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Balance Discussion / Re: Soviet Balance Issues

« on: July 21, 2011, 02:18:29 PM »

Hi Otti 213,
Thanks for the welcome.  I'm very fond of Eastern Front, I've been playing it for a while now, and can't imagine going back.  I was merely stating some aspects which I considered unbalanced.  This was all my oppinion, I'm not saying those issues raised were facts (with the exception of the IS-3), merely my take on the matter.

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Balance Discussion / Soviet Balance Issues

« on: July 21, 2011, 01:14:43 PM »

There are three main balance concerns of mine regarding the Soviets.

Firstly, the tanks.  There can be no doubt that Russians have powerful tanks, but the IS-3 shouldn't really be included.  Historically, it came too early to have seen action against the Germans, and there were no official reports of it having seen any combat, although a regiment of them may have been deployed against the Japanese. 

The powerful tanks are available far too early, and it doesn't take long before you can have access to a KV tank or SU-152, thereby minimizing chance of a successful rush.  This is usually made easier for the Russian when the tanks are called in using a Power, so they don't need to save up any Fuel.  Getting attacked by several KV-2's can be slightly troublesome, particularly in well under 10 minutes.

Russian powers should cost - Artillery Spotters is free once the upgrade is purchased.  IL-2 Sturmoviks are highly overpowered for cost - a Henschel is 200 Munitions as well, and yet it only targets tanks, whereas the Sturmoviks hit everything and have the capability to decimate an armoured column, along with infantry. 

Although these may seem like a lot of issues, these are the ones that in my oppinion make versing the Russians annoying - not because of their power, but because of how cheap or easily they can access them.