... for future patches.
I love RO:OST. It is the best WWII-Shooter since DoD b3.1 (hate DoD v1.0 and DoD:Source). RO ist much more realistic and has a vehicle combat.
But nothing is perfect, so I have some small wishes, especially for the LMGs and exceptionally the LMG42, because I was machinegunner in my squad in the (german) Bundeswehr. I used the MG3 what is very similar to the MG42.
So I begin with
PART ONE
THE LIGHT MACHINEGUNS
#1: Tracers:
Tracerprojectiles were used in the 2nd WW and are used by all armies on the modern battlefield. Not only in night-combats. So far correct in RO. But the presentation of the tracers in RO actually, is not correct. They are very thick and very bright. They look like laserbeams for me. In reality they look quite unimpressive. Such as flying, thin, mealy yellow noodles.
They do not glow, or shine, or something (I speak from tracers in daylight). This is one reason they enemy can clear up your firing position extreme fast in RO. This is simply overdone.
Second point is, that there are too much tracerprojectiles in the belt/drum for a light machinegun in a dayfight. Estimated 1:5. The half amount would be better. 1 Tracerprojectile in ratio of 10 normal projectiles. So you can fire off short (MG42) burst without an tracer round and hide your firing postion longer.
#2: Limited sight:
You cannot get out of the ironsight-perpective when your mg is deployed. This makes your line of sight pretty limited and this is a essential thing for every soldier: a good view of the terrain which lies before him.
The possibility lifting up your head and watch over your mg is missing (like the mouse-wheel-function to free look over the shield in the Halftrack).
#3: Ammunition and suppressing fire:
The tracers beside, the LMG34 is a good balanced weapon I think. Indeed it has only a belt-drum with 50 rounds, but you can fire single-shots and use it for "Sturmschiessen" (hip-shooting). Also it is more accurate on long ranges. So the the MG34 is the "Sniper-MG" in RO, but this is absolutely ok.
But the LMG42 is quite clearly underpowered. Not the horrible "Hitlersaw", feared by the allied forces.
Even every short burst sets a tracer off, so your position is exposed after a few bursts. And you have only 100 rounds without reloading, what is few for an MG42. Even when I ignore the wrong rate of fire (the MG3 has 1200 rpm, not the MG42 - with about 1500 rpm), it is not enough. And 100 round belts were not common in the Wehrmacht, too. In the Bundeswehr whe used a plastic-box with 150 rounds. And as I said, the MG3 is slower than the MG42. The Wehrmacht used generally a metal-box with 5 or 6 50-round-belts, which were clipped together. So they had 250 - up to 300 rounds for their LMGs. To balance this out, the MG42-gunner should start with an 250 roundbox and no other in reserve. But he can be resupplied with (only) one further 250 round box in reserve. So he can carry a maximum of 500 rounds. These are only 100 rounds more than the actual amount, it is more realistic and he can lay down an effective suppressing fire. Also the reloading speed could be slowed, from 5 up to 10 seconds. Even the MG34 needs 5 or 6 seconds.
Thus will make the MG42 the feared "Hitlersaw".
Two more points for the visual appearance:
I.) The barell of the MG42 has an graphic-defect: It has no - errr - catridge chamber? Cartridge bearing? Hmmm I dont know how you call this. I mean the "Patronenlager". There is no texture for its backside, only a smudgy surface. The barrel looks like sealed by welding.
II.) The sight of the MG42 is set on 1000 meters or something like that. This does not look good, for someone who knows this weapon. This is a value for an HMG, but not an LMG. It should be set on a lower value (the sight-pusher moved in direction of the player), like 200 meters.
Compendium:
1.) 1 tracer round in ratio to 10 normal rounds for all LMGs.
2.) Scale down and shade the tracers. No more glow on daymaps.
3.) Add a head lifting function (maybe over the mousewheel) for all machinegunners.
4.) Change the amount of MG42 rounds in a box to 250. Only 1 reserve box allowed.
5.) Fix the graphicbug with the MG42 barrel, and adjust the MG42 sight range.
PART TWO
THE HANDGRENADES
I try to shorten the next parts.
#1: Grenade spam
I do not call this thing "grenade spam". But many others call it like that, so I choose that name.
There are definitive too many classes with grenades and some with too many grenades. This is not only annoying, as well unrealistic. The supporting classes have in reality no use for the assault - and defensive weapon of the handgrenade, because they stay back in combat situations or carry to heavy gear. Why should a russian sniper carry 2 grenades, when he is crawling 400 yards behind the front line and when those things hamper him, while moving smooth, sneaking through the underwoods and gliding on the ground?
Why should a german machine gunner cart 2 stick grenades (nearly 1 kg), when he already carts a 12 kg heavy weapon, 1 or 2 boxes of (I tell you that) heavy roundbelts, a sidearm with ammo, binoculars, a reserve barell, a reserve bolt and some tools (and has no use for it)?
But this concerns maybe 6 players (4 german/russian machinegunners, 2 snipers on both sides) on a 50 player server.
Fact is that first and foremost the regular infantry/storm troops needs handgrenades. I would prefer the system DoD b3.1 discussed the grenades (see compendium).
#2: StG39:
I've never heard of that. I know the Stielhandgranate 24, the Eihandgranate 39 and the Stielhandgrante 43. Also know the "geballte Ladung" and the "gestreckte Ladung" and the "Splitterring", to improve the splinter radius. But never heard from a Stielhandgranate 39. I think meant is:
"Stielhandgranate 24 mit Brennz
I love RO:OST. It is the best WWII-Shooter since DoD b3.1 (hate DoD v1.0 and DoD:Source). RO ist much more realistic and has a vehicle combat.
