@galaxyvic
EA have never been known for their clarity on pretty much anything they add to the game.
I agree that there SHOULD be some form of flagging in place so players can select Buffed plants and avoid those that have been downgraded, but at present it's an impossible task without there being some form of indication as to which plants are stronger and those which are weaker or even useless.
The thing is that I suspect/know EA actually WANT players to suddenly find that some of their selected plants are weakened or even useless, and in that process of discovery they lose matches they might otherwise have won.
Every match lost by a human player either earns EA money or costs them less in the rewards they have to pay out, so of course they are going to implement a system where there is no way for players to know which plants to use and those to avoid.
As soon as I first saw the 'Buffz and Bruisez' concept I suspected that its sole function was to undermine the win potential for human players. At present I've seen nothing to alter that way of thinking.
We all know that EA makes extensive use of Bots/Recordings to make up numbers so human players will always find an opponent. We also know, despite constant denials, that 'killer' bots are deployed regularly to terminate streaks, or make players use gems to retain their streak.
The new 'Buffz and Bruisez' system makes their task of making Bots less noticeable that much easier. Players will start to think that their own plants were among those that were downgraded, while their 'opponents' could well have been using plants that were boosted.
Whichever way we look at it, 'Buffz and Bruisez' HAS NOT been put in place for the benefit of the human players.
