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Plants vs Zombies REPAIRVILLE
So I am making this post, and I am really excited to share this. A few days ago, a user on the pvz reddit shared a post which has had MASSIVE SUPPORT so I thought I would inform more of the community. Here is the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZGardenWarfare/comments/gru9zl/can_we_get_this_please/ Basically it's an idea called 'Repairville' where it is designed to focus on bugs and core balancing on characters. The idea is to deplete the amount of content BFN is receiving for ONE MONTH, in order for the pvz devs to focus PRIMARILY on bug fixes and balancing. If u want to check it out pls do, we need them to listen to this. I think this is probably one of the best ideas for bfn in a long time. Firstly, because with each of these patches they are useless. Whilst some bugs are fixed (some are claimed to but aren't even) some more bugs appear, and whilst some characters become balanced (soldier), some become nerfed to the point where they are unviable (imp) and some are stupidly buffed (chomper). And I feel like with every patch bfn stays in the same position. Ideally with a patch in a game, it should develop and move on, but with these patches some things are fixed and some new problems are created. ANd I think its because the devs sometimes focus too much on skins and content, rather than PROPER balancing and BUG FIXES. Now, content keeps the game alive. But, essentially what is happening, is we are getting layers and layers of content on a skeleton of a game that is a buggy mess with unfair balancing. This allows the dev to fix the core game itself, then it can start adding new things. I mean, this June prize map for example, will probably only be cosmetics so why can't this be a thing? I feel it would help the game significantly. Also, with every patch the devs should create a list of balance notes in the first two weeks of each month, and then ask the community on discord, on these forums, on twitter and all other platforms for our advice. So then we can see these notes, put our opinions out before they go into the game. Also with each patch notes, I would like some dev notes where they explain why they did these certain things so we can understand and challenge them. I think this seems reasonable. And I understand during this time it can be hard, but even before the pandemic the devs still weren't this hands-on (apart from the first few weeks of founders) e.g. the 'ask-devs' channel on bfn discord is dead, we aren't being told anything. I feel this needs to be addressed soon.
GW2 - Guide to unlocking legendary characters and items
This is a detailed thread concerning how legendary characters and items can be unlocked in Plants vs Zombies GW2. These items/characters have a super ultimate "Legendary" rarity that cannot be earned rather quickly. They are only awarded to you after you buy a ton of the most expensive sticker packs from the sticker shop, which means the process of earning every legendary item and character is very long and tedious. This process consumes a lot of coins overtime, and only players who play GW2 nearly everyday have the most hope of earning them. Let's see how these Legendary items/characters are unlocked: Buying a lot of either the Wondrous Pack of Greatness, Fertilizer Fun Pack, Amazing Brainz Pack or Zany Zombopolis Pack overtime can earn you any of these items/characters: Items RGB Cats! - Legendary hat for the Citron Class Koala Of Darkness - Legendary hat for the Rose Class Face Of Delight - Legendary hat for the Corn Class Boom Box - Legendary hat for the Peashooter Class Rocket Turtle - Legendary hat for the Chomper Class Lord Cinderbottom's Nephew - Legendary hat for the Sunflower Class Blur Bug - Legendary hat for the Cactus Class Epic Disco Bot - Legendary hat for the Imp Class Sidekick Kitty - Legendary hat for the Superhero Class Bling Shark - Legendary hat for the Pirate Class Epic Bat-A-Tronic - Legendary hat for the Soldier Class Epic Dillo Derby - Legendary hat for the Engineer Class Orbital Cube - Legendary hat for the Scientist Class Pop Smarts! - Legendary hat for the All-Star Class Characters Iron Citron Disco Chomper Toxic Brainz Computer Scientist Buying a lot of the Frontline Fighters (FLF) Pack overtime can earn you any of these items/characters: Items Judge Grudge - FLF Legendary hat for the Citron Class Crimson Crown - FLF Legendary hat for the Rose Class Birthday Cake - FLF Legendary hat for the Corn Class Lunch Rectangle - FLF Legendary hat for the Imp Class Hot Beans! - FLF Legendary hat for the Superhero Class Corky Cannon - FLF Legendary hat for the Pirate Class Characters Commando Corn Scallywag Imp Update: the Wondrous Pack of Greatness, Zany Zombopolis Pack and Frontline Fighters Pack have been merged into one - after the sticker shop was tidied up - meaning all legendary items and characters earned in the three packs from before can now be obtained in just one pack: Wondrous Pack of Greatness. Party characters can only be earned by either reaching 25,000 time shards in infinity time, or buying the time-limited Infinity Pack from the sticker shop. The party characters are: Party Citron Party Rose Party Corn Party Imp Party Brainz Captain Partyman The Trials Of Gnomus DLC contains the following Legendary Hats: Jet Topper - TOG Legendary hat for the Chomper Class, RUX-Exclusive* Cuckoo Clock - TOG Legendary hat for the Corn Class Noodle Nester - TOG Legendary hat for the Corn Class You Got Mail - TOG Legendary hat for the Soldier Class Torch Topper - TOG Legendary hat for the Scientist Class, RUX-Exclusive* Funky Skunky Cheerleader - TOG Legendary hat for the All-Star Class, RUX-Exclusive* *Jet Topper, Torch Topper and Funky Skunky Cheerleader are the only TOG hats exclusive to RUX's Bazaar. Hats that can only be bought at RUX's Bazaar (the above RUX-Exclusive hats have already been mentioned): Hungry Hatchling - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Peashooter Class Drake The Snake - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Peashooter Class Outback Bonnet - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Sunflower Class Steven - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Sunflower Class Mr. Linty - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Chomper Class Robot Disguise - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Cactus Class Pickle Jar - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Cactus Class Serene Cinnamon Roll - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Citron Class Alien Crashsite - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Citron Class Hen Hat - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Rose Class Banana Bunker - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Soldier Class Score Judge - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Soldier Class Swine Camouflage - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Engineer Class Mr. Headache - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Engineer Class Tesla Tube - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Scientist Class Sodalirious - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the All-Star Class Motorized Flamingo - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Pirate Class I Am Fish - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Pirate Class Robo Rooster - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Imp Class Space Coaster - RUX-Exclusive Legendary hat for the Superhero Class There are other legendary items in the game that can be earned in various ways: The Everlasting Crown can only be unlocked if you open the 200 star rainbow chest in the Chamber of Gnomes display area. Completing Plant and Zombie quests can give you yellow quest stars for you to use. Remember to save up on those yellow quest stars, and once you reach 200, you can open the 200 star chest in the Chamber Of Gnomes. The chest is found in front of the large golden Hammer Gnome statue. The Gnomish Perspective can be unlocked once you open the last door deep inside the chamber of gnomes. So there you go. I hope people finds this helpful in their cause.
