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Following the last announcement, two commanders per faction will be revamp and delivered around October/November and one new commander will be added per faction in December

So which two commanders would you like to see improved?

I'd like to see Airborn being refreshed. the HMG/ATG drop could be pasted from Ostruppen doctrine (or is it another one), a plane that deliver both weapon in a single drop. The remaining ability available could be a recon, I really feel USF lacks of recon before the Major hit the field and this one could be a loiter same as Tactical doctrine.

Second Doctrine is the Armor Doctrine. I think we all agree Thompson crew need to go but I don't know yet what could be added instead of it. Then the sherman dozer could go away and be replaced by the Pershing. So USF get two doctrines with the Pershing. The doctrine would be a bit similar than the Soviet armored one with the T34/85 and IS2. If it makes it too strong, removing the arty barrage and replacing it with something softer but I don't know yet what.

What are your ideas?

The t70 is more useful late game than any other light vehicle except perhaps the AEC, because of the absurd amount of vision it provides the Soviet player with, as well as the ability to threaten fast squad wipes on any squad brave enough to try and cap the sides of the map.

Yes and the 222 also does that now, not at the same level but not at the same price as well. Luch also does that.

I'm not saying the T-70 is in the right spot, I don't know that but I don't like the argument of "This unit must have a short lifespawn and not reach lategame."

Also looking at the meta today, T-70 wiping squad potential doesn't seem so critical looking at the numeros 4 gren strat used today. People prefer to invest in more squad subject to be wiped by a T-70 than a 222 or Pzgrenshreck or pak to properly counter it.

Ost is suffering because they’re basically pigeonholed into getting a puma to counter the t70, otherwise the t70 runs rampant because 3 AT gun shots to kill it is never happening, and the vet 2/3 sight is essentially map hacks. This means Ost usually gets stuck on t3, which is completely dominated by t34/85s, su85s, Mark, and kv1s.

Hasn't it been the case for years now? T-70 has been nerfed several times, it was much stronger before. Now with the incredibly cheap 222 you can build two of them and do the same rampage as a T-70 before it comes to the field. And two 222 counter a T-70.

USF is mainly good because of the Pershing in my opinion. Sov late game is much stronger in general but being able to LUL out a Pershing is so punishing to Ost because zooks/Pershing totally dominate Ost t3.

That’s the way I see things at least.

IMO it is the other way around, You pick a Pershing because Ostheer players prefers to go Mobile defense + T3 spam.
Mobile defense hard counter both T1 and T2 and can compete with USF T3 with the addition of some Ostheer T3 units.
At the end, this is the same logic as for Soviet going KV1 or IS2 commanders to counter Mobile Defense.

I think we really need to get ride of Mobile defense to see what Ostheer is capable of. Today Matchmaking or tourney the result is the same, Mobile Defense everywhere that invalidate any analyse other than Mobile Defense has to be nerf.

And for OKW, 4 volks into Luch is too strong vs USF. The moment you usually start getting some air with a Stuart, the Puma hit the field. If you survive it and start thinking about expending, T3 is already there denying 1/3 of the map or a command panther that will invalidate you first sherman...

So Brits can just spam cheap-ass emplacements, fill them with some cheap engineers and once the enemy finally succeeds in almost bringing it down after a big investment in counters the squad can just evacuate and all that is lost is like 70mp and 30fu for a Bofors emplacement. It would be way too cost-effective.

not if you give ungarrisoned emplacements a durability malus.

What will make them change their mind, who will boycott it, at most like 20 or so people, the rest will buy them.

Dunno, maybe the fact that they stopped to do it some years ago. Maybe because following the gaming industry and entertainment market and the disastrous experience EA had with BF2, there is a switch in editor mentality.

I really don't think DLC OP commanders will be seen in COH3 or whatever next iteration of the franchise. We may even see them disappear from the game and see new mechanism being implemented.