User blog:Tecku/PvZH Upcoming Cards and Other Stuff

WARNING! SPOILERS for upcoming PvZH content.

Hey guys. So, it seems we have a lot of upcoming cards for the PvZH game. It seems that Popcap has a whole lot of cards planned for the game. I figured I'd take the time to talk about them, and share some ideas I had for cards of my own.

First, I want to talk about the new type of cards that seem to be coming: environment cards. These cards alter the lanes to benefit your needs. And.. yeah, that's a really cool idea. It changes the dynamic without wrecking old stuff, and stacks with existing strategies. In fact, I could picture this as a new type of class for both sides. It would be a really cool way to add in some more heroes. But I digress.

So, there seems to be a recurring theme with the upcoming cards: space. Apple Saucer, Cosmoss, Astrocado, Space Pirate, Space Janitor, Carbeanite... and they aren't even cards, they have rarity labels. So, I'm guessing this is like Hearthstone's Old Gods or Gadgetzan updates. Really, I'm just amazed at how much stuff they're getting done with this game.

The event cards continue to impress, though some of them are overpowered. I think Sportacus was added to re-establish Nightcap as the mushroom deck user, because right now Solar Flare tends to be better than him at it.

Anyways, these cards have given me some ideas for PvZ2 and PvZH


 * Astrocado (PvZ2). This plants shoot beams of enemies at the zombies. When destoryed, it turns into an Astrocado pit. The pit has the health of a Wall-Nut, and turns back into an Astrocado after awhile. This plant gives you a second chance if an ambush zombie makes it deep into your defenses, but can still be taken out by zombies like Explorer Zombie or Gargantuar. I have no idea how the PvZH cards acts, but I hope it does something like this.
 * Time-Travel Zombie (PvZH). When played: restore a plant or zombie to its original stats. In other words, its attack and health are returned to standard, and it traits like Bullseye and Frenzy are reset, but it does not get its when played effect. Useful for healing zombies or dealing with boosted plants.  This zombie is based on Doctor Who.  I had this idea before the Dr. Spacetime Zombie was revealed, and I'm very curious what Dr. Spacetime Zombie will have for its special effect.
 * Barbershop Quartet (PvZH). A Brainy zombie card that interacts with Moustache Zombies. When played, it heals all Moustache Zombies by 2, including Professor Brainstorm. I dunno, I just really find it odd that they don't do anything with the moustache tribe.

Finally, while watching the recent Deck Builder's Lab videos, I noticed something. It seems that in the videos, super-block meters have 10 segments instead of 8. I'm guessing all of the footage used for Deck Builder Lab is from a period when they were still in beta, and yet they're not using the old super-block meter from the international beta. Odd.

Whelp, see you guys later!