Yes, you will have to use this tactic for a lot of games (guards in Prison Architect, soldiers in Age Of Empires who need to stay in the base, even when you're

Yes, you will have to use this tactic for a lot of games (guards in Prison Architect, soldiers in Age Of Empires who need to stay in the base, even when you're attacking, etc.). The only problem for the ants is if they have to feed those idlers.