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ScreenhogRSnail
10 years ago

7/29 Balancing Patch Notes from Popcap live

Stolen from Reddit cause I suck https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZGardenWarfare/comments/4v7md8/live_from_popcap_729_balancingupdate_discussion/

Happy Friday everyone! It's Live from PopCap day! Below are the officially announced balance changes for the next balance update. Please take a look and discuss!

News and Notes

  • Since I'm updating live I may not get everything written down the first go around. If you notice any errors please let me know!
  • The balance update will be live THIS TUESDAY, August 2nd.
  • Unknown if the balancing below is the full list or not.
  • Also August 2nd, open trial begins. 10 hours to play PvZ:GW2 for free if you don't already own the game (PC later than console).
  • Future patch notes will include commentary explaining why they made the changes they made.
  • While these notes come straight from PopCap's stream today, please keep in mind that nothing is official until the update is live and the patch notes are posted on the official site. Some announced changes have been reverted between the announcement and it actually going live.

Plants

Citron

Default Citron:

  • Reduced damage at long range.
  • Reduced damage fall off start/end.
  • Reduced splash damage radius.
  • Reduced splash damage.

Frozen Citron:

  • Reduced range damage from 6.5 to 5.5.
  • Range damage drop off reduced from 25/35 to 20/30.
  • Lowered freezing rate from 1.125 to 1.

Electro Citron:

  • Increased close/far damage.
  • Increased splash damage on first and second charge shot.

Party Citron:

  • Reduced damage fall off start/end.
  • Reduced inner and outer splash radius.

Rose

FrostRose:

  • Increased damage for first shot, second shot, and charged shot.

Kernal Corn

BBQ Corn:

  • Decreased close range damage from 6 to 5.5
  • Range damage drop off reduced. (nerf)

Cactus

Default Cactus:

  • Reload time reduced from 2.25 to 2 seconds.
  • Ammo increased from 10 to 12.
  • This brings the default Cactus back to where it was before the last update. Yay!

Camo Cactus:

  • Base damage increased from 28 to 30 (that's body damage)
  • This brings Camo Cactus back to the damage that she did prior to the last patch.
  • With the damage upgrade equipped Camo Cactus will now deal 66 damage for headshots like she used to.

Zombies

Super Brainz

Breakfast Brainz:

  • Decreased heat generated per punch
  • Upgrade bug fixed
  • Takes 2 seconds longer to overheat now, 4 seconds if you use the upgrade.

Captain Deadbeard

Parrot Drone:

  • Decreased health from 20 to 5.

Foot Soldier

Camo Ranger:

  • Increased magazine capacity from 10 to 15.
  • Increased damage from ---- to 13-15

Tank Commander

  • Increased in and outer blast radius.
  • Fall off damage change.
  • Tank Commander will now be much better at range.

All-Star

Tennis Star:

  • Reduced close range damage

Wrestling Star:

  • Increased close range damage output

I still think just reducing Tennis Star's HP by to 175 instead of reducing his damage and reverting the Plumber nerf also should have been added, and a few other things probably

At least no more Citron spam.....right?

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago
    @MrGamer8000 wrote:
    Did Camo Ranger really need a buff? I'm glad they undid the nerf on Camo Cactus. I guess 20 health is a lot for a parrot when Roses can counter them easily.

    I think camo ranger needed cause with full magazine at distance couldnt kill a plant with full hp except those weaks one of 100hp, also it would be amazing if they upgrade the damage by 1 and add some recoil like in pvzgw1 cause now is too easy to target and hit

    Im glad they reduced parrots health cause his ability explodes way too quicker compared to the cactus that i can avoid everytime

  • a35756669's avatar
    a35756669
    10 years ago

    RIP citron players.

    now it may like the rose nerf in seventh March,become unplayable and suck.

  • DawnOfNoob's avatar
    DawnOfNoob
    10 years ago

    Honestly, those that mained Citron before the FotM/meme crowd came in (and ruined everything) will still probably enjoy him. He'll probably do what he was doing in damage before the zombopolis update - except with more beam duration. Which is fine.

    I'm chuckling at the BBQ Corn nerf as well - still sick of people picking him despite the nerfs because fire.

    Good on them for balancing the parrot as well as a few other things. I look forward to seeing the full notes later.

  • ScreenhogRSnail's avatar
    ScreenhogRSnail
    10 years ago
    @DawnOfNoob wrote:

    Honestly, those that mained Citron before the FotM/meme crowd came in (and ruined everything) will still probably enjoy him. He'll probably do what he was doing in damage before the zombopolis update - except with more beam duration. Which is fine.

    I'm chuckling at the BBQ Corn nerf as well - still sick of people picking him despite the nerfs because fire.

    Good on them for balancing the parrot as well as a few other things. I look forward to seeing the full notes later.

    Same thing happened with Fire Cactus as well. 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago
    Citron shouldn't be on this game. He's ruining the game
  • ShavedThronel0's avatar
    ShavedThronel0
    10 years ago
    @monogatari0 wrote:
    Citron shouldn't be on this game. He's ruining the game

    so is the imp. citron was a good counter to the imp but now the nerf for the citron will make citrons disappear. 

  • DawnOfNoob's avatar
    DawnOfNoob
    10 years ago

    @ShavedThronel0

    Citron will ALWAYS be a Counter to the Imp, Super Brainz, and the lone Scientist. Rose was the original intended counter to imp outside of the mech - but pretty much any class can take em out if you have the skill. (which isn't hard considering the hitbox change)

    TLDR: This Patch SHOULD lessen the amount of "meme" players picking Citron - but you will likely see at least 2-3 of them each game.

    (Besides, the FotM players will likely flock to whatever gets buffed the most in the official patch. So we should know what to complain about in a week or so!)

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago
    @ShavedThronel0 wrote:
    @monogatari0 wrote:
    Citron shouldn't be on this game. He's ruining the game

    so is the imp. citron was a good counter to the imp but now the nerf for the citron will make citrons disappear. 

    mostly because everyone has it mastered already..  

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