"Realism" vs "Playability"

[Herr Straße Laufer]

It has gone from 90% to about 20% IMHO.

I can tell no difference between 1.03 and 1.04 (other than the glitch fix) in terms of assaults successful.

I haven't played anywhere near that many turns/assaults but the above is also my feeling. The assault difficulty meter is still in the 'Very Hard'-area for the attacker.
I frequently find myself "solving" the assaults by retreating/killing the intended targets with prep fire before any assaulting can take place.

Herr Zeiss,

I've reported as many games as Hawk.
That is what we've been trying to say about changing the game itself and every scenario made. A limited few scenarios can be won without the use of assaults. Stepping back to shoot a unit to death just slows the game even more than the process of assault itself?
When told we have a "toned down" assault formula and it is still too hard, what are we to do?

Regards,

Ed