Krivaja Valley
Posted: 2024-08-23 19:08
Krivaja Valley is my favorite map of the update. Most beautiful looking map in PR, since forever. But the assets relationships are poorly thought out and not well balanced. Especially for blufor.
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Militia has much more firepower than Russia does. Militia assets can kill most everything that Russia has, but the inverse is not true. Delaying asset spawns does not alleviate much.
The militants have two(possibly three) powerhouse vehicles; The BMP-1 and the T72A, which can both rival the russian T72B1 and sweep everything else the russians have. The militia ZU-23 truck can also kill a russian tank but it's rare. The russians only have one powerhouse asset, their tank. All other assets are inferior.
The russian BTR60PB and the militia BRDM-1 feels like they're supposed to be rivals, armed with the same guns. But the BRDM is superior, because not only is it more mobile, it is a smaller target too. The BTR can carry passengers but that's more of a liability if anything. The BTR does kill the BRDM faster, but not by much. The BTR is a much larger target, and the BRDM can get out of bad situations alot faster. The BTR also has problems dealing with the BMP-1, and cant do shit against a tank.
The russian MTLBs both .30 cal and .50 cal are severely underpowered. More so the .30 cal. The .50 cal can hold it's own against the BRDM. But more often than not the BRDM wins. it can get a win against the BMP from the rear but again it's rare. The .30 cal MTLB is a death trap. But I do like it, because it's primary purpose is to kill infantry, not vehicles. And it can theoretically kill a BRDM, but it's rare.
The militia have two UAZ jeeps that can drop repairs. Why? When the amount of URAL trucks is the same for both teams? Feels like even more of an unfair advantage for the militants.
The ZU-23 truck feels like it's unnecessary for the map. Only giving the militia a fourth armed vehicle. Feels like it has no purpose, nothing to counter.
I dont believe that all militia assets should be nerfed. I believe that russian assets should be buffed.
1. Replace the Militia T72 with a T62.
2. Replace the MTLB-VMK aka the .50 cal MTLB with a proper BMP-2. Not the ATGM variant. So the russians have something that can go toe-to-toe with the militia's BMP-1. But let the militia retain their ATGM missile to compensate for the tank nerf.
3. Give the russians a transport chopper so the militia's AAV has something to do, something to focus on. Other than harass infantry and wait in ambush for unsuspecting ground vehicles.
4. Replace the UAZ logistics with standard UAZs with DSHKs. Correspondingly add a second .30 cal MTLB. So the UAZs and MTLBs can rival each other. The MTLB can kill a UAZ and vice-versa pretty effectively. One has more armor and the other has a better gun.
5. Scrap the BTR and BRDM. That's very hard for me to say, as I love both. But they're no longer needed.
The firepower advantage would be more evened out. Russians would have overall more firepower at the top and better troop transport ability. And militia would have a higher minimum level of firepower.
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Militia has much more firepower than Russia does. Militia assets can kill most everything that Russia has, but the inverse is not true. Delaying asset spawns does not alleviate much.
The militants have two(possibly three) powerhouse vehicles; The BMP-1 and the T72A, which can both rival the russian T72B1 and sweep everything else the russians have. The militia ZU-23 truck can also kill a russian tank but it's rare. The russians only have one powerhouse asset, their tank. All other assets are inferior.
The russian BTR60PB and the militia BRDM-1 feels like they're supposed to be rivals, armed with the same guns. But the BRDM is superior, because not only is it more mobile, it is a smaller target too. The BTR can carry passengers but that's more of a liability if anything. The BTR does kill the BRDM faster, but not by much. The BTR is a much larger target, and the BRDM can get out of bad situations alot faster. The BTR also has problems dealing with the BMP-1, and cant do shit against a tank.
The russian MTLBs both .30 cal and .50 cal are severely underpowered. More so the .30 cal. The .50 cal can hold it's own against the BRDM. But more often than not the BRDM wins. it can get a win against the BMP from the rear but again it's rare. The .30 cal MTLB is a death trap. But I do like it, because it's primary purpose is to kill infantry, not vehicles. And it can theoretically kill a BRDM, but it's rare.
The militia have two UAZ jeeps that can drop repairs. Why? When the amount of URAL trucks is the same for both teams? Feels like even more of an unfair advantage for the militants.
The ZU-23 truck feels like it's unnecessary for the map. Only giving the militia a fourth armed vehicle. Feels like it has no purpose, nothing to counter.
I dont believe that all militia assets should be nerfed. I believe that russian assets should be buffed.
1. Replace the Militia T72 with a T62.
2. Replace the MTLB-VMK aka the .50 cal MTLB with a proper BMP-2. Not the ATGM variant. So the russians have something that can go toe-to-toe with the militia's BMP-1. But let the militia retain their ATGM missile to compensate for the tank nerf.
3. Give the russians a transport chopper so the militia's AAV has something to do, something to focus on. Other than harass infantry and wait in ambush for unsuspecting ground vehicles.
4. Replace the UAZ logistics with standard UAZs with DSHKs. Correspondingly add a second .30 cal MTLB. So the UAZs and MTLBs can rival each other. The MTLB can kill a UAZ and vice-versa pretty effectively. One has more armor and the other has a better gun.
5. Scrap the BTR and BRDM. That's very hard for me to say, as I love both. But they're no longer needed.
The firepower advantage would be more evened out. Russians would have overall more firepower at the top and better troop transport ability. And militia would have a higher minimum level of firepower.