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Which killer is unlikely to be changed/gutted in your opinion?
Ever since slinger nerf I've been looking for a new main since he just isn't fun anymore. I've stumbled across artist and trickster as the 2 killers I enjoy most, possibly blight as well since I got a PS5.
Issue is, I don't want to spend another year and a half maining a killer just for them to be gutted in terms of viability and fun.
I was thinking artist mainly, as trickster (while incredibly fun) is super bad on console, as in easily the worst killer on console.
Thing is, artist is new, and she's actually decent in chase which we all know survivors don't like, so she could be changed. Now this is BHVR, so the change will either be so minor it does nothing, or so big it absolutely kills her. With justification that "oh well she's 1% faster when holding crows" as "compensation".
Her change is bound to come in about 3 months, or 1.5 months-ish if they decide to straight up nerf her like what they did to pinhead with his add ons.
So what do I do? Who else do you reckon has a low chance of being changed?
(Also if the dev behind the slinger nerf reads this please revert thank you thank you)
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Hag.
Touching her is completely pointless. She has always been in a good spot.
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Hasn't stopped them before.
I personally think Huntress will remain largely unchanged.
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I know.
However, if they decide to do the right thing for a change, Hag will probably avoid their terrible grip.
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No one is safe
Except Nurse maybe, there's no way they nerf her after doing all that work to fix bugs.
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Artist will eventually have a balance pass, no idea how much they'll change for better or worse but I suspect they'll make changes for her maybe in March or June? 🤷♂️
They also at some point mentioned they were working on Legion but gave no details. It's been a few months since then so Legion's update could be any time maybe.
I guess if you like Deathslinger you could try Huntress? She doesn't have Deathslinger's annoyingly slow turning speed while aiming, and her hatchets always do damage on a hit whereas Deathslinger sometimes doesn't get a down if he hits from across a pallet.
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They also thought Hillbilly was in a good spot, still nerfed him
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Have you seen the state my slingy boi and twins are in? The last good changes they did was with Mcleans last patch, and mclean didn't even do the slinger nerfs.
Also this is the best thread for someone with a freddy PFP considering old freddy was basically deleted. God I miss old fredster so much :(
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I guess they may nerf her addons, probably they will get rid of recharge and range addons.
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Yep, I know.
I know all of this all too well.
I am just saying that, if a miracle happens and the devs suddenly decide to do what they should do, Hag will probably avoid any changes, as she really doesn't need them.
However, the chances are minimal.
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Off the top of my head, I really don't think they'll be touching Doctor for a long time if ever
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I hope so too. I personally believe Hag is boring, but I will never deny she's in a good spot. She has a strong power with plenty of counterplay if the survivors know what they're doing and are careful.
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Blight. They aren't event touching chemist ring. not telling about his exploits
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there never gonna gutt nurse cause she was gutted almost 5 times and she’s still the best killer
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My first thought is Trickster simply because they seem to really push that chapter so I don't see them gutting him.
Huntress and Hag are two others I think they have soft spots for which will keep them safe.
I'd say Trapper but they keep screwing him over with maps. 😔
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I don’t think Huntress will ever get changed. But again it’s BHVR so you never really know.
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Doctor, Huntress, Oni, and Demogorgon.
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I don't think Nurse will ever get gutted. The devs actually know that she is very powerful but hard to play and don't touch her much so that's good.
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I don't think any killer is immune from nerfs or gutting. I mean they nerfed Clown in this patch, dude. Anything survivors can even remotely complain about is liable to change.
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Artist will be nerfed into the ground because people have been using their "unfun" trump card.
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Legion lol
😭
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Honestly our opinions mean #@!$ to bhvr. They have reworked killers that were absolutely fine and turned them into garbage tier. On the other end they reworked killers that desperately needed it and all they did was tweak some numbers on add ons. We have a huge difference of the meaning of the word rework. There's no logic or reason to their decisions.
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Mostly the old ones with the most simple powers.
Wraith won't be nerfed again I think. The Trapper will remain untouched except maybe more buffs and addon changes, Hillbilly is nerfed enough, Huntres will remain untouched except maybe some addon changes, Hag have a power little susceptible to changes or nerfs and is also one of the killers with less pickrate. I think the killers released starting from Freddy and ahead are the most susceptible to changes because Freddy started the way of more intrincate powers in killers with the exception of Doctor maybe and Myers who is an outdated killer that will be touched sooner or later.
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They will never nerf Myers since everyone considers him bottom tier. Even below Pig and Legion.
