Sheildbots - a bit weak?

Just an impression at the moment, but does anyone else think shieldbots are a bit weak since the OPlaw got nerfed into the ground?

Specifically, the lab can no longer play the bulldozer (miss dat thug/OPlaw composition of old...) and now relies heavily on skirmish via felon/rogue. thug has limited synergy with most units besides felon so is seen less. Lab has become much lighter in play.

It feels harder to face up to lveh now too imo. Roach is obvs super effective, but the old OPlaw was a great answer to the ravagers charging point blank into your depleted shieldballs.

nah thug/oplaw still works, you just need 2 oplaws

i don't use outlaws anymore (when nerf came i liked it but if i don't want to use outlaws anymore i guess they need a little (10 dps or so) buff)

my 1v1 with shields is usually made of 70% bandits, 20% rogues and 10% roaches
(felons/aspis are too easy to snipe/emp so i don't make them)

anyway the thug/outlaw combo is still the best counter for those annoying llt/defender walls

Let's try 5 first

i do think the out law got nerfed to much. but, when you look at shileds as a whole and not just at a single unit there a force to be recond with.
with the felon and other decent nasties it provides like the roach for example make it quite efective.

but on the flipside, outlaw was previously the pyro counter and now it isn't

But isn't that the case with all factories? (raiders until the midgame)

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The current map pool is so varied that is almost impossible to balance out all the different factories.

The fact that some say it is OP and others UP probably means it is OK.

Me personally, i think they are a solid all round factory.

Bandits are the bomb while the roaches still steal the show (see what i did there ^^)

Their cons are the best, they have actual combat value with their shields!

These first three might just be ZK's strongest units.

The felon ball is as potent as ever.

It's AA is cheap, spammable and has epic range.

The assault Thug gives you (almost) free repairs at a dirt-cheap cost price.

Trollbags are still an easy/cheap way to scout. And can still ruin the map for all the other players (remove it from ZK imho, wouldn't make a difference to the factories potential)

Outlaw is not as OP as it used to be. I think the unit might be on the weak side, but given the list above i don't really mind.