@EA_Avinash
Thank you for posting this.
Well, this update was so-so. It addressed some issues that needed fixing, but some other issues were left untouched, or have even been worsened by the changes made here. I will explain why.
The single biggest problem that exists with the game balance is that double harvester Tech decks are hugely overpowered. The risk/reward ratio for using them is way off the mark. This is because of three reasons:
1.) The amount of Tiberium which you get raises to a very high level after the first missile has fired.
2.) All of the units that were good for early attacks on your opponent's harvesters were nerfed (Pitbull, Mohawk, Attack Bikes, ...) This means that there is very little risk to bringing out double harvesters, which simply makes no sense at all. High reward (high Tiberium income) should always be attached to high risk.
3.) The gap between Tech units and non-Tech units is really too large. Of course, Tech units should be more powerful than normal units. But they should not be so powerful that once they come out, you have zero chance of beating them unless you play them yourself.
The change to Shockwaves/Flame Troopers and to Bikes have actually made this worse. The reason for this is that many Tech players use the former, and many Non-Tech players have to rely on the latter, because there is no real alternative available for Nod at all. Thus, the changes to these units are worsening existing problems with the game balance.
I think the best solution to this Tech imbalance would be three-fold:
a.) Revert the Tech lab cost discount. It never made any narrative or logical sense to begin with, so let's say good riddance to it.
b.) Change the rate at which Tiberium is earned. It must never be so that once you have double harvesters, you are very soon swimming in Tiberium and can constantly pump out very expensive units without stopping. Playing efficiently with your resources is what should be rewarded. Unfortunately the game is not doing that right now.
c.) Make Tech units less powerful than they are now. That means less hitpoints and less damage output than they have now, but still more than regular units of course. To make up for this change, Tech units could become cheaper to produce so that their price/value ratio will be at a reasonable level.
a.) and b.) can be changed very easily. The effort for implementing this is very small. But it needs a solid amount of playtesting to arrive at the proper balance.
c.) is certainly more difficult to pull off, but would lead to a game that is really well-adjusted.
