The setting of ww2 offers an expansive variety of potential weapons, cosmetics, and theaters to explore, many not yet present in Enlisted. While the developers have done a great job exploring the major nations of the war, there is a lot of opportunity to include minor powers that are currently available as event or premium squads.
Though these nations could in theory be added entirely separately, the additional strain put on the matchmaker is a major concern. The subtree mechanic would be an option to allow minor nations to have much more presence in the game, offering greater variety to players while also not putting extra burden on the matchmaker. Subtrees would also have the benefit of supplementing the main tree, so the subtrees themselves don’t need to go all the way to BR 5 or necessarily have every type of equipment.
Below are some crude example images of what I think a subtree system could look like.
Note: Symbols used to represent nations may not be the most accurate symbols available, from left to right:
- axis: Germany, Italy, Hungary, Finland
- allies: USA, British Commonwealth, Australia, France
Australia is given its own separate tree for this example
Hypothetical Australian tree from the tech tree series I made : All Potential Faction Tech Tree Proposals
In this example, an Australian tech tree is selected (highlighted in yellow).
In my ideal scenario, players would able to create squad combinations using squads they have unlocked from the main tree and subtrees.
For example, the above image is an example of a player primarily using german squads but also bringing in an italian tank.
Implementing subtrees in this way is bound to lead to historical inaccuracy. As soldiers from certain nations could placed in theaters they did not exist in. Example: Finnish troops defending d-day. So additional mechanics could be considered to address this issue.
All that being said, it is already possible to use a variety of Finnish, Italian, and Hungarian weapons in settings where they were unlikely to be present. So it might be best to just enforce German customization onto squads from other subtrees in map sets where they did not appear, as is the case with Italian squads available to Germany players currently.
As I see it, Italy and the many other nations I would like to see included in the game just aren’t feasible to add as their own factions due to stretching the player base too thin (the entire reason for the merge in the first place). So I think subtrees are the only way to see these nations implemented into the game properly.