But nothing is perfect, so I have some small wishes, especially for the LMGs and exceptionally the LMG42, because I was machinegunner in my squad in the (german) Bundeswehr. I used the MG3 what is very similar to the MG42.
So I begin with
PART ONE
THE LIGHT MACHINEGUNS
#1: Tracers:
Tracerprojectiles were used in the 2nd WW and are used by all armies on the modern battlefield. Not only in night-combats. So far correct in RO. But the presentation of the tracers in RO actually, is not correct. They are very thick and very bright. They look like laserbeams for me. In reality they look quite unimpressive. Such as flying, thin, mealy yellow noodles.
They do not glow, or shine, or something (I speak from tracers in daylight). This is one reason they enemy can clear up your firing position extreme fast in RO. This is simply overdone.
Second point is, that there are too much tracerprojectiles in the belt/drum for a light machinegun in a dayfight. Estimated 1:5. The half amount would be better. 1 Tracerprojectile in ratio of 10 normal projectiles. So you can fire off short (MG42) burst without an tracer round and hide your firing postion longer.
#2: Limited sight:
You cannot get out of the ironsight-perpective when your mg is deployed. This makes your line of sight pretty limited and this is a essential thing for every soldier: a good view of the terrain which lies before him.
The possibility lifting up your head and watch over your mg is missing (like the mouse-wheel-function to free look over the shield in the Halftrack).
#3: Ammunition and suppressing fire:
The tracers beside, the LMG34 is a good balanced weapon I think. Indeed it has only a belt-drum with 50 rounds, but you can fire single-shots and use it for "Sturmschiessen" (hip-shooting). Also it is more accurate on long ranges. So the the MG34 is the "Sniper-MG" in RO, but this is absolutely ok.
But the LMG42 is quite clearly underpowered. Not the horrible "Hitlersaw", feared by the allied forces.
Even every short burst sets a tracer off, so your position is exposed after a few bursts. And you have only 100 rounds without reloading, what is few for an MG42. Even when I ignore the wrong rate of fire (the MG3 has 1200 rpm, not the MG42 - with about 1500 rpm), it is not enough. And 100 round belts were not common in the Wehrmacht, too. In the Bundeswehr whe used a plastic-box with 150 rounds. And as I said, the MG3 is slower than the MG42. The Wehrmacht used generally a metal-box with 5 or 6 50-round-belts, which were clipped together. So they had 250 - up to 300 rounds for their LMGs. To balance this out, the MG42-gunner should start with an 250 roundbox and no other in reserve. But he can be resupplied with (only) one further 250 round box in reserve. So he can carry a maximum of 500 rounds. These are only 100 rounds more than the actual amount, it is more realistic and he can lay down an effective suppressing fire. Also the reloading speed could be slowed, from 5 up to 10 seconds. Even the MG34 needs 5 or 6 seconds.
Thus will make the MG42 the feared "Hitlersaw".
Two more points for the visual appearance:
I.) The barell of the MG42 has an graphic-defect: It has no - errr - catridge chamber? Cartridge bearing? Hmmm I dont know how you call this. I mean the "Patronenlager". There is no texture for its backside, only a smudgy surface. The barrel looks like sealed by welding.
II.) The sight of the MG42 is set on 1000 meters or something like that. This does not look good, for someone who knows this weapon. This is a value for an HMG, but not an LMG. It should be set on a lower value (the sight-pusher moved in direction of the player), like 200 meters.
Compendium:
1.) 1 tracer round in ratio to 10 normal rounds for all LMGs.
2.) Scale down and shade the tracers. No more glow on daymaps.
3.) Add a head lifting function (maybe over the mousewheel) for all machinegunners.
4.) Change the amount of MG42 rounds in a box to 250. Only 1 reserve box allowed.
5.) Fix the graphicbug with the MG42 barrel, and adjust the MG42 sight range.
PART TWO
THE HANDGRENADES
I try to shorten the next parts.
#1: Grenade spam
I do not call this thing "grenade spam". But many others call it like that, so I choose that name.
There are definitive too many classes with grenades and some with too many grenades. This is not only annoying, as well unrealistic. The supporting classes have in reality no use for the assault - and defensive weapon of the handgrenade, because they stay back in combat situations or carry to heavy gear. Why should a russian sniper carry 2 grenades, when he is crawling 400 yards behind the front line and when those things hamper him, while moving smooth, sneaking through the underwoods and gliding on the ground?
Why should a german machine gunner cart 2 stick grenades (nearly 1 kg), when he already carts a 12 kg heavy weapon, 1 or 2 boxes of (I tell you that) heavy roundbelts, a sidearm with ammo, binoculars, a reserve barell, a reserve bolt and some tools (and has no use for it)?
But this concerns maybe 6 players (4 german/russian machinegunners, 2 snipers on both sides) on a 50 player server.
Fact is that first and foremost the regular infantry/storm troops needs handgrenades. I would prefer the system DoD b3.1 discussed the grenades (see compendium).
#2: StG39:
I've never heard of that. I know the Stielhandgranate 24, the Eihandgranate 39 and the Stielhandgrante 43. Also know the "geballte Ladung" and the "gestreckte Ladung" and the "Splitterring", to improve the splinter radius. But never heard from a Stielhandgranate 39. I think meant is:
"Stielhandgranate 24 mit Brennz
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