Profile of MarcoRossolini

It strikes me that whilst to me SP content gets a whole hearted "meh", the turn around time for new factions seems to be roughly a year. So I wouldn't expect new factions with this announcement.

It would be nice if they further improved multiplayer or gave some goodies to the original factions when they patch this in. It'd be nice to have some new hardware for Soviets and Ostheer as well as faction redesigns for both as well...

Interesting ideas, nothing I don't agree with. The Panzer IV for one I would definitely agree with, I would go further and suggest giving it 45 range. We're talking about a tank with a 3 man turret, a good looking Cupola and tons of hatches etc versus a T-34/76 with a 2 man turret, no cupola and inferior rangefinders/gunsights and training.

I can see an emphasis on range being with the Germans and punch being with the Soviets. Perhaps even change up the T-34's damage to say 170-180 to compensate.

It doesn't, but if Maxims go, then Soviets are in deep trouble.

Because if you look at it, what other non-doctrinal options do the Soviets have?

Cons? Nope. Everything is better than them.
Penals? Almost as bad, plus scale even worse than cons...
Maxim? Too bad that just got nerfed.

And now what? What else is there, when I happen to want to play NKVD Rifle Disruption Tactics?

Now, I wouldn't spam Maxims either, because they lack scaling into lategame just as much as say penals (in that they lack some of form of AT) , but nerfing it like that is not the answer.

I've been playing a fair bit of both OKW and Ostheer lately and I've encountered a fair bit of the old maxim spam. It's been difficult, but it's now worse than countering LMG gren blobs or Sturmpios. It has just required a different approach. Mortars, indirect fire and cover. Not your standard blobbing nonsense.

I'm interested to see a replay of this OP Maxim spam we see here. Could someone link or point me to a particular replay? The replays I see on Dane's replays generally show all the maxims dead by mid game and Germans in a not too bad position.

A suggestion I'd put forward is that, similar to how smgs do next to no damage at long range, lmgs do next to no damage within a certain distance.

Shocks are perhaps the only effective Soviet infantry counter to units such as Obers and Sturmpios, that and the lack of OKW armour midgame that is dangerous to inf means Shocks are way more viable than before. With just Ost you were forced to worry about earlish armour that your shocks couldn't possibly handle.