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Legion and the art of fun.
azazer
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First I'd like to thank the devs for their hard work. They have made a fine killer. But when they tried to balance it they lost sight of one thing, what makes the killer fun. The answer is simple, we want to use the killers ability to kill.
Dev said in their legion stream they wanted to make this a time wasting killer, comparing it to the pigs RBT. the problem with this is the community was never thrilled with the RBT. It's not fun for the killer to use because we want the heads to pop. It's the catharsis we need as a killer to have fun.
The trapper has the satisfying snap of the bear trap. Spirit can jump scare. Myers, Billy and bubba can all down instantly. Almost every killer has a way to use their power to lay a victim out. Even the pig has her sneak attack. But legion does not. Their power is a slog that does no real damage. Even after hitting the timer means nothing because it's either paused in chase or you are safe to mend. A few extra seconds that are not tangible to the player focused on hunting and killing.
My proposition is thus, the only change that needs to be made is that the timer continue to bless out in a chase after the second hit.
The stun and slower movement speed, along with the speed burst victims receive on hit allow for time a wiley survivor to break line of sight and hide. Victims have the perks available to counter tracking and silence their injured noises if they choose to use them. And simple situational awareness and mechanical prowess are already enough to counter legions power. If the killer finds your trail, you will be hunted like a wounded animal until you drop because the timer won't pause.
This will keep the chases down closer to dev expected times and eliminate the frustration of having to hit 4 times, or m1 at 110 speed while giving the killer the feel of accomplishing something with it's power
Dev said in their legion stream they wanted to make this a time wasting killer, comparing it to the pigs RBT. the problem with this is the community was never thrilled with the RBT. It's not fun for the killer to use because we want the heads to pop. It's the catharsis we need as a killer to have fun.
The trapper has the satisfying snap of the bear trap. Spirit can jump scare. Myers, Billy and bubba can all down instantly. Almost every killer has a way to use their power to lay a victim out. Even the pig has her sneak attack. But legion does not. Their power is a slog that does no real damage. Even after hitting the timer means nothing because it's either paused in chase or you are safe to mend. A few extra seconds that are not tangible to the player focused on hunting and killing.
My proposition is thus, the only change that needs to be made is that the timer continue to bless out in a chase after the second hit.
The stun and slower movement speed, along with the speed burst victims receive on hit allow for time a wiley survivor to break line of sight and hide. Victims have the perks available to counter tracking and silence their injured noises if they choose to use them. And simple situational awareness and mechanical prowess are already enough to counter legions power. If the killer finds your trail, you will be hunted like a wounded animal until you drop because the timer won't pause.
This will keep the chases down closer to dev expected times and eliminate the frustration of having to hit 4 times, or m1 at 110 speed while giving the killer the feel of accomplishing something with it's power
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@azazer said:
First I'd like to thank the devs for their hard work. They have made a fine killer. But when they tried to balance it they lost sight of one thing, what makes the killer fun. The answer is simple, we want to use the killers ability to kill.Dev said in their legion stream they wanted to make this a time wasting killer, comparing it to the pigs RBT. the problem with this is the community was never thrilled with the RBT. It's not fun for the killer to use because we want the heads to pop. It's the catharsis we need as a killer to have fun.
Well spoken
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If we only get 1 change to legion, I would want this.0
