I have noticed that people who play as The Banished tend to employ less varied, more predictable strategies relative to UNSC players. I almost always expect to see a scarab(s) and/or locusts in a game where my opponent is playing as The Banished. Scarabs are great and all, but I feel like many players use them as a crutch instead of developing a more thoughtful army.
Which is a shame because they are just as versatile as their UNSC counterparts.
I was an Isabel player and I am currently 100% focus on Atriox and I can tell you with completely secure that Banished infantry just “sucks”. Like I try to do things with them, but I cannot! Brutes cannot shoot air, and they look soooo clumsy on the battle, like they struggle to hit things. I know there are people saying Brute rush is amazing, I have try it soooo many times, end up destroying mini bases, but the main base! forget it. Hunters are so awesome! But you cannot get them soon!!
I feel general vehicles and ships for Banished are “okey” Even the merodeador (morader? dont know how to say it in english) but is good, agaisnt infantry and some possible air attack. Tanks are frigging awesome. I feel they do damage actually. And the blitzteback is amaaaazing, but you can get it toooo late in the game. While UNSC gets Kodiak in tech 2.
Again, I feel your post make total sense. I feel UNSC is just fun the ways you can do things, while Banished is too restricted the openers and possibilities during the first 10 minutes of the game. Why I cannot get Hunters sooner? Why blitzterbacks are in level 3?.. Lack of strong infantry and the late appearance of “good” vehicles and ships.
UNSC is better and has more options in the early game, banished is better and has more options/utility in the late game. Aside from vultures there’s no late game UNSC unit that is overly great, whereas Banished have locusts, blisterbacks, scarabs, as well as great support units in the engineer and shroud. At an equal skill level I’d pick atriox/shipmaster to win over any UNSC that doesn’t severely cripple/defeat them in the first 10-12 minutes.
the reason for locusts is because its very easy to do and not many people know what to do against it. its the same with jackrabbits.
except I think plat players get mad because they didn’t get to play if they lost to rabbits in 5 min. with locust no one gets mad for some reason. ive only seen 1 person get mad over locust only because his locusts didn’t work on me lol.