This sucks, I love the Gorillanators! I usually do well with them in games with my girlfriend but then we never get enough time to try every possibility. I imagine the original thought was, "Oh, well they get an automatic 1 shield when attacked so let's not give them too many dice." Is 2 so much to ask for in case of emergency? Is it possible to expect a rules retcon?
I still have hope for the primadon race. I want to see more of them soon, maybe even in Wave 9. Perhaps they can have a type of synergy that improves the Gorillanators, or just makes themselves more effective if the 'nators are around. I can also see Alphallon Bonding, and hopefully another hero with the class of Alphallon, to give a purpose to Laglor's status. The primadons are a smart, highly evolved, and technologically advanced race; I don't see why Vydar hasn't gotten more of them already
But then again there's a lot I'm hoping for in Wave 9; just getting one of them would be great.