They would have to be careful to not ruin T3 altogether, otherwise people will always go for T4, get an Ostwind, then Panthers.
Agree, then Ostheer would be in the same situation the Soviets are in right now...
...except the Ostwind is actually a pretty good choice and can even win against T-34 if supported. The Stug does win against T-34 pretty handily (IIRC) but needs to be careful not to be flanked. So, leaving T-34 as is and just making the PzIV a more costly unit and considerably delaying the heavy T4 tanks for both races by upping their fuel costs seems like a pretty good idea!
Or did I miss something? Bonus: It creates more exciting gameplay.
We don't want to see the P4 to be too expensive making it unaffordable or a stupid choice.
As I see it the P4 is an all-rounder, good vs. infantry and good vs. tanks. It shouldn't be as good as the Ostwind vs. Inf and it shouldn't be as good as the Stug vs. Armor cause these two units are actually specialists. The problem, the PzIV is too good at both, so it's currently a no-brainer.
I thought with a T34 buff and perhaps a small increase to P4 fuel cost we would be sitting pretty.
That was my initial idea aswell.
I generally dislike the ram feature all together. Historically speaking it would make more sense to give the T34 an Overdrive ability since it was known for its flanking.
I also like this.