@kandodge: I'm not sure about what you said, but instead of you I prefer NOT shooting mortars on splodges when I can damage/kill their stinger/basher/shouty.. You CAN use mortars on a splodges when he's dying (finish kill) NOT when he's shileded -_-
*By playing I see lots of Shouty(ies) wasting their mortars on splodges..
I'm pretty sure that I know how to play this game.
Hint: Don't use mortar on a splodges shielded, this is useless and waste of mortar. [2]: Use it's range, attacking more than 1 target, making it effective.
Hope this helps. [+]