In the recent BR changes, the snail decided to tear apart Swedish lower tiers. Some vehicles obviously had it coming - the SAV 20.12.48 and M24DK were too good for 3.7. However, we will discuss the elephants in the room
Gaijin placing the Pvkv 2 at 4.3 and the Ikv 103’s blatant nerf
Firstly, we will discuss the Pvkv 2. This tank obviously has a good gun, but lacks anything else. It has a massive and wobbly forehead, a Pz38 chassis, and an ENORMOUS profile. At the same BR, we have the Jagdpanzer IV and T55E1 the JPz is features the same penetration, reload, and BR. However, it also has better mobility, an abnoxious UFP angled at 50°, and the only thing the Pvkv has over it becomes scopes and the 110g explosive. The T55E1 has worse armor, but an insane amount of mobility and a comparable gun. What on earth is the Pvkv doing at 4.3?
hopefully, the Ikv 103 requires no explaination. The slspgr m/65 HEATFS is the one and only thing it has going from it(as it’s a CW vehicle) and Gaijin tore it away from it. Then, they MOVE IT TO RANK 2 and move its BR to 3.3, where Sweden has a nonexistent lineup.
I wonder if your opinions mirror mine. Any thoughts?
btw, mods, I would use the BR thread but it’s locked pls don’t lock this
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Idk if it’s that serious, I’m a danish main through and through but Sweden wasn’t the only one hit.
Everyone was hit, Japan lost their only 3.7 and don’t really have a 4.0 lineup but that’s a different topic for Japan.
Italy had a 4.0 lineup so not a big nerf but most 3.7 tanks got moved up.
Again I’d say maybe gaijin plans to fill those tanks for all nations but idk.
As for the IKV it’s in a weird state, some TD’s just aren’t good. They have meh mobility, slow reload and terrible survivability. Moving TD’s like that lower makes them worse. A Dicker Max at 1.0 would literally be worthless sure funny gun but literally every tank will pen you and out reload you and be faster than you.
I’d like gaijin to reconsider the IKV and it’s ammo given it’s just taking away a fun vehicle for those who enjoy silly stuff like that.
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I could almost see the Pvkv 2, but the Ikv 103 as you’ve said gets worse the lower the BR. I would rather use it to lolpen a KT at 6.7 with HEATFS then have only the HEAT shell then go to 3.3 with it. I really am outraged by Gaijin’s strange and esoteric decisions on this front.
Nah PVKV II is straight dead lol, nobody is using that and uptiering their 4.0 tanks for one TD. it’s only good if you wanna run the LVKV and KV-1A, I’d say it would be good to start adding the Sturmi to the tree now rather than waiting. Every other subnation got their main vehicle that players have sought out. But I digress I’d say it’s not just going to be more of a slog for new players given the gap is quite barren with very mediocre vehicles currently around 3.x
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It’s a really bad time to start grinding out the Swedish tree with gaijins clear hate for it and love for the big three. I personally hope that Gaijin will begin fixing those awful mistakes they have made recently to Sweden. And yes Pvkv 2 is dead. I specified “almost” for a reason. It is literally the only 4.3 tonk and having x3 J21 as backup isn’t uhh…great