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This is the short version of what I was implying. The balance team just delivered a patch where the "better" player won about 90% of the time. It's incredibly efficient at separating players based on skill.
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Not really if the same commander and tactics are used again again...That only mean that only specific tactics are "balanced" mainly "Super heavy strategies" with exception of soviet that can counter Tiger with "ram" off map.

Its a high risk/high reward game play at the cost of a tank. I was triggered by "Tone down MG damage" you mentioned.

Well Soviet tanks have little reason to have MG with the DPS of the 3 axis tank get at the cost of MU.

And there are many reason for that.

Generally speaking vehicles MG need an overhaul so that the that have similar profiles.

But Ostheer's power level isn't a static quantity. It's never been a static quantity.

The power optimum power level is a "static quantity" and Ostheer are meant to be as close to that power level as possible. One fist decided what in his opinion is the optimum power level then brings a faction close to that power level and than adjust all other faction "relatively" to that first faction, in this case the Ostheer.

I one wishes to change the "power level" one follows the same procedure, but it far more complicated to change "power" than to buff/nerf a factions "relatively" to benchmark.

It's much easier to buff one faction than nerf three, and there's no benefit to the nerfing route.

That is like saying measuring in inches is "much easier" than measuring in meters because you happen to have a couple 1/2 inch pipes in your hands at this particular moment.

Buffing the benchmark make sense only if you want to change power level, and I have not see a single argument why the power level need to be increased since it would result in games that would be allot harder to turn if one side manage to get even the slightest advantage.

Higher power level means more snowball effects, more dependence on a single unit to win you the game, more micro less strategy.


Even we we forget about the "benchmark" the "It's much easier to buff one faction than nerf three" does not real hold much water. The faction did not start from the relative position but this is a direct result of the patches.

Reverting some of those changes that created the current "imbalance" is allot easier that trying to guess how much Ostheer and UKF need to buffed to adapt to the current situation.

And in this case reverting some of the buffs to Super heavies and 7 men upgrade is allot easier that buffing large portion of axis units.

Then buff Ostheer and UKF, then all five factions are balanced to your benchmark faction.

At this point you are either trolling or unaware what a "benchmark" is.

If you want to measure the side of your houses you do not change the "meter" so that the side of your house become it become "1".

You're talking about lethality. That's a separate issue.

You can lower lethality by buffing survivability.

No I am taking about both power level and lethality. I doubt MOD would be willing to increase the
"survivability" of all units instead of lowering the damage output of some.

The majority of recent patches have been buffs it is time for nerf.