Mount Steep Battle Chest 4 (SOLO) Video Tutorials

EDIT: Acorn/Oak is a character set I found surprisingly difficult.  Oak needs some reverting (at minimum, partial reverting) back to the state of the character pre-balance.  Period.  This challenge really shows how limiting the balance was to Oak.

That said... It's SUPER important here to stick with Sunflower when you can.  Use the Hardened upgrade and health regen/delay upgrades. Attack enemies at a distance pay attention to the timing of your abilities.  I don't switch out of Oak often so it's imperative with a character that can't sprint (or taunt 😢 ) to improvise when necessary and really use abilities to their max potential.  For instance... use the log roll to knock All Stars shielding/Super Brainz armor, etc..... to knock that type of stuff down and always try to use primary fire to finish 1 v 1's or other advantageous scenarios.

When I respawn, I don't channel Oak until I'm near a team member, if I can help it (if I don't have to engage with a one-hit opponent).  

Try to anticipate enemies around corners and utilize health regeneration with abilities respawning and hit 'em with your best shot, so to say.... You can stagger your  abilities 5-8 seconds apart and (typically) survive with primary fire as you unload abilities as they become available.

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@BabciaRosie wrote:

Woot! Woot! I have finally beat the zombies in this Outnumbered challenge. splash_damage, I have tried too many times but after reading your tips and watching your peashooter and citron videos, I got the win after only a handful more tries with my peashooter. Rather than trying to chase them down, I hung out with my ai pals and waited for the zombies to wander toward us. It truly did seem like the more gatling vanquishes I got without being vanquished myself, then my ai pals played a bit better too. Thank you so much for helping here. I don’t think I’ll try again any time soon but kudos to you for getting it right with so many characters. Again your tips and videos are much appreciated. - BabciaRosie

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I’m glad to have helped.

Beat it with Sunflower last night and only have Nightcap, Rose, and Chomper left. 😊

If I have time, I’ll record those today.

Would you share what upgrades you used with the Peashooter & Citron?

Also, I notice that I get swarmed from multiple sides more often than you do .

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@FinallyInSeattle wrote:

Would you share what upgrades you used with the Peashooter & Citron?

Also, I notice that I get swarmed from multiple sides more often than you do .

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Glad you bumped this, I need to upload Sunflower and finish beating it with other plants.

Q1: Homing Pea and Gatling (extended use per kill in gatling).

Q2: I’ve played shooters a LONG time and that’s the biggest part of my success in PvP or difficult PvE...  Paying attention to the field of enemies is a skill that takes a while to polish but once you get the hang of it, you become super deadly in that you can jump in and take out a few enemies, then back up to safety (with or without backup/team).

I try to imagine the entire enemy force as one solid shape.... let’s call it a circle for the sake of simplicity.

If you’re forced to the middle of the “circle” (where you can be surrounded), try to GET OUT quickly (at all costs) so that nobody is behind you or encircling you.  Keep a mental note of the last position you saw enemies (pretend Corn’s Butter Barrage is showing you enemies) and truly try to visualize where your enemies are/where they’re going.  Don’t attack every single chance you get; learn to pick your fights.

Once you get good at this, you can (kinda) control the herd, so to say, and will have a lot better chance fragging multiple opponents at funnel points as opposed to continually being swarmed by multiple enemies that are impossible to defeat.  Also - attack from distance any chance ya get.

Hope this makes sense/helps.

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@FinallyInSeattle wrote:
@spIash_damageMany thanks for your help - I'll give it a try!

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You’re very welcome!  I have Sunflower and Nightcap I need to upload still.  Depending on my schedule today, I’ll try my best to upload them and beat it with the rest of the plants.

If you happen to be on PS4 and need a hand with anything, let me know. 😊👍

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@BabciaRosie wrote:

Woot! Woot! I have finally beat the zombies in this Outnumbered challenge. splash_damage, I have tried too many times but after reading your tips and watching your peashooter and citron videos, I got the win after only a handful more tries with my peashooter. Rather than trying to chase them down, I hung out with my ai pals and waited for the zombies to wander toward us. It truly did seem like the more gatling vanquishes I got without being vanquished myself, then my ai pals played a bit better too. Thank you so much for helping here. I don’t think I’ll try again any time soon but kudos to you for getting it right with so many characters. Again your tips and videos are much appreciated. - BabciaRosie

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I'm marking your reply as the solution so that others are more likely to see your input as well as mine and maybe able to beat it based off your advice.  The rest of the videos are about to be posted.

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