[Resolved] Change the Mystery Portal Rotation, Please!
There are multiple achievements that are unobtainable at the moment (Check this post for more information about them) There are 5 achievements tied to game modes you cannot play anymore. How you used to play these game modes is when they would go live in the Town Hall Mystery Portal for a limited time. In January back in 2020, the Mystery Portal was changed. PopCap stopped supporting Garden Warfare 2 to continue development on Battle for Neighborville. To avoid shutting down the Mystery Portal, they made the Mystery Portal automated by making it rotate game modes based off of a list of what to play dependent on what month. The problem with this rotation is that they didn't include any live event game modes that have achievements tied to them. So at the moment, getting all GW2 achievements is actually impossible. (Check the post I linked above for what they are.) Current Rotation: - January: Lawn-A-Thon 1 - Febuary: Lawn-A-Thon 2 - March: Legends of the Brawl - April: Capture the Taco - May: Tactical Team Up - June: To Heal or Not - July: Rando's Rapid Revenge - August: Lawn-A-Thon 1 - September: Lawn-A-Thon 2 - October: Legends of the Brawl - November: To Heal or Not - December: Rando's Rapid revenge In my opinion, the most favorable option would be getting someone from the community to make a schedule everyone is happy with. A different solution that's automated, and easier to do would be exchanging some of the game mode repeats in the list for game modes like Cats vs. Dinos and Boss Hunt. For example, you can replace the repeated August Lawn-A-Thon 1 with Cats vs. Dinos, and September's Lawn-A-Thon 2 with Boss Hunt. All of the content with these game modes are in the game when you download it, so releasing an update that players need to download wouldn't be necessary. The only problem I see with this is that Boss Hunt has 4 different playable hunts, Brothers Gnomus, Yeti King, Spooky Squash, and Sasquatch. You would have to pick one of these to put into the rotation, but I think implementing a system that makes the game randomly pick one of them when you enter the portal to play is the best choice instead of picking 1 and neglecting the other 3.
intel driver - where do I find xx.xx.15.4251 or later?
Hi! Im trying to play the new game Plants vs Zombies - garden warfare 2 but my computer keep telling me that I need to update my intel drivers to xx.xx.15.4251 or later. But I only find versions with lower number. Anyone else with the same problem?
[UPDATE] PVZ GW2 PC Matchmaking Error in Asian server and NA West
Players are encountering matchmaking issues in Asian and NA West servers that started about a week ago. Most of the time, when matchmaking in these servers, the game shows a lobby is found, however, players cannot connect to the server and join the lobby. In rare cases, the players get in an empty lobby and nobody else can find the lobby. Hundreds of people have encountered this issue and asked what happened in the comment section of my videos, in chat and in my social media chat groups that contain thousands of people. This issue also happened about one year ago, when two cheaters were crashing lobbies all day and the entire online multiplayer server in all regions was disabled. The MP servers were down for weeks and months until EA rebooted the server and fixed the particular incident. The same server issue is happening right now and is likely caused by only one cheater who has admitted that he was crashing the server around the time this issue started. The cheating in PC GW2 has been getting worse since the anticheat update, and cheaters need to be banned. I DMed @EA_Shepard and sent the ID of this particular cheater, the server issue did not happen by the time though but just a precaution. I am not sure if my DM was missed or something because it was not replied to. To conclude the current situation, the matchmaking issue that started around a week or so ago is affecting hundreds of players every single day and was likely caused by a single cheater. The game is still in a state where one cheater is sufficient to cause systematic server issues at no cost. Someone said that the EAAC is just a PR stunt and I hope it is not.
