The point about customization really stood out to me. In our game, customization is quite weak, and in this regard, soviets are on par with the germans. The only difference is that germans don’t have four variations of the same overcoat with different pouch placements. Even the infamous cuirassiers don’t have many clothing options—in Moscow and Stalingrad, it’s just one green quilted jacket (which I really dislike visually). This is something that needs work across all factions. I still haven’t finished writing my suggestion about winter and summer caps for the U.S.
Classifying the Fedorov rifle’s firing mode as a warning is really over the top. Especially when you consider that soviet players on all forums have been asking to make it fully automatic. And if you take into account its terrible recoil, it’s hard to call it a biased rifle. It’s a very average event weapon that, in its current state, no one will use. Plus, it has the lowest ammo capacity among rifles, only 25/75 with an ammo pouch.
Two paratrooper squads with weapon swaps were introduced solely because, at the time of the merger, the germans already had three paratrooper squads with unique weapons, plus grenade launchers and flamethrowers for two of them, while the U.S. had four paratrooper squads, also with unique weapons. The USSR has two paratrooper squads with unique mechanics, while other factions have unique weapons and some bonuses (like shields for the Japanese and the aforementioned grenade launchers/flamethrowers for the Germans). Plus, the new German paratrooper can pick up an MG-34 from a crate in battle with BR1. Is this not bias? Or is it okay for someone to take the best machine gun of BR3 against beginners?
Fedorov Avtomat has been repeatedly requested to be moved to the rifle category, have its damage increased to match the Type Hei, and its rate of fire raised to 700. And it was soviet faction players who specifically asked for this. Many alternatives were suggested to replace it in the SMG line, like the AK-45. As it stands, it can still be used by 4 soldiers in a squad, while the FG-42 II can be issued to a squad of 9. The BAR, on the other hand, can only be given to three soldiers. And let’s not forget the Johnson LMG, which weighs only 5.9 kg (the FG-42 II weighs 5 kg) but has a bunch of LMG debuffs and can also only be issued to three soldiers per squad.
I’ve never liked cuirassiers in any way. New players have to save up orders to buy them or spend real money. They affect customization, forcing players to compensate for their weapon’s shortcomings by customizing soldiers based on the “meta” rather than personal preference. Plus, it’s never mentioned anywhere that they provide a defense buff. I’ve always been in favor of removing them from customization and leaving them only for some event/donation squads as an extra feature, like the shields for japs paratroopers.
