RELIC AND SAGA IS DIGGING THEM SELF A HOLE. C&C general F2P is coming out and C&C devs says its not a P2W game.
Somebody hasn't seen the recent post about C&C monetization... makes COH2 look almost tame by comparison.
I can't see this being a problem. For Germans, the best three doctrines are the Elefant/Spotting Scope, Assault Support (with opel, strafe and tiger) and Sector arty. For Russians, Guard Motor is a stand out, as is combined rifle/guard. They are all incredibly strong and likely to remain so for a long time.
These new ones appear to be quite well balanced IMO. I can't see Assault grenadiers having an easy time vs MG's and conscripts (especially when they need to be up close in molotov range, and the soviet may just spam shocks or PPsH to counter attack) and Osttruppen will just make the game more like COH1 (Rifles vs Volks, anybody?).
What I do protest to is the blatent money grabbing and undercutting of the collectors edition, which people on COH2.org obviously don't care about. However, the principle of buying a very expensive game, its even more expensive collectors edition, then still charging a premium for new content (£3 a pop is a lot of money for something you'll use a handful of times)? that's a bit much.
Reminds me of the whole DOW2 Retribution Collectors/Dark Angels malarkey.