Right now, black ants feel very outclassed by fire ants. Not only more expensive, but they do not have a selectable ability (pervasive/vigorous) and Invicta brood can support two ants at level 3.
I get that they should be simple, but fire ants are more cost efficient and Atta and Rufa ants have better dps. I don’t think buffing their stats would work because of this. Maybe make it so that they can have a third ability slot, or be able to pick between any combination of their four abilities (example: self repair and self preservation at the same time). One idea for another ability is doing more damage to enemy ants specifically, so you could use them as their own little hit squad to mess with enemy supply lines during free play. Or, they could be able to have a ridiculously high harvest amount, like 30 or something, so you can use them to gather food quickly. Either way, Fusca need to be more independent from other ants, as they are a sort of all rounder but still need an incentive to using them.
I get that they should be simple, but fire ants are more cost efficient and Atta and Rufa ants have better dps. I don’t think buffing their stats would work because of this. Maybe make it so that they can have a third ability slot, or be able to pick between any combination of their four abilities (example: self repair and self preservation at the same time). One idea for another ability is doing more damage to enemy ants specifically, so you could use them as their own little hit squad to mess with enemy supply lines during free play. Or, they could be able to have a ridiculously high harvest amount, like 30 or something, so you can use them to gather food quickly. Either way, Fusca need to be more independent from other ants, as they are a sort of all rounder but still need an incentive to using them.