Graveyard Variety Pack - content update and patch notes
Hi everyone! I'm thrilled to finally be able to talk to you all about the details for the next content update for Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2. We had an incredible launch and we’re very humbled at all the amazing fan feedback we’ve received so far. We believe strongly that if you invest your time in us, then we should invest our time in you. So it’s very exciting to announce all the juicy details of our first free content update! This update not only contains some critical gameplay tuning and balancing, but also adds in a new map, a bunch of new activities in the Backyard Battleground, as well as some fan requested gameplay and control options. In addition, it also includes a ton of quality and bug fixes as we continue to look for ways to improve the game. Please read on below for full details of all the awesome new ways to play. And don’t forget to check out our new trailer! I hope you enjoy the new content as much as we've enjoyed making it, and look forward to your continued feedback and support. Justin Wiebe, Creative Director – Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2 @JA_WIEBE March 2016, Garden Warfare 2 Tuning/Balance Notes New Features Added new co-op/team vanquish map "Aqua Center" which may seem familiar, yet completely different! Added night version of the Great White North map to the Turf Takeover Playlist Added Hide n' Find missions to Backyard Battleground Added Bot & Pot Missions to Backyard Battleground Added unique character variant images to group HUD World Options now shows all friends playing the game, not just the joinable ones Added classic setting in options to change primary fire button (PS4 Only) Added Aim Sensitivity slider to now allow more precise control over aim speed (for PC this is broken up into both mouse and gamepad sensitivity) Added ability to select between hold button to aim or toggle button to Aim Added kick player option to the in-game scoreboard for easy access (player hosted modes only) Added difficulty to Pause Menu for some game modes Game Now defaults to common chat in Private Matches Added ability to view scoreboard while vanquished Critical Fixes Reduced length of round timer between rounds in Multiplayer matches Imp now properly earns XP when in Mech Players can now see other players’ Backyard customizations when visiting their Backyard Players can now see stats on other players stats boards when visiting their Backyard Improved audio for garlic drone primary weapon Setting HUD to "Light" now also hides XP Meter Major improvements to hit reaction "flinching" animations A plethora of quality & bug fixes Tuning/Balance Notes Overall Improved regeneration upgrade for all characters Re-tuned all hit reactions for both players and AI to reduce the flinching effect even more Rose: Completely re-tuned Rose class, bringing her back into playing as a support role Reduced Rose’s health Major changes to her homing abilities, ineffective at range, requires player to lead target in order to land more hits Slightly reduced rate of fire for Magic Thistles Significantly reduced length a victim is trapped in Time SnareChanged how Goatify ability works so that damage does not break Goatify, creating a more predictable and less jarring experience and lowered time as a goat Slowed down rose variants (Fire, Ice) when charging their weapons to make them more vulnerable Citron: Slightly decreased the Party Citron laser damage Corn: We needed to improve Corn's ability to be a front-line fighter so we increased his health and also improved his long range damage Reduced Party Corn's damage output Chomper: Decreased the digestion time after a chomp escape (i.e. your victim got away using anti-chomp ability like jackhammer) Brought Chompers regeneration delay to parity with all other playable characters Fixed a bug where Chomp Thing’s health regeneration didn’t match his weapon description. He now regenerates health slightly sooner and faster than default Increased Unicorn Chomper’s Rainbow Warp cooldown time Increased goop cooldown so it couldn't be spammed quite as much Cactus: Zen Cactus was too damaging and needed some damage and reload adjustments Imp: Imps tuning focused on ensuring he had a bit more survivability outside of his mech, and also improved his primary weapon slightly Increased Imp health Fixed a bug where the Imp couldn’t receive damage while he is making his Z-Mech phone call (he's now only invulnerable when the beam of light appears) Reduced Party Imp's damage output Super Brainz: Slight cooldown reduction to Super Ultra Ball and Super Multi Ball abilities Minor speed improvement to Turbo Twister but at the cost of decreased his armor while in Turbo Twister Removed the decay from Toxic Brainz legendary meter to make it more useful Damage reduction to Party Brainz Captain Deadbeard: We wanted to bring Captain Deadbeard closer to damage parity with Cactus, but just slightly below since he also benefits from his close range scatter shot Made some movement speed improvements to his barrel when unlit Made some damage reductions to Captain Partyman
Introduce Yourselves to the Neighborville!
Hellloooo Neighborville! In our latest community update, I'm beyond excited to introduce myself. I am @EA_Shepard your Community Manager for all things Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Dead Space. I am an avid Bioware and RPG enthusiast, I bring quite a bit of experience and passion for gaming to our community. I'm excited to start interacting more with you all here on these boards. I figured a brief intro would be a great way to start things off. I'm here to help out and I'm keen to hear about your PvZ experiences and what makes the game special for you. More about myself on our ME board Here! Follow along with the community on our Unicorn Stuffy Hat! This made my day when Mass Effect Andromeda was first released! We want to hear from you! You, the player, are the heart and soul of our community! We're eager to hear your story: why do you adore this franchise so much? Share those memorable moments and stories that keep you immersed in this delightfully chaotic world of PvZ. Which platform do you prefer to log into and why? Plants or Zombies? You decide! Which modes and maps are your favorites to battle in? Let's not forget about the merch! Do you have any unique items to share? For the GW2 players out there, who's rocking the Z7-Mech 8? As always, stay up to date with our communities: IG: officialpvz X: @PlantsvsZombies Let's celebrate our journey in the PvZ universe together!
PC performance info gathering thread.
