This is to the people who think chomper is weak in GW2. If you don't think he's weak then this message isn't aimed at you. I don't know how many times I've seen a post about buffing chomper in the weeks of GW2's release and I'm honestly sick and tired of it, he doesn't need a buff to prove he's an important part of the plant team, If you want a buffed chomper then level them up. I got default chomper to master and he has 2 damage upgrade which makes him pretty effective without the need to get behind the zombie. You just need to know that the goop+spikeweed combo is your best friend when it comes to dealing with Super Brainz and Scientists. The people who think he's weak and he's just a 1 for 1 character, you need to learn these 5 things1. Pick your targets right2. Make sure all of your abilities don't have cooldown when fighting Scientists or Super Brainz3. He's the defensive assassin, play sneaky. It may be hard to do because of how crazy the enemy detection is but it's doable4. Keep a small distance if performing the Goop+Spikeweed combo if you don't want to chomp a zombie and just bite him to death5.Goop is effective against mechs since it stops the mech enough for your team to deal damage to itI may not always be on the top performers list but I'm a very effective team player with chomper. Hopefully this helpedP.S. I may not have used it much in GW1 but chomper could use a cheesy goop replacement

I think the first thing they need to do is fix the strange camera when you burrow. I notice when I burrow the camera then spins/rotates around and if I move the analog stick he goes off into a different direction. It needs to seriously be fixed. Not joking. It's pretty unacceptable that we went through an update and it wasn't mentioned or fixed.

For me, I use Chompers to level up only in Team Vanquish because they cater more to that, for me anyways. Anyone chomped can't be revived and you keep the point, plus I like to run around the map and not worry about defending a garden, or capturing one, as a Chomper. They are not UP, but just merely need some upgrades put on and off you go. Maybe buff Chomp Thing a bit but that's it.

100% agreed. Chomper when played with by a skilled player is an amazing plant. People just don't take the time to learn chomper and use strategy and so they want it buffed. People need their hands held.

Chomper needs 10k health and if you manage to take him down your characters commits suicide. Then and only then will Chomper be balanced.

Meh, just undo the nerf to the purple goop and I'll be happy.

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Anonymous
10 years ago
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I think the first thing they need to do is fix the strange camera when you burrow. I notice when I burrow the camera then spins/rotates around and if I move the analog stick he goes off into a different direction. It needs to seriously be fixed. Not joking. It's pretty unacceptable that we went through an update and it wasn't mentioned or fixed.
Anonymous
10 years ago
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For me, I use Chompers to level up only in Team Vanquish because they cater more to that, for me anyways. Anyone chomped can't be revived and you keep the point, plus I like to run around the map and not worry about defending a garden, or capturing one, as a Chomper. They are not UP, but just merely need some upgrades put on and off you go. Maybe buff Chomp Thing a bit but that's it.
JarlAdalbert
10 years ago
100% agreed. Chomper when played with by a skilled player is an amazing plant. People just don't take the time to learn chomper and use strategy and so they want it buffed. People need their hands held.
KnowsNoLimit
10 years ago
Chomper needs 10k health and if you manage to take him down your characters commits suicide. Then and only then will Chomper be balanced.
ECM_Atlas
10 years ago
Meh, just undo the nerf to the purple goop and I'll be happy.
Anonymous
10 years ago
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Amen to this post. Chomper does NOT need to be buffed at all. So I stand with OP on this one. 100%
I just hope they leave him alone since so many people are complaining he needs a buff, HE DOES NOT!
DawnOfNoob
10 years ago
I shudder to think what'd happen if Chomper gets too many buffs. You think Electro Brainz is bad right now? Imagine trying to deal with a ton of chompers if he had little to no vulnerable downtime between instakills.
We've clearly seen what happens when people find out a class is overtuned - between the imp spam in beta, the rose spam at launch, and the overall Super Brainz/Z Mech spam we have now.
Anonymous
10 years ago
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To be honest, my worst nightmare when I'm a Zombie is a competent chomper, especially if it is a Fire Chomper. To add to my eternal frustration with Chompers, I have the curse to be the first one to get eaten. But this dorsn't change the fact that the Chomp Thing and Toxic Chomper could use a rather high damage increase.
DawnOfNoob
10 years ago
@xxSe4l-MLG420xx
Good Chomper players are always scary to contend with. You usually see them on defense, if at all - because that's where they shine.
Chomper's a hard thing to Balance. He could use some help in some areas - especially in offensive situations, but buffing him too much wouldn't be good for this game. However, some variants need some help, like Chomp Thing, Toxic Chomper, and Chompula.
-Thing needs to do more damage for his low HP.
-Toxic either needs a damage buff, or to have his Toxic Aura strengthened.
-Chompula could stand to be looked at. Him regaining some health on swallows is a dated concept as we can regen back to full in this game. It's still useful - but when you have the vampire sunflower healing herself by dealing damage, Chompula's gimmick seems pretty underwhelming. Maybe make swallows give even more HP?
Anonymous
10 years ago
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@DawnOfNoob wrote:
@xxSe4l-MLG420xx
Good Chomper players are always scary to contend with. You usually see them on defense, if at all - because that's where they shine.
Chomper's a hard thing to Balance. He could use some help in some areas - especially in offensive situations, but buffing him too much wouldn't be good for this game. However, some variants need some help, like Chomp Thing, Toxic Chomper, and Chompula.
-Thing needs to do more damage for his how HP.
-Toxic either needs a damage buff, or to have his Toxic Aura strengthened.
-Chompula could stand to be looked at. Him regaining some health on swallows is a dated concept as we can regen back to full in this game. It's still useful - but when you have the vampire sunflower healing herself by dealing damage, Chompula's gimmick seems pretty underwhelming. Maybe make swallows give even more HP?
Agree on the changes for these guys. Heck, even on easy Thing doesn't do a lot of damage to bosses on Ops, which says something. Toxic Chomper I wish I could like but because of his low damage I find myself only getting kills with his swallow. His spray is more or less there for show.