I find myself struggling to do well, especially against late game allied infantry/TD and arty. They remind me of terran in sc2 in that they are extremely strong if used correctly but all but the best players aren't really able to use them to their full potential. Ostheer: Potentially very strong but also very hard to use. Not as punishing for mistakes with 6 man squads and very powerful lategame abilities and artillery/kats. Many viable strategies with cons, t1, t2, or any combination thereof. Soviets: Extremely strong (potentially strongest faction) when used correctly and also relatively easy to play. They get by due to the fact their faction has the lowest upkeep costs of any faction.What do you guys think the strongest faction is at the moment? I am primarily a 2v2 player (~rank 50 currently with Brits and USF) although I will admit lately my axis ranks have been struggling. Also I haven't played as either of the newer factions, the OKW or the Americans, but the soviets have significantly worse Anti-tank abilities and tanks than either of the german factions. I don't say powerful because both sides should gain power as the game goes on, The german factions just increase faster and reach a greater power than the soviets or americans. Note that this game is odd in that different factions become more or less viable as the game goes on. Anyone who disagrees with me can start a thread. I think a few things could be better, but it is balanced. I've never played AOE2 multiplayer but you'll get tons of whiners on this game because they don't really understand the mechanics.

Also this game is probably less historically accurate than AOE2, if you like that then the fact that the germans get way more powerful than the russians or americans will constantly bug you. You can get medals for going above and beyond, these are rarely very difficult however.

You can experiment but not even the toughest difficulty will provide a challenge once you know your basics. The strategy comes from how you manage that. Although somewhat simpler in terms opf winning the scenario, 90% of missions in the original campaign you just move forward and kill the non-respawning enemy units to win. The campaigns provided here and in the base game may be comparable to AOE2s campaign. If you want a really good single player campaign try Warhammer 40k2. First question, No, don't buy this game for single player.

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