I agree with you about the balance discrepancy between the crusher and the two other classes. I see several solutions here, but I'm not sure what to choose yet, I will have to experiment with them and see how it feels.
I could add a brief increased speed at the end of charges so that players can quickly go away and avoid the bullets
I could add some sort on shield to make the back of the ship invincible, I think that's mostly where we get hit after a charge
Stunning enemies as you mentioned is also a good idea.
Increase the max health of crushers
But even with that, the safest would still probably be to have the crusher as a companion. Since the leader can take damage, but the companions do not, I feel every type of weapon that involves closer range and more risks will be a better fit for companions. And I'm not sure how to counteract that. I think it would be best for the game to have all classes be equally viable either as a leader or a companion (but obviously having different pros and cons for each). Balancing this will be challenging!
Hello! Thanks for reporting this, I indeed made a mistake when configuring the default bindings and swapped those two :/ This should now be patched! If you haven't changed the bindings already, you can click on the button to reset all controls to default in the options menu.
