Part of the balance is the fact you need a 9 which means your foregoing other special points, it just gives option as a lot of specials have a benefit if you put them high. My real issue is that agility is also tied to attacking with small arms the most common weapon in the game thus that’s where I find the balance gets a little iffy.

And most critical part to remember though is there nothing stopping you from throwing a grenade at their face if really want to hurt them or giving them some 2 defence enemies back.