User blog:Tecku/TT: Bamboo Shoot and the Community

Hello again guys! You may recall that awhile back, I mad a Tecku Talks about Aspearagus, and how it could be implemented into a PvZ2 format. Well, I think it's about time Bamboo Shoot got his own post as well. Now, this blog is going to be quite a bit more interactive. We're going to go through this over a couple of days, designing Bamboo Shoot as we go. So, without further ado,

Tecku Talks About: Bamboo Shoot and the Community

Part One: Brainstorming
Now, to create a suitable Bamboo Shoot for PvZ2, we should look at Bamboo Shoot's past iterations. Bamboo Shoot was introduced int PvZA as the heavy-hitter plant. It did more damage than Peashooters, and hit every enemy on a tile. This role was reinforced in Garden Warfare, where Bamboo Shoot has become one of the strongest summonable plants available, with a fairly long range and wide blast radius. Bamboo Shoot even was going to be included in BWB as the plant that would eventually become Banana Launcher. All these points agree that Bamboo Shoot is a heavy hitter with a high Sun cost and a strong AOE attack.

But wait! PvZ2 has its fair share of AOE plants, some of which already fufill the strong plant role! In particular, Melon Pult and Banana Launcher stand in the way of simply having Bamboo Shoot be a strong plant that can attack all enemies on a tile. So what can we do? Simple. We give Bamboo Shoot a unique mechanic. But what mechanic should we use? Let's brainstorm: Tomorrow, I'll analyze each idea, and explain the pros and cons of each. See you then!
 * Attacks all zombies on one tile (no unique mechanic)
 * Attacks all zombies on one tile on lanes on, above, and below
 * Shoots whichever tile on lane/screen has most zombies
 * Shoots at tile that has the zombie with the most health
 * Shoots at alternating tiles on lane (hits one tile, skips next, hits next one, etc.)
 * Always shoots the same tile a set distance away (about 4 tiles).
 * Tap/Drag Bamboo Shoot to target a tile, including lane on, above or below. Bamboo Shoot will always target that square until intructed otherwise.
 * Can shoot multiple rounds, each round hitting a tile for medium damage. If zombies are grouped on one or two tiles, the shots will double up for more damage.