While not definitively so, the lack of price changes would certainly imply Volks are meant more to be meatshields, like the similarly-priced Conscripts and Grenadiers. Otherwise they'd probably have gotten price-increases from the recent changes.
Doesn't mean its fine, but that's the sense I'd get.
you do realise that relic is not actually a genius when it comes to balance. jezus i can still remember the nids of dow 2 1.3 patch.
i think its more a complete oversight or a testing ground : remove the shreks and lets see what happens then fill up any deficiency in the okw army.
I hope for the letter but i fear its the former.