Profile of comm_ash

I have been playing a bit of rifle co, and I think the main issues with the doctrine come down to the RE flamers and the e8s.

RE flamers just make no sense thematically, and should really be changed to some sort of weapon slot taking upgrade for riflemen. I would recommend a veteran sergeant upgrade which changes the squad to "veteran riflemen," who could come with a single thompson, and either faster vet gain, sight increase, etc., or a mix.

Hell, "Veteran Riflemen" Could become a 2CP elite infantry unit with a Thompson model, RA buffs, and 2 additional weapon slots. There are plenty of options for how to design this. IIRC, veteran riflemen from the old days were a unique unit with unique voicelines? Would be a shame for something like that to go to waste.

E8 is a bit tougher. Besides its health maybe being set to 800 a-la T34/85, I really don't know what to do with it. I see two options.

-If it is meant to be a premium medium, maybe keep it at 720 hp but give it higher speed and acceleration to emphasize it as a flanking/ diving tank. I also think giving it wp shells might not be a terrible idea.

-If it is meant to be a support unit for riflemen, maybe turn it into a command tank. Give the e8 a cap of 1, and allow it to provide bonuses to nearby infantry. An ability of some kind to reinforce its role would be good as well.

Other than those options, I don't want to see buffs to the main gun, because it really shouldn't be competing with the jackson or sherman 75 IMO. The .50 upgrade should be cheapened to be in line with the upgrade on other Shermans too. I don't recall the exact numbers, but apparently it costs more.

Vet 0, 5 models Volks, open ground.

After test on suppression mechanics i believe that the problem starts to arise once units gets increased RA and the map is cluttered with yellow cover. Some MGs are still able to perform as MGs and other simple get overwhelmed by firepower + lightcover + RA vet and just 2 squads "blobbing" frontally.

TBH i consider the mechanic FUBAR. It's my personal conspiracy theory, but by making units have armor instead of RA, made the whole mechanic work from start of the game to the end of it.

You know, it may be a fix to make MGs ignore yellow cover. Is that possible? I doubt hiding behind a bush or in a small crater would make you feel much less suppressed than being in the open. I believe the maxim and vickers both rely heavily on accuracy to apply their suppression IIRC.

It's a bug caused by the decrewed vehicle moving after the decrew. Sometimes it is more obvious, but sometimes it just rotates slightly. Problem is, a decrewed vehicle is a neutral entity, and crushes everything near it.

This bug has been in since day 1 of USF. I doubt it is ever going to get fixed.

The T34/76 ram is an odd ability. In exchange for effectively removing your tank from the engagement and likely the battle, you get a die roll chance to stun the enemy tank, or deal some minor damage and get to roll again on a crit table.

This ability is far too RNG based currently. If you ram a Jagdtiger, theoretically you could get anything from a brief stun to a detrack (I believe, haven't used the ability in ages). I understand the ability is a last ditch ability, but I believe it should be changed to be closer to an extremely high risk snare.

-The Ram now guarantees an engine critical if the enemy tank is below 75% hp after the ram.
-The crit is always a regular engine critical, with a short stun as well.
-Ram still effectively deletes the T34 from the fight.
-Ram still has a pen value which deals damage equivalent to an AT round (160 damage) on a penetration.

This should make the ability less frustrating for all involved and a bit more predictable. I get that this is a very random change to happen that would not change the meta at any level, I just think it is an easy change that would bring an ability in line with other similar abilities, and possibly provide a reason to build T34/76s to support AT lines. The T34/76 does not really need a rework, so I do not think swapping this ability for something else is really necessary, just that there is no reason such an expensive "snare" does not guarantee an engine critical on the targeted tank when infantry snares do the same with much less investment.

First strike bonuses have recently come into the spotlight due to the Fallschirmjaeger buffs. Several units have them, including JLI, commandos, and Ostheer units with the ambush camouflage upgrade. The bonus typically incorporates an accuracy buff when a unit fires out of camo.

However, due to the way the camouflage works on units like falls, JLI and commandos, it does not only apply when units are actually waiting in ambush and ambushing enemy squads. Rather, the access to advanced movement camouflage coupled with large amounts of yellow cover in the lategame allows "ambush" squads to retain their bonuses when attack moving or just moving around the battlefield, as they are perpetually in camouflage. In effect, this makes units with access to these abilities 25-50% better than similarly priced units for no negligible increase in player skill. This is especially problematic with units like bren commandos and Fallschrimjaeger, due to their high DPS at longer ranges regardless of first strike buffs.

I would like to see the ambush camouflage for units like this require units to actually be waiting in a position for a few moments before the ambush bonus can be applied. The time can be anywhere from 2-5 seconds. This will make ambush units feel more like they are ambushing, and less gimmicky. It will also add an additional level of skill to get the most out of these units. What are everyone's thoughts on a change like this?