Why does bob's brain get so much hate?

[Theblender2000]

why does bobs braing get the hate it does?


its almost the same thing as dr fetus butless explosive is it because everyone takes so much of their attention and putting it on tears?

dr fetus is mostly the same thing and yet people still love it

i found bobs brain to be pretty useful when i used it my first time and had no problems with it getting blown up in my face i looked at the range of it and from what i was hearing it sounded like it was azazel ranged or something

it is definetly a risky item but there isnt that much wrong with it it can kill several enimies with its first hit and is able to take down alot of powerful normal enimies on its fisrt floor you just have to be careful with it

the way i use it is to just focus on getting it to the enemy so i can then focus on my tears while there is less enemeis than i would normally be facing without it

everyone will have their run where they get careless about bobs brain and start letting it kill themslefs but i feel like i am the only one that will stand up for the poor item

mabye its because those people that think that bobs brain is a decent item are afraid to speak up for it


now i am not saying that it is a amazing item i am just saying it doesnt deserve the hate it gets

[ei balls]

"dr fetus is the same thingexept worse and yet people still love it"
That is ridiculously wrong but I sorta agree with the main point, but the reason most people dislike it is the self damage, if it shoots as soon as you enter a room and an enemy is near.

[Theblender2000]

Originally posted by Eiballs:

"dr fetus is the same thingexept worse and yet people still love it"
That is ridiculously wrong but I sorta agree with the main point, but the reason most people dislike it is the self damage, if it shoots as soon as you enter a room and an enemy is near.

well it depends on what youy call same just like a certain paradox i know of

but there are so many items out there that do self damage and i dont see them getting as much hate as bobs brain does

[ei balls]

Originally posted by Theblender2000:

Originally posted by Eiballs:

"dr fetus is the same thingexept worse and yet people still love it"
That is ridiculously wrong but I sorta agree with the main point, but the reason most people dislike it is the self damage, if it shoots as soon as you enter a room and an enemy is near.

well it depends on what youy call same just like a certain paradox i know of

but there are so many items out there that do self damage and i dont see them getting as much hate as bobs brain does

Because Dr Fetus and Epic Fetus' self damage is more predictable and more avoidable.

[Theblender2000]

strange magnet? cursed eye? i hear those are self killing

[ei balls]

Originally posted by Theblender2000:

strange magnet? cursed eye? i hear those are self killing

Those are all pretty bad
Cursed Eye and Strange Magnet doesn't directly kill you tho, unlike Bob's Brain

[Theblender2000]

Originally posted by Eiballs:

Originally posted by Theblender2000:

strange magnet? cursed eye? i hear those are self killing

Those are all pretty bad
Cursed Eye and Strange Magnet doesn't directly kill you tho, unlike Bob's Brain

bobs brain is 1 heart of dmg so it doesnt either you cal get some really good items to help you out for bobs brain and strange magnet such as pyromaniac or ludicovo technique

[ei balls]

Originally posted by Theblender2000:

Originally posted by Eiballs:

Those are all pretty bad
Cursed Eye and Strange Magnet doesn't directly kill you tho, unlike Bob's Brain

bobs brain is 1 heart of dmg so it doesnt either you cal get some really good items to help you out for bobs brain and strange magnet such as pyromaniac or ludicovo technique

1 heart of damage if you have 1 heart left = death.
An item that requires a very specific item for it to work well isn't a good item in my book.

[Theblender2000]

Originally posted by Eiballs:

Originally posted by Theblender2000:

bobs brain is 1 heart of dmg so it doesnt either you cal get some really good items to help you out for bobs brain and strange magnet such as pyromaniac or ludicovo technique

1 heart of damage if you have 1 heart left = death.
An item that requires a very specific item for it to work well isn't a good item in my book.

i never said they were good items

[cin]

ya but dr.fetus is controlled + your bomb changing items work with it, plus you can blow up secrets blue fires vases shop keeps etc. without having an enemy near by.

[Theblender2000]

Originally posted by Worldwide Inspiration:

ya but dr.fetus is controlled + your bomb changing items work with it, plus you can blow up secrets blue fires vases shop keeps etc. without having an enemy near by.

bobs brain is controlled too but i see your point

[Mewo]

I would agree with you but stating that dr.fetus is worse than bobs brain is just plain crazy talk.

[BOYCOTT]

it's a terrible item.

[Schorspion]

Bobs brain explodes on contact, dr. fetus doesn't. That makes dr. fetus a lot better imo.

[beautheschmo]

Originally posted by Worldwide Inspiration:

ya but dr.fetus is controlled + your bomb changing items work with it, plus you can blow up secrets blue fires vases shop keeps etc. without having an enemy near by.

Bob's Brain also gains the effects of most bomb mods (it doesn't benefit from Scatter Bombs, Bomber Boy or Bobby-Bombs since there's no way to make it gain homing properties, but everything else works afaik). Granted, Bomber Boy is probably the best bomb mod (though I wouldn't want to play around bob's brain exploding half the room anyways), but sad bombs/butt bombs can really make the item shine.

Anyways, I'm not overly fond of Bob's Brain. I'll grab it if I need to (or if I'm immune to it, of course), but if I've got a promising build going I probably won't.

Originally posted by Schorspion:

Bobs brain explodes on contact, dr. fetus doesn't. That makes dr. fetus a lot better imo.

I'd actually like Dr Fetus more if it DID detonate on impact. As it is now, most of the time your tear rate is going to be artificially handicapped by the bomb's detonation timer, because shooting any faster usually results in the 2nd bomb just getting shot back at you.

[Mewo]

Originally posted by Schorspion:

Bobs brain explodes on contact, dr. fetus doesn't. That makes dr. fetus a lot better imo.

One of the best synergies You can get for dr.fetus is ipecac which makes it detonate on impact and it makes dr.fetus much much better