Devs have this glorius idea of balance and fairness that was common thing in ww2 !!!
For example when someone had an OP thing more offten it would brake down and wasnt in a match so game is historicly accurate !
Sarcasm and jokes aside , this is ok and noble idea but it doesnt work , creates inbalance and more problems than its worth !
Battle for Moscow is really weird with starter tanks so much that its not even worthy to be put in debate !
(I will qoute German player " Practically when I’m playing PZ IV and see T60 - I don’t care at all.")
Battle for Normandy is where this actually somehow works as both stuart and puma can kill latest tanks
(yes puma can kill Jumbo on sides stop complaining how much is OP !!)
Battle for Berlin is where this shows as a total failure !!.. People are complaning so much that T 34-85 is way better than Panzer IV … and yes it is , on paper and in game its much better tank as it was !..
Panther is only slightly better than T-34 85 ,so if devs have put T-34 85 vs Panther, would also make it unfair… So you wonder then why not T 34 -76 vs Panzer IV !
Becouse of this RULE: that first tank must kill the last one and you need T-34 85 as it is able to kill King Tiger 2 on side armor ! … Guess that Panzer IV can also kill IS2 on side armor aswell !
Now this rule just fucks up the balance , limits the amount of tanks that can be put in the game , kinda ruins experience, removes some of the most iconic tanks of the ww2 ! And gives ups copy paste of same things with slight change ! Now tell me how this is better deal !!
For all those concerned about “balance” ! Example KV1 in Moscow that is so feared !
Counter 1 : Aint the explosive pack allready the most op tank killer ?
Counter 2 : German planes have above 100 kg bombs like aint that the ultimate Tank killer !
(on open maps airplanes make tanks literally useless, why not whine about remove op planes instead of op tanks or is working as intended ?)
Counter 3: Anti tank guns… why not make German engeniers be able to build 88 mm cannon ?
Historical description of Battle for Moscow goes : Attempts to destroy the T-34s and KVs concentrated on first immobilising them by firing at their tracks and then by tackling them with field artillery, anti-aircraft guns, or by blowing them up at close range by shaped charge grenades.
Why not making something Historical like that ! rather than removing things for “Balance” that pisses the ppl anyway just look at whining about T-34-85 vs Panzer IV or Jumbo vs Panzer IV!
I cant w8 to whine about King Tiger 2 (designed for anti tank role) being OP vs IS2 (designed for anti fortification,breaktrough role) !
Someone asked devs if there will be IS3 and they said its possible if it existed at that time, it was but didnt made it on front in time !!.. so maybe even IS3 … then i get to see Axis whine how Op it is !!
Arent we all having Fun !!..Panzer IV players >" Jumbo is Op "but hey you dont play late tier tanks ! but the first one (puma) so you can flank and kill it !!