Plants vs Zombies 2 - Zomboss - Seedium Showcase - Hot Date - July 2024

Plant of the Week - Hot Date - was offered between July 20, 2024 through July 27, 2024.

Hot Date is a member of the Pepper-Mint family.
Hot Date costs 175 Sun. (-25 Sun at levels 4, 6, 8 and 10.)
Hot Date has 2,000 hit points. (+200 at levels 2-5, +500 at levels 6-10.)
Hot Date attracts zombies from lanes above and below him.
When Hot Date is defeated, it will explode like a Jalapeño and deals 1,000 damage to all zombies in the lane. (+100 damage at levels 2-9.)

Commentary:
Hot Date marries the attractive ability of Sweet Potato and the lane burning effects of a mini-Jalapeño. This can create some asymmetric strategies which can make some combinations more viable than five (5) identical strategies which many approach the game now.

Bottom Line:
Hot Date won't defeat the zombie horde by himself. The recharge rate is too slow and Hot Date's attractive trait means he will be attacked by zombies not just in one lane but as many as three. So if one uses Hot Date, one needs a strategy as to how to deal with increased zombies coming down that lane.

Hot Date is not a bad plant. Just realize that one needs a full strategy to properly utilize him versus many other plants which are "plant it and forget it".

+Timestamps
00:00 | Difficulty 1 = Hot Date and Ultomato
01:44 | Difficulty 2 = Inferno and Ice-shroom
04:06 | Difficulty 3 = Pokra and Pyre-Vine

Level 1 Objective - Remove three (3) health bars in three (3) minutes.
Reward is 10 Hot Date seeds.
Players start with 2,425 Sun.

Level 2 Objective - Remove five (5) health bars in three (3) minutes.
Reward is 15 Hot Date seeds.
Players start with 2,225 Sun.

Level 3 Objective - Remove seven (7) health bars in three (3) minutes.
Reward is 20 Hot Date seeds.
Players start with 1,975 Sun.

We do not get a preview of Penny's Pursuit before it is released. So what you see is what players get.

We also try to vary the strategies from week to week and showcasing different plants and strategies and ideas. Using the same strategy week after week would be boring to see.

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