Chomper's Burrow vs Pirate's Barrel
Is it just me or Pirate is unfair in that the barrel can multi hit kill and allow the Pirate to get away unscathe, while chomper is likely to die after eating someone, and can't even multi-kill
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- @chompchomf He also hits 60-92 dmg at all ranges when chomper hits 28 at kissing distance. I think they should just bring back his swallow from behind gimmick. Might give players a reason to pick mastication and hot rod. It's not like it would be op in bfn anymore. All the zombies have escape abilities. Goop doesn't even stun zombies until after around .5 seconds or so. The sprint nerfs were also a real punch in the gut for the chomper. The instakill from behind should come back to reward players for actually reaching and getting behind the constantly sprinting zombies.
- @chompchomf I don't get why you compare both skills.
By the way chomping wins against the barrel because the barrel isn't chomp proof anymore. Not to be rude - but the comparison makes no sense.
It’s truly like comparing rocks to apples.
Compare Pirate to Cactus (since they’re both sniper class) and you’ll see Pirate is FAR superior to his true counterpart.
@spIash_damagebecause pirate eventhough a sniper, it has that special barrel ability that's far superior compared to an assassin/front-line class - able to multi kill and get away easily unlike burrow, which only has single target and is harder to land kill, and even if it does, it doesn't guarantee easy survival when compared to barrel explosion.
@chogath_playerand maybe add the option to throw a zombie that is being digested for damage and smoke screen ability to make up for melee range.
The Burrow makes a really loud noise so if your target is paying attention they have a chance hop around like a bunny and evade it. I now have developed muscle memory so I automatically start hopping away from it even if I am a plant!
Barrel is easy to sneak up behind someone with. I've died countless times and didn't even see or hear anything before.
Dunno why compare them but that's my experience!
- @34975634954957 I think the point trying to be made here is that the barrel is broken, and that the ability fits an assassin more than it fits a sniper. Its more stealthy than burrow and far more deadly. It is just the better ability for an already extremely powerful character.
It's way too easy to just live from any situation with it or instantly just suicide bomb an entire group of plants with very little for them to do against it. And if a chomper was to attempt a suicide burrow, he would not only most likely be unsuccessful at getting just one kill, but he would most definitely die right after using it. The pirate already does an insane amount of damage from half way across the map with his sniper, and can also just bomb your entire team dead in a second with a parrot air strike, while he sits safely at spawn. The barrel is just the broken cherry on top of this all. Yeah good points. The range of the barrel is quite wide too.
The main use of the barrel of course is if you suddenly come out of the drone by taking damage, or out of the sniper scope, you can press one button and hop in a barrel. You'll probably kill them and carry on, or if they are strong you can run away (and most times they will too).
Cactus doesn't have such a backup plan (comparing snipers here) but they can leave mines around to protect themselves.
A good chomper can finish vanquish master plenty of times, I think they are strong enough. But yeah barrel is strong, a good nerf would be to limit the range so you have to be right next to the target.
@34975634954957Cactus' mines aren't that efficient and can be easily spotted and destroyed. You won't be able to do much with it.
easier fix would be to replace the mine with engineer's heavy helper like ability.
It's true that a good chomper can finish vanquish master plenty of times, but so does a good super hero, and he would do it much better...
