haha, i saw this fly by on facebook. i would welcome a soft reboot. I wouldnt want BA to change to much, it is such an excellent game. ‘But maybe, since we’re on topic… ;)’:
– get rid of templates. they complicate the game.
– revisit national traits. They often don’t scale well nor are balanced.
– revisit multi-launchers. overpowered point/power ratio.
– get rid of Pz4 “Tigerfear”. overpowered point/power ratio.
– revisit
SPG’s/Tank destroyers point costs. (Way!) Under-powered when compared to their turreted counterparts.
– revisit inexperienced infantry. not worth their points compared to regulars and veterans in most cases.
– revisit infantry MMG teams. under-powered point/power ratio.
– revisit the Stuart 23MGshot + light AT + Recce + X<200point.
– have pins impact indirect shooting units.
– revisit vehicle cover rules. way to much discussion.
– allow generic trucks etc across nations to transport and tow the same generic assets.
HARD TO DO, BUT SO FUN:
– revisit tank-platoon rules to make them eligible in competitive play along infantry platoons.
– revisit named characters, planes, special terrain etc to balance for competitive play.
– I’d love to see some form of ‘strategy cards’ on a sidedeck that allow for special gimmicks of whatever form. EG: ‘this turn one infantry unit may re-roll all to-hit rolls when firing its weapons. one use only’. Maybe drawn at random from a shared deck so to avoid cheating etc. i know this is tough, but i know its great fun and adds surprising depth to strategy games.
MAYBES:
– revisit Flamethrowers to misfire more easily or reduce damage to make them less frown upon/less frustrating.
– revisit vehicle flamethrowers to only 6″ range.
– get rid of inexperienced multi-launchers, medium & heavy mortars, anything else firing exclusively(!) indirectly. unbalanced with current range-in rules IMHO.
– revisit the light AT’s range. not worth its points compared to med AT, light howitzer or heavy auto canon. 36″ short would fix IMHO.
– get rid of ‘hidden’ rules. i get the idea, cool fluff, but effectively only achieves one thing: slow down first 2 turns of game to a drag.
– implement water-vehicles in everyday gameplay. has to stay off field but maybe enable transported unit to come from rear eg.
– implement more tank movement options, allowing for side scraping, digging in (western desert eg) in everyday play.
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