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No i find the burnator more powerful and fun.

Why, though? What do you like about it?

Convince me. o:

^ what this person says. And yes, forest ninja is fun!

I also find Burninator the better path. You can release tons of oil blobs that hunt down enemies. Then, when you set them on fire, it does a TON of damage and kills enemies really quick. His flame itself is also very powerful. Plus, you get sweet looking hands. And the oil rain is still decent. On the burninator, Hot Head is the best Giant I have so far.

Ooh! What happens to his hands?

His right flame hand turns into a dragon head, and his left oil blob hand turns into a prehistoric bug-thing. Both are sweet.

^ I don't know if I can believe that.

It's true. I cut the head off a megabloks dragon and painted it like hot heads hand in game. I dunno wether to attach it or not...

Hot Head is good on both paths. I prefer Oil Baron, but that's just me. Honestly, I think that they handled balanced paths on the Giants fairly well. With the possible exception of Swarm, they're generally considered to be equally good regardless of what you choose.

Yay! Finally someone who agrees on oil baron!

I like oil baron. He is a nice hubrid with it.

Hey Tashiji, what do you prefere for Bouncer? I know there both pretty good but i just would like to hear what you like on him before i commit.

Honestly, I prefer I-Beam Supreme. I see the upsides of both, but you'll be doing a lot of bullet and especially rocket fist spam on either path, and I-Beam Supreme is marginally better at that. The actual I-Beam is rather ineffective next to this approach, and so are the missiles of the other path, so neither will employed a ton, generally speaking, though each does have its specialized uses. I'm speaking from a PVP perspective here, but, if anything, bullet/fist spam is far more effective in Story, so my recommendation for I-Beam goes double there.

Granted, this does come with the caveat that I'm not exactly a Bouncer specialist. I favor Tree Rex and Swarm as Giants go, but this does come from fair experience with Bouncer nevertheless.

I-beam surpreme is what i was thinking about picking to. Since i went Rockets for legendary bouncer. What opinions do you have for chill and fright rider?

What path is best for on the WII?

I prefer the Treefolk Charger Path for Tree Rex, using the charge (35 damage), then using the Titanic Elbow Drop (56 damage), then Big Thorn Shockwave Slam (44 damage) , and then let your woodpecker do the work (16 damage) equals to a total of 151 damage! It will take longer than the Super-Charged Vaporizer though but I think Tree Rex is awesome on both paths! This will take out a lot of enemies on story mode! But if youi you are doing PVP, I suggest the Lumbering Laserer!

I consider both paths of Tree Rex to be approximately equal in strength, not unlike Terrafin's. However, just like Sandhog over Brawler, I would give the very slight edge to Lumbering Laserer.

I'm on Treefolk charger and find it great! I heard the charge laser on the lumbering laserer is real overpowered though.

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I consider both paths of Tree Rex to be approximately equal in strength, not unlike Terrafin's. However, just like Sandhog over Brawler, I would give the very slight edge to Lumbering Laserer.

I see you switched your preference on tree rex since your last review of him. The laser is very spamable

I would go for treefolk charger, fast strong and a good way for your woodpecker to use there attacks. The woodpecker doesn't really do anything if you just stay away and spam lasers

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I consider both paths of Tree Rex to be approximately equal in strength, not unlike Terrafin's. However, just like Sandhog over Brawler, I would give the very slight edge to Lumbering Laserer.

I see you switched your preference on tree rex since your last review of him. The laser is very spamable

I haven't. I still prefer Treefolk Charger. It isn't always a matter of what's better, especially with two paths so close to the same strength as Rex has. They'll win and lose just about the same fights in PVP, and the laser on Charger (when shot normally) isn't much weaker at all. I'd say they're about interchangeable. I just give the charged laser a slight edge over the elbow drop as a specialty attack, while still enjoying the elbow drop and a close-range approach to Tree Rex from a personal perspective. Although, the fact that Charger gets more use from the woodpecker is also a factor.

