Gameplay discussion: electrical variants

In general I really like electrical variants for Ops as hordes of low health enemies is perfect for the arcing damage of electricity in this game. They are of course useful against any enemies that are in close proximity, but low health targets make these variants shine.

Electro-Pea, as we discussed in the manual detonation characters thread, is OP and the most abused character in GW2. Hit it with that nerf bat!

I really like Power Flower. She has cool visual and sound effects, and her rate of fire, like most Sunflowers, is fast and satisfying.

Power Chomper is decent enough, like most spray Chompers. Not a lot to say here really.

Power Cactus is a personal favorite of mine, not my favorite Cactus overall, but she works great as a sniper that also damages nearby enemies in hiding.

Electro-Citron could use a slight buff and he's my least played Citron. I'm not a huge charge character fan in the first place, and I feel he got overnerfed a bit. He's not terrible, but is a bit of an underperformer.

Electrician needs a nerf to his AOE size. His AoE size is crazy good, I'm positive it's the largest electrical AoE in GW and GW2 as you can be farther away from the target point and still get zapped. I feel his damage is fine but that AoE size could be smaller. I don't see him all that often in matches, but when I do they tend to just sit there and lob shots into an area and reap XP. Not as bad as the turret camping engineers in BfN, but not that far off. I still like him, just feel he needs a slight adjustment.

Physicist may actually need a minor buff. He's kind of a pseudo-sniper, but isn't as effective as Astronaut (who needs a nerf),  Like most Scientists he is better up close, but I would agree that he's not the best at 1v1, unlike most Scientists.

Electro-Brainz was insane back when that bug with his weapon existed as you post. Once that was fixed, he's one of my favorite Super Brainz as he attacks very fast with his punches, and still has some arcing electricity. His beam is one of the better Super Brainz ranged attacks thanks to the arcing.

I do like Electric Slide in BfN, but that upgrade where she regens health and ammo in Outta Fight is far too good and super frustrating to face. I'd love to see the character again, especially with variants, but that upgrade has got to go.