Changelings, and why they're just too damn powerful

[Dauntasa]

An good nerf for the ling would be removing the homing spit that is literally impossible to avoid unless you run the fuck away several screens would be change it to a green spray, similar to the janitors spray. Same recharge, no homing, only a 3x1 line in-front of you. Maybe a cool effect would be a mass effect damage in that the first person that gets hit in that row would be downed as normal, but anyone behind 2 tiles behind him in that spray would get a blurred screen for 3-5 seconds.
Would be better? y/n

this isn't a bad idea except for the "in front of you" bit.

You should be able to aim it freely, I think, like it's a wizard spell. But yeah the whole "inanimate goo blob homes in like a stinger missile" bit has always been slightly dumb