My Steam Blaster Review

Because Scientist has 3 instant warps and can sprint, he is very difficult to kill and is not fun to play against. There's almost no reason to chase him, and the warps make him almost idiot proof. A player can walk into a group of plants, a bean bomb, or a chomper, and then immediately teleport out of danger. The skill of "managing warps" is barely a skill now, especially for a passive scientist. Back in GW, managing the 2 warps was more of a skill. You could use 1 warp to close the distance, and then keep the other warp to teleport out of danger. You also had to watch your HP so you wouldn't die mid-warp.

The whole thing of supports was that they needed a team to protect them and work effectively. It's a huge reason why I respect Sunflower, and dislike playing Scientist. Sunflower does not have the mobility or survivability of other classes, and for the most part relies on her teammates and good positioning. Scientist does not have to rely on these things.

When fighting a team with a support, there are 2 options. Kill the support first, or fight the team being supported. Fighting a team being supported is much harder than killing the support and then fighting the team. But when the support is this difficult to kill, the only good option is to kill the team being supported so the support is forced to retreat.