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Is Hellraiser/pinhead under or over powered?

TTV_SrGuccii
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Is Hellraiser/pinhead under or over powered? 67 votes

Yes! He is over powered
2%
Hawk81584Aurelle 2 votes
He is fine as is.
73%
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No! Hee is under powered.
23%
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Comments

  • Lucent
    Lucent Member Posts: 209
    He is fine as is.

    It's survivor and map dependent. If you get the cube before he does and keep him out of his power then he is just an m1 killer. If there are a lot of corners his m2 is useless.

  • Brokenbones
    Brokenbones Member Posts: 5,169
    He is fine as is.

    Balanced

    Engineers Fang is his only problematic addon, even with it's nerfs its still stupid but since it's an Iri and most PH's won't run it, it doesn't ruin his overall balance.

    His anti-loop has meaningful counterplay

    His stall/slowdown is something survivors have control over most of the time unless the PH has a good idea of where everyone is (which is usually only at the start of the match)

  • SuzuKR
    SuzuKR Member Posts: 3,910
    He is fine as is.

    He’s in a good spot. Just needs to not break his own chains.

  • sizzlingmario4
    sizzlingmario4 Member Posts: 6,898
    He is fine as is.

    He is mostly fine however there are still a couple changes I would make to him.

    First, chains shouldn't interrupt the box solve interaction unless he summons the chain himself. I know there is a way to play around this but it's extremely unclear when the passive chains will stop if you don't know how it works and there's really no reason for it to work this way.

    Second, he shouldn't break his own chains. It's stupid how he defeats his own power by walking in it.

  • SebaOutbreak
    SebaOutbreak Member Posts: 399
    No! Hee is under powered.

    He's nothing without Engineer's Fang. Being able to break his own chains doesn't help his case either.

  • Belzher
    Belzher Member Posts: 468

    The only thing I don't like about him is the chains getting you when you are doing the box.

  • Aurelle
    Aurelle Member Posts: 3,611
    Yes! He is over powered

    I will still stand by the fact that he is overpowered.

  • Elcopollo
    Elcopollo Member Posts: 773
    He is fine as is.

    If able to chain Chain Hunts - deadly monster destroyer demolisher painkiller 3000. If not - ded.

    Sounds pretty balanced to me.

  • FlameGNG
    FlameGNG Member Posts: 746
    He is fine as is.

    he has a huge learning curve and skill cap (in my opinion)

  • Valik
    Valik Member Posts: 1,274
    He is fine as is.

    The major problems I've seen with survivors that play against this killer on on the two extremes (Which is what you want to see)


    Sadly, newer survivors struggle to juke his ability, and often fall prey to him in chase because they lack knowledge on how to counter him or play against him well in a trial. Sometimes they will attempt to open the box, only for Pinhead to appear and win at chase, because new survivors are still learning.


    Experienced survivors often get cocky and are prone to greed - which is often their downfall as a well placed chain ends their tight loop with a deadly result. They are often very cocky with the box and use it as a 'chase me' beacon - or understand to use it only after the killer picks up a survivor. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.


    The best way to win against a Pinhead is to play things VERY safe - much like Oni.

    Don't greed pallets or vaults. Throw the pallets to make the gym more difficult, don't let him get too close in chase or a chain will spell your end.

    Also, do what you can to employ stealth, much like a nurse. He needs to see you to hit you - and even his chains need direct lines to stay attached. Break line of sight from him and his chains and do whatever you can to put as much distance between him and yourself, even if it means sacrificing a pallet.

  • JoaoVanBlizzard
    JoaoVanBlizzard Member Posts: 556
    No! Hee is under powered.

    I think he is very annoying and unpleasant to face him and he is not strong, it would be better if he were stronger, but fun to face him

  • JohnWick1654
    JohnWick1654 Member Posts: 509
    He is fine as is.

    It's like any other ranged killer,

    he is way more powerful if you hit hs M2

  • CashelP14
    CashelP14 Member Posts: 5,564
    He is fine as is.

    I think he's fine.

    Solo Q is horrible vs him especially with Ruin. Swf is fine once you coordinate who gets the box. As him his power is hard to control but if you play him enough you'll be fine and probably be very good at predicting where the box spawns.

    I think he is underrated tbh.