Chompers Direct Damage and RESPECT

I don't know if they noticed this in Beta or not, (I'm on PC) but aren't Chompers supposed to do direct damage to shield and armor zombies??  This is a huge NERF for Chompers and it applies to both the bite and spray variations.  The weed is also supposed to remove their armor, but it doesn't.  I noticed that even hitting a shield zombie from behind with my fire chomper did damage to the shield and not the zombie.  Actually, it seems that a shield provides 360 protecting for any AI plant or zombie.  You must destroy the shield to do ANY damage to an AI plant or zombie.  That should not be Chompers or not.

Even worse, Chompers have lost their RESPECT ability in which browncoats (ANY AI zombie without a shield or armor)  would never target or attack them.  This isn't a big deal to a chomper, but it is something I noticed.  I would settle with Chompers being able to inflict direct damage if anything.

Please fix .

Thanks