No? The tiger 2 is also proposed as a premium vehicle which would have GIANT impact on game balance, rather than it being an event vehicle.
I do inderstand what you mean, however i do disagree with that explanation of a term.
Yes, i do find that logic bad for the environment. I want trees to be different as much as possible. That being said, i do also get frustraited when gaijin adds USSRs or german techs (e.g. leopard 1/2 clones, T-72 and T-34 clones, YAK and Me109 clones, ect) to other trees covering that with “adding a gameplay difference to that tree”, “Making the completr experience in that tree”, or how do they call it in the EN version of the news.
And the reason im arguing here with you is because i never see any backlash in adding those machines from the foreign community, for example when they did thai subtree with particulary soviet (or chinese based on a gameplay) top tier machine, or when they added the eastern germany techs to Germany.
But if its adding something to USSR - its “no keep it unique”.
Tho the ones you suggest either event or just dont have similar to tiger 2 gameplay, or both.
The 248 is 6.7 tho its still not even close to a tiger 2 gameplay in my opinion. I have both and while playing king tiger is basically sweeping keyboard with my face and getting kills, the 248 is maybe even more skill based than IS-2.
I do agree with that tho they do it all the time. I mean, look at panzer 4s. Basically 4.7 machinery sitting 3.3-4.0 and no one does anything. Because idk, germans are so weak players? Or the wehraboos coming to play that game always choose germany as starting country making that tanks look weak? Or any other reason that somehow makes IS-2 as effective and universal as Tiger 2 in Gaijin’s eyes.
You can easily outplay german players, thats for sure. But outclassing a king tiger? Doubt its possible. Maybe the T34 of the US can do something with it, but there are hardly any machine found in the USSR’s 6.3-6.7 which matches the King Tiger’s universality and efficiency. At least that’s my opinion as of one who started with germans and now played each and every 6.7 lineup in game.
Taking as granted that “both players pmay equally good”, neither IS-2 or the Object 248 stands well against tiger 2. Tho i may agree that both those tabks can be efficient against an entire enemy lineups. Just that they take much more from a player to be so.
That actually has much sense put to it. I cannot disagree with that closely all of the USSR machines teach player to cut distance and play agressively at the start. Tho those machines mostly do this because of the weaker cannons, and taking their armor as ‘invincible’ even on high distances is quite generous.
Tho it is pretty bad even at that position, as it lacks shooting speed, frontal armor, penetration and angles. Yes, it can be used like that, but taking that Tiger 2 has point-and-delete gameplay as it plays mostly against weaker-armored machines mostly, the IS-2 still requires to aim for weaker spots while having huge reload while still required to play against top notch armor.
I do agree its best as flanker, but it also still requires to keep close to the enemy, making it similar to early t-34s
Now, that i just disagree with. Its not JUST brawler. Its a universal delete machine. Its equally good as a close-range offence machine a s it is good as long range defence machine. Some might even argue that it’s sniler options are even better than brawler.
Its not SO good tho as its turret remains a weak spot. Most of the cannons can penetrate it fromtally fron close range, including IS-2. Thy the point is, Tiger 2 has all the instruments to not let them do it.
And even when penetrated, it has high chances to either loose consciousness without loosing cannon, or loose cannon without being oneshotted… The one thing any IS lacks strongly
Basic is-2 still positions at 6.3, tho starting at 5.7 it still is crazy to see. And thats the only reason i think that USSR should get Tiger 2 - because either it will skyrocket in efficiency and show just how bad Gaijin’s game balance is based on how weak germans play, or it will just make USSR’s lineup more universal which it lacks now. Tho i still think that its really not necessary AND even bad for the environment if gaijin will somehow address that problem.
But for now i only see them copy-pasting everything everywhere except USSR. Which is grrat for the USSR as they get somewhat most unique machines, but also bad for them as their regulars get cloned everywhere and they obliged to play against both their strong machines and nato strong machines.
I suggest that thats entirely because of how stupidly weak german teams perform now. Because me muself playing Panzer 4s against Jumbos and Tiger 1s against IS-2s 90% of the time - i have never had any issues with that, and i saw both sides strong. But now Panzer 4s dont even MEET the jumbo, and the Tigers usually olay against t-34-85s. And still manage to loose easily!
Ah yes, thats the entire reason i got me nearly all 122s in that game. The kills with that cannon are much more satisfying than with long german 88mm. Tho, judging by the same stats, you might as well notice that my most beloved 122 is IS-6. Which plays against tiger 2s alot BUT has two weakness’s removed - weak armor and SUPER LONG reload, so it plays equally good sgainst tiger 2s and against Leopard-alikes and Pattons.
Tho i dont see a huge difference, and judging by my expirience using Both tiger 2 and is-2 i would certainly shoot cannon first. But then, if i use Tiger 2, i have all chances to flank it right there as it has 7 sec reload. And IS has some chances of reloading AFTER the M103 repairs its cannon.
As i got more expirienced i started hating playing Tiger 2s as they are just boring - slow, efficient, scary for newbies against them.
But the one tiger i always found stupidly ineffective was the Tiger 105.
It may just be me, but having practically same damage as tiger 88, it has practically the same penetration, but reloads twice slowly and sometimes has ridiculous ricochets. And moreover, it acts worse than basit tiger 2 against light armor. So i never got a hand of this tiger, even playing same efficiency as Sla16 makes me somehow feel underperforming.
