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Iron_Guard8's avatar
Iron_Guard8
Legend
9 years ago

Re: Underrated character variants

The Hockey Star got a buff to his overheating too. He overheated far too quickly before then, even with the upgrades.

He is underrated though. I try to play all the characters even if I float towards certain ones more than others. His RoF makes him a joy to play much like the also underrated Sky Trooper who is also one of my favorites.

The Alien Flower seems to be often overlooked but I find her ability to damage people I can't quite see due to terrain and shooting near them so the cloud damages them very handy. She was very good in the recent portal event too, since her clouds can linger for awhile and vanquish people just passing by.

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  • pandareno1999's avatar
    pandareno1999
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    Then there are some characters that simply rule in ops mode while not so great in multiplayer.  This can vary by the player's skill or play style.  I can't do much with Alien Flower in TT, but in garden ops she's a monster.

  • SkrimmyBingdus's avatar
    SkrimmyBingdus
    9 years ago
    Alien flower deserves a lot more respect. Back in GW1 I have gotten the most vanquishes with her before in G&G. Most people seem to just not notice or care about the spore mist, so it's always a good idea to just constantly shoot into a group of zombies. That spore mist damage can add up real quick along with the contact damage she does.
  • pandareno1999's avatar
    pandareno1999
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    Well, the problem for me with alien flower in multiplayer is that I'm not good enough at aiming to be able to get to that group of human zombie players before they start in on me.  

  • dwooten77's avatar
    dwooten77
    9 years ago
    @pandareno1999 I've heard you mention the aim game a few times before. If I may....someday my aim is just completely off. When that happens I turn my aim speed up really high beyond what I can handle. I usually spend most of the game laughing at myself. But after a few games I turn it back down to what I'm comfortable with for the class I'm using. Give it a try if you haven't, it might help. Also I've noticed when I'm in a party my aim is on point because I'm not thinking about it. Aim assist can be your friend, but it becomes a crutch if you use it all the time. Hope this helps. As for the post, agreed with hockey star and alien flower. Not so much with swamp thing. Mechanic, you rarely see him even when he's part of the showcase.
  • SkrimmyBingdus's avatar
    SkrimmyBingdus
    9 years ago
    Man I love the mechanic, his dps is fantastic. The only reason to not like him, is if your aim isn't good.

    Another underrated variant I've recently come to like has been the astronaut. Mainly because I managed to get all the boasts with him, which is the very first time I've done so in my thousands of hours play time. I don't know why I ever disliked him.
  • dwooten77's avatar
    dwooten77
    9 years ago
    @SkrimmyBingdus Congrats! There are few and far between for myself. Mainly the first strike. I like for the rest of the team to get ahead of me a little bit.
  • Iron_Guard8's avatar
    Iron_Guard8
    Legend
    9 years ago

    I think the issue some have with the Mechanic is that he lacks the splash damage of the other engineers, he's almost like the foot soldier in a way with his rapid fire gun. I love him for the A+ on the shooting gallery quest for the engineers.

    I quite like the astronaut too although most of my play time with him has been form running the Spooky Squash Boss Hunt. His range is invaluable on that mode and I find shorter ranged scientists less useful on the harder difficulties of that boss hunt even if my favorite scientist has always been the marine biologist. I also like the astronaut for the A+ shooting gallery quest since he has good range and fast projectile speed.

  • SkrimmyBingdus's avatar
    SkrimmyBingdus
    9 years ago
    My favorite scientist has always been the physicist, both in GW 1 and 2. He can be decent long range and very powerful up close (like most scientists), and I love how well he can handle groups of plants being the electric variant. Yet, I'm probably one of the few that favor him since he has lower damage than most other scientists, although he does shoot slightly faster. The chemist is another one that can handle groups greatly, which may be a reason why the Physicist gets overlooked, but he has the range over the Chemist. Also, It may just be me, but I think he has a quicker reload time than most scientists as well.

    I think most characters like the mechanic, camo cactus, and even general supremo get overlooked by many because they require good aim to be used effectively or they just use them incorrectly. When they are actually pretty good variants. The only variants that are not good that i've noticed, are the wrestling star, and chomp thing
  • pandareno1999's avatar
    pandareno1999
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    I've recently been playing a couple of the variants you mentioned, one basically new to me (hockey star) and one I haven't played for a while (necrose).  I do find hockey star to be difficult with the overheat, but by the time I've put a couple hours into a particular all star, I usually get the hang of what they can do, and the upgrades won't hurt either.  I haven't got him down well enough yet to try playing him in multiplayer.

    I played necrose a fair amount when she was new, and had mixed results.  I started playing her again yesterday and found that, for me, her efficacy depended on the way the rest of the team was playing.  I was playing with a max rank friend who does the meta electro citron thing.  He'd follow me to get every teleporter up, then I would find a good vantage point for jinxing or we acted as a team from the same mid range perch.  This worked extremely well.  I got something like 14 vanguishes, which is a lot for me with this character.  I got the last few levels to master her, so I'm not sure how much I'll break her out again for a while.

  • LintyDruid5's avatar
    LintyDruid5
    9 years ago
    Another underrated variant for me is pops Corn. I love his range, he has great damage and ammo, yet no one else seems to like him. He was either my 3rd or 4th character mastered. I rarely see him in my matches.

    I also rarely see a painter (In my top 5 fav characters) but I feel that he more underused than underrated.
  • pandareno1999's avatar
    pandareno1999
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    Yes, pops corn is another that I'll be digging into sometime in the near future.  The only corns I particularly enjoyed playing in the past are default and commando.  But since I had a corn star quest on, I gave pops a quick spin and found him much better than I originally thought.  I still can't find much love in myself for barbecue or mob cob, though.  As overpowered as BBQ is said to be, I don't do much good with him.

  • AugustSage's avatar
    AugustSage
    9 years ago
    Huge fan of the centurion. Never see anyone using him but he's been my anchor anytime I want to mess around.
  • Iron_Guard8's avatar
    Iron_Guard8
    Legend
    9 years ago

    Centurion is another fun one for sure. I like his look and the fire damage is handy too. I used him a lot in GW1 when he was first introduced. I don't use him as much in GW2 but still enjoy playing him.

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