Profile of Vipper

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Power creep is not something you can judge by the effect of a single patch, specially if the following one tries to nerf the effects of the previous one.
Only when you take EVERYTHING into context and through a large time lapse comparison you can see where you are standing.

Agree on the other hand M36 and ST44 are out there for year so they have become standard.

Sorry for getting off topic. So, the Jackson performs very well. If it were nerfed, what would they need to change about USF to compensate?

Nothing.

The idea is not nerf M36 to oblivion but to make M36 unable to snipe everything and having practically the same performance regardless if it engages from range 40 or to range 60 or if it moves or not.

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If things got too long or confusing.
I don't think COH2 suffers from any power creep. I think CoH2 suffers from things yet to be balanced.

It makes sense that when new things appear in video game they are on the OP side so that people actually used them and data can be collected to better fine tune them.

It make less sense when they are not really that "new" and/or data is already available.

It also true that many thing are being iron out in it.

But there are some cases where its seem that Relic is determined to stick to its guns no matter and adjust everything else instead of the root of the problem.

For instance:
1) Many people think that ST44 VG weapons are badly designed and OP. instead of addressing the core issue Relic has tried everything from nerfing vet bonus and increase to buffing Conscripts/riflmen to new levels. For me that is power creep.

2) Many people think that M36 is OP especial in numbers. Instead of addressing the core problem Relic choose to buff Super heavies and created this rather stale meta while shrinking the window of opportunity for some less powerful units. For me that is power creep.

Closing I would like to point out that without using a benchmark it rather difficult to check if you have increased the power level or not.

You can't honestly expect a 200mp/5fu stock unit to have 120 direct sight range ??

200/10

That's half of most maps' actual playing field, that would be completely overpowered.

For example on Crossroads it would be able to spot as far as into the enemy from a relatively safe position behind friendly lines:

Although I agree that 120 might be too much how I do not see why one could not try making the sight bonus a "timed ability". In addition I do not see why a SU-85 can get more vision than IR HT and use trucking on top of that.


In addition a "recon" vehicle should have normal sight above 35.

I get your point, if AT sections have a AT nác barrage + hammer then it will be guarantee snare + a heavy gammon.

I know you do, but other probably did not read carefully enough. (and of course there are some who simply like to troll)

Or, give AT sections sticky gammon bomb with hammer ? Basically satchel charge clone but can work.

That would probably by my suggestion also for redesigning the heavy gammon but with a change. Remove the engine critical (from all these weapons). One shot permanent snares where removed from infatry for a reason.

That would be enough to stop vehicles bulling AT infatry and could be used to help these units do more damage to already snared highly armored vehicles.

Then heavy gammon bomb could become replace the AT tommies grenades.