Update history:Dart Monkey (Battles 2)

This is a list of changes to the Dart Monkey in Bloons TD Battles 2 and Bloons TD Battles 2+ post-release.

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Version 1.0.4

Tiers	Changes
1-X-X Sharp Shots	Upgrade cost reduced ― $140 → $100
2-X-X Razor Sharp Shots	Upgrade cost reduced ― $220 → $200
X-3-X Triple Shot	Upgrade cost reduced ― $400 → $350
X-X-3 Crossbow	Upgrade cost reduced ― $675 → $575

Version 1.0.6

Tiers	Changes
X-4-X Super Monkey Fan Club	Super Monkey Fan Club: attack cooldown of transformed monkeys reduced ― 0.06s → 0.05s
X-5-X Plasma Monkey Fan Club	Plasma Monkey Fan Club: attack cooldown of transformed monkeys reduced ― 0.03s → 0.025s
X-X-5 Crossbow Master	Base damage increased ― 6 → 9

Version 1.1

Tiers	Changes
X-X-3 Crossbow X-X-4 Sharp Shooter	Pierce increased ― 3 → 5
X-X-5 Crossbow Master	Pierce increased ― 10 → 12

Version 1.1.1

Tiers	Changes
5-X-X Ultra-Juggernaut	Main Juggernaut ball: bonus Ceramic damage increased ― +8 → +20

Version 1.2

Tiers	Changes
X-X-4 Sharp Shooter	Crits: frequency increased ― every 8th-12th shot → every 6th-10th shot
X-X-5 Crossbow Master	Crits: frequency increased ― every 4th-8th shot → every 3rd-7th shot

Version 3.2

“

We’ve made a few small price cuts to Dart Monkey’s early upgrades so that the tower can obtain greater relevance in the meta as a dominant early game tower. — Update notes

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Tiers	Changes
0-0-0 base tower	Cost reduced ― $200 → $150
3-X-X Spike-o-pult	Upgrade cost increased ― $400 → $450
X-2-X Very Quick Shots	Upgrade cost reduced ― $150 → $100
X-X-3 Crossbow	Upgrade cost reduced ― $475 → $450

Version 4.0.2

“

Dart has received a lot of buffs over the updates and has now gained recognition for being dominant tower in all stages of the game. We have decided to weaken its abilities so that it can keep its early game strength while being a bit easier to rush in the mid/late game. — Update notes

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Tiers	Changes
X-4-X Super Monkey Fan Club	Upgrade cost increased ― $8,000 → $9,000
X-4-X Super Monkey Fan Club X-5-X Plasma Monkey Fan Club	Ability: duration reduced ― 15s → 12s

Version 4.3

“

The crossbow is the least used of the Dart Monkey’s upgrade paths. The Juggernaut and Super Monkey Fan Club both have their niche with high pierce group popping and concentrated single target damage respectively. We are buffing the Crossbow Monkey to give it a place somewhere between the two with solid pierce and damage and some slight seeking to ensure it makes the most out of its pierce. — Update notes

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Tiers	Changes
X-X-3 Crossbow X-X-4 Sharp Shooter	Crossbow pierce increased ― 6 → 8
X-X-4 Sharp Shooter X-X-5 Crossbow Master	Crossbow Bolts now ricochet once after the first hit
X-X-5 Crossbow Master	Pierce increased ― 12 → 14  Crit damage increased ― 50 → 100

Version 4.3.1 (OTA update 1)

“

The Dart Monkey buffs in the previous had a bigger impact on the very early game than we anticipated, so we are reducing the pierce slightly and increasing the cost to slow down its usage early on, while still keeping the buffs to higher tiers. — Update notes

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Tiers	Changes
X-X-3 Crossbow	Upgrade cost increased ― $450 → $600
X-X-3 Crossbow X-X-4 Sharp Shooter	Pierce reduced ― 8 → 7
X-X-5 Crossbow Master	Pierce reduced ― 14 → 13

Version 4.5

“

We are increasing the cost of the Triple Darts upgrade and moving some of the top path’s cost into the lower upgrades to make dart monkey hoards more expensive. — Update notes

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Tiers	Changes
2-X-X Razor Sharp Shots	Upgrade cost increased ― $150 → $250
4-X-X Juggernaut	Upgrade cost reduced ― $1,800 → $1,700
X-3-X Triple Shot	Upgrade cost increased ― $300 → $400

Version 4.6

“

The changes in 4.5 to make hoardes of Dart Monkeys less effective did not have the desired result so we are moving some of the cost of the triple darts upgrade into the base cost and weakening the powerful crossbow upgrades. — Update notes

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Tiers	Changes
0-0-0 base tower	Cost increased ― $150 → $200
X-3-X Triple Shot	Upgrade cost reduced ― $400 → $350
X-X-4 Sharp Shooter	Upgrade cost increased ― $2,000 → $2,300
X-X-5 Crossbow Master	Upgrade cost increased ― $25,000 → $27,000  Crit damage reduced ― 100 → 75

Version 4.10

“

Spike-o-pult feels underwhelming compared to the other paths so we decided to increase the pierce in its earlier paths to make it a viable option. — Update notes

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Tiers	Changes
3-X-X Spike-o-pult	Pierce increased ― 22 → 30
4-X-X Juggernaut	Upgrade cost increased ― $1,700 → $1,800  Pierce increased ― 50 → 60