I also prefer Brawler on Terrafin, and would recommend it, but wouldn't say it's better; just that the two are so close that it all amounts to personal preference in the end, despite Sandhog's slight advantage. Laserer is easier to use and marginally more powerful, but that doesn't amount to a whole lot, and I've got to reinforce to people that this is a more balanced game than S:SA with more characters who have two good paths. One is always going to be better than the other when we're talking path choices, but "close enough" actually applies on many of the Newlanders, as well as S2 reposes. There are far fewer night-and-day, better-and-worse options this time around, in favor of a game where situated advantages are key in choosing a path.

In truth, good melee characters are somewhat difficult to slot into a party in this game, and there's an overabundance of effective ranged guys. Treefolk Charger is one of the entire game's top brawlers, and while the same could be said of Laserer from a ranged perspective, I have many more options in that regard. I find it advantageous to have my melee guy also be my Giant, even though I'm currently more of a Swarm user.

Hot Head is great on both paths! I prefer Oil Baron, but you can't go wrong.

I've tried both paths and I choose the burninator , nice that everybody have their own opinions

What path should I choose for Crusher. I have seen a lot of debate about it, and I want your opinion please.

Honestly, I think the rock slide path is quite a bit better on Crusher, simply because Rock Grinder's final damage upgrade is only 10 per strike, and his combos are unwieldly/useless most of the time. Meanwhile, exploding boulders and more precise rock slide control are all fundamentally solid perks, and far exceed what Rock Grinder has to offer. This is not to say that Rock Grinder is bad, exactly... just that he's somewhat one-dimensional and his path-specific gains are not large enough.

I choose the hammer path,
1. I love it to crush everything with your mega hammer
2. I think the upgrades for the other path are a bit useless ( except bomb builders)
3. I think it's more fun
4. I love variety

Boulder path is better. I didnt update my have list. The controlled rocks trump the whole other path.

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I consider both paths of Tree Rex to be approximately equal in strength, not unlike Terrafin's. However, just like Sandhog over Brawler, I would give the very slight edge to Lumbering Laserer.

I see you switched your preference on tree rex since your last review of him. The laser is very spamable

I haven't. I still prefer Treefolk Charger. It isn't always a matter of what's better, especially with two paths so close to the same strength as Rex has. They'll win and lose just about the same fights in PVP, and the laser on Charger (when shot normally) isn't much weaker at all. I'd say they're about interchangeable. I just give the charged laser a slight edge over the elbow drop as a specialty attack, while still enjoying the elbow drop and a close-range approach to Tree Rex from a personal perspective. Although, the fact that Charger gets more use from the woodpecker is also a factor.

I also prefer Brawler on Terrafin, and would recommend it, but wouldn't say it's better; just that the two are so close that it all amounts to personal preference in the end, despite Sandhog's slight advantage. Laserer is easier to use and marginally more powerful, but that doesn't amount to a whole lot, and I've got to reinforce to people that this is a more balanced game than S:SA with more characters who have two good paths. One is always going to be better than the other when we're talking path choices, but "close enough" actually applies on many of the Newlanders, as well as S2 reposes. There are far fewer night-and-day, better-and-worse options this time around, in favor of a game where situated advantages are key in choosing a path.

In truth, good melee characters are somewhat difficult to slot into a party in this game, and there's an overabundance of effective ranged guys. Treefolk Charger is one of the entire game's top brawlers, and while the same could be said of Laserer from a ranged perspective, I have many more options in that regard. I find it advantageous to have my melee guy also be my Giant, even though I'm currently more of a Swarm user.