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Huntress.
Now I get Trapper is the face of the game, but in reality if Huntress ever got hit hard - I swear the community would actually straight up Riot. They so much as move a pin's worth on this Killer and people start point guns at BHVR, and she then get's left alone. That's not a bad thing by the way. I love it. I am glad that this Killer can remain relatively balanced and reflect player skill, and avoid getting hit by the big ol' nerf hammer.
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Best boi Demogorgon!
I hope you got him. He is a lot of fun to play, nearly everyone says that he is like the perfectly balanced killer and it doesn't make sense to gut him, right? Right?!
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Trapper is unlikely to gutted; they can't make him weaker than power creep has.
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Padded bear traps basekit.
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Plz no. Not my Trappy Boi. 😰
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Honestly at this point there's no telling. Billy got wrecked. Deathslinger got wrecked. Now Twins and Nemesis got wrecked... there's just really no telling.
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I think Artist and Blight are getting the nerf hammer eventually. Trickster is already bad so I can see him actually getting minor buffs.
Some other options are Huntress, Oni and Demogorgon.
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Pig. As one of the worst killers they would never nerf her, least of all every other patch.
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There's a 99% chance they won't touch Demogorgon anymore
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Huntress, obviously. She's the household darling of bhvr.
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I don't think Blight is safe. Blight is a character that they've been adjusting almost constantly since he's come out. I think they'll continue to make adjustments.
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They've nerfed bottom tier killers before. Pig recieved nerfs in the last mid chapter. Clown in this one. 100% believe tombstone piece and maybe tuft of hair will be gutted in the future for Myers.
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I hope not lol. Tp+jmm is fun as hell.
Makes me feel like a killer sometimes tbh. Also like playing against it but can't remember the last time it happened.
You don't see Myers that often let alone tp one.
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I'd say Hag unfortunately. The devs probably think she has decent counters and isn't played a lot so they aren't going to nerf her.
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If it's between Artist and Trickster, I would say maining Artist might be a better idea. Because of how hated Trickster is, I wouldn't be surprised if BHRV "gutted" him at some point.
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Noone is safe from "Fun" police
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Artist is expected but at least I never spent any money on her so I won't feel too bad.
I do fear for doctor in the distant future.
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Demo will never get nerfed. He is the most beloved Killer in the came and it's always fun to play vs him.
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People said the same thing about Billy...
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But some delusional people actually complained about Billy. I see no one complaining about Demo.
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Thing is, BHVR love Trickster. A look at how they've treated him since his release compared to other killers proves it - about 6 separate buff passes, a whole slew of marketing and advertising and cosmetics and preferential treatment, skipping the Tome queue, a Legendary set relatively soon after release, and even the Anniversary quotes were completely filled with praise and adoration for him from the devs.
It's very clear that they want Trickster to be a popular killer, and to be played as much as Huntress - who's the most commonly played killer if I'm remembering right. Kind of like how Billy was really popular and free, so they kept trying to make "better" Billy-type killers like Oni and Blight to get his audience until throwing in the towel and nerfing him into the ground while buffing up Bubba. I don't think they'll nerf Huntress, so I have no doubt in my mind that Trickster will get nothing but buffs in the future until they judge him and his kill rates as being "as good as Huntress".
Now if only they'd give the same care to Twins and Deathslinger instead of locking them in a shed like an abusive parent, acknowledging their existences every so often by going in and beating them up.
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I've been playing for years, and in my experience, this question has no answer.
Strong, weak, popular, unpopular, fun, boring, it absolutely doesn't matter. Out of the blue any killer can have their teeth kicked out for any passing fancy of the devs.
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Honestly no killer is safe unfortunately. But some are highly unlikely. Then again I thought the same about Wraith. I’d say Trapper is pretty safe though.
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Noed. It kills more people than 99% of killers
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As a survivor main, I am looking foward to that. Hate the crows.
But I think she just need a small tweak in the crow setup time or movement speed while seting up crows. Why? People always say to me: "It is easy to counter artist, when she position a crow, you run to another loop" but is is commom for me to get hit because not enough distance is made, she can setup her crow very fast.
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Lag flicks got removed, what else is considered an exploit?
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not too long ago i would have said Deathslinger, because he was pretty much in a perfect spot, balance wise.
prior to him i would have said Hillbilly, because he too was in a state where he was widely accepted to be the most balanced basekit Killer ingame.
now i really dont know anymore.
if those two got gutted, then everyone is possible.
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