Hi guys, we're hearing that some of you are having some performance issues on PC, so we'd like to gather some info. Many of you have provided great info so far, but if we can gather it in a more structured way it'll help a lot. Can you give the following information? What precisely happens for you? Where do you see this issue? If it only occurs in certain modes or regions, please list them. If you monitor your PC performance, what do you see for CPU and GPU usage? Please attach your dxdiag info. This will have critical software and hardware information. Additionally, the following info can help. If you go to the World Options (the globe at the exit to your hub), does swapping the world to Private or Private with AI change anything? If you restart with a Clean Boot and just launch the game, does that have any effect? If any graphics/options tweaks had an impact for you. Please add any other info you may find relevant. Thank you.Character Balancing & TTK Update
Hey everyone, We've heard there's some confusion about the upcoming TTK changes and what happened with today's update. We're hoping to clarify with this thread! We did have Character Balance changes added in today's patch. These changes were deployed to balance the current meta. Once we made these changes, it was determined that we'd go after a big ambitious TTK balance patch in early December. We had intended to roll out TTK today but it needed a little more time in the oven. The TTK changes were meant to layer on or replace the balance changes rolled out today. We weren't planning to share the full TTK Changelist just yet... but considering some of the confusion we wanted to share all the juicy details ASAP. We'll always strive for transparency. That said... Here are today's balance updates and what to expect in the Early December (TTK) update. [Live Now] November 27 Update (Pre-TTK) Cactus Garlic Drone Garlic Strike Direct damage increased 10->15 Explosive damage decreased 20->15 Citron Upgrade Pulp Powered Reduce additional time earned for earning a vanquish from 2.7->2.0 Super Brainz Super Ultra Ball Increase direct damage 75->100 Decrease splash damage 75->50 Increase ability refresh time 18->20 Decrease blast radius 5.0->3.0 Increase shockwave radius 7.5->8.5 Electric Slide Boogie Bolt Increase damage 8.7->18 Decrease rate of fire 235->140 Decrease ammo capacity 24->14 Captain Deadbeard Spyglass Shot Remove weapon deploy time for sniper weapon Barrel Blast Barrel health decreased from 150->85 Parrot Drone Eggsplosion Decrease initial blast damage 75->65 Decrease blast radius of cluster eggs 3.2->2.25 Add initial cooldown when parrot is summoned Space Cadet & Space Station Crater Maker Decrease duration of 7.35->4 Decrease direct damage 20->5 Increase splash damage from 5->10 Increase shockwave damage from 1->5 Decrease cooldown 35->20 Asteroid Shield Decrease shield health from 390->300 Upgrade Assimilation Increase restoration time from 0.35->2.0 per vanquish Scientist Goo Blaster Decrease damage while near pellets are alive reduced 2.84->2.0 Decrease rate of fire 100->90 Decrease projectile speed post drag 135->100 Decrease life/distance of near pellets 26->12m Warp Increase ability refresh time 8->9 Upgrade Precision Increase equip cost 3->4 Upgrade CPR Decrease equip cost 4->3 Engineer Heavy Helper Decrease firing range 45m->40m [Coming Soon] Early December TTK Changelist Peashooter Pea Cannon Direct damage increased 12.5->20.0 Splash damage increased 12->14 Reduce camera recoil Chomper Chomp Damage increased 28.8->40.55 Slobber Shot Damage increased 22.6->34 Projectile speed post drag period reduce 400->250 Upgrade Halitosis Splash damage increased 5.45->9 Kernel Corn Cob Busters Damage increased 3.86->5.2 Reduce projectile spread when moving Ammo capacity increased 46->52 Reduce camera recoil Night Cap Spore Strike Damage increased 12.24->17 Ammo capacity increased 16->20 Snapdragon Flame Blower Damage increased 4.5->6.5 Reduce overheat penalty 1.25->0.75 Flare Ball Direct damage increased 11.6->21 Decrease heat gain rate Decrease overheat penalty 1.25->0.75 Cactus Spike Shot Increase ammo capacity 32->40 1st charge Ammo cost increase 1->2 2nd charge Ammo cost increase 2->4 3rd charge Ammo cost increase 3->7 Full charge Ammo cost increase 4->8 Spike Strike Damage increased 4.5->6.5 Rate of fire increased 450->480 Increase ammo capacity 32->40 Reduce camera recoil Garlic Drone Needle Shot Damage decreased 10.0->8.8 Decrease overheat penalty 3.0->1.0 Increase projectile speed 250->350 Citron Juice Cannon Increase damage per projectile 2.55->2.6 Decrease muzzle damage 2.55->2.2 Decrease projectile spread per shot Peel Shield Increase shield regen delay 2.0->3.5 Increase shield regen delay from destroyed 2.0->5.0 E.M. Peach Decrease stun duration 2.25->1.4 Upgrade Peached Decrease stun duration 4.5->2.9 Acorn & Oak Shell Shot Increase damage 4.8->6.6 Increase projectile speed post drag period 250->350 Decrease projectile spread when jumping Decrease recoil when moving Decrease recoil when aiming Increased ammo 40->45 Treetop Turret Damage increased 3.25->4.6 Increase heat dissipate rate 0.4->0.66 Decrease overheat penalty 2.0->0.75 Sap Trap Reduce ability refresh time 15->9 Increase splash damage 60 ->65 Wood Grief Increase direct damage 16.8->24 Increase splash damage 12->16 Sunflower Sun Pulse Increase damage 5.5->8 Reduce ammo capacity 50->40 Decrease projectile drag start distance 25m->20m Decrease projectile drag end distance 45m->40m Decrease projectile final speed post drag 375->300 Decrease projectile spread per shot Decrease camera recoil Decrease camera shake Heal Beam Increase heal rate 18->25 Upgrade Vampire Flower Increase heal rate 6->6.25 Upgrade Blossom Increase equip cost 3->5 Increase heal rate 18->25 Upgrade