The Skull Merchant (rework) I like to see

Barin

Skull merchant is very weak and hated. They will get reworked or changed in the future. However, it is difficult to please everyone. I want to make her a better version that contains aspects of her old power.

What is the problem with her?

• Too many status effects
• Too overwhelming/not fun to play against
• Bad feedback on the survivor's end
• Weak power (chase/traps)

What is the goal?

• To make SM stronger and more fun to play
• To make SM easier to understand from both sides
• To add and encourage more counterplay/skill play

Skull Merchant - Rework

Change

• Drones are now split into 2 different drones (see Attack and Defense drones below)
• Claw traps have a different functionality (see claw traps below)
• Added a different way to injure and down survivors (see claw traps below)

Buffs

• Increased the total of drones to 8 (was 6)
• Increased the battery life of a claw trap to 60 seconds (was 45)
• Removed the power cooldown after placing a drone (was 10 seconds)
• Decreased the disabled duration of a hacked drone to 30 seconds (was 45)
• While a Survivor is Claw Trapped, you see killer instinct for 5 seconds

Nerfs

• Removed all status effects: Hindered, Haste, Undetectable, Broken, and Deepwound
• Increased the terror radius to 32 meters (was 24)
• Hacked drones cannot be recalled for the disabled duration
• Hacking a drone gives the survivor immunity to scans or lasers for 30 seconds
• Claw Trapped Survivors see an icon (eye) while being watched on the radar

Attack Drones

• This drone creates a sweeping scan with a radius of 10 meters when deployed
• When a survivor is hit by the scan, they get a stack.
• If the Survivor has 2 stacks and gets scanned, they automatically get a claw trap
• The scan is immediately active, the way you are facing
• The scan lines are only visible within 16 meters to survivors
• They rotate 105 degrees per second, and the direction can be manually switched
• The scan can be avoided by crouching or standing still

Defend Drones

• This drone creates a horizontal laser beam with a distance of 8 meters when deployed
• When a survivor is hit by the laser, the drone will shoot a claw trap (like a dart/projectile)
• The laser is active after 15 seconds
• The SM can manually activate the projectile if a button is pressed, even if the laser is inactive
• The laser is only visible within 8 meters, and the projectile goes 8 meters
• They do not rotate/static (one way)
• The projectile (claw trap) can be dodged by crouching
• The laser can be avoided by crouching underneath

Claw Traps

• If the claw trap is attached, the survivors can be seen on the radar until the claw trap is removed by any means
• If the survivor is scanned by an attack drone or hit by another claw trap, the claw trap explodes.
• When a claw trap explodes, the survivor loses a health state

This creates a new ''Chess Merchant'', but without gen defense hopefully. I hope some aspects of my changes are good. Thank you for reading.

Barin

If being downed across the map by a drone is unhealthy, then only have hindered be applied to injured survivors.

When injured: 10% hindered for 5 seconds when hit by a scan and 5% hindered for 30 seconds when hit by a laser beam.