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[TheWindCriesMary]

 Hey folks,

 Been pretty whiped out from work these past few days, but I logged in tonight for a quick game and noticed 2 big changes to one of my doctrine abillities: the luftwaffe supply drop.

 1st thing: I no longer get a free use of the abillity, which is strange for a t1 non-offensive off map.
 2nd thing: it now costs 4pp just to buy a single use.

 Both changes seem a little bit excessive in the sense that this is really not that crazy of an abillity, just a standard weapons drop.

 When did this get changed, and is it intentional and/or permanent?
 

[Latios418]

I believe it is intentional. It's been brought up several times that the devs intended to nerf it, they just hadn't got around to it yet. However, it's not been mentioned in any changelogs AFAIK.

[EIRRMod]

Offmaps should not be costing PP to purchase.

[Smokaz]

Here I'll do the math on how much you save on getting 2 wehr mortars and 2 mgs +1 shrek through just recrewing with volk

gain:
2 x 81mm mortars = 960 manpower, 130 munitions
2 x mg42s = 540, 80 munitions
2 x panzershreks (dropped shreks are wehr type) = 240 munitions

cost:
2 luftwaffe/volk squads to recrew max 380 manpower

SO BASICALLY,

Profit on the field: 450 munitions (a extra level 3 muni advantage!) and 1120 manpower!

So yeah, they needed a nerf.

[AmPM]

Supply drop will be 1 LMG + 1 schrek according to doctrine.

[TheWindCriesMary]

Offmaps should not be costing PP to purchase.

 That was my mistake, I meant SP's. Still get them confused from time to time.

Here I'll do the math on how much you save on getting 2 wehr mortars and 2 mgs +1 shrek through just recrewing with volk

gain:
2 x 81mm mortars = 960 manpower, 130 munitions
2 x mg42s = 540, 80 munitions
2 x panzershreks (dropped shreks are wehr type) = 240 munitions

cost:
2 luftwaffe/volk squads to recrew max 380 manpower

SO BASICALLY,

Profit on the field: 450 munitions (a extra level 3 muni advantage!) and 1120 manpower!

So yeah, they needed a nerf.

 No argument from me posted about whether or not they deserved a nerf. I just found it a bit excessive to have not a single free use and to cost 4 pp per use. Caught me a little off guard because I haven't got a chance to play for a few days until tonight.

-Wind

[Malevolence]

2 luftwaffe/volk squads to recrew max 380 manpower

I'm glad you have schrecked mortars and mgs there smokaz.

[Smokaz]

I am sorry that I assumed that everyone has at least 1 squad of grens, pgs, volks, kch, pios, luftwaffles, tank busters in their company.

[Latios418]

You don't have to recrew those, so you can pick them up with any good squad you want.

[AmPM]

Also, currently LW Supply Drop will only ever drop 1, no matter how many you buy. There is also no free use.

Very much looking forward to LMG + Schrek instead...

[IIPraeToriaNII]

I am sorry that I assumed that everyone has at least 1 squad of grens, pgs, volks, kch, pios, luftwaffles, tank busters in their company.

your fault.....hahaha