Sunslinger Increase additional heal rate 5->6.25 Upgrade Pocket Protection Increase self heal rate 6->10 Rose Magic Thistles Increase damage 7.08->12 Decrease rate of fire 240->200 Decrease ammo capacity 32->20 Decrease target acquire angle 2.5->2.0 Adjust camera recoil Foot Soldier Z-1 Assault Blaster Increase damage 4.4->6.1 Increase ammo capacity 40->45 Decrease camera recoil Decrease projectile spread when jumping Imp Imp Blasters Increase damage 3.5->4.95 Increase ammo capacity 50->56 Decrease projectile final speed post drag 350->300 Decrease camera recoil Decrease camera shake Impkata Increase damage 1->1.2 Decrease time until damage increase 3.0->1.75 Robo Laser Decrease damage 6->5 Decrease overheat penalty 2.0->1.0 Decrease camera shake Upgrade Ripcord Decrease time until damage increases 2.25->1.5 Super Brainz Heroic Fists 3rd punch Increase damage 40->42 Ultra Flying Fist 1st charge Decrease damage 25->22.9 2nd charge Increase damage 40.8->50 Full Charge Increase damage 70->71.4 Alpha Better Shield Increase shield health 100->120 80s Action Hero Bow Blaster 1st charge Increase center bolt damage 7->17 Increase small bolt damage 1.1->1.5 2nd charge Decrease center bolt damage 22.8->32 Decrease small bolt damage 3.8->4.1 Full charge Increase direct damage 45->50 Increase splash damage 12->15 Electric Slide Boogie Bolt Decrease damage 18->16.8 Increase rate of fire 140->190 Increase ammo capacity 14->18 Decrease camara recoil Decrease projectile spread per shot Decrease min time to stun 2.0->1.5 Upgrade Jazz Hands Decrease min time to stun 1.5->1.0 Outta Fight! Can not cancel ability until 1 second has elapsed Captain Deadbeard Spyglass Shot Increase ammo capacity 12->20 Scurvy Scattershot Increase ammo capacity 12->20 Increase damage per projectile 1.61->1.9 Barrel Blast Barrel health increased from 85->100 Parrot Drone Parrot Pulse Increase damage 7->8.2 Decrease overheat penalty 3.0->1.0 Increase initial speed 150->350 Added bullet speed fall off Eggsplosion Decrease initial blast damage 65->50 All-Star Football Cannon Increase damage 6.4->8 Decrease overheat penalty time 2.0->1.0 Decrease camera shake Decrease projectile spread when aiming Decrease projectile drag start distance 50m->25m Decrease projectile drag end distance 70m->45m Decrease projectile final speed post drag 500->350 Space Cadet & Space Station Cosmo Shot Increase damage 4.25->6.9 Big Bang Burst Increase damage 5.8->10.5 Scientist Goo Blaster Increase ammo capacity 8->10 Healing Hose Increase heal rate 11->20 Upgrade CPR Increase additional heal rate 5->6.25 Upgrade Reflexive Increase self heal rate 6->10 Upgrade Power Wash Increase additional heal rate 4->6.25 Engineer Concrete Launcher Increase direct damage 5.2->12.8 Increase splash damage 22->25 Decrease splash damage radius 3.5->2.5 Decrease shockwave radius 3.75->3.2 Increase ammo capacity 8->10 Bullhorn Swarm Decrease initial stun time 0.5->0.35 Decrease additional stun time 0.35->0.175Character Balance for June 15th
Check out the latest balance update coming to PvZGW2 June 15th, 2017! BUFFS Toxic Chomper Increased damage from 6 to 8. Fixed bug where his DoT was being applied twice. Dev Notes: Toxic Chomper relies too heavily on his Damage Over Time to be effective against enemies. Compared to other Chompers, Toxic Chomper’s damage output is quite low. This change should help him keep up with the other guys. Captain Squawk Decreased how wide his reticle blooms per shot, but kept the time for his reticle to recover the same. Increased accuracy within his reticle space. Dev Notes: This should help him be more accurate in mid-range fights, while still requiring more patience than other pirates to get those extremely high-damage critical hits from farther off. Tank Commander Reduced reload time from 2 to 1.65 seconds. Decreased each reload upgrade by 2%. Dev Notes: Tank Commander is both too weak at low levels, and too strong at high levels (with certain upgrades equipped). Increasing his reload speed makes him stronger at lower levels, while decreasing the strength of his reload upgrades evens him out at higher levels. Hover-Goat 3000 Increased close range damage of primary weapon from 6.5 to 7. Increased close range damage of Mega Awesome Laser from 10.5 to 11.5. Torchwood Increased close range damage of primary weapon from 5 to 6. Increased close range damage of Smoldering Madness from 5.5 to 6. Dev Notes: The slight increase of damage to both their primary weapons and their weapon modifying abilities will help these guys fare better in close and mid-range fights. NERFS Frozen State Decreased duration of frozen state from 2.5 to 2.1 seconds. Dev Notes: Frozen state lasts a little too long. We want to reward players who manage to freeze an enemy, but not be so punishing that said enemy has no hope once frozen. With this change, players should feel less helpless when facing ice characters. Frozen Citron Decreased freeze rate by 20% Arctic Trooper Decreased freeze rate by 10% AC Perry Decreased freeze rate by 40% Dev Notes: These characters are all freezing too quickly. AC Perry is especially tough since his splash damage causes freezing. We found that players would often be frozen before they realized they were getting attacked. This change should give players enough time to react. Imp Decreased duration of Gravity Grenade from 3 to 2.5 seconds. Dev Notes: Decreasing the amount of time enemies are caught in the gravity zone requires Imps to be a little more skilled in finishing off their targets. Super Brainz Decreased damage of Turbo Twister from 8 to 6. Decreased Turbo Twister speed reduction effect on enemies from 50% to 25%. Dev Notes: Due to its high damage and speed reduction effect, Super Brainz’ Turbo Twister ability is difficult to counter. Reducing the damage and speed reduction will give plants more of an opportunity to react.Upcoming balance changes for Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
