Combined Campaigns, Branch Based Deck System Idea

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There is a lot unknown about the new BR system and the combining of all forces. So, this is just putting my interest to paper more than anything (as it is premature)

But in the interest of bringing variety of loadouts/decks I was thinking about the division system (or branches) in Steel Division II and how parts of it might be a cool addition to the way you deploy forces in Enlisted. (It would only apply to the individuals deck so other players in your games could bring a different branch)

Assuming all squads are still available once combined (and chucked into one pool), players will most likely just grab full decks of assaulters or MG gunners, Heavy Tanks, Heavy bombers (and games will be filled with pretty much the same). But in the interest of choices matter and variety I was thinking you could break it down into divisions. Making airborne type squads only airborne, Army squads just army etc. (this would be further distinguished by the unit cosmetics). I’ll just give an example of 2 to keep it simple but I would envision more branches. (I’ll use Germany as example, but other nations divisions would be mirrored in the way they are built.

(This doesn’t address Early, Late BR specifically but just a general Idea. )

Branch: Luftwaffe (air doctrine)
(Strong Infantry, Aircraft and support weapons, limited Armor)

Luftwaffe Unique class: Paratroopers

Scout/Light tanks (Panzer IIS, Panzer 38t, Puma, ab41, panzer II luch etc etc), No medium or heavy tanks. Possibly Tank destroyers? This would give you a reason to pick one as you cant choose turreted big guns in this branch

All aircraft available

Luftwaffe Unique Weapons/abilities

FG 42, FG 42 II, FG 42 Sniper

(No access to STG 44s or any variant of)

Radio access to bombers

Luftwaffe Unique Engineer buildings

Flakvierling 38 (quad)

88 Flak

7.5/10.5 cm Leichtschutz 40 recoiless at gun.

Branch Wehrmacht Panzer Division (Armor doctrine)
(Strong Infantry and Armor, Limited Air Support

Wehrmacht Unique class: Assault Pioneers (MKb 42/STG variants engineers)

All tanks

Fighter planes (no higher than 200kg payload, 4x50kg), no strike aircraft

Wehrmacht Unique Weapons

STG – All Variants

(no Access to any FG-42 Variants or radio bomber)

Another Possible Branch Could be Allied combined forces (i.e Italians, Romanians etc etc)

I wont go into too much Depth as I am well aware that my tastes are not for all. But just putting it out there as an idea I think could work.

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I like this idea. It does kinda annoy me that the 82nd and 101st Airborne squads are regular now, but that’s just a minor thing. We should be getting a devblog in a few days with a Q&A regarding the new update, which I would assume includes the BR system.

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Yeah hopefully. Looking forward to the dev blog. So many questions

BR will certainly make alot of gear relevant again (beyond just choice), But I feel like having a Doctrine based deck would improve this even further (Not much reason to use a Stug over a panzer IV (example), but if that’s the best you have access to in the Air doctrine, you would probably field one.

but, some will just rather have the biggest and baddest of everything.

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No, let people use what they want, no point of limiting the squad they can use.

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@khtk395 sorry replied to wrong bloke

Yup completely understand that opinion :+1:

I just differ in that I don’t think its actually a limitation, Its sort of removing a limitation, in a way. (this is better than this so I must use it). Will make variety on the battlefield more likely and you can change it up between games.

without it, every game/br will be same weapon, same tank, same plane (strongest one available). Ofcourse there are exceptions, but they are few and far between.

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Would be handy if they also did events/tasks with specific BR ranges to keep it varied. My main concern is there just being nothing but end game gear around - I really like being able to realistically use bolt action etc among everything else.

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Actually all the event equipment released from the first event marathon in the summer 2021 is low-end BR

  • soviet 4 man assaulter ppk42
  • german jagdpanther variant
  • FW190
  • NZ machinegunner equipped with the charlton rifle
  • stuart Rhino
  • BT7 with a 75mm cannon
  • brithis SaS squad with sten mk2s
  • german jager squad with mp40 silenced
  • pps42 red
  • sword
  • australian squad with austen smg
  • japanese rifle squad equipped with type99
  • besal machinegun
  • m2 mortar
  • at gunner german squad with polish at-rifle
  • at gunner soviet squad with an at-rifle
  • japanese paratrooper squad
  • American paratroopers squad
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What I meant is I’d like to see events/tasks where your BR has to be within a certain range to take part (i.e. below a certain threshold) - just to make sure there are matches where low rated gear is viable.

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Ill be interested to see what BR alot of these guys are given.

I favour SAS, Jager and NZ squad quite highly.