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Spongeslob168
9 years ago

How to Chomper

How to Chomper

Ahh, chomper, my favorite class.... ever. having got to 313 in the first game, and currently 1601 in GW2, I have gotten pretty damn good at this game. I just recently mastered my unicorn chomper, and am working on other chompers currently. I figured since no one has done a full guide for him, i thought, i might as well take a spin at it :D

First things first, AVOID WHAT ME AND MY FRIENDS CALL THE INBRED CHOMPER. This is when you see chompers just beeline to the zombie spawn, burrow, get one player, then immediately die. all your doing is wasting your time, as you have effectively done nothing to help the team. all you REALLY did was ruin someones day. the amount of times i have been killed by this kind of chomper hurts me, and it really does stink. Sadly, there is nothing you can do to stop this, but if you do this... DON'T. Anyway, now that that has been taken care of, lets get down to basics. 

EATING

Now i know what you're thinking.

"Isn't a chomper SUPPOSE to eat?"

Well, yes, but only in certain instances. My idea of eating is only to eat huge threats, like an all star or super brainz. never an imp, and we will cover that soon. When spotting a super brainz turbo twistering or an all star bullying plants in the garden, or other objectives, its best to eat them, as getting ride of high health threats fast is best. however, if two or more enemys are in the same immediate area, you're going to have a different plan. 

BITING

When 1v1 all alone, eating is the best route. however, in crowds, where fast action is key, biting is better. if you spot a group of two, you can goop one, bite them and get the fast kill, then burrow for the other, for three or more, its best to attack with some teammates, as there is just too much for just you to handle, and back to inbred chomper, you will probably just get one and die. As chomper, you want to analyze constantly. Can I do this? Can I not? You need to always be feeling the situation out, and do your best action. Something like an imp? you can goop to stop all his chomper counter abilities (like gravity grenade), and bite him 2-3 times (depending on upgrades) or spray with other chompers for a fast kill. 

GOOP

One of the fastest recharging abilities, goop is nothing short of crucial. doing around 20-25 dmg every time you land it, with its great splash, it can help your team extremely. gooping zombies constantly can provide your team a lot. Mech coming toward the base? Goop, you can move in, as chomper is a great way to deal with mechs, bite/spray, while teammates are helping, and it will go down fast. Zombies out of range? Just goop, and maybe some teammates will be around to kill the easy target thanks to you. Super sticky? While zombies are restricted even more, it doesn't have any damage over time, which, by the way, can give you some lucky kills every now and then. 

BORROW

Has two purposes for me, to get out of danger, and to take care of pesky turbo twisters and other annoyances. 

SPIKEWEED

Spikeweed is... amazing. allowing for chomper to get ride of something people thought countered him. Spikeweed allows for chomper to cancel players out of Cannon rodeo, barrel blast, big bolt blaster, and jackhammer. just slap it under them and bam, they are ejected from their ability, AND TRAPPED, AND TAKING DAMAGE. When ever you are hiding from a big bolt blaster or the like, just remember, DO NOT BORROW UNDER THEM, and you will eat their stuff and be left vulnerable for a little. When spikeweeded tho, remember, DO NOT EAT, they are already really low, so if you back up from them a little, you can actually just bite them, as spikeweed will make you eat them from any angle, but if you back up, you will be out of range to eat, and instead you can bite. As for which to use, I use spiky spikeweed, because even though you only get 2 as appose to 3, it does a lot more damage, and allows for the kinds of kills i just mentioned to be easier, as they would be even weaker. 

Best places to be as chomper? Well, for turf takeover, on defense, hang around the garden, as players tend to get scared of chompers in gardens, and for that one player who keeps coming in, hes just a free kill for you! for other game modes, just stick with the team, as chomper fairs best when he has teammates to back him up when there is no objective to leave yourself at. 

Final verdict, if you play chomper carefully, and intelligently, you will be the best anthropomorphic venus fly trap around xD

27 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    good hints. But I feel that 1-1 trade is a good choice when defending in turf takeover in a lot of situations

  • Screion's avatar
    Screion
    9 years ago

    Best hint i have on how to play Chomper is: DO NOT USE THE BURROW.

    Pretty simple.

