did they buff beast handler top path

[doofus0510]

i have not been checking updates

[Vivianite]

if you did you would know the answer to this question

[Stevoid]

Why would 1st path need buffing, it's the strongest out of all 3.

[Cowmunist Leader Moo Zedong]

Originally posted by Stevoid:

Why would 1st path need buffing, it's the strongest out of all 3.

Wrong, bottom path is.

I'll spare you the rant on why top path is actually worst path beast handler...but I guess if you're talking about most damage in a single hit then...sure?

[Stevoid]

Originally posted by Milordog1:

Originally posted by Stevoid:

Why would 1st path need buffing, it's the strongest out of all 3.

Wrong, bottom path is.

I'll spare you the rant on why top path is actually worst path beast handler...but I guess if you're talking about most damage in a single hit then...sure?

Most dmg yes. Plus is has the benefit of being able to snare B.A.Ds which is really nice. I'd actually like to know why it's the worst.

[Cowmunist Leader Moo Zedong]

Originally posted by Stevoid:

I'd actually like to know why it's the worst.

*cracks knuckles*

SO let's start with the fact that it has to be placed in water: the least available tile type in the game. And since it's limited on so many maps, the ability to put it in an optimal position is limited. If you have separate pools of water then you can reposition the fish but SURPRISE you can't reposition it to any beast handler you're linked with AND the reposition timer got added to kick you in the tanks even harder. Compare it to best path birdie who can be placed anywhere there is track and question: where is the contest?

But okay you found a nice piece of water and you're ready to welcome your best chum into this watery world. But wait, did you hear that? It's the sound of your wallet crying for mercy. Especially for what the tower does, it's horrifically expensive once you start going for tier 4.

So what does it do? What the bird does but worse. The max power tier 3 bird can hold a whole MOAB (more than one, actually) and the cerams inside indefinitely. This works no matter how much HP the MOAB has so it's essentially an instant kill with a looooong animation. The same power level of shark, however, can only drag down a single normal-HP MOAB. Now this is where the tower get really heinous and why I hate the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thing. Starting at great white, the fish changes its attacks from pouncing on bloons to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dragging them down. Every. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. One. No matter if it's a red bloon or a MOAB it will waste its stupid ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ time dragging that piece of ♥♥♥♥ bloon so I hope you kept it on strong. BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! While it takes its sweet, stupid ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ time dragging its targeted bloon it will periodically do a flail attack. This attack will pop other bloons near it while dragging and it procs super slowly, usually only once. The problem? IT DAMAGES OTHER BLOONS! THIS MEANS IT POPS OTHER BLIMPS! So now you have this single-target tower whom you've ostensibly positioned to snipe big bloons, and in so doing prevent their associated density problems, popping every MOAB around into clusters of bloons that it can't handle. And to top it all off, when it finally gets into the water IT GOES ON ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ COOLDOWN! So now you've spent a lot of money on this stupid ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tower to just sit there while it lets through a large clump of ceramics that it created with its flailing. Good ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ job you waste of blubber, hope the BAD drag was worth it.

Compare this to the bird. the nice majestic bird. The bird that takes almost half the cash to reach tier 5 and still handle the same situations. All it does is stack up bloons. It doesn't damage miscellaneous bloons while dragging, only the ones that it holds. This lets you manage these clumps better since its not spawning 8942375983247 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ children to take down one blimp. Even better, if it does pop a bloon, it pops it into FEWER CHILDREN. IT HELPS CLEAN UP WHILE PROVIDING GOOD MOAB CC. What a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ magnificent specimen. And don't get me started on dino path, it's the BH path that the shark's girl told it not to worry about.

Eagle can solo 63 with a MIB and raptor does it with ease. Shark will slap the bloons on the ass to tell 'em good job as they head towards the exit. What a waste; do not spend a single cent on that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crosspath.

And addendum: it's so easy to fix. Just let it keep attacking like it does in its first 2 upgrades if the target is weak enough. With the same knockback effect it has when it drags. But no, it remains absolute garbage and the other paths are better investments in every single scenario you could think of. Why spend 10k on an upgrade just for it to throw the game for you? Ridiculous.

P.S. AND ANOTHER THING! THIS ISN'T A PATH THAT YOU GET BECAUSE YOU HAVE MONEY TO SPEND, YOU GET IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE MONEY TO WASTE!

[doofus0510]

i remember when it was able to destroy the boss