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Jump back to quoted post23 Dec 2020, 11:36 AMKobal

It's probably still favoured yes but okw got a lot more tools to deal with them now, schreck pios for UC/aec , backtech for healing and ukf being toned down massively in their early game. And finally earlier obers allowing you to scale faster vs their sections.

Jump back to quoted post23 Dec 2020, 11:05 AMKobal

Except okw will now have reliable option to backtech for medics if needed. There is also the fact tommies are much more expensive to reinforce than volks, meaning the fact their healing is getting delayed this much is very painful considering they have a really hard time pushing into entrenched position. Luchs is also getting omega buffed vs garrisons and green cover so you can see the choice of going mech of battlegroup as an actual decision to make in the early game. Volks don't need healing as much as tommies do in the early game.

Jump back to quoted post23 Dec 2020, 09:35 AMKobal

Well I played quite a bit on the preview and the aec does not only comes later but it comes much later than the 222 giving it too much control over the game, especially if you are bleeding to a sniper or losing some fights. The 2 indirect nerfs to the aec seems to be enough to prevent it from coming at the same time as the 222, so you already have to babysit the UC or pull it back in base. 222 is also devastating on urban or close maps with the amount of time it can be on the field before the aec comes. For you second point, I think royal engis as starting unit would be the nail in the coffin for ukf's early game, they are so bad it's unreal. They can't win any fight early game vs axis unless they turn a corner, and they can't even provide sight like pios do or build cover to allow for better positionning.

Jump back to quoted post15 Dec 2020, 00:18 AMJibberJabberJobber

I voted for call-in with T1 requirement.

I'd set it up as follows:

• BP1 cost change reverted from 50 to 40 fuel, fuel cost moved back to T1.
  
• Osttruppen and Assault Grenadiers require T1 built before they can be called in.
  
• Assault Grenadier cost from 280 to 260 manpower.
  
• Recharge times and everything else remains the same.
  

This has the most benefits and not many drawbacks:

• 2 MG42 + 2 Pio builds and T1 with Osttruppen builds not affected (these are not considered problematic builds, nerfing these would just harm diversity, which is what more expensive Osttruppen / BP1 would do).
  
• Good timing delay on MG42 + 3 Osttruppen builds (1:53 T1 vs 1:48 35sec 220mp vs 1:35 live). Also, most of the added cost is upfront and the Pioneers will be busy building T1 at the start (all add up to a less oppressive early game). MG42 + 3 Gren builds take 2:42 to field.
  
• Panzergrenadiers and T2 delayed for Osttruppen and Assault Grenadier builds.
  
• Wouldn't be just a straight up cost nerf to MG42 + 3 Osttruppen builds, but give access to earlier Faust and T1 units.
  

Jump back to quoted post14 Dec 2020, 07:57 AMKatitof

So.... pretty high level of control.
You can choose to engage or not to engage vehicles depending on their chance to pen vs your chance to be penned and evaluate your chances from there.