Hi everyone, Wow! It’s been an amazing launch week and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the reception that Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 has enjoyed from all of you. Our fans mean everything to us and we’ve been listening very closely to all of your feedback. Today I want to take a moment to discuss what we’re doing with that feedback, as well as give you a little sneak preview on our first free content update! First and foremost: Rose. This is an important topic for many of you and we’ve received tons of valuable player feedback related to her ability to deal damage in the game. Rose was conceived as a support role/specialist, not a primary damage dealer, and we’ve been working on rebalancing her to fit that role. This fix is going to be implemented very soon and we thank you for your patience and incredible support while we get it ready. Keep your eyes peeled here and on our Twitter channels for an update on when the fix will be implemented. Now for the fun part! Like I said, our fans mean everything to us, and we believe that if you invest your time in us, we should invest our time in you. That’s why I’m very excited to give you a few early details on our first free content update, the Graveyard Variety Pack! There’s lots of great content coming in the pack and to get you as excited as we are, below is a little sneak preview at an all-new map that is very near and dear to my heart. I can’t spoil all the juicy details just yet, but get ready for a trip back to Suburbia! That’s certainly not all, and in addition to new content, we’re working on more tuning and balancing updates to other characters based on your feedback. Keep your eyes peeled for more information on this soon as we’ll be sharing all the details so you know what’s changing. Thank you again, to all of our fans, for such an amazing launch week! Your continued feedback and support is what makes this game great. Please continue to share your comments and ideas with us and don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for full details on our Graveyard Variety Pack. Justin Wiebe, Garden Warfare Creative Director @JA_WIEBE[READ FIRST] - Known issues, links, guides and FAQs
Hello everyone! Below is a list of the most frequent questions, links and guides relating to Plants v Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. If you have found a bug that would require developer intervention then please go ahead and post it in this forum. Otherwise you can post in our technical board for further assistance. In-game issues and common questions Do I need PS+ or XBOX Live Gold to play this game? If you want to play multiplayer, i.e anything that involves playing with another player online you will need PS+ for PS4 or XBOX Live Gold for XBOX One. If you want to play solo you will still need an internet connection but do not require PS+/XBOX Live gold. Pre-order / Deluxe rewards Please take a look at this guide on how to download the content on XBOX One and how you can collect it in-game on any platform. Importing characters from PvZ: GW1 The Deadine to transfer characters from PvZ:GW1 to PvZ:GW2 has passed. How to promote characters This awesome video by ZEROxFUSIONZ shows exactly how you can promote your characters What are stars in PvZ: GW2 Technical Issues Minimum system requirements Please update your intel drivers Connection issues We have several awesome articles that will provide you with troubleshooting for connection issues on PC, PS4 and XBOX One. I've listed them all below. Basic connection troubleshooting Advanced troubleshooting - PC Advanced troubleshooting - PS4 Advanced troubleshooting - XBOX One Split-screen game modes crashing (XBOX One EA Access) Please take a look at this post which provides details of an issue with split-screen causing crashing. This only affects players using the 10 hour trial on EA Access on XBOX One. Known Issues Freezing at "Stocking the Sticker Shop Game crashing when using the mailbox Keep in mind that this thread is a work-in-progress. If you think anything should be changed, added or removed please let me know. - Andy -Impossible Achievements - Bring Back Boss Hunts
Some achievements are impossible to get now, since the Mystery Portal doesn't play those gamemodes anymore. Stuff like Boss Hunts and Cats vs. Dinos aren't in the Mystery Portal Playlist so it makes it impossible to 100% GW2's achievements. Not to mention that Community Challenges have been discontinued so it's impossible to get those achievements too. Would it be possible to change the Mystery Portal schedule, and bring back Community Challenges so that new players can earn them? Achievements listed below are unobtainable: Boss Battle (Boss Hunt) Boss Battle Specialist (Boss Hunt) Boss Battle Boss (Boss Hunt) Open the Door Get on the Floor (Cats. Vs. Dinos) Alright Meow (Cats Vs. Dinos) Team Player (Community Challenge) Together We Win (Community Challenge) (CM: Edited to update thread title following thread merger)
November Balance Patch Details
