General Thoughts on the Wraith and Trickster

Clubs

I've played a few games as each and here are my thoughts (I played Wraith a decent amount pre-patch).

Trickster:

• I think, in THEORY, he's a very fun killer to play as, but this theory does not carry over well into practice.
• While there were a few instances where I got injures with his power, there is almost NO reason to use it over just chasing and basic attacking. Even on an open map like shelter woods, the slowdown that he suffers from pulling out knives is absolutely debilitating. It is almost always slower to use his power than it is to chase people down, which he's bad at anyway because he moves at 110%. The fact that his knives dissipate over time means that any time that you commit to a survivor that doesn't lead to an injury or down is wasted time. To make matters worse, if you find yourself in the position to basic attack a survivor, all the work you put in with his knives is wasted.
• His main event "ultimate" is very frustrating to use. The fact that you have to build it up with his knives already makes it feel kind of bad since his knives are already a handicap to the killer. The worst part is that once you DO have it, it disappears very quickly. The Trickster needs to be able to choose when to pop his main event. Think of it as a short term Myers Tier 3. Both grant a powerful ability. However, Myers grants only buffs in the form of his insta-down, faster vaulting speed, and longer lunge. The Trickster's main event forces you to use his knives, and if a survivor puts ANY obstacle between you, main event becomes useless. His power is a Myers tier 3 that is worse in every way.
• Overall, I really WANT to like this killer. His design is fun and his power is intriguing to me. BUT, he is really underwhelming. At the end of the day, there is little reason to use his power. Even if you choose not to use it, he's just a basic attack killer that is bad at basic attacking because he moves at 110. Overall very disappointing and I hope the devs realize this.

Wraith:

• In contrast to The Trickster, I actually LOVE the movement speed buff to Wraith. It feels GREAT to finally be so fast as him with his base kit. Running up to people at 146% speed is amazing. That said, something that I was worried about since they announced his buff is still present. The movement speed NERF to his uncloaking is actually very frustrating. Running on top of someone only for them to slip away because you're so slow while uncloaking is awful. You become too far away to use his boosted lunge, and you're forced back into a slow chase with the survivor. If they bring his movement speed while uncloaking back up to 2.00 m/s, it would feel much better while still leaving him in a good place in terms of strength.
• I think overall the Wraith is better than before, but I'm struggling to see why he also needed to be nerfed with his uncloaking speed. I love his MS buff, but the nerf is equally frustrating. I would like to see it reverted or have some compensation in some way, because he's only marginally better in his current state.