I guess the Belgian one does fit better as a BP reward, but that doesn’t mean I want it or any of the other M46s to be added.
Both Italy and France have plenty of other domestic modifications to go around, I don’t really see why we need to remove the identity of the U.S. M46 by giving it to two more nations.
Very interesting, it’s an indigenous Belgian upgrade that would help me justify seeing some of their less original vehicles in-game. After all, an LRF with HEATFS is quite the potent combo.
I mean ahistorical clashing isn’t really related to C&P, it’s a different issue entirely. Copy paste is simply irritating because it results in more uneventful encounters and a lost incentive to play a nation’s unique stock in preference to those of foreign countries.
For example, if we were to give Japan Stuarts, M8 LACs, and captured Russian vehicles, there would not doubt be less interest in the admittedly weaker Ke-Ni and I-Go-Ko.
Likewise, do you not think that it would be disappointing to see people rack up kills in a Belgian or French M46 rather than say, a French vehicle that would actually represent the tree?
It is mostly a personal issue, but when I play 4.0 now, I cannot help but think about all of the more interesting artillery vehicles that would make me say “wow, I should really try out this nation, that tank looks pretty fun”. It gnaws away the point of nations, if they aren’t showcasing their vehicles.
That is actually more an issue of BR compression than anything, if the Stuarts, and M8s are so much better that they entice Japanese players away from domestic vehicles, to a detriment, then the balance is the issue, not the vehicles themselves, as you could very easily say that the same issue entices people away from Japan and towards “stronger” trees like the US and Russia.
The “issue of C&P” has never been clearly defined and generally seems to be based on a mix of feelings and opinions about who should have what with no specific logic to it. If you can define the issue to an enforceable degree, then great, but as far as I see it any definition of the “issue of C&P” requires too many exceptions to be implemented realistically
See i think copy and paste is fine but only if no domestic or unique options are available. No reason to add a copy paste vehicle if either a domestic version exists or unique modified
Maybe low tier Japan isn’t the best example, but my point is that different nations tend to have different styles of vehicle, and when players are forced to choose between one or another (forced meaning the choice of vehicle in which to play in a match), chances are they’re going to choose one from one of the arguably easier nations such as USA, Germany, or USSR.
It sounds petty but I believe it truly does effect the legacy that different playable countries leave behind. Add a captured T-34 (1940) to Italy and the P40 suddenly becomes undesirable, a Norwegian Stug and Panzer III in Sweden may remove attention from the homegrown Strv m/42 and Pvkv series.
I hope you understand my point; it is of course entirely subjective but I will not drop it anytime soon.