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My Clown "rework" idea

C3Tooth
C3Tooth Member Posts: 8,266
edited November 2020 in Feedback and Suggestions

I like how new Killers have multiple action in their basekit (especially Oni, PH) make them more than just pressing M2 to use power. As rework Freddy & Doctor gave them 2nd ability.

I would like to see Killers rework will have more ability rather than just raw buff. Here is my list


Hold M2 to ready to throw bottle. Click M1 to high throw the bottle. Or Release M2 to roll the bottle, +30% max range and speed compared to throwing.


2nd ability One: Clap bottles. If Clown has 2 or more bottles, he can clap them to make big gas cloud that +75% bigger larger radius


2nd ability Two: Sniff bottle. Clown can use a bottle to sniff and gain 5% haste for 20sec.


2nd ability Three: Balloon. Clown can tie a Balloon on a dying survivor, makes them easier to track later.

If survivor not untie the Balloon, they are easier to be seen.

Success hit or hooking survivor will cause it exploded (so this ability requires slugging). Survivor can self-untie Balloon for 8sec, or another survivor helps untie Balloon for 4sec, Balloon will also exploded after and cause noise noti to Clown.


Comments

  • AhoyWolf
    AhoyWolf Member Posts: 4,399

    I really like these ideas!

  • QwQw
    QwQw Member Posts: 4,531

    I really how many different options Clown has with his bottles now and the balloon is a nice touch to give him some more tracking. Also nice job on the drawing mate.

  • TAG
    TAG Member Posts: 12,871

    Balloon and Stone Cold Beer Can slap I like. Rolling the bottle is interesting, though I imagine it would only explode after hitting something since it's not exactly a grenade on a timer. Huffing the gas for a speed boost I worry about in conjunction with a Survivor speed debuff.

  • AggressiveFTW
    AggressiveFTW Member Posts: 1,081

    I love the ideas, I truly do. However, I think it sounds a little complicated to have all of those abilities.

  • Xyvielia
    Xyvielia Member Posts: 2,418

    ...’cause, what’s a clown really, w/o balloons?

    Love that idea 🎈🎈🎈

  • Mandy
    Mandy Administrator, Dev, Community Manager Posts: 23,357

    I do love the effort that you've put into this! I appreciate posts with diagrams to explain things as it helps a lot of people who are more visual in the way they are able to understand things, so thank you for taking the time to do this.

  • OniWantsYourMacaroni
    OniWantsYourMacaroni Member Posts: 5,944

    Absolutely love your ideas.Finally some really creative and realistic suggestions.

    I would like to ask what the use of rolling his bottles is instead of just throwing them.

    Also,i think the idea to increase his movement speed with bottles sounds too strong when you combine it with the slowdown of his regular bottles.Maybe he needs to switch the bottles similiar to how doctor had to change his stance before the rework.That way he could have some new form of mobility

  • Sandt21
    Sandt21 Member Posts: 761


    The drawings are effing majestic

  • C3Tooth
    C3Tooth Member Posts: 8,266
    edited November 2020

    Rolling bottle gives faster bottle movement, longer distance, harder to see it coming. Useful when u try to ambush survivor (image survivors sit on Gen then a bottle quietly rolling under and puff the gas). The downside is can be easily stopped by obstacles.

    Sniffing bottle: I was thinking about Clown has 110% speed and may requires a bottle to gain 120% speed for 45sec. Slow in control map but deadly in chase.

    • I do have ideas for other Killers' 2nd abilities. Especially my main Trapper.
  • TeabaggingGhostface
    TeabaggingGhostface Member Posts: 3,108

    I like this, especially the bottle clap

    Love the diagrams too

  • CLAUDETTEINABUSH
    CLAUDETTEINABUSH Member Posts: 2,210

    The only idea I don't like is the balloon idea, because it doesn't really fit with the lore. He isn't actually a clown, it's just better to find victims that way and move without any suspicion in the crowd. Having a balloon would make him incredibly similar to "it" and the community will not enjoy a clown that's like "it".

    Also 10/10 drawings, I love how you also included his belly :3

  • Kind_Lemon
    Kind_Lemon Member Posts: 2,559

    I love the drawings, but I'd be much more in favor of a simpler change: gas clouds last 350% of their current length (35 seconds total), have less (-5%) of a movement penalty to survivors, and reduce the action speed of all survivors in the cloud (-9%). Additionally, survivors do not scream when crouch-walking into the cloud.

  • C3Tooth
    C3Tooth Member Posts: 8,266

    : (