alright?so?I?read?all?the?comments?and?people?seem?generally?clueless?to?how?the?changes?actually?are?so?here?we?go.?keep?in?mind?gp2?will?release?a?fully?detailed?video?about?the?changes?later?and?he?will?probably?explain?better?than?me?but?here?are?my?thoughts?as?the?first?ever?person?to?playtest?the?new?system.
-?sun?falling?in?the?sky?is?changed:?it?will?give?more?sun?in?the?early?game,?but?it?will?give?less?sun?in?the?late?game.?this?means?during?the?late?game?(3-flaggers?and?upper),?you?ONLY?have?your?sun?producers?to?rely?on.
-?3?main?sun?producers?(sunflower,?primal?sun,?twin?sun)?will?now?produce?sun?faster:?34s?to?24s.?this?means?that?the?new?sun?is?slightly?weaker?than?the?current?primal?sun,?the?new?primal?sun?is?slightly?stronger?than?the?current?twin?sun?I,?and?the?new?twin?is?now?massive.
-?as?a?result?of?the?sun?production?buff:?all?sun?producers?are?nerfed?in?terms?of?cost?and?recharge.?the?new?sun?falling?in?the?sky?system?is?made?to?help?players?plant?their?sunflowers.


the?direct?results?of?these?changes?(and?the?reason?why?we?chose?to?do?this)?are:
-?the?late?game?is?now?HARDER.?you'll?need?space?for?the?sunflowers?even?in?the?late?game?and?protect?them?(and?not?constantly?throw?them?onto?Gargs?as?smash?baits).?all?ambushes?are?now?stronger?if?they?manage?to?wipe?your?sun?field?-?and?in?this?case,?you'll?need?to?learn?how?to?manage?your?sun?bank?to?not?die.
-?all?the?zombies/gimmicks?that?rely?on?you?having?no?strong?sun?field?are?tougher?to?deal?with?and?you'll?need?to?be?very?careful,?or?use?another?slot?for?fast?recharge?plants?to?use?as?bait?instead?(indirect?buff?to?pea?I?probably).?especially?Gargs,?who?will?now?become?a?very?big?threat.
-?all?the?wall/melee?plants?are?indirectly?stronger:?putting?sun?at?the?back?and?not?spamming?them?is?now?a?valid?option.?therefore?melee?will?have?a?bit?more?viability.

the?things?I?see?people?got?wrong:
-?the?game?is?now?slower?paced:?NO.?the?early?game?sun?dropper?is?buffed?->?faster?early?game.?the?zombies?late?game?will?remain?the?same?(very?heavy?and?such)?->?you?still?need?a?defense?late?game?to?not?die.?the?sunflowers?are?STRONG?(unlike?GT000,?where?sunflowers?are?WEAK)?and?therefore?you?don't?need?too?many?of?them?to?survive?(1?or?2?columns?are?enough).
-?the?game?is?more?difficult:?it's?subjective,?but?for?the?most?part?the?early?game?is?EASIER.?the?late?game?is?HARDER?(not?for?careful?people,?it?remains?about?the?same).
-?night?levels:?you?have?sun-shroom.?use?it.?or?run?sun-shroom?+?primal?sun.
-?levels?getting?massively?impacted:?also?FALSE.?I?tested?quite?a?few?levels?and?for?the?most?part?it?remains?about?the?same?-?it?just?shifts?the?focus?from?sun?spamming?to?instant?and?sun?management?instead.?the?levels?that?DO?require?a?sun?field?to?survive?(17-5?for?example;?not?17-10?or?S-14?surprisingly)?will?need?to?be?looked?into?and?will?be?changed?appropriately?-?but?for?the?most?part,?we?will?have?to?rework?fewer?levels?than?the?overhaul?1.6?update.