The gremlin nerf is not as big as it seems, really it isin't, what it does do is actually give forge and cutter a chance vs Anders.
What some people seem to forget is that in anders vs forge games you don't even need gremlins until they build a VD, you can out hog them by sooooooo much, while forge keeps up at Gunner hog stage, he falls behind by miles at T2 as grenadier takes AGES to research.
I mean when are you NOT T2 on pirth or BG ?
Pretty much Gremlins will mean that forge can not go hogd vs anders, there main role however will be vs tanks... that is not going to change, add in spartans and it means that Forge will NEED to build spartanks... which means he will need a barracks which slows everything down.
How do Forge mirros work ?
Right now the way that forge mirrors work is just building and teching spartanks, no other units are built (aprt from marines for hooks)
After TU4 Anders vs Forge will PLAY EXACTLY THE SAME, is that good or bad for forge ?
BAD, Anders can tech tanks and spartans faster than forge can, and at less cost, so if you upgrade a few pads (which all good anders players still do ) then you will keep up with forge, and then pass him in T3.
Gremlins will be used in tanks spam, Cyclopse and Cobras won't be. Gremlins with FL are very long range and will stun forges 3 tanks, this lets you get you can'shots off first, which means it will be 3v2...... Not to mention Anders's tanks will be higher tech anyway !!!
the way the resouce system in HW works has handicap on the gather rate, this means that more pads aren't that much better than less, so the res' you put into them will often be wasted if you can't keep up with nonstop unit production, but with forge and Anders is pretty much means that allthough forge should have a lot more money coming in than Anders, they're both really getting the same amount.
Which is why Anders's eco bouns is the best, Forge has to WAIT and save res' for around 20 secs before getting 900 for power turret.
Anders will get Power turret straight away AND get it faster.
As long as Anders has at least 2/3 heavy supply pads, she will have allmost EXACTLY THE SAME RE'S COMING IN AS FORGE WILL.
Right now Anders has the best TANKS, FLAMERS, and HOGS, this will not change, Anders will destroy forge on hook maps, and release, only map anders could lose on tundra, but even then that would be hard.
I DO think its a good change, and makes it as fair as it can get.. but Anders will stil dominate i think. And i don't understand the Arby nerf... really isn't needed, hes gona get raped so hard Gauss in 3v3 now ;(