General Discussions
General Discussions
About Deathslinger's add-ons...
So I know obviously everyone's focused on Gooey Boy, the Blight, at the moment, which is to be expected with a PTB. Unfortunately, being the console scrub that I am, I haven't had a chance to bash my face into a wall as the new killer.
Instead, thanks to the PS4 Summer Sale, I bought the Chains of Hate chapter, specifically to play Deathslinger.
...man, I haven't had this much fun with a killer since Spirit. Nailing survivors with his harpoon gun and reeling their butts towards you to give them a nice spicy smack...super satisfying.
However, after playing him for a week or so, as much as I enjoy his power and look, his add-ons are SO. F*CKING. BORING.
I just think there's so many other effects you could incorporate into a killer with a harpoon gun. Yes, increased reload speeds are handy, and I love a cheeky Mangled effect as much as the next. But otherwise, they're pretty unexciting. Just a lot of slightly/moderately/considerably stuff.
Don't even get me started on his Ultra-Rares. Seeing auras is nice, but when you're busy trying to reel in a Katefish, it doesn't help much in the moment. And who's idea was it that Shooty Boy only gets to Insta-down if he spears survivors 15 meters away...when his harpoon has a max range of 18? I understand BHVR don't want to make it too OP but come on, guys. They're ultra rares. They're supposed to a little bit spicy.
So I'm hoping he gets a fun add-on lookover like Wraith, Billy, Bubba, etc. I'm OK with increased reload speeds, inflicting Mangled, and even the terror radius/aim down sights ones are kinda fun, but let's get some more wild effects on Mr Yeehaw's add-ons. Inflicting Broken for a certain time on speared survivors, being Undetectable after a spear hit, increasing movement speed by 4.4 m/a after inflicting Deep Wound, maybe changing one of the Ultra-Rares so you can fire TWO shots with a longer reload. The devs seem to like making add-ons mini versions of killer's respective perks lately so maybe spearing the obsession could block nearby gens for a dozen seconds. I dunno, Deathslinger's perks aren't really very good either, now that I mention it. But that's a topic for another time 😂
Pretty sure Huntress is next for the add-on rework (good riddance, Iridescent Heads...?) so Deathslinger's probably won't be for a while. But hey, it's something I've been thinking about a fair bit lately, and I'd love to hear your opinions of ol' rootin' tootin' Caleb and his add-ons 🤠