Snapdragon seems kinda bad?
I feel like all the plant characters are overall really good, but the snapdragon just seems kinda bad? The fire damage seems really low and his dash's damage seems to not do damage a lot of the time....
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I honestly think he's in a good place. Not playing as him, but against him. If anything, he is obnoxiously powerful. Especially around capture points and payloads.
The Dragon Blaze is obvious, but you can easily deny players contesting around payloads or on capture points.
Blue Blazes is OP. It can OHKO most zombies.
Swoop Slam needs to be tuned and fixed. It feels wonky and unresponsive sometimes.
I see Snapdragon as a "defensive" character more than an "offensive" one. That is because you can deal with spawnable zombies easily while also force enemies out of payloads and capture points. So if you're defending as a plant, Snapdragon might be your guy. I see many failed attempts to capture the first point at Peachy District as zombies. It's usually because of him and if he was healed constantly by a Sunflower.
My complaints about him is that his sound effects/visual effects are poor in general:
- Dragon Blaze obstructs your vision and confuses you in a terrible way. I wish they'd reduce its opacity a bit.
- Blue Blazes almost has no sound, once it's launched, it will most likely hit you and catch you off-guard. It's also too difficult to evade due to its large radius and poor netcode. I think they shouldn't let it be homing unless a person is catching fire. This way, it will be more of a finisher than just a "oh hey, let's press the button and get a free vanquish." kinda ability. Also, enemies who catch fire will know that they can be tracked using Blue Blazes.
- Swoop Slam can appear like a normal jump at times. It has poor visual/sound effects that lead to confusion at certain times (I'm talking about receiving its damage, not playing as him). It deals a massive damage sometimes without good indicators to what's about to come.
Is Excellent Accelerant effective? The upgrade is for enemies to stay on fire longer. Does it deal additional damage while enemies are on fire longer? I thought I read somewhere that it doesn't deal more damage? Bug? Fixed?
@jamcast99 I’ve had Excellent Accelerant equipped since Mastering my Snap Dragon. Honestly, it doesn’t seem to do as much extra damage. But in a team setting, it helps because the opponents health regeneration delay extends for a couple extra seconds which helps the team or you get the final blow. I’ve went back and forth if it’s worth it but that’s the only thing I’ve noticed it’s good for as of yet. I have seen opponents die when on fire with their health very low but not often. Hope this helps.
You're right @DeAtHaDDiCtiOn5 , the upgrade Excellent Accelerant does not deal additional damage. I tested this in PvE against a browncoat and did not see any reduction in it's health. Also, I was playing as a foot solider in PvP and got lit up by a Snapdragon. Luckily for me, the Snapdragon was immediately vanquished by a teammate and I stood there on fire and did not see any drop off in my health. Like you mentioned, the only benefit seems to be an increase delay in opponent regen. It's a shame because this upgrade could actually be worthwhile even it were to deal minimal damage.
@jamcast99 I agree that’s it’s unfortunate that the benefits aren’t more detrimental to an enemies health. I love the idea of slow-burn damage (similar to Toxic Citron in GW2 with its -2 damage every second or so, which in fact does do the damage and will vanquish an enemy) and is very effective in first-person shooters like PvZ.
The best example I can think of is the weapon Thorn in Destiny when it hits you, not only is your vision blurred but the slow health drain can kill you if you’re at low health. Maybe PopCap can look into this in the near future and make it cause actual damage to the enemy or have some other advantage in PvP.
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