OK, quoting only a single line isn't a great idea but that one really made me laugh.justdont wrote: Whereas with sting grenades you're already having the best and the number one of all LW2 world, at no cost and no research cost.
At no cost except bringing a SSgt soldier whose sole purpose is to shut down a group of enemies 3 times per battle (or 4 if he gives up survivability). Sure at MSgt he can do it a lot more, which means he does only that and he reached a level at which other soldiers can clear an entire pod on their own! Not exactly "no cost" to me!
All those discussions about sting grenades being the absolute best CC in the game omit an important aspect : you need a dedicated soldier to use them. Why does it look strange that a soldier totally specialized in CC has better CC then anyone else. It's like saying a Sniper Rifle is OP because a nest sniper is the best tool to remove the most dangerous enemy from a fight!
It's OK to discuss other ways to CC the enemies, but remember that a CC specialist should be better then anyone who "can also do some CC" or any jack of all trades you can imagine.
PsiOps are an entire topic on their own.