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TwentyTacos
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6 years ago

Cactus' updated Popcorn upgrade doesn't work

Product: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
Platform:PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
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In what game mode did the bug occur? Town Center
Summarize your bug The March Balance Patch Details state: 'Cactus' Upgrade "Popcorn" Triggers on any vanquish randomly, not just critical vanquishes' doesn't seem to work
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I am not sure.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)

The update says that it should work on any vanquish randomly, however the ingame upgrade description hasn't updated and the ability still seems to only activate randomly on critical vanquishes. I tried killing zombies with rapid fire and on multiple levels of scope damage and the random mines only seem to appear when I perform crits. I tested it on the first Mount Steep battle chest challenge. Is popcorn's chance of spawning a mine lower when i kill someone without a critical vanquish or what?

(I wasn't sure if this is considered a bug report or technical issue, so I posted it in here)

3 Replies

  • EA_David's avatar
    EA_David
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    6 years ago

    Thanks, I believe it's more of a bug report than a technical issue, so this is the right spot.

  • EA_David's avatar
    EA_David
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    6 years ago

    Hey I got a chance to check on this. I believe it only triggers on zoomed shots, but I tested with a Giddy park zombie and a shot to the shoe caused a mine to spawn. 

    Unfortunately I don't have any insight on the maths behind when a shot may trigger a mine spawn, and whether that's weighted heavier for crits.

  • anpangcontracto's avatar
    anpangcontracto
    Icon for EA Staff (Retired) rankEA Staff (Retired)
    6 years ago

    Hello, popcorn upgrade should only spawn a mine when using a fully charged zoomed shot.  The rapid fire should not spawn a mine.

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