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I can say with confidence that is almost entirely due to light vehicles.

Faction winrates even follow the tier of light vehicle strats, lol

1. t-70
2. m20 -> stuart
3. Luchs/Puma
4. 222
5. AEC

Oh look it's the same order as the faction winrates.

You see it play out this way because light vehicles are the first unit that can single handily win a match. When you have the best players in the world playing against each other they are all incredibly skilled light vehicle drivers, whomever wins the light vehicle duel that happens in 80% of the matches will win the game. The T-70 especially tips the scales into the Soviets favor significantly.

You don't see these win rates in normal matches with average players because they can't handle the light vehicles as well. A skilled player with an unmatched light vehicle can absolutely trash their opponent. The solution is to revisit light vehicles again to try and make them strong without being able to single handily win a match. I recommend reducing raw power and adding more utility to keep them as high skill units, without being able to wipe the opponents entire army after one mistake.


I wouldn't even say Soviets are that much better than the other factions, it's pretty much entirely the T-70.

The Ostheer crew members have actually fairly decent close range dps, the best of any team weapon by far. With all 3 men firing they manage to have about 10 dps out to 10 range. The USF weapon crews also manage to eek out a respectable 7.5 dps, with a little more useful dps at longer ranges. The other faction crew weapons are pretty much garbage and can be 100% ignored.

This pretty much means if you are trying to kill a full health mg42 or a USF 50 cal with a 1-2 model squad in close range you're gonna have a bad time.


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They should be, but not all factions have it. Giving USF a 5th Assault unit would be boring and uninspired, and dampen the need for any of the other options. I'd rather have Assault Engineers come to the faction stock than to have another Assault unit added. Even with OKW having the same number of assault units, they aren't all just using MP 40's, they have 4 different weapons and squads. US's all use the same 2 guns, the Grease Gun and the Thompson, and so would this theoretical 5th squad as well.

You say that like the Lt isn't already a riflemen with some abilities. How about something that isn't just a ton of garrands on a 5 man squad?

I'd like to see officers completely reworked. Right now they function exactly the same as normal rifleman squads, with different niche abilities and 1 thompson. They play exactly the same.

I would love them to be reworked to be optional units with more diverse roles.

- Make the Lt 4 man, 1 Thompson and 3 greaseguns. 300 mp, not free with tech. Functions as a stock assault close range unit, different from rifles.

- Make the Cpt 6 man, 1 thompson and 5 bolt action rifles. 300 mp, functions as a strong long range defensive unit to soak up damage and recrew weapons.

Just spitballing some ideas here. Officers as 5 man squads just feel way too similar to riflemen. Having 3 riflemen, a Lt, and a Cpt on the field plays exactly the same as having 5 riflemen. Needs some more variety.

Possibly Victorian into Edwardian era?

I could see some of their language hinting to something like the Opium wars, other wars fought colonizing Africa and the different wars of colonial independence. Would somewhat be a follow-up to AoE3 time period aswell.