The Plasma Pea was super cool looking in PVZ GW1, but in GW2 they changed him so Electro Pea could look better. Is this the main reason people think Electro Pea is better, or is there more to it? Perhaps the stats?
All the detonation characters (E-Pea, Captain cannon, and Petrified cactus), are extremely nasty in the right hands. I'm not very good with these characters but they can be really difficult to deal with when played well.
As regards E-Pea, he is good, but he really only comes into his own if he has the double reload speed, as you will then hardly notice him reloading.
I think the art of using him is first of all to be able aim well and secondly to know when not to detonate, which one has to bear in mind when shooting at mid- to long range where he delivers a damage of 27. If you get it right you can knock out an Imp in 2-3 shots and a scientist in 3-4 shots at long range, which is exceptional when compared to the other Peas.
On the other hand, in melêe, particularly against imps, he's incomparable as one just spams the trigger and one's bound to knock out whoever one is up against.
If anyone is interested youtubers such as EpNn10 (who is probably the best of the lot) and Wolfy show precisely how he's played.
