I don't think multiple Pumas would be an issue, compared with the teching costs involved. I don't think players would have a reason to go for a second Puma, when they can get a Pz4 after the first one. |
I don't know if a rework on that scale is within scope of the patch, but I for one would love to see a Wehrmacht King Tiger.
Thematically it would fit, as the Commander, as per its description, brings units and experiences from the west to the east. I'd also point out that King Tigers were used as fire brigades on the Eastern Front, especially in Hungary.
Puma, as I said in the other thread. Build it from the HQ after BP2 has been researched. |
I think making the Puma build-able from the HQ after BP2 is researched would be an easy and balanced way of fixing the doctrine. |
Watched first 4 minutes, and I'm still unconvinced it's a "good" unit. mediocre for price I'd say. Yes it had a couple good shots in there but it doesn't seem to be able to operate independantly. It almost always had another unit providing damage support. You may say "well no unit should operate independantly". Of course no unit should be a 1 man/tank army, but that doesn't mean you should be able to lounge infront of the most expensive unit ingame and not feel the imminent threat of being wiped. You can't sit in front of a t70 and not feel the threat of being wiped. Not to mention your opponets complete lack of mines or TDs. The only TD I saw was an Su-85 running up to the rear of the KT almost. And although the video should not be a prime example of how good the KT may or may not be, I wasn't impressed by it. Although I did notice the veterancy, which I hope is much easier to obatin now.
Agreed on all of this. Great point on the T-70. |
I don't feel the Pak Howie nerf did a lot, to be quite honest. It still hits regularly, and still will take half health of a unit. |
Not a fan of the OKW changes. While it may be the true Fallschirmjägers perform better overall, they are now losing matchups they were winning in the current live version. I think the Falls rework is doing too much, all they needed was a slight RA tweak.
Rak was always a meme unit, but now it's completely useless. 5 man do not change the fatal flaws of it, namely that it misses way too often, and that it dies to as much as a sneeze and will inevitably end up in enemy hands. Now even more so with the retreat option gone.
King Tiger, sadly, is still useless. In fact, I'd argue it's now even worse because the odds of landing wipes with it are borderline non-existent. I get the balance team wants to reduce the lethality of tanks, but the King Tiger has nothing else going for it. Sure, it can take on any medium tank, but that's it. Panthers can do that as well, at a much cheaper cost. And I'd argue Panthers do way better against TDs than a slow, cumbersome King Tiger. |
People complain about Pak Howie being strong against Wehrmacht, and there's people who actually reply with "Well, yeah, but Stuka kills it in one hit!"
This forum sometimes. |
The death loop that they are referring to occurs while retreating, not while packing up to retreat.
While retreating if the model carrying the gun dies, the Maxim and 50 cal will have to pick it up again where as the MG34/42/Vikkers the gun teleports to the next model.
Not that that really matters since the ability to make a gun retreat that is able to packup and redeploy to counter a flanking unit is easier said than done.
Fair enough, thanks for clarification. I retract my point. |
Sometimes I wonder where these myths come from. MG42 gets the same death loop as every other MG. Ever deployed an MG42 by accident in front of a Tommy squad? |
No, no more Osttruppen commanders. We already have one too many of those.
Also, I'd argue the standard Fuel drop should stay. I get the Osttruppen one is useful too, but it doesn't have the same effect.
The other doctrines look good though, some cool ideas among them. |