I hate PzIVs

[Weasel]

Weasel,
you state things (spotting must be reciprocal) and when the game does not follow your assumtions, you call it stupid.
Do you play CMx1 with such a negative mindset, too? Definately not. Especially in CMx1 the player has to imagine many things, if something strange happens, to explain it. That CMx1 is more abstracted probably makes it easier.

I'd suggest you approach CMx2 with the same positive attitude you approach CMx1 and try to imagine a circumstance, that delivers the spotting result you are seeing.
I have presented you one possible explanation. I am sure you can find several others - if you try.
But if you reject everything, but on the other hand can easily accept all the shortcomings in CMx1, then the problem is less game mechanics related, but more a question of the different attitudes you approach the different games.

Do you still not understand what I am saying? If an enemy can see the piece of ground you are on, then you damn well can see the ground he is on. I don't care if he is dug in, up a tree, floating in a balloon, you can see the ground. You may not see him but you can see the ground, why is that so hard to understand? You CANNOT look east and have something blocking your LOS, and then have someone in the east look west on the same level ground and be able to see you, it is impossible! Are they looking over the obstruction, around it, under it, through it, how? Take a walk outside and stand in one spot, go down the road and turn around, bet you can see where you were standing, or did a hill suddenly spring up?

It all boils down to science. All light travels in a straight line unless acted upon by a refracting force. Therefore, the light from his position travels in a straight line to me, allowing him to see me. The recourse is true, light travels from me to him, but in this case the line is blocked blocking my LOS. That is impossible unless he has refracting sites on his AT gun. Light cannot travel in one direction unimpeded and return on the same course impeded.