Been playing this game a lot and it never seems to fail that these challenges take players away from the objective. Played my last match on G&G and half of the plants were chompers while the other half were peashooters. I spent the first half of the match as a sunflower... and didn't even bother trying to guard the objective. I spent practically the entire game looking for a stupid teleporter that was never built because in order to level up, I apparently need to destroy one.

I think the challenge system is a nice addition to the game, but probably should've rewarded coins rather than being the only way to level up your character. A traditional exp system would've been the best route for leveling up. That being said, I receive challenge skip cards pretty frequently from 20k coin packs and those will help you along with the more annoying challenges.

I'm fine with challenges, as long as they don't effect gameplay. Some of these challenges though, like destroying a teleporter... it's a challenge just to find one, let alone take one out with a sunflower. Or the drone vs drone challenges. I often go many games without a single zombie drone to be seen. Then I'm often in the wrong loadout that needs those drone vs drone kills.I'd much prefer kill x of each type of plant or zombie to level up. At least then you're doing what you should be doing... killing each other, not doing a scavenger hunt during a match. It's counter-productive towards the goal.I'm pushing through my early challenges and trying to unlock characters, first. So haven't bought that many 20k sticker packs.

That's what the skip cards are for, if you find a challenge that you don't think you can handle, skip it. The teleporter one is easy though, if you know where they are. Plus if you're fidning that you can't complete a challenge in one session, change classes and work on something else. You don't have to stick with the same class through the whole game.

I don't have skip cards, therefore that point is null. Also, as you said, it's easy... if there is one made. Why would I waste a skip card... even if I had one, on an easy challenge to complete... as long as it's able to be completed.The thing is, at certain levels... challenges all seem to be similar. So it's essentially bottlenecked at trying to level up all your characters for achievements... all characters at level 5 and reaching rank 50.Anyways, the point is that the challenges distract you from the objectives of the playlist.

@AWMaxSterling wrote:I don't have skip cards, therefore that point is null. Also, as you said, it's easy... if there is one made. Why would I waste a skip card... even if I had one, on an easy challenge to complete... as long as it's able to be completed.The thing is, at certain levels... challenges all seem to be similar. So it's essentially bottlenecked at trying to level up all your characters for achievements... all characters at level 5 and reaching rank 50.Anyways, the point is that the challenges distract you from the objectives of the playlist.You can pick up skip cards easly in 10k and 20k card packs, if you're playing you're earing coins and can get skip cards. My scientist is level 9 and I didn't have to deviate from any goals to get him there (now all of my challenges are for getting post-game "master" medals...), I generally try to kill teleporters to help the team, or heal/revive every chance I get. Most of the challenges come naturally and those that don't encourage you to play a little differently to complete.I understand your concern, I personally like them and it gives me reason to play all the classes in ways I normally wouldn't like killing zombies on rooftops and a sunflower, now that takes patience.

Challenges to level up are pretty ridiculous.

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Anonymous
12 years ago
at op-they are in garden ops as well, in fact a lot of the challenges that were too difficult but didnt merit a skip were completed in garden ops. Sunflowers sunbeam will destroy it no problem if you position well

if you want teleporters dead, find them before an engi goes there, hide, and blow that sucker up as soon as its built.

Garden ops ftw, 2 for 1 mine kills, rare zombie kills(to kill 3 portapoty in multiplayer would take forever because they are rarely summoned), etc

personally the ones I have found tough are the mine kills, anything that is session limited, getting kills under 20hp, things that rely on others actions like kill bok choy, get kills while gooped, kill nemesis(because you have to play balls out reckless and then change your pacing at the end of a match and hope some one person killed you 3+ times and you end up finding and killing them)

Teamwork is always an issue in multiplayer team based game modes, wish we had a way to play with friends reliably. A game with competent players on both teams, with a good range of classes and roles-slayer/spawn shovers, ptfo boys, flankers, pushers, supports etc would be amazing fun.

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Challenges to level up are pretty ridiculous.

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