Here's a closer look at some of the new gameplay you'll be experiencing with the upcoming patch. Taking Damage & Mobility Updated logic so instead of waiting for the next jump there is an extended period where all jumps are reduced in height Sprint speed is now reduced after taking damage In air movement speed is now reduced after taking damage Includes goatified zombies Sprint was added in PvZ:BfN to allow for faster movement through our PvE regions as well as to get back into combat quicker in PvP. It was not intended to be an escape in all combat situations. The effects of receiving damage has been extended to both sprint speed and in air speed so that escape is not guaranteed but doesn’t penalize players who stand their ground and fight. Explosion Shockwave Updated travel time of shockwave damage to better match VFX explosion growth Affected Characters Acorn Sap Trap Oak Super Sap Trap Peashooter Pea Cannon 80s Action Hero Bow Blaster fully charged shot Some of our damage events weren’t matched to our visuals. This was a minor quality of life fix that makes things feel better. XP Event Assist as Vanquish Reduced damage requirement from 9/10 of victim’s health to ⅔ of victim’s health PvZ:BfN’s larger focus on team play was not being reflected in how we were rewarding a vanquish. We reduced the damage requirement for an assist to count as a Vanquish so there is less priority on delivering the final blow. Team work makes the dream work! Chomper Grody Goop: Ability icon now shows active state while gas is active Spikeweed: Additional check to guarantee victim is within proper range before being trapped Grody Goop’s reduced visuals for plants also made it harder for Chomper players to understand when the ability was active. We updated the ability icon to help clear up the confusion. Spikeweed saw a more substantial fix to make sure larger zombie characters weren’t getting ensnared unfairly. Night Cap Upgrade Fleet Footed: Fix issue with not being able to jump The previous rebalancing of Fung Fu unintentionally limited some gameplay. This properly fixes the issue so that Night Cap can remain mobile as intended. Sorry about that. Snapdragon Flame Blower: Improve projectile size and trajectory Initial velocity increased 52.5->62 Fix issue with burn DOT healing zombies back up to min life burn threshold Flare Ball: Reduce heat value per shot 0.24->0.18 Swoop Slam: Updated ability camera to be easier to aim Snapdragon’s Flame Blower was having trouble registering hits with its previous shot pattern. This negatively affected close range combat which Snapdragon was intended to excel at. We adjusted his projectile speed and size to improve his damage at close range. Flare Ball’s shot count before overheating was limiting Snapdragon’s mid range combat and hampered his ability to poke in the early parts of a fight. The heat gained per shot was reduced to make mid range combat less punishing when transitioning into close range combat. Swoop Slam receives some camera improvements so that Snapdragon remains away from the center of the screen. Cactus Upgrade Alacrity: Equip cost reduced 3->2 Duration reduced from 5->2 Charge multiplier reduced from 10x->3x Upgrade Sustenance: Fix issue with not checking that Garlic drone was alive to apply upgrade Upgrade Spud Spotting: Fix issue with spotting not being removed properly Cactus had a few bugs that needed to be fixed to improve everyone’s experience. The Alacrity upgrade gets a rebalance as it was proving too powerful as a short term damage boost. It was intended to be a boost after reaching a new position. In practice it was a boost that was being over utilized at mid range combat and farther. Citron Peel Shield: Increase base ammo gain from blocking 7->10 Sprint can now cancel shield Movement speed modifier reduced 0.7->0.8 Bringing up the shield can interrupt reloading Juice Cannon: Add muzzle flash damage 0->2.55 Spin Dash: No longer stops sprint Citron sees some quality of life improvements to his Peel Shield. As the mobile tank he was having trouble being mobile and was experiencing too much downtime. Peel shield and Spin Dash received improved transitions to sprint to make things feel less clunky. Citron also receives a damage boost in the close range area as he was proving to be less threatening at melee range where his hefty size was hindering his ability to out DPS an enemy. The ammo returned from blocking was increased to ensure blocking feels rewarding. The combat loop of shoot, block, shoot has also been smoothed out by allowing Peel Shield to interrupt reload and not force any downtime. Rose Magic Thistles: Maintain lock time increased 0.1-0.2 Acquire lock angle increased 1.65->2.5 Lock distance increased 38->45 Turn angle increased based off distance from target Arcane Enigma: Can not cancel ability until 1 second has elapsed Magic Thistles reloaded on activate Rollout XP event increased 1->10xp Jinx: Duration increased 8->9 AOE increased 3->3.25 Switch back to primary time decreased 0.7->0.2 Goatify: Switch back to primary time decreased 0.4->0.2 Upgrade Locked and Loaded: Range modifier increased 1.3x->1.5x Upgrade Thistle Missile: Projectile speed modifier increased 3.5x->5x Rose’s mid range capability was being hampered by some of her homing settings on her Magic Thistles. These have been updated so she can consistently hit her targets at mid-range. Using her abilities took her out of combat for longer than intended and hurt her ability to constantly output damage. She receives a bump to her upgrades to further improve her combat capability at longer ranges so she doesn’t need to push too far into the front line. Soldier Super Stink Cloud: Adjust spawn location and trajectory to be better aligned with center screen Soldier was hitting walls a bit too frequently when popping in and out of cover. We adjusted him to have more of an overhead throw to improve this situation. Imp Robo Call: Initial refresh time reduced from 120->60 Refresh time reduced from 120->90 Imp had the longest refresh time in the game and this felt unfair when compared to Oak and Space Station. We also wanted the Mech to be more of a factor in Battle Arena where it was seeing limited use. Super Brainz Ultra Flying Fist: Reduce damage on small 37->25 Reduce damage on medium 54->40.8 Reduce damage on large 80->70 Reduce lifetime of projectiles to reduce