Hunter Rework Concept

Description

The Hunter is a starter tower that can be purchased from the store for 700. It could have also been obtained from a now expired code.

The Hunter has a long-range and deals a decent amount of damage, however has a slow firerate. Uniquely, it requires time to aim before it can start attacking. It can attack flying enemies at Level 0, gains hidden detection at Level 2 and gets lead detection on Level 5. Therefore, the Hunter is a fairly decent early to mid-game tower but is overshadowed by better towers in late-game. Upon Level 3, the hunter unlocks a passive damage boost against hidden enemies and then at Level 5, a boost for Nimble and Bloated enemies.

The Hunter has a placement limit of sixteen per player

Upgrades

Faster Hands

Level 1 • Cost: Faster Hands -

$200

2.258 > 1.758 Firerate

Sell Price Changes to $316

Experienced

Level 2 • Cost: Experienced -

$800

+4 Range

+6 Damage

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price Changes to $583

Geolocator

Level 3 • Cost: Geolocator -

$3,250

1.758 > 1.608 Firerate

+5 Range

+22 Damage

+50% Damage towards all Hidden Enemies

Sell Price Changes to $1,666

Raven Eye

Level 4 • Cost: Raven Eye -

$9,400

1.608 > 2.008 Firerate

+5 Range

+84 Damage

+Lead Detection

+25% Damage towards Nimble and Bloated enemies

Active Camo: Cannot be directly stunned

Sell Price Changes to $4,800

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$750	8	2.258	18	3.54	$211.86
1	$950	8	1.758	18	4.55	$208.79
2	$1,750	14	1.758	22	7.96	$219.85
3	$5,000	36	1.608	27	22.39	$223.31
4	$14,400	120	2.008	32	59.76	$240.96

Strategy

Place the Hunter where it can maximize its range and enemy detection.
The Hunter has relatively cheap hidden detection. Placing multiple Level 2 Hunters can be effective against the Hidden or Shadow.
You might want to use the Commander to decrease the Hunter's slow firerate.
The Hunter can be effective at dealing with flying enemies, such as the Balloon or Balloon Kid.