[1.11] Sniper/Tank-hunter problems

[Blackbishop]

@GodlikeDennis
Thanks for the information , I just thought that perhaps they'll make PTRD weaker because they now can earn vet.

[AbhMkh]

You see Black bishop im not complaining about the PTDR squad others are and i forgot to mention how many squads i had , i had 3 PTDR squads(upgraded) and they got beaten by a mp44 pg squad!!!

thts why there is a need to increase the damage vs infantry i dont  see why an investment of 660 mp + 30 f + 75 mun be beaten by an investment of 400 mp!!

[Zerstörer]

Cause AT squad...does what it says on the tin 'AT'. its a specialist squad. Specialist squads mean that they're rubbish at anything other than their speciality.

Just because something costs more doesn't mean it will or should win against something that costs less.

This is fundamental balance you need to learn and understand. hence why you use a mix of units and not spam specialist ones if you want to get somewhere. Soviet units are not generalists like US Riflemen/Rangers

Mp44s and other anti infantry rip them up like they should do. Its like an AT gun going down to a pio squad...cause that's how it should be. On the other hand, these guys ensure light vehicles don't mess up your infantry.

in fact in the next patch the AT squads have been nerfed accordingly to avoid people spaming them like regular infantry

[AbhMkh]

Nooooooooooooooooo dont nerf the beloved PTRD's

There is nothing wrong with them,pleaseeeeeeeee!!!

[Strayker]

Cause AT squad...does what it says on the tin 'AT'. its a specialist squad. Specialist squads mean that they're rubbish at anything other than their speciality.

Just because something costs more doesn't mean it will or should win against something that costs less.

This is fundamental balance you need to learn and understand. hence why you use a mix of units and not spam specialist ones if you want to get somewhere. Soviet units are not generalists like US Riflemen/Rangers

Mp44s and other anti infantry rip them up like they should do. Its like an AT gun going down to a pio squad...cause that's how it should be. On the other hand, these guys ensure light vehicles don't mess up your infantry.

in fact in the next patch the AT squads have been nerfed accordingly to avoid people spaming them like regular infantry

Finaly! Thats good to hear, though i hope they will not be nerfed through hard cap, but instead with a cost upgrade...i dont think that hard caping them will be a solution.

[Zerstörer]

No hard caping them, no. But costs for purchase and research have increased.

[AbhMkh]

you mean like 220 to 260-280???

[Venoxxis]

No hard caping them, no. But costs for purchase and research have increased.

very nice solution. Thank you 

[vietlord]

even heavy tanks are hurt ... well i d just like just these gun being able to be taken like bazookas when the team dies

[Seeme]

No No NOOOO!

That was my finest soveit startgy, down the drain.

Gunna be horrible at the soveits the first week or so.

[Blackbishop]

Your "best strategy" with the soviets and your "only I know how to counter it" have been terminated .

[Seeme]

It wasnt "spaming" tank hunters, if thats what you think.

[Ryousan]

Perhaps its just me but I also think that the Tank-Hunters pack too much firepower for being available so early.

Being said that Im still a noob against the soviets, I cannot get past TIER 2 without being overrun by soviet infantery. I try to deal with the infantery flooding with Halftracks but the Tank Hunters render all light vehicles useless!!

Hell, they even took out a Panther while playing 4 vs 4 -_-!!  I do belive there is a balance issue with the tank hunters, but its just my opinion...

[Mad hatters in jeans]

Perhaps its just me but I also think that the Tank-Hunters pack too much firepower for being available so early.

Being said that Im still a noob against the soviets, I cannot get past TIER 2 without being overrun by soviet infantery. I try to deal with the infantery flooding with Halftracks but the Tank Hunters render all light vehicles useless!!

Hell, they even took out a Panther while playing 4 vs 4 -_-!!  I do belive there is a balance issue with the tank hunters, but its just my opinion...

My flatmate and I played several missions against the soviets and as the soviets last night.

As the soviets I had almost complete early game domination, which left me at leisure to throw in my troops against the AI units elsewhere and lock down my areas.

Playing against the AI soviets was just horrifying.
I was doing okay as PE with infantry halftracks to mow down their inf but once they got to the tank hunters+any other infantry squad they were scary good combo.
Course I just tried to build mortars to bomb the blobs, however by the time I got to this stage they had arty firebases and katyushas throwing it back at me. My AI allies just crumpled (this being expert AI allies against Normal soviets enemy)…like wtf?
How can a normal force even come close to combating an expert force?
Then the Russian death horde of armour spam wiped everything from existence.

I think part of the problem is they build units too quickly+ their medium armour is too good.
Their tank hunters obviously need nerfed.

Imho I’m not sure what would be a good way around the command squad…I think they should only be recruited from the barracks like all the other infantry units, far too good early game.

[Ghost]

as pe it's quite easy:
use grens with mp44 vs. infantry and schreckteams vs. armor (go tankdestroyer for 2xschreck)