Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time/@comment-25832612-20150409040610/@comment-24275721-20150414200356

Zombotanist wrote: But block is literally a synonim of deflect... Wrong.

Deflect is always something that is thrown in a different direction from it's original trajectory. Whatever the source trajectory, it will be changed (however the direction may or may not remain same) if it a solid object is "deflected".

"Block" on the other hand is a phenomenon where an object is just stopped (not necessarily thrown off anywhere else) either in mid-air or at the end of it's path. Nothing is imposed in between to change the way it has travelled the distance. The object just hits an obstacle and falls because of Gravity. Block is not a synonym of deflect. Look up and you'll see for yourself.