In comparison to its release state this game has been massively improved over the years. Multiplayer was dominated by a lot of shady commanders strongly resembling P2W and questionable map balance in the early years, followed by times of mixed developments. The start of dedicated community involvement in terms of faction balancing and map design has sparked an age of massive improvements for this game. This was quite obvious the case in the last years. Faction and map balance might not be as polished as in other RTS games, but are in a great spot currently, despite the perceived lack of a long-term strategic vision from the developer and/or publisher.

While Company of Heroes 2 has introduced criticizable changes and innovations, such as a simplified resource point system and the blizzard mechanic, it stays true to the spirit of its legendary predecessor. In order to succeed in the game's unique style of tactical skirmishes, adaptive and smart decision making, such as proper unit positioning, is demanded rather than pure APM-based micromanagement of units. Yes, you will need a certain amount of APM to succeed in the game's automatch games, however, the threshold is far lower than in other RTS games.

With the help of community activity and involvement Company of Heroes 2 has become one of the pillars of the RTS genre. In fact, this game has eclipsed a lot of newly released RTS competitor games, such as Grey Goo, Dawn of War 3 and Iron Harvest, and its playerbase is still quite healthy today. When analyzing the recent "30-Day Avg." statistic in Steam Charts (27th June 2022), Company of Heroes 2 even outperformed Age of Empires IV by a small margin, reinforcing the fact how dedicated the community is.

As a former long-term player having focused on 1vs1/2vs2 I highly recommend Company of Heroes 2 for every RTS enthusiast.