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Josko Sep 3, 2020 @ 8:52am
Disappointed with Etienne Hero.
I really thought those drones would act like a helictoper and be able to fly around the whole map and pop bloons, but instead they just hoover above his head and be useless.

Why have drones if they behave like that? Please fix this. Make the drones fly like a helicopter around the map and not just above his head in such a small radious.

Anyone else feel the same? Very disappointed! :/

Otherwise Etienne hero is very awesome and I love those cute drones! But if they could fly around the whole map... Would easily make Etienne my favourite hero!

Also it seems like Alchemist cannot buff Etienne and his Drones. I guess this is a bug ^^
Last edited by Josko; Sep 3, 2020 @ 9:07am
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Cowmunist Leader Moo Zedong Sep 3, 2020 @ 9:33am 
Originally posted by sweJosko:
I really thought those drones would act like a helictoper and be able to fly around the whole map and pop bloons, but instead they just hoover above his head and be useless.

Why have drones if they behave like that? Please fix this. Make the drones fly like a helicopter around the map and not just above his head in such a small radious.

Anyone else feel the same? Very disappointed! :/

Otherwise Etienne hero is very awesome and I love those cute drones! But if they could fly around the whole map... Would easily make Etienne my favourite hero!

Also it seems like Alchemist cannot buff Etienne and his Drones. I guess this is a bug ^^

His targeting does seem wonky to me, about the only thing I'd change on him though. I'm really not seeing the differences in his targeting behaviors. Maybe a global range would make it more apparent though.

The alchemist thing though is not a bug. He doesn't have any attacks of his own so he doesn't get alch buffs.
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Eudicots Sep 3, 2020 @ 9:47am 
Camo detection to all towers on map at level 8. I think the limited range for the drones is compensation for this passive ability. Maybe it should be treated like phoenix wizard seeing as how UCAV becomes permanent at lvl 20.
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Xuhybrid Sep 3, 2020 @ 9:54am 
Camo detection is amazing.
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DarkMatter Sep 3, 2020 @ 9:55am 
He is overrated and under performing. He doesn't have powerup buff like Obyn or Jones have.
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Leon-037 Sep 3, 2020 @ 10:26am 
Yeah, his ability cooldowns are very long compared to others. I agree the drones should be global even if he has to get a tiny damage nerf for it.
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Xuhybrid Sep 3, 2020 @ 11:05am 
His 1st ability could be global but i think his consistent drones should still be local only.
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battlezoby Sep 3, 2020 @ 12:17pm 
IMO so far, Etienne isn't good for much other than GLOBAL Camo Detection!/
Just like Benjamin isn't good for much except extra cash...

But Ben IS good for extra cash and Etienne IS good for GLOBAL Camo Detection. I don't think there's much more to it than that. (Except you might like or hate his voice.)
Last edited by battlezoby; Sep 3, 2020 @ 12:21pm
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Josko Sep 3, 2020 @ 12:40pm 
Originally posted by Propertarian Princeps:
The alchemist thing though is not a bug. He doesn't have any attacks of his own so he doesn't get alch buffs.

Well for Helicopter, if alchemist throws a brew on the heli pad the chopper gets the buff, so I was thinking the same would be for Etienne.
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battlezoby Sep 3, 2020 @ 6:52pm 
Originally posted by sweJosko:
Originally posted by Propertarian Princeps:
The alchemist thing though is not a bug. He doesn't have any attacks of his own so he doesn't get alch buffs.

Well for Helicopter, if alchemist throws a brew on the heli pad the chopper gets the buff, so I was thinking the same would be for Etienne.
I agree. I consider this a bug since all the other attack towers, including the Helicopter and Ace can be buffed by the alchemist. I know I said the main purpose of Etienne is the Global Camo, but having only one guy in all of BTD6 that doesn't work with the alchemist is just too unintuitive to be particularly acceptable.
Last edited by battlezoby; Sep 3, 2020 @ 6:53pm
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Avatar of Frost Sep 3, 2020 @ 7:08pm 
There is more wrong with him than just his low range. He under-performs in just about every way. His level 20 active can't even kill 1 zomg. The ONLY thing good about him is the camo detection he grants every tower.
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GeraldQL Sep 4, 2020 @ 6:38am 
It's been confirmed as not a bug. Sub-towers don't get alch buffs. They may change it in the future, but I would doubt it.
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Josko Sep 4, 2020 @ 8:53am 
Originally posted by GeraldQL:
It's been confirmed as not a bug. Sub-towers don't get alch buffs. They may change it in the future, but I would doubt it.

Well that sucks. Hopefully they can make it an exception for Etienne, would love to be able to buff those drones with alch! ^_^
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Schizoid Sep 4, 2020 @ 9:26am 
The drones are a design choice to compliment Etienne but I do also wish his drones were global.
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thebestbadfriend Sep 4, 2020 @ 11:01am 
honestly. I'd suggest that the passive global camo detection as early as level 8 is more than compensation for the awkward targetting
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Frosty the Pyro Sep 4, 2020 @ 4:52pm 
Originally posted by Avatar of Frost:
There is more wrong with him than just his low range. He under-performs in just about every way. His level 20 active can't even kill 1 zomg. The ONLY thing good about him is the camo detection he grants every tower.

If you are talking about just the lvl 10 upgraded via lvl 20 with no help from him or his lvl 3 then sure, but most heroes fail that test except for Ezili.

But I decided to test what heroes can solo a ZOMG and Etienne is one of them. Tested on monkey medows (except for Brick, who was on lotos island for water)

Quincy, Etienne, Churchill, Ezilli (obviously her curse can solo BADs), Adora, and Brikil could solo a ZOMG,
Gween leaked the Moabs, Jones leaked Bloons (he basiclly permastunned the moabs with his lvl 3, but took FOREVER to pop them), Obyn leaked BFBs, pat leaked Bloons

I do not have the +1 damage vs moabs monkey knowledge or the moabs start hurt monkey knowledge, but do thave the cooldown reduction and 4% attack speed for heros.
Originally posted by Propertarian Princeps:

His targeting does seem wonky to me, about the only thing I'd change on him though. I'm really not seeing the differences in his targeting behaviors. Maybe a global range would make it more apparent though.

someone else (charizarduniv) figured out what all the targeting does. The colored triangle determine the drones targeting.

"Now, you might be wondering, what does the Drone Color mean?

Blue Drones target the first bloon in range

Yellow Drones target the strongest bloon in range

Green Drones target the last bloon in range

Purple Drones target the closest bloon in range

Additionally, Etienne unlocks a few targeting options as he levels up.

Divide and Conquer, unlocked at Level 7, causes all Blue and Green Drones to become Yellow Drones, and all Yellow and Purple Drones to become Blue Drones.

First, unlocked at Level 7, makes all Drones become Blue Drones.

Zone Defense, unlocked at Level 11, causes all Drones to be their usual color."
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