distance 36.75->27.3 Reduce projectile size on small 0.45->0.35 Reduce projectile size on medium 0.525->0.425 Reduce projectile size on large 0.7->0.6 Heroic Fists: Decrease speed penalty when punching 0.75->0.85 Adjust hit box size of punches Length increase 3.2->3.75 Near width increase 3.2->3.5 Ultra Flying Fist was intended as an initial poke attack or a follow up vanquish shot on a fleeing victim. In practice it was being over utilized as his core method of dealing damage. Ultra Flying Fist receives a damage, size, and distance decrease to reduce its mid range capability while Heroic Fists receives a bump in hit box size and speed while punching. Electric Slide Fix issue with Jazz Hands upgrade making plant ability UI flicker on stun Fix issue where arcing lighting wouldn’t jump if enemy was vanquished Electric Slide sees a few quality of life bumps through bug fixes. Scientist Upgrade Dolphin Blasting: Fix issue with improper stacking of fire rate multiplier Fix issue with lifetime of active state not resetting on vanquish Scientist receives some fixes to make sure upgrades work as intended. Dolphin Blasting was turning off sooner than intended as well as having the wrong damage multiplier. Engineer Bullhorn Swarm: Fix issue with incorrect stun amount being added for additional horns hitting target after the first. Net result is reduced stun duration Engineers stun was lasting much longer than intended when the whole swarm went to one target. This received a fix which brings down the stun duration and no longer makes for ultra easy vanquishes.Character Balance and Bug Fixes April 6th
Character Balance and Bug Fixes April 6th Your feedback has been an essential for the development of Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, and we appreciate your continued input on character tuning. Thank you - we are committed to listening to our players. As a result of your feedback and the latest data we've reviewed for character balance the following changes have been made. BUG FIXES Sometimes Captain Squawk character stickers show up without his name, not anymore Fixed endless Toxic Overload issue for Toxic Brainz ensuring it always times out as designed Addressed performance issues around too many Party Imps appearing in the same session Prevent game from crashing due to two specific customizations (Druid-Robo’k hat & Derby Dillo) Ensured proper difficulty level for the Red Gnome in the “Brothers Gnomus” Boss Hunt TUNING / BALANCING Scallywag Imp Increased rate of fire from 150 to 200 Increased ammo capacity from 10 to 12 Dev Notes: Scallywag has been slightly underperforming compared to his fellow Imps. An increase in rate of fire will help him hit targets more consistently. However, this will also cause his ammo to deplete more quickly, so we’ve increased his ammo capacity to help compensate. These changes will also bring up his damage per second and per clip, giving him that extra edge that a legendary character should have. Breakfast Brainz Doubled the speed at which his rate of fire increases for both his ranged and melee attacks Dev Notes: His slow ramp up in rate of fire made it difficult for him to secure vanquishes in a fight, often getting vanquished before reaching maximum damage output. We’ve increased the speed at which his rate of fire increases to help him put up more of a fighting chance when combat is initiated. Electro Citron Charged Shot First Level Decreased splash damage from 30 to 25 (also affects impact damage) Decreased inner splash radius from 3 to 2 Decreased splash radius 4 to 3 Charged Shot Second Level Decreased splash damage from 45 to 40 (also affects impact damage) Decreased inner splash radius from 3.5 to 2.5 Decreased splash radius from 5 to 4 Dev Notes: Electro Citron can charge his shots very quickly compared to other charge characters, allowing him to take cover while he quickly charges his next shot. However, his high splash damage combined with the spread of his electricity made him very difficult for Zombies to deal with. Decreasing the splash radius and damage of these charged shots will force players to be more accurate when using him. This change will also decrease his impact damage as splash is included, giving Zombies more of a chance to react should they get directly hit by a fully charged projectile. Tennis Allstar Decreased movement speed while priming/firing by 25% Dev Notes: His fast movement speed while priming or firing his weapon is what makes Tennis Star unique. However, it needs to be dialed down slightly as priming is one of the weaknesses of the Allstar class. He will still be the fastest Allstar both when moving and when priming/firing. Corn Husk Hop: Decreased inner splash radius from 2.5 to 2.25 Dev Notes: Husk Hop can be very difficult to avoid due to its large splash damage radius. We want Zombies to feel like they can avoid getting vanquished by this ability if they see it coming without making Corn players feel like they’ve wasted their Husk Hop. This change causes damage to start to falloff near the outside of the splash damage radius. Zombies who manage to side step the attack will still receive damage, but it is less likely to vanquish them due to the decreased damage near the edge of the explosion. Electro Peashooter Decreased detonation damage from 30 to 27 Decreased detonation radius from 4 to 3.5 Decreased regular splash damage from 18 to 16 Captain Cannon Decreased detonation damage from 35 to 32 Decreased detonation inner damage radius from 4 to 3 Dev Notes: The most recent buffs to Electro Peashooter and Captain Cannon made them a little too powerful. These changes dial them back a bit and make it a little more difficult to secure those detonation vanquishes.
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