Even after the small buff.
Their pathing is kind of bad, the bug bait is kind of weird, but mostly their damage is just too small.
I've literally had a situation as a Gorge where I kited a Marine around for about 45 seconds, constantly healing in his face, with an army of Babbles attacking him, and I still died before he did.
In the last game I played (as Marine), it was the first time I ever encountered Babblers. I literally walked up to one on purpose, just to see how much damage the little guy would do. Without any armor upgrades, I think it did 2 damage to my health and 3 damage to my armor. It was freaking pathetic.
The fact of the matter is that Gorge's don't NEED them. Gorges were doing just fine before the Babbler came along, so now you've given them a skill which wastes their own resources, and which they can contribute just as well without anyway. If Babblers are to become useful, Gorges are going to have to WANT them, and for that to happen, their power has to increase dramatically.
I wouldn't make this post if I didn't care, but I LOVE the concept of the Babblers, the execution is just severely flawed.
Their pathing is kind of bad, the bug bait is kind of weird, but mostly their damage is just too small.
I've literally had a situation as a Gorge where I kited a Marine around for about 45 seconds, constantly healing in his face, with an army of Babbles attacking him, and I still died before he did.
In the last game I played (as Marine), it was the first time I ever encountered Babblers. I literally walked up to one on purpose, just to see how much damage the little guy would do. Without any armor upgrades, I think it did 2 damage to my health and 3 damage to my armor. It was freaking pathetic.
I agree with this guy's suggestion. Make Babblers a 2-Hive upgrade, and make them much more powerful.I can understand why they could have been intentionally made weak to prevent it from becoming to powerful a tactic for the early-game combat, but in their current form they are just too useless. I would rather they be another purchasable hive upgrade and become much more violent and damaging. A good example would be the 'Narks' or 'Nerks', whatever they are called from the original Half life. Those little bastards had moderate damage but it was mainly the fact that they would always be right up in your face biting that was their main strength.
The fact of the matter is that Gorge's don't NEED them. Gorges were doing just fine before the Babbler came along, so now you've given them a skill which wastes their own resources, and which they can contribute just as well without anyway. If Babblers are to become useful, Gorges are going to have to WANT them, and for that to happen, their power has to increase dramatically.
I wouldn't make this post if I didn't care, but I LOVE the concept of the Babblers, the execution is just severely flawed.