Combat feels hollow. Although we all probably agree combat AI needss to be improved and I’m sure this will be addressed, one simpler way to bring color to the combat is COGs that charge you with meelee weapons. Maybe smaller mechanical insectoids. This also means that the player also needs meelee options.
Or maybe Heavely front armored bots instead of small ones (the turrets would focus on them while the others shoot from the distance) and because they only have melee as an option they will get as close as possible
that could be combined with the shield #9