to be a very effective unit and exactly what the USF needs to round out its T1. Can it face or beat the kubel?

2 CP- Withdraw/Refit. In theory a very useful ability. Practically speak....very eh. One of those "when am I ever gonna use this" abilities. Maybe there are some niche ones like swapping a stuart for a sherman. And for getting your dodge off the field. But still very eh

3 CP- M3/Ass engie. Great unit. Terribly overpriced. Not sure why it was nerfed further. Needs to be cheaper. Not viable

4 CP- Recon sweep. Redundant mostly

8 CP- 105mm arty strike. Great support artillery strike from what I remember. A bit lackluster though compared to other commanders' last abilities.

Overall I feel it has a lot of potential but just currently isn't viable. It seems best to keep in your back pocket in case of kubels but to lose a slot for inf, para, and rifle hurts.

I bought vCoH on January 3rd, 2007.
Still missing the days of vCoH 1.71. It had it's issues, like paks sniping 57s, and the strafe didn't work, but overall, it was probably the most balanced time in CoH history.

OF ruined that. CoH 2 is....balanced in a nasty way. Everyone has an equal stockpile of gamebreaking bullshit. USA is full of early game BS while the OKW doesn't get its BS until late game. It's just a question of how badly you exploit the faction's shit and how quickly, after a patch, you discover the gaping holes of bullshit Relic leaves. But either way, it's all BS. The only "BS" in vCoH that was gamechanging was the fast m8 vs a bunker.

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It's better to use this commander only for 1v1. The howi abilty is actual any tank one shoot ability.

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I'm keeping it on my 1v1s now. I just played a semois game and guess what was parked outside my base? It's really satisfying to send a dodge down the fucker's throat.

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The Dodge is very good at beating the kubel. It won't kill it instantly obviously but it's good enough/.

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I only find it interesting with the USF equivalent of Kubel/clowncar, and the M3 halftrack which is finally a reinforcing vehicle with a hint of durability.