Profile of Vipper

PPSH Assault Package

The PPsh upgrade does need any buff it was dominant when buffed last time and suffers ony from power creep (see SVT).

If one was determined for changes one could:
separate "hit the dirt ppsh "a defensive ability and ppsh do not mix well.
and/or
create a separate unit
and/or
replace mosin with another weapon ppsh or toned down SVT (adjust ppsh if needed)
and/or
upgrade now take all weapons slots
and/or
offer a reifocment discount since CQC units suffer more casualties

Allied Supply Drop

The exchange rate 1/3 is the fine since it is standard. The ability is map depend is counter in some map impossible to counter in others. AA/Planes interaction need an overhaul.

B-4 203mm howitzer

Since the CD nerf to howitzer the unit is up compared to other howitzer.

The direction is good, I would suggest thou:
longer CD
and/or
Less damage
and/or
bonus damage to structures
and/or
critical to infatry/vehicles like injured driver/gunner, shell critical to infatry (temporary reduction to performance)
and/or
direct fire become a toggle mode with AT shell (no AOE) and sort range 60-50.

M5 Half-Track Assault Group

replace m5 with m3 lower cost

Shock Motor Heavy Tactics

Only thing commander need is removing the IL-2

Vehicle detection is a weak ability but the ISU is one of the most powerful super heavies so the rest of the abilities should weaker.

Zis truck is NO form me for reason above.

It is the Mechanized Support Tactics that need nerf and not this commander buffs.

Tank Hunter Tactics

No to B4 and to ML20. The commander is AT themed and AI units do not fit.

The commander could use the following changes:

tank ambush applies only to zis/su-85/SU-76. No penalties and extra vision as a bonus, using tracking or focus sight break camo.

B4/Ml20 replaces by scavenger or a new CE units that scavenge or by mark target

IL-3 AT bombing now delivers minimal damage to buildings/infatry but arrives faster and is cheaper. Cause critical like injured driver gunner.



Not a big fan of the rest of the changes.
Generally speaking Soviet commanders have some abilities that exist in many commander and some that are available to few commanders. Imo one should reduce the number of very common abilities and increase the number of more rare abilities. Some abilities like "tank hunter ambush" should remain "trade mark" to commanders.

This is an older and out of date post that show how frequent some abilities are:
https://www.coh2.org/topic/81491/suggestions-for-commanders-revamp

For instance one of the most frequent ability is shock troops with around 7 commander and removing them from commander that also provide other powerful units like super heavies could work wonder in increasing the "meta" commanders.

terrible argument... units should be balanced from vet 0 on the get go... and if thats the case then the maxim`s vet 2 stats most likely needs to be brought to vet 0 plus a few extra

There was no argument just the observation that the performance issue of maxim are exaggerated

also sustained fire is a joke compared to API... the latter doubles DPS and allows it to take on armor while sustained fire allows a maxim to do the job of an MG42 without API....

Just because an ability A is superior to ability B that does not make ability B a Joke.

Sustained fire is very cost efficient ability that help maxim suppress unit faster.

I didnt mean aoe heal like okw and ukf do it. A single squad none aoe heal thats is what i want for the m5 to drop

That would make more sense.

Although Maxim has some issues imo things are not as bad as described once the unit gains veterancy.

With the sustain fire and 20 suppression at vet 2 I have seen maxims to perform adequately.

Counting trolls and even talking about them is generally a non constructive posting and should be avoided when possible.

Focusing on the game and not not the people is far more constructive.