Any chance on gathering data from the AT ? While you won't know what happens for each faction combination, it would be nice to see the numbers.
Theres a point on which you have to cross a line and separate balance issues from user problem. Top500 would be nice to see but i'm sure he is limited by coh2.org ladder.
Absolutely, but as i said multiple times: there's actual balance, and there's perceived balance.
OPs statistics show the latter (i still doubt the gap is that huge).
Keep in mind: there's no point in balancing for the 1%, or in this case the <0.5%.
Also another thing we don't know: how many players are there per faction?
SOV & OST probably a lot, followed, maybe even matched, by OKW, but USF? As an example: i've never encountered a 5 digit rank for a USF player - so this could also mean a rank #200 USF player might be as good as some #500 OST player, or even way worse.
Well, hope you got my point.