Playing against Rose no matter how hopeless it is WILL make you a better player. I have been on countless sessions on Great White on zombie side usually with players making a grave effort to get the first garden. These players use the most uncanny and unique tactics to take down Rose. I know for certain my skill level has gone up immensely and I'm not talking about in-game level fighting a swarm of Roses.
Rose isn't as strong as she was before because the community has actually learned how to fight her even under these conditions now. She obviously needs some adjustments which I trust POPCAP to make, but also not rush and make her too weak.
I find Rose ruthlessly aggravating as well. the way I am dealing with this is playing in solo mode. you can pick any game type, any map and the level of the bots. I just choose the mode I want to play and turn on hard bots and play on. you still get comparable coins and xp. I am soooo happy they have this solo mode for multiplayer maps, if not this game would be unplayable for me. Really, it doesn't feel too different and you don't have to deal with trolls and campers. Also, I can play Rose to level without feeling guilty because it is just bots and I am not ruining anyone elses game.
also, I have done a lot of exploring for gnomes and snow globes. this may be a good time to do the story mode as well.