See I chose the Lumbering Laser path for Tree Rex, and then when I got Gnarly I went down the Tree Folk Charger Path. I totally agree that there both great paths.

but honestly when ever I get a new skylander, i like to check this thread to find the "best" path because when i get my skylanders all leveled up, I hate to reset them. it just feels like a waste of my time, time i could put towards leveling up another skylander. (and i plan on doing all heroics and quests for all, and i don't really have all that much time to play as it is) and i usually always "like" the path i chose, but i always wonder if i would have liked the other path more. so, i like to try and always choose the "strongest" path for them so i don't have any regrets. (series 2 are awesome for path switching tho)
Also, with all the in-game variants we have, I always go down the path i didn't choose for there standard version. i love in-game variants for this reason. (as long as spyro stays the only one with more then one in-game variant)
but when it comes to skylanders that don't have any variants, i tend to do more research on them.

which leads me to question you on your choice for Oil Baron, i know you said you prefer it, but would you consider it the path with the edge?
since it hasn't even been listed on the Tire list yet, i kinda guessed not many are people choose it, which makes me think sometime down the road everyone is going to be saying "why didn't we all give Oil Baron a chance, its awesome!" and i am prolly going to get the OCD feeling of wanting to reset my own Hot Head (right now i haven't committed to a path for him yet, even tho i think i have enough money to buy the next two upgrades lol, and my fright rider is in the same boat)

Thanks guys for the help about ! But what about , , and ?

umm, dont ask bout flashwing. it'll get a big argument started up when i suggest super shards because it's more fun.

For Swarm, the damage of Barbarous Avenger makes it better. Fright Rider, I have tried both, and the speed from Joust Jockey makes him extremely good. And Sprocket, Operator makes her very good and versatile, with great combos.

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For Swarm, the damage of Barbarous Avenger makes it better. Fright Rider, I have tried both, and the speed from Joust Jockey makes him extremely good. And Sprocket, Operator makes her very good and versatile, with great combos.

I've swarm on storm wasper ( I don't know the name) because I like variety

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Thanks guys for the help about ! But what about , , and ?

Look at Legodude56's post.
Look at Legodude56's post.
I recommend Super Spinner because it is stronger, and more fun.
Look at Legodude56's post.

see??

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Thanks guys for the help about ! But what about , , and ?

Look at Legodude56's post.
Look at Legodude56's post.
I recommend Super Spinner because it is stronger, and more fun.
Look at Legodude56's post.

I don't know about but I'm going Wasp Stormer
Ive tried both and they're pretty equal, i chose Joust Jockey fot the extra speed.
Widely argued, but i chose Super Spinner.
Read my post in the PvP thread about this. Its on the most recent page.

Bouncer: robot rocketeer / I beam supreme?

^ Robot Rocketeer.

I beam supreme is what I recommend, the shooting boost is great, and just might be the upgrade that steals the path.

I highly recommend I-Beam supreme for bouncer. You get some nice, rapid fire finger guns. On this path, your I-Beam KILLS. It does soo much damage and kills bad guys quick and is great for groups of enemies. The laser mines are also very helpful to make this path very good. I also think this path suits the soul Gem more.

I beam is made for PvP

I'll try both

To Hazard, yes, I would consider Oil Baron as having the edge. People critique the path for its medium range, but oil and flamethrower attacks work just fine without the augments to be honest. On the other hand, his fire rain, oil storm and meteor attack provide him the close-range strength that Burninator absolutely lacks.

what path is better for swarm?

I would recommend Barbarous Avenger for Swarm Kenvinert.

Barberous avenger is definitely the way to go. Swarm's melee barb blade attacks go from 23 to 29, his stinger rocket blasts go from 9 to 14 so that he can actually chip away health well while flying, and the razor wings are nice if you want to fly circles around your opponent and frustrate them. Also, I believe the charge shot's damage is boosted too, which is great as it is his highest damaging attack. Barberous avenger is an easy top tier and an excellent jack of all trades. Wasp stromer is just a bit too mono focused.

I just changed my paths on Chill and Jet-Vac, and I like these paths so much better!

ok i think i will chose barberous avenger

@weebbby What path did you chose for jet vac?

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I just changed my paths on Chill and Jet-Vac, and I like these paths so much better!

What paths did you have?

What do you guys think for Swarm, Crusher and Bouncer

For Swarm I picked the bee path and crusher I did the hammer path. For bouncer I haven't picked anything but what do you suggest

Should I change anything?