darkSpyro

So one of the big things they've been advertising in this game is the synergy of switching back and forth between Skylander and Villain. The most obvious example of this is Broccoli Guy healing your Skylander with his glyphs.

However the most frequently-seen example is using Chill Bill to freeze enemies, then switch back to your Skylander to attack them while frozen. Its done in half the "Meet the Skylanders" videos (with the other half featuring Brawl and Chain instead).

But in all these videos, Chill Bill's AoE power actually does freeze enemies, giving you time to swap in your Skylander and hit them. In the actual game however, only his single-target gun attack freezes enemies - the AoE attack simply slows them instead. And given how the move requires you to be right next to them, and takes a while to execute, they'll almost always be in the middle of their attack animations when they slow down - such than when you swap in your Skylander, it will be just in time for their attack to finish and hit you. The combo is still usable in some specific situations (against really slow enemies) but doesn't work at all if you try to do it just like in the "Meet The Skylanders" videos.

I'm just flabbergasted that they would use this example over and over and over again, and then not make it actually work like that in the game. What idiot thought it was a good idea to nerf something they'd highlighted in like 16 or so preview videos already? Honestly it makes Chill Bill go from seeming like the second best "helper" Villain after Broccoli Guy to being hardly worth using with his low damage output. The gun is too slow to freeze more than a couple enemies and I don't think it even works on larger (i.e. actually threatening) ones, and the AoE slow isn't effective or long-lasting enough to help against crowds.

I also belive his primary attack hit a wider area.

That dramatic title lol.

FWIW I think a lot of the villain synergy shines with 2 players. Sure you can hot swap and be really agile, but it's fun to let one of my sons take the villain and buff me/debuff enemies. It also means they can't actually die in tough battles, just lose timer, which keeps everyone happy as well

It is still very cool in single player, but try it with 2 if you can!

I was hoping it was simply because he wasn't 'evolved' yet.
- Unreall

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I was hoping it was simply because he wasn't 'evolved' yet.
- Unreall

Yeah me too, I made this thread right after going back to Chompy Mountain just to do his quest and evolve him and discovering that it didn't make any difference .

Quote: Zauron

Quote: Unreallystic

I was hoping it was simply because he wasn't 'evolved' yet.
- Unreall

Yeah me too, I made this thread right after going back to Chompy Mountain just to do his quest and evolve him and discovering that it didn't make any difference .

It does make a difference, his AoE hits a larger area.

bigger area isn't the same as freezing.

For a long time I looked forward to chill Bill. Once I got him I realized he was a garbage villain like Tussle Sprout - only good for their music...I DO feel a bit cheated. What purpose does he serve now? His ice blast is slow, single target, doesn't work on big tough guys, so it's only useful on fodder, and it's hard to aim, while his AoE thing doesn't freeze anyone, just slows them down...for what? I wasn't asking for a 'broken' villain, but this level he's pretty useless.
- Unreall

That's also not where you fight him.

Not where you fight him, but where his quest is .

^ His quest is in chapter 3.