Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies 2/@comment-24843074-20161030184616/@comment-27248259-20161102155832

Legofan9o5 wrote: The Determined Mine wrote:

YammaYamer21 wrote:

Ballistic Planet wrote:

YammaYamer21 wrote:

TheGollddMAN wrote: Reapeageddon wrote: Remember when Peashooter was useful on every area except Night, Fog and Roof back in PvZ1?

I sorta miss that.

Anything new other than Parsnip? Peashooter is still useful in Levels 1-5 of each world (and maybe even more with proper skills and setups) and the start of the Endless Zones. Useful in the sense that it is your only defense, so you must use it. Once you get a pult or other offensive plant, you almost always abandon Peashooter, like Sunflower, Wall-nut, and Potato Mine (curse you PPM!) You're thinking about it in the grand scheme of things, though.

Of course when you have options like Primal Peashooter or Fire Peashooter (both of which are miles better than regular Peashooter), then regular Peashooter is going to seem bad. But think about it when it's your only defense. It's your only way to kill zombies. Is it inefficient as all heck? Yes, but it gets the job done. Same with Sunflower, Wall-nut, and Potato Mine, though I argue that Sunflower and Potato Mine can have their (fringe) uses even when the outclassed plants are at your finger tips. I have literally never used SF nor PM except for before I got Sun-shroom and PPM in the Endless Zones.

And no, Gollddman, I also dislike PWN. It overshadows all defensive plants in virtually every scenario. I wouldn't mind if it had less health than a Wall-nut, tbh, and I might still use it for its ability, but not for everything like it currently is. It can't overshadow Infi-nut's PF at all. But a single Infi-nut can be countered by several zombies.

For example: Surfer Zombie can pierce the forcefield no problem, killing the Infi-nut directly and destroying the shield in the process. Dinosaurs also bypass the shield easily, not to mention Anklyosaurous' zombie launch can destroy the barrier instantly if hitting the Infi-nut, or ignore the shield all together.

For a more broad example, PWN is far better at stalling multiple Gargantuars with faster cooldown and smash resistance, in comparison to a single Infi-Nut. Plus you do not need to expend PF to protect your lawn, and can easily patch up if a breach were to occur. Then again, PWN can be dragged into the water, snowballed, shoveled, crushed by iceblocks & arcade machines. Both have strong points and their own problems.