Why are some iridescent addons amazing but others are just straight bad?

A few examples of good iridescent addons are infinite tier 3,red paint brush, you face a doctor with iridescent king and queen? And obviously cant forget iri head. Youd think other iridescents would bring the power these 3 give considering the rarity. Demorgorgons one that increases the length of undetectable is basically trail of torment. Deathslinger literally has a worse iri head. And now ph has entered which the one with the cage is niche as best i mean plague when your sick has a purple that reveals your location everytime you throw up, And oni everytime you walk into the blood orbs. Youd think phs would follow by example but it only reveals if you send to a cage and reveals everyone effected by torment for what 6 seconds?And really ph has a addon which is insidious? Its sad when purples outdo some iridescents. Whats your opinion?

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  • starkiller1286
    starkiller1286 Member Posts: 889

    The devs feel an obligation to making something ultra rare but don't know how to do it. Wraith's purple add on for instance is really good espeically with all the other aura perks while Nurses add ons are just depressing most of which ruin the point or are gimmicks.

  • supersonic853
    supersonic853 Member Posts: 5,508

    Yeah its weird when some purples exceed the ultra rares.

  • supersonic853
    supersonic853 Member Posts: 5,508

    forgot to mention michaels judiths tombstone its debatable whether its good or bad ive seen numerous 4ks with it but also a lot of escapes because survivors genrush tf out of you.

  • casonius
    casonius Member Posts: 29

    I think you're viewing this the wrong way. rarity shouldn't necessarily be about strength but more about how much it changes gameplay. Iri head and trappers iri stone completely change the way their power works and are therefore ultra rare, and admittedly, the rarity is a safeguard so people don't run them as often. Perma tier 3 and instakill are also insane, but theyre also the most unique. That's also how the worse ultra rare's work: they aren't the greatest but they add unique mechanisms, like iri coin or w/e that deathslinger one is called. Generally purple's are purple because theyre strong enough to really change gameplay but not change the underlying mechanics. The add-ons that change the mechanics are ultra-rare, it isnt really about raw power.

  • ThisGuuy83
    ThisGuuy83 Member Posts: 1,303
  • ThisGuuy83
    ThisGuuy83 Member Posts: 1,303

    Tombstone piece is much better. It doesn't slow you down. Can't understand how a purple is better than a ultra, but then again, I give up trying to understand things anymore...

  • supersonic853
    supersonic853 Member Posts: 5,508
  • Fluffy_Unicorn
    Fluffy_Unicorn Member Posts: 9

    Streamer Otz made a tier list about addons:

    As you can see sometimes green or brown addons are stronger than red or violet one