Can The Pig get some Love?
The Pig is one of the earlier killers and quite unique compared to most modern killers, the primary function of her killer power does not actually take effect in chases. Unfortunately this has also left her in the dust as both survivors and killers get stronger with each new chapter. There are some mechanics in particular that feel outdated in view of newer killers.
Ambush Hits: Ambush hits do not trigger instant downs from the exposed status. Compare this to deathslinger who can reel in survivors, and these reel attacks DO trigger instant downs.
Reverse Bear Traps: They are rather easy to disarm if you "mistime" your down to right after a generator is completed. In essence the entire system relies on the killer getting lucky and downing a survivor at the right time in the match where the RBT will be activated soon after being applied. Now I'm not suggesting something crazy like making them activate on application. However a great deal of improvement could be made by making the aura of Jigsaw boxes always invisible until the trap is armed. This does not prevent them from removing the trap before it is activated but makes it significantly more challenging. In turn the Rules Set No.2 Iridescent addon that does just what i suggested would be removed, and replaced by the Very Rare Tampered Timer addon that decreases the timer, becoming the second iri addon. Perhaps this change could be accompanied by increasing the default timer length to balance out the buff?
RBT Part 2: This is not necessarily intended in conjunction with the above suggestion, however it is rather infuriating as after the exit gates are powered any remaining RBT's become completely useless. After the exit gates are powered RBT's should be automatically activated upon placement. Of course this+Noed is... undeniably painful for survivors. There will certainly be those who intend to abuse this so another change in turn to balance this one. Alongside being in a chase with the pig, being within the pig's terror radius disables trap progression.
The ideas for RBT balance are obviously more... game changing and would need extensive balance testing. However I do strongly believe allowing ambush hits to benefit from Exposed would be a wonderful small buff to pig in light of recent more powerful killers being added. I'm curious what more experienced players think of these ideas. Thanks for taking the time to read this!