Tips and Tricks for Dealing with Snakes
I'm participating in snake discourse against my better judgment. I'm not gonna say they're good/bad need to be nerfed or whatever because HOOWEE no thank you BUT it's clear a lot of people are having trouble with them so I got some helpful tips I use to make them not as much of a problem!
1: Packs of enemies are always the same. For example, birds ALWAYS come with bombers (and later gattling guys). I know Snakes will always be with slashers so if you see slashers, there will be snakes. They also spawn with some other things depending on difficulty but once you learn which packs have them and how many are in a pack you know to look out for them.
2: On a related note, look before you leap! Before I figured out how to deal with them there were many times I used Thunderstrike and got myself killed blindly slamming into enemies. Make sure the area is safe to smash before diving in.
3: Run! If you see a pack with snakes and they lock on to you, get super far away! Snakes and bombers are faster than everything else so the pack will sort itself as it chases you and then even if you get caught you'll have plenty of time to deal with them before you're in major danger.
4: Blanket the ground in effects. Snakes have I think MAX 3hp? No more than 5 for sure. If you leave a puddle on the ground of any kind any snake chasing you will die before it reaches its target. Be sure to be casting your AOEs at the pack and using spell combos to catch the varmints.
5: Run! (Part 2) If a snake does catch you, turn tail and start jumping. You can't attack or use spells but you *can* jump and dash. Run away. Jump off a cliff. Hide in a cave. Scream into your mic so you friends know you need cover. Running away to fight another day is always better than dying face down in the dirt with a smug slitherer in your cold, dead hands.
Hope these help! If anyone else has another other tips and tricks please share! The game is still new and we're figuring it out together!