    Find a way to stay alive, to be sneaky. Even a Chomper that simply disappears around a corner can cause an enemy to back off and go another way.

    The Burrow is ineffective against experienced players anyways. And why waste a Burrow on an unsuspecting foe?

    And you don't even need to bite Imps. Just regular Goop + Spikey Spikeweed. Done.

    Meanwhile inexperienced Chompers will just Burrow towards an Engineer and die. And then try it again...

    So if you ever get annoyed by Burrow Chompers, just switch to Engineer and teach them a lesson with the stun weaponry.

  • Spongeslob168's avatar
    Spongeslob168
    9 years ago

    LOL what do you mean "you dont have to bite imps? its far more effective then using up two abilities for something that can get done in a few bites. Just goop, approach, bite, easy.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    everyone know the best chomper ability is chomp cannon.  Just sit way back and shoot it and you'll get like 1-2 kills every turf takeover map.

  • Screion's avatar
    Screion
    9 years ago
    @Spongeslob168 wrote:

    LOL what do you mean "you dont have to bite imps? its far more effective then using up two abilities for something that can get done in a few bites. Just goop, approach, bite, easy.

    And you don't even need to bite Imps. Just regular Goop + Spikey Spikeweed. Done.

  • Spongeslob168's avatar
    Spongeslob168
    9 years ago

    lol ok ok, i KNOW you can just spiky spikeweed and goop, but in the long run, its smarter to goop and bite, as not only is it faster, but you dont have to waste an ability, as spikey spikeweed takes a long time to recharge. 

  • realitysquared's avatar
    realitysquared
    9 years ago

    I have to disagree with "DO NOT USE THE BURROW".

    The Burrow is a useful tool, and while I completely agree that the best Chomper is a sneaky Chomper ignoring the ability to Burrow is basically throwing away a very useful tool.

    The key is to use your ability to burrow intelligently. Yes; any experienced player is going to recognize the telltale sound of a Burrowed Chomper in their vicinity  and react with whatever countermeasure they might have, whether it's a Sonic Grenade, a Rocket Jump or Sprint Tackle but that just means that you reserve it for timing.

    The time to use the Burrow is best when you have a target who is aware of you but who has either just used the ability that could counter you or doesn't have one in the first place. I see a large number of players who use their Rocket Jump or Sprint Tackle to just travel through empty map to reach the fighting and if you're alert the Burrow can carry you under their oncoming fire and score you a Vanquish. I've watched my stepson waste his Rocket Jumps just getting to where the fighting is in a hurry only to then watch him not be able to get away from a Burrowed Chomper that he saw coming right at him because his ability was still in Cool Down.

    If you're using a Chomper with some sort of spray the Burrow can also be used to carry you into the middle of a Group of Zombies, not to swallow one but to pop up and either spray the group from behind or to come up in the middle and spray in a circle for a Multi-Vanquish. I've done it and either gotten out alive myself or at least traded my own KO for 3 or 4 of the opposing team.

    Hiding around corners or getting up high to drop down directly behind an unsuspecting foe has it's place- the best Chomper is absolutely one who is sneaky but the ability to Burrow shouldn't be ignored. You play them right there's no reason why you can't be one of the top scoring players during the game session in Multiplayer.

  • Spongeslob168's avatar
    Spongeslob168
    9 years ago

    Yes I agree, burrow should be used, but only tactically.  And like i mentioned earlier, a good chomper is a sneaky chomper,  so thank you for the good advice for the burrow, i kinda forgot to add more to the burrow part of my guide xD

  • Spongeslob168's avatar
    Spongeslob168
    9 years ago

    As for chomp cannon, just don't even bother with it, even if you manage a few lucky kills here and there, its not worth it to get rid of the longevity the goop provides, as well as the goops team support. 

  • realitysquared's avatar
    realitysquared
    9 years ago

    I personally don't care for the Chomp Cannon. The slow speed of it means that scoring a direct hit is almost impossible on a moving target and it lacks the splash effect of the more liquid Goop so you need that direct hit.

    I'll gladly trade off a couple of lucky hits with Chomp Cannon for being able to Goop a zombie or multiple Zombies who have bunched up together.

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