Lemme say this about the ham rider
Hog riders (ham riders, black bacon, etc.) are not exactly overpowered as much as overused. People say that they take no skill. I have no side on this. I have lvl 2 hogs. I don't care about them. Now, I do use an anti hog base. Why? Easy, cuz they are overused. It takes the skill to use them, not just dumping down a bazillion of them and hope you win. Now, it does take skill, just a different type of skill, just like barch and bam take one type of skill and gowipe and gowiwi takes another. They you go, my opinion on the controversy about hogs